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Daniel Goldstein for Mayor of Prospect Heights!!

Posted by: mimi at March 21, 2008 11:53 AM in response to Endangered AY

If you can find a way to buy and build and create and profit, you will get investors. What you are witnessing now is a funding problem.

Maybe Ratner is not as good as you.

If Mr. Ratner was better at developing without having to pay off what were previously pretty well respected non-profits (who lost their credibility and good name in this process), if he could develop without skirting zoning and land use, if he could develop without sweetheart deals with NYC, if her could have done it without turning the bourough president into the butt public jokes, if he could have done it without seizing private property, if he could have done it without intimidating the people who live in and near the footprint, if he had any honor, morals or ethics, I might respect him, but this is not the case.

Posted by: mimi at March 22, 2008 7:45 PM in response to Endangered AY

The emotion felt by some of us who have lived here many years as PH slowly became a better place to live was that we never got any public money, never any support from the government. It was individual families and small time landlords who renovated,invested and built the area up. There was no redevelopment money, no help. We were PS's stepchild and at the end of CB8 which covers a swath of neighborhoods down to Ralph ave (I believe). Now, as we are perceived to have more value, slime like Ratner rush in and try to overwhelm PH with oversized, high density building, with no care for infrastructure or the quality of life of those who live here. He is just a businessman trying to maximize profits, but don't ever think of him as a benevolent figure, or one who is trying to improve the life of the city -even with those ridiculous Gerhy buildings. He is scum and AY should not be built. Look to alternatives like Extell if you are in favor of development there.

Posted by: mimi at March 23, 2008 12:31 PM in response to Endangered AY

"Nowhere in my post do I make a negative comment about the core political processes: the City Council, zoning regulations, building codes, etc." - The only problem is that AY was exempted from zoning regulations, building codes, and any effective city codes etc because of the state - We support the city process - but it never took place.

Posted by: mimi at March 29, 2008 8:22 AM in response to Mega-Projects Dropping Like Flies

If you are interested in brownstones or decorating them, go on the house tours. Some of the houses are fabulous, often very personal visions that seem to me much more interesting than a house done by a designer. Not every house of course but usually 2 or 3 on a tour. If you are re-doing a house you will get great ideas. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Just wear comfortable shoes, start early, and maybe exercise your legs a little beforehand. Also 5:34 is exactly right, that's how they started.

Posted by: mimi at April 2, 2008 8:15 PM in response to It's Almost House Tour Time

At Flatbush and Atlantic you would have to ask Bruce. He owns that intersection.

Posted by: mimi at April 12, 2008 4:54 PM in response to Closing Bell: Round 2 of The Flea on Sunday

You can buy Daltile subway tiles at Mondial for the same price as Nemo charges.

Posted by: mimi at April 16, 2008 8:44 PM in response to Anyone had problems with Nemo subway tile?

To all the nattering nabobs out there: We realize that there are many coming to this blog with their own agendas with respect to real estate or social issues. It is a sign of how popular and well known this blog has become that many are trying to spin messages, mostly negative. We who find it valuable ignore the 'noise', skip the stupid posts and get the same useful information we always have. This website made me realize I could handle a renovation and made a big difference in my life. If Mr. B makes a few dollars with the Brownstoner franchise so what. I doubt you make hedge fund money running flea markets. More power to him.

Posted by: mimi at April 27, 2008 2:33 PM in response to Brooklyn Flea Week 4 on Sunday!

Regarding pollution and public transportation - that is why Coney Island would be a great place for this stadium. This has been suggested before - it is has execellent subway and highway access.
Flatbush and Atlantic is a choke point for traffic and the stadium would make it a total nightmare. I ride the trains to work everyday and you cannot squeeze another person on - no way it could handle the stadium traffic.
BTW I live in PH and everyone on our block is against AY. It is a waste of taxpayer dollars at a time when the city is cutting education, transportation, etc. It would be a crime to give that sleaze our tax money while the people of the city suffer cutbacks.

Posted by: mimi at May 5, 2008 11:09 PM in response to Atlantic Yards or Atlantic Lots?

NOT TO RATNER STAFF:
DO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS WHEN TRYING TO SPIN PUBLIC OPINION ON BLOGS. IT IS CONSIDERED RUDE.

Posted by: mimi at May 6, 2008 7:40 PM in response to Closing Bell: Gehry's Arena Turns Blue