this it outrageously good news.

lucali's is the BEST. it will be a struggle not to eat there every night of the week.

somewhat arbitrarily, i'd say this is a sure sign that the nabe has arrived (or is over, depending on how you look at it.) north slope has, er, strollers, and south slope has lucali's. no contest.

Posted by: pluvious at July 31, 2009 11:54 AM in response to Looks Like Lucali is Coming to the South Slope!

if you go the dehumidifier route, get one that's rated "energy star," as they're much more efficient.

Posted by: pluvious at July 9, 2009 4:02 PM in response to dehumidifiers

factory is NOT closed. it's operating and doing a brisk business.

personally, i think the rash of recent publicity on this is a definite attempt to boost membership, especially in light of bank's new requirement for 75% pre sold percentage. With 31 units planned, and 16 families signed up, they still need EIGHT MORE families to sign up before bank will give them mortgage, hence the push push push. oh, and by the way, the building will be the most eco friendly, energy efficient, bad ass co-housing ON EARTH!

in there defense, i'd be tense, too, if i'd been looking for a place to live for 24 months, with a guaranteed 24 months of waiting still ahead (for construction, etc.)

i'd be interested to learn if anybody knows more specifics about their plans for the building. as i understand it, the building was sold w/plans for conversion, plans were were approved by the community board and the govt. any addtional plans or new designs of any kind will, i think, have to be sent back to the community board. no?

Posted by: pluvious at June 16, 2009 2:28 PM in response to Banks Throw Co-Housing Project a Curveball

$1,430 maintenance is dealbreaker.

Posted by: pluvious at May 29, 2009 9:57 AM in response to Co-op of the Day: 80 Poplar Street, #1R

call the reading in every few months. that will avoid the fee.

Posted by: pluvious at May 12, 2009 3:53 PM in response to ConEd meter access

rotten big city politics. so corrupt it's almost elegant. should we admire how well the big sticks play the game? (damn, that's like a cool card trick!) or be repulsed by the fact that this is all done with a kind of casual impunity? the govt. that should be watching seems to be blind to these cancerous shenanigans. (oops, inadvertent Gov. Patterson joke, actually aimed at Pataki,and Bruno, and Silver...)

ouch. damn. it get's me mad. get's me riled up in a dumb cartoony kinda way.

don't be deceived by the business suit. ratner plays dirty and for keeps. he's goonish that way. he'll buy the votes if he needs the votes. the process will be stage-managed to perfection. Jay Z might show up, depending. but bet your ass Marty Putzinchief will be there for the ribbon cutting on the newly redesigned stadium craporama, which, on account of cost cutting, will be indistinguishable from Metrotech Atlantic Mall of America Nowhereville Soul Suckertown.

Posted by: pluvious at March 27, 2009 10:19 AM in response to Ratner Money Fueling Challenge to James' Council Seat?

depending on the winter, bamboo will do fine in containers. i've got 6 big bunches in my back patio, still going strong after 4 years, providing a nice screen (hiding neighbors cement slab). bamboo purchased at shannon's on ft. hamilton parkway. i think it's "golden"bamboo. it's not cheap, about $70 bucks for a smallish bunch.

i can second the garden web bamboo group. it was most helpful in getting me started. you may want to insulate containers as this will help roots from getting too dry/cold during brutal feb. nights. sun in summer helps, then, if you can, protect from wind in winter.

good luck.

Posted by: pluvious at March 24, 2009 12:30 PM in response to bamboo for containers?

if you're still looking for designers, quotes, etc., i can recommend cary baker from wildpistil (wildpistil.com). her design/install/maintenance is first class and she's wonderful to work with if you want to get more involved with the project. good luck w/your garden!

Posted by: pluvious at March 24, 2009 12:24 PM in response to How Much to Create a Garden?

apart from what folks born in the 70's in PS might think, greenwood has been a neighborhood since LONG before then. GW Heights, might be modern iteration, but GW is old school. take a walk around. look at some of the old business. check the historical maps, etc. gw is there for all to see.

seems like sometimes people historical perspective only extends to the length of their (young) lives.

Posted by: pluvious at March 5, 2009 9:56 AM in response to House of the Day: 216 17th Street

dork slope.
upper east slope.
stroller slope.

Posted by: pluvious at February 6, 2009 10:09 AM in response to Closing Bell: Best New Name for Park Slope

grand prospect hall. :)

Posted by: pluvious at January 30, 2009 4:45 PM in response to help: venue needed, party of 125

i'm going with this: north slope, flatbush to named streets. center slope, numbered streets to 9th st. south slope, 9th to prospect expressway. to parse even further, south south slope would be from 15th st. to the expressway. south side of expressway is greenwood, or, if you must, greenwood heights. personally, i don't wish it was the slope, i'm happy it's NOT. :)

Posted by: pluvious at November 10, 2008 4:11 PM in response to Closing Bell: Where Does Park Slope End?

i'll give you 2.6mil, but not a penny more.

oops, i thought it was 2007 for a minute.

on second thought, how about 10 bucks and six pack instead?

