Monday Links
Heinz Factory, Crown Heights. Photo by Josh Jackson. Where Floor Plans Are Sought After [NY Times] The Importane of Good Listings Photos [NY Times] Forget Gimmicks: Buyers Want Numbers [NY TImes] Sex Offenders Booted from Public Housing [NY Daily News] Foreclosures in City Jump 18% [NY Daily News] Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Starrett City…
Heinz Factory, Crown Heights. Photo by Josh Jackson.
Where Floor Plans Are Sought After [NY Times]
The Importane of Good Listings Photos [NY Times]
Forget Gimmicks: Buyers Want Numbers [NY TImes]
Sex Offenders Booted from Public Housing [NY Daily News]
Foreclosures in City Jump 18% [NY Daily News]
Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Starrett City [Newsday]
Preservationists seek Historic District Status for Dumbo [FG Courier]
Bloomberg Not Sold on Starrett Buyer [NY Daily News]
AY Fight in Court as Mayor Weighs In [AM NY]
Take Your Home Equity and Run [Yahoo Finance]
Crime and Home Prices: Rushkoff Redux [The Real Deal]
CO John Cosgrove (formerly of the 88th precinct) will speak tonight to the 77th Precinct community at 7:30 at the Center for Nursing and Rehab at Classon and Prospect Place. [via Brooklynian]
i realize this is a little bit snarky, and i am saddened by this latest incident with the cop getting shot in ps over the weekend. but aren’t a lot of complaints about ps kinda triggered by the lack of crime in the neighborhood….meaning don’t those looking for a “hip” neighborhood look for slightly (if not more than slightly) dangerous areas. this is not to say that ps is dangerous, as it is quite safe, but with an increase in crime that has been suggested, does this mean ps will again be hip??
qualude?
We’ve got it written up at Brooklyn Record:
http://tinyurl.com/2fn2r3
sorry…should be “I am a troll and a complete ass.” lol
We can talk about it so long as it’s in Park Slope or any neighborhood other than PLG. But be careful…if you so much as elude to a crime in PLG, your post will be deleted.
Can we talk about the cop getting shot in Park Slope this weekend?
Gotta love out of context quotes…There’s obviously a short-term incentive for homeowners to downplay crime statistics (to maximize short-term real estate prices). But in the longterm you’re only doing yourself and the community a disservice. Clearly we have not shied away for shining a light on the problems in our own backyard. Then again, we’re not looking for a quick flip on our house either.
Saw brownstoner quoted in the Real Deal article above saying there is an incentive for residents to hide crime. I disagree. In our area we all strongly encourage residents to report crimes immediately, not only to try to help the police catch the criminals, but also because the police precincts are beholden to their numbers and face a lot of pressure to lower the numbers year over year, so it can often be the only way to get them the data they need to get more resources in a community.