The caged terraces are apartments owned by Hasidic Jews. They need a place exposed to the sky for Sukkot, the harvest holiday. Gigantic Satmar Hasidic community in Williamsburg.
” What’s with all of the caged-in terraces on all of the apartment buildings?? It looks like a bunch of tiny jail cells! Not attractive. What is the deal?? That would never fly in Crown Heights.”
ENY – where in WB? if you were south of Broadway chances are they were hasidic buildings.
“What’s with all of the caged-in terraces on all of the apartment buildings?? It looks like a bunch of tiny jail cells! Not attractive. What is the deal?? ”
It is pretty close to Queens right??
I bet there’s a lot of Fiberama awnings too, no???
“Yes, we love Ted & Honey! But aren’t you sick of us? I mean you are living on our deck and all….”
Of course I’m not sick of you. You’re the 4 best landlords I’ve ever had. (The CGar-dog loves Ted & Honey, too. She waits patiently outside while I order and gets lots and lots of attention from passersby, and this spoiled dog loves attention!)
“ENY…if I can lower myself to going to Willamsburg tonight, a place I’ve never been, you can too.”
You know, I don’t think it would take THAT much for you to lower yourself, Dave. But that’s another subject. Here’s the story: you won’t see me there. But, please have one for me, and sincerely, have a good time.
I drove through Williamsburg a few weeks back, dropping someone off at a friend’s house. What’s with all of the caged-in terraces on all of the apartment buildings?? It looks like a bunch of tiny jail cells! Not attractive. What is the deal?? That would never fly in Crown Heights.
Really, is that why they are caged???
ENY, you ever seen all those portable units being dropped off on Eastern Parkway for Sukkot??
The caged terraces are apartments owned by Hasidic Jews. They need a place exposed to the sky for Sukkot, the harvest holiday. Gigantic Satmar Hasidic community in Williamsburg.
” What’s with all of the caged-in terraces on all of the apartment buildings?? It looks like a bunch of tiny jail cells! Not attractive. What is the deal?? That would never fly in Crown Heights.”
ENY – where in WB? if you were south of Broadway chances are they were hasidic buildings.
“What’s with all of the caged-in terraces on all of the apartment buildings?? It looks like a bunch of tiny jail cells! Not attractive. What is the deal?? ”
It is pretty close to Queens right??
I bet there’s a lot of Fiberama awnings too, no???
“Yes, we love Ted & Honey! But aren’t you sick of us? I mean you are living on our deck and all….”
Of course I’m not sick of you. You’re the 4 best landlords I’ve ever had. (The CGar-dog loves Ted & Honey, too. She waits patiently outside while I order and gets lots and lots of attention from passersby, and this spoiled dog loves attention!)
ENY, Those odd structures belong to the Hassids, I’m not sure why they do that…
mopar…anything closer to the bar?? That place seems about 6 blocks out of the way, no??
“ENY…if I can lower myself to going to Willamsburg tonight, a place I’ve never been, you can too.”
You know, I don’t think it would take THAT much for you to lower yourself, Dave. But that’s another subject. Here’s the story: you won’t see me there. But, please have one for me, and sincerely, have a good time.
I drove through Williamsburg a few weeks back, dropping someone off at a friend’s house. What’s with all of the caged-in terraces on all of the apartment buildings?? It looks like a bunch of tiny jail cells! Not attractive. What is the deal?? That would never fly in Crown Heights.
heather, emailed you as requested