Posted by: pluvious at October 31, 2008 4:50 PM in response to New Minerva Looking Wonky?

no, i haven't used groundworks and don't know anything about them.

if they fall through, check with cary at wild pistil (www.WildPistil.com, cary@wildpistil.com) who did some work on a friends yard that turned out beautifully.

good luck.

Posted by: pluvious at October 9, 2008 5:00 PM in response to Anyone use Groundworks Inc for their landscaping?

i highly recommend cary at wildpistil.

www.WildPistil.com
cary@wildpistil.com

i was very impressed with the work she did on a friends' north slope garden.

good luck and happy gardening.

Posted by: pluvious at September 30, 2008 4:04 PM in response to landscape architect needed

the entire process has been a FIASCO of epic proportions. if built, or semi built, or partially built, or fully built, brooklynites for generations to come are going to suffer from ay's bad planning, bad faith, bad karma. better job creation opportunities and better affordable housing were and are being lost while our politicos lined up behind marty m. to suck on the teat of ratner's cash cow.

do bklyn a big favor and write a check to the develop don't destroy legal defense fund.

Posted by: pluvious at September 10, 2008 10:01 AM in response to Plans to Break Ground on Yards, But What About Phase II?

the modernist impulse as inherently fascist? true, as far as it goes. modernism was ALWAYS about eliminating things. in the context of atlantic yards, it's perfectly true that it's the public that's been eliminated, and in its place a manufactured public has been paid to declare their support for the project. the design itself reinforces this erasure -- the anti-public superblocks, demapping of public streets, and delineation of the the 'park' as a 'publically accessible private space' -- all conspire to privatize, which is to say serve capital, not people, or at least not people without capital.

that this project has been force fed to bklyn certainly isn't the architect's fault. it's the politicos who are supposed to represent us. they failed, and we failed to hold them accountable.

the architect is only responsible for his work, which, in this case, totally reinforces the agenda of private power.

Posted by: pluvious at August 28, 2008 11:55 AM in response to Modernism in the City/Gehry in Brooklyn

i looked in there last night (on my way to Toby's). inside seems untouched. love the six points on tap, which i plan on sampling asap.

i've lived in the 'hood for about 4 years now and couldn't believe how trendy 6th ave seemed last night, with all kinds of hipsters, etc. it looked like williamsburg did about 10 years ago. amazing.

safe haven should do well there.

Posted by: pluvious at August 21, 2008 12:34 PM in response to Grand Opening of Bar on 6th Avenue Today

strange that you would assume that it's your neighbor that needs to do something.

YOU need to do something, as noted in responses.

Posted by: pluvious at July 30, 2008 12:45 PM in response to Help! My neighbor's AC is dripping on us!

sounds about right to me. i think "park-slopeification" is really just code for "help, we're being over-run by hipster breeders." white, black, brown, red, whatever. if they're pushing a stroller and dressed like a teen, drinking a $4 coffee, that's park slopification. i noticed it on smith street the other day.

oh well, i guess bklyn can't be cool forever.

Posted by: pluvious at March 11, 2008 10:39 AM in response to 'Port Sleene'? Yeah, That Has Quite a Ring to It

not sure i'd call that nabe greenwood heights. isn't that straight up su(nset)pa(ark)?

Posted by: pluvious at February 15, 2008 10:53 AM in response to Goliath Crushes David in Greenwood Heights

try build it green (bignyc.org). they've got tons of stuff. it will be hit or miss on the radiator covers, though.

Posted by: pluvious at November 19, 2007 2:23 PM in response to Radiator covers

seems steep to me, prime slope or not.

i agree, educate yourself aboutt the market and see some comps before putting in a bid.

Posted by: pluvious at November 15, 2007 1:28 PM in response to $628K for 570 sq. ft?

when we moved into our south slope house we replaced the solid roof hatch (coxloft) with a clear skylight/hatch that we can open and close using a long rod. we love it. it gives us lots more light at the top of the stairs. for security, i installed a small set of iron bars to prevent entry from the roof. the drawback is that to get on the roof i have go outside. if i were more creative, i might have put on some hinged bars w/lock, so, when i needed to get on the roof from inside the house, i could unlock the bars and get up there. oh well.

Posted by: pluvious at November 14, 2007 3:30 PM in response to Roof Hatches

such rage. such misanthropy. such misguided hatred.

somebody get brooklynnative a talk show. maybe imus' old spot...

Posted by: pluvious at October 31, 2007 2:52 PM in response to Large armoire

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You can take a look at our web site at www.sustainlandscapedesign.com. We will do a free consultation if you like.

Posted by: nebrait at March 31, 2009 4:55 PM in response to How Much to Create a Garden?

We generally call in our readings - and we ask our tenants if they want us to do it for them, too. All you have to have is their account number, as long as you have access to their meter. One of my neighbors take a digital picture of the meter, prints it up, and tapes it to the front door on the day they're scheduled to come. It seems to work for her.

Posted by: twocats at May 13, 2009 1:23 PM in response to ConEd meter access