tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post4752495322873670869..comments2024-03-29T01:38:51.887-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: The Met Foods on 3rd Avenue in Gramercy Park is closingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59199073682600419772015-02-28T17:37:54.828-05:002015-02-28T17:37:54.828-05:00I'm sorry to see it close however I would rath...I'm sorry to see it close however I would rather not romantise the Yoggi Berra inarticulate weirdo assistant manager or the grumpy manager or the cashiers who never make any effort towards saying or acknowledged thanks. It's a study on awful management style and we are a neighborhood held captive because there's nothing better around Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24385424214702107222015-02-10T22:29:09.531-05:002015-02-10T22:29:09.531-05:00If I squint sideways when I'm there, it's ...If I squint sideways when I'm there, it's 1960 at the Key Food in Brooklyn again, except there are no trading stamps, pickle barrels, or the wood contraption at check out to manually push the groceries along.Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79525857822467485912015-02-10T12:24:02.715-05:002015-02-10T12:24:02.715-05:00The Met has been a part of my consumer life for th...The Met has been a part of my consumer life for the past 13 years. It has not been the best place, but it is the only PEOPLE'S PLACE in the hood. Yes, I guess for that reason it's a throwback --to a time when folks were on a budget, and overpaying was the same as wasting. <br />I like the sales, too. Where else would you find everything you need to make Eggplant Parmesan or leg of lamb, on sale, just before Easter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-19207621763747729742015-02-07T09:24:20.916-05:002015-02-07T09:24:20.916-05:00I'm Young I am
I'm Young I am
I Do not lik...I'm Young I am<br />I'm Young I am<br />I Do not like<br />Old People, Man<br /><br />I like young people <br />We're really fun<br />Old folks are cranky<br />They can't even run<br /><br />Would I like them<br />Here or there?<br />I don't like Old Folks<br />Anywhere<br /><br />Would I like them<br />If they were cool like me?<br />Would I like them<br />If they were young and free?<br /><br />I just don't like them<br />Can't you see?<br />Old people smell<br />And look creepy<br /><br />They walk too slow <br />They look so weird<br />They don't know how <br />To grow a good beard<br /><br />When I want to go fast <br />In my nice new ride<br />They pop out in the streets<br />On every side<br /><br />Old people don't skateboard<br />They can't even pee<br />They're not much fun <br />Like you and me<br /><br />Old folks remind me<br />Of my Mom and Dad<br />My parents are lame<br />When they're gone I'll be glad<br /><br />I do not like the very Old<br />I do not like them, or their mold<br />I do not like them, truth be told<br />I wish their buildings would be sold<br /><br />When all their apartments<br />Are market rate <br />We will party all night<br />Won't that be great?<br /><br />Then I'll be so happy<br />My friends will be too<br />Partying with all my classmates<br />From NYUGiovannihttp://urbanmyths.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80070670107909580632015-02-07T07:42:42.674-05:002015-02-07T07:42:42.674-05:00Giovanni, can you write up your post as a poem and...Giovanni, can you write up your post as a poem and I'll publish it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7351353732349025302015-02-06T22:35:53.692-05:002015-02-06T22:35:53.692-05:00It is still to Mendez' credit that she was inv...It is still to Mendez' credit that she was involved in 2008 with the Second Ave. store controversy. Perhaps the District lines were different then? But the Third Avenue store is definitely in her district, and I hope she becomes engaged with this issue.<br /><br />Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9378701059648501342015-02-06T15:40:42.924-05:002015-02-06T15:40:42.924-05:00"Councilwoman Mendez helped save another Met ..."Councilwoman Mendez helped save another Met Food store several years ago"<br /><br />This store location is Daniel Garodnick's district, not Mendez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9086070792233621992015-02-06T15:10:06.916-05:002015-02-06T15:10:06.916-05:00That's a shame. We are just about to move to a...That's a shame. We are just about to move to a building across the road and I thought this would be really convenient.PeterGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017874900847973883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24846103219875748982015-02-06T14:47:35.418-05:002015-02-06T14:47:35.418-05:00I will be sorry to see this store close, since it ...I will be sorry to see this store close, since it was an affordable source of canned and frozen staples. I do feel compelled to point out, though, to those readers who are slamming Westside Market: in my experience, Westside has the best selection AND best prices for fresh fruits and veggies, than any other store in the neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46026200513350591032015-02-06T14:34:30.569-05:002015-02-06T14:34:30.569-05:00Councilwoman Mendez helped save another Met Food s...Councilwoman Mendez helped save another Met Food store several years ago. If you want to encourage her to intervene, her office can be contacted as indicated below -<br /><br /><br /><br />http://rosiemendez.com/index.php/press1/42-met-food-and-n-y-u-try-to-meet-on-lease-renewal<br /><br />http://rosiemendez.com/index.php/contact<br /><br /><br /><br />Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71636834845308953912015-02-06T13:15:11.629-05:002015-02-06T13:15:11.629-05:00@Giovanni: Well said!