tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post1272883165204184286..comments2024-03-28T13:48:31.218-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Moxy East Village reps to appear before CB3 in bid for liquor licenses for new 11th Street hotelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25500106520577204162018-11-30T15:32:53.843-05:002018-11-30T15:32:53.843-05:00I got one of those emails too, telling me the send...I got one of those emails too, telling me the sender had video recordings of me "doing naughty things", and if I didn't send him a thousand bucks in bitcoins he would release the footage to my family and friends. I wrote back and congratulated him on being able to get those videos, given that I have always placed a piece of black electrical tape over the camera on my laptop and I've never filmed a naughty inch of footage in my life. I then told him where he could place the thousand dollars in bitcoin he was demanding. Altho I do wish I knew how he'd gotten hold of one of my passwords! Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85317469775389421232018-11-30T11:04:20.097-05:002018-11-30T11:04:20.097-05:00@Sophocles
That's a common scam. The only thi...@Sophocles<br /><br />That's a common scam. The only thing the scammers have is a password. You'll note that there aren't any details about the sites you've supposedly visited. I've gotten some of those notices threatening to release my computer's camera pictures, but there's never been a camera on my computer.<br /><br />You can safely ignore those.<br /><br />However, I do send my condolences that you don't have a darkish secret life.DrGeckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480708164024012673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56541946638221310302018-11-30T10:42:45.095-05:002018-11-30T10:42:45.095-05:00Speaking of personal data, I recently received an ...Speaking of personal data, I recently received an email threatening to take over my computer and expose my dark secrets, if I didn't transfer a bitcoin to the blackmailer. I'm sure the threats would not have stopped with one bitcoin.<br /><br />The emailer had one of my passwords, but fortunately one I don't use any more. Also, I don't have a "darkish secret life."<br /><br />I ignored the email and so far no one has taken over my computer... sophocleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619794822543934239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18441822647422130602018-11-30T07:45:58.112-05:002018-11-30T07:45:58.112-05:00In other news, Moxy Hotel owner Marriott announced...In other news, Moxy Hotel owner Marriott announced today that it’s Starwood reservation system had been hacked, exposing the data of 500 million guests, since 2014. For about 327 million guests, the information included "some combination" of name, mailing address, phone number, email address, passport number, account information, date of birth, gender, and arrival and departure information. And of course, their encrypted payment card information. All hotel guests should make sure to stop by the rooftop or lobby bar before they check out, they’re going to need it.<br />Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061991537085810824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40440680909754072132018-11-29T22:52:29.696-05:002018-11-29T22:52:29.696-05:00JQ LLC: If it doesn't make it as a hotel, NYU ...JQ LLC: If it doesn't make it as a hotel, NYU will buy it for a dorm. If that transaction hasn't already been made. Save us from these neighbors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69153682888840148562018-11-29T19:38:52.570-05:002018-11-29T19:38:52.570-05:00I have a feeling this Moxy is going to bomb. The o...I have a feeling this Moxy is going to bomb. The one they built by Macy's doesn't look like it gets a lot of customers. <br /><br />Guarantee if this doesn't meet their lofty expectations, it will become a homeless shelter. JQ LLChttps://impunitycity.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34884759497524085862018-11-29T17:45:10.526-05:002018-11-29T17:45:10.526-05:00"Rooftop Drink and Rave until closing time&qu..."Rooftop Drink and Rave until closing time" is more like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44723731867931639072018-11-29T13:55:16.646-05:002018-11-29T13:55:16.646-05:00"Rooftop Club" is more like it. Unbeliev..."Rooftop Club" is more like it. Unbelievable spin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11099519608571103742018-11-29T13:34:42.478-05:002018-11-29T13:34:42.478-05:00Someone had fun raiding the tired ideas box. Almos...Someone had fun raiding the tired ideas box. Almost everything in NYC, including Wallgreens, is now "Grab & Go."NOTORIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108784739330468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56497473539631134142018-11-29T12:01:24.106-05:002018-11-29T12:01:24.106-05:00Totally agree: NO ROOF TOP BAR. It's one thing...Totally agree: NO ROOF TOP BAR. It's one thing having 4 bars inside a hotel. But when one of them is an open roof space... then the community will be negatively affected. VOTE NO ON THE ROOF!cmarrtyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948995395819496180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59118953656640106282018-11-29T10:16:00.144-05:002018-11-29T10:16:00.144-05:00All efforts should focus on eliminating the outdoo...All efforts should focus on eliminating the outdoor roof bar. These "amenities" are what cause outrage in a neighborhood. There is no rationale hope that you can prevent a hotel from getting a liquor license. But I think we can deluge our elected representatives to kill the outdoor roof horror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12652814141695908222018-11-29T09:46:18.526-05:002018-11-29T09:46:18.526-05:00CB3 should require them to put a sound-proof bubbl...CB3 should require them to put a sound-proof bubble over their "roof top amenity" so that the neighborhood will be able to get some sleep.<br /><br />I find it perverse (to say the least) that Marriott, a Mormon company, is building hotels to CATER to drinkers of alcohol (and YOUNG drinkers at that).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com