@Giovanni: Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37545380258608902712015-02-06T12:45:48.768-05:002015-02-06T12:45:48.768-05:00I rely on the Associated on 14th St. Don't kno...I rely on the Associated on 14th St. Don't know what the people who rely on the 3rd Ave Met are going to do.Ken from Ken's Kitchennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56735298981450477942015-02-06T11:18:58.184-05:002015-02-06T11:18:58.184-05:00If there's anything that Young People and thei...If there's anything that Young People and their Bankster and Robber Baron Landlord friends hate more than our Old Timey stores, it's Old People. You see, Old people creep them out. Old People aren't cool because, well, they're Old. <br /><br />Old People slow down traffic. It's super-hard to zoom the Mercedes through intersections while these Old People shuffle across the street. And you can barely get by them on the sidewalks. <br /><br />Old People don't ride skateboards. You have to be a 40 year old hipster to ride one of those things. Preferably a long board that's impossible to steer while riding in traffic.<br /><br />Old People remind them of their parents. And they hate their parents. Stupid old parents who just wont die off fast enough to give them their inheritance. <br /><br />And that's another reason that Banksters and Landlords hate Old People. Not only to Old People clog up all the rent controlled and rent stabilized apartments, they also prevent Young People from achieving their dreams. <br /><br />Because the next Big Bubble happens when the Old People die off and the Young People take that money and put it into NY Real Estate. They will pay anything to live here and be forever young. They have no plans to ever get Old.<br />Giovannihttp://urbanmyths.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68470823457356746382015-02-06T10:54:57.090-05:002015-02-06T10:54:57.090-05:00I lived right across the street for a while a few ...I lived right across the street for a while a few ears ago and I had been wondering when this stretch of 3rd Ave between 14th and 23rd would get fully gentrified. The big 1970s buildings between 18th and 21st are full of older people who bought or rented back in the day and I'm sure developers can't wait to get their hands on all that space and jack up the rents or selling prices. <br />It will be interesting to see whether it turns into an extension of NYU/EV to the south or of Gramercy to the west, or even of Murray Hill to the north. Whatever happens, people like us won't be able to afford to live there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32429057781107389292015-02-06T10:29:16.511-05:002015-02-06T10:29:16.511-05:00I can tell you "disruptive" is a hip wor...I can tell you "disruptive" is a hip word in globalist management consulting these days. Think Fresh Direct and Uber. Maybe its good, maybe its not. depends on your investment strategy I guess. personally, I'm sick of it.nygrumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44100883671285886632015-02-06T10:24:17.711-05:002015-02-06T10:24:17.711-05:00I guess this makes me a new-era douchebag, but I c...I guess this makes me a new-era douchebag, but I consider the state of groceries in the city to be much better than it was a decade ago. Consumers are demanding better quality edibles these days, what are you going to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64395170512352700582015-02-06T09:51:45.444-05:002015-02-06T09:51:45.444-05:00the met on lower second avenue is no longer a met....the met on lower second avenue is no longer a met. it was the go-to place for residents that watched their pennies and did their own cooking. many of their customers were elderly as was seen when NYU wanted to evict them for a high-scale market. time has changed this old met and they are more and more becoming the required up-scale market like the western market on 3rd avenue.<br />unfortunately the 3rd avenue met and the 14th street associated are still a valuable resource for those that cannot afford $25 a pound fish or locavore sustainable small farm expensive items. i predict food riots.<br />food is as basic as housing and necessary for life. they are both luxuries nowblue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5391621743349470752015-02-06T09:34:42.932-05:002015-02-06T09:34:42.932-05:00I haven't been in this store in several years,...I haven't been in this store in several years, but I just had a hallucination of the old "bodega" smell of roach spray and cat litter. <br /><br />I certainly miss New York; when I first came to the city, all groceries were like this, and none of them had good produce. It took the Koreans moving in with their markets to step up the produce game; before they came in, there were always neighborhood grocery moguls like Mr. Torece—Torece's Pantry was the name of the bodega at 9th street and 2nd avenue before it took over the neighboring storefront and became East Village Farm.<br /><br />When I first came to the city, I lived in the Salvation Army women's residence—which was basically an SRO with a dining hall, no men allowed—on Gramercy Park. Naturally that has become luxury condos in recent years. <br /><br />I just searched for my Yelp review of the Parkside, and while I initially thought they had taken it down—and wasn't surprised—I found it at this link: <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/salvation-army-residences-for-women-parkside-evangeline-new-york" rel="nofollow">http://www.yelp.com/biz/salvation-army-residences-for-women-parkside-evangeline-new-york</a>.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81883868002740822572015-02-06T08:06:37.861-05:002015-02-06T08:06:37.861-05:00What's the problem with the White Rose brand? ...What's the problem with the White Rose brand? They're fine for loads of staples. <br /><br />o_O<br /><br />Bunch of fucking snobs. Who probably can't cook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80299997726719315502015-02-06T08:05:08.775-05:002015-02-06T08:05:08.775-05:00The upscaling of NY will drive out the not just th...The upscaling of NY will drive out the not just the poor but the elderly poor. Who's next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com