tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7278279874248461596..comments2024-03-18T19:27:54.524-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Report: The Sunshine Cinema being shopped as a development siteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80565407585962516202015-05-15T14:21:43.118-04:002015-05-15T14:21:43.118-04:00Another neighborhood jewel going the way of the di...Another neighborhood jewel going the way of the dinosaur.... I'm so GLAD this is happening.<br /><br />besides.. Old New York was smelly, and sticky, and the people there we're ugly and poor and they had no taste (m'god they dont even like Beyonce or Paris Hilton???).<br /><br />I really really really hope they erect a brand new condo high rise in it's place and name it SUNSHINE! I would SO move in to that with my super-entitlement complex funded by my rich daddy's trustfund, my Prada bag and my rage-inducing toy Yorkie yappy dog. ta ta native NYers! you're not cool enough to live here anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23109752631076459932015-05-13T11:26:30.959-04:002015-05-13T11:26:30.959-04:00Now the Destruction of any of the Five Loews depre...Now the Destruction of any of the Five Loews depression era theaters known as the Wonder Theaters that would be a crime. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70858458952086737702015-05-11T14:45:51.184-04:002015-05-11T14:45:51.184-04:00"art house theaters are not doing well."..."art house theaters are not doing well."<br />-- and yet just on this stretch we have Film Forum, Angelica, Anthology Film Archives, and Sunshine. So, All Evidence to the Contrary.<br /><br />And, Penn Station cost too much to fix because business declined. That would not be the case today. "short-sighted" is the correct answer. <br /><br />And the 3 previous MSGs were much, much better -- this one needs to be torn down and moved. It's hideous.bowboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50357647843702051332015-05-11T09:49:29.652-04:002015-05-11T09:49:29.652-04:00Gojira
"the ludicrous notion of Land-marking ...Gojira<br />"the ludicrous notion of Land-marking private property to prevent a sale is harmful to the Landmark law and its true intentions." Yes just to prevent a sale is the heart of the matter. If this building has historical value (I doubt) then it should be presented to the committee. The taking of private property and yes by Land marking it you are restricting the property owner a taking of sorts. I find people always advocating this approach often do not have property themselves much the less a pot to pee in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45580540310403426502015-05-10T13:18:18.375-04:002015-05-10T13:18:18.375-04:00That is why SO important to look forward to Penn S...That is why SO important to look forward to Penn Station 2023!<br />http://www.rpa.org/library/pdf/RPA-MAS-Penn-2023.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15680144405901480882015-05-10T09:36:53.414-04:002015-05-10T09:36:53.414-04:00Walter Im not sure that you are aware but the 2500...Walter Im not sure that you are aware but the 2500 threshold for deregulation only applies when the current tenant moves out or dies. <br /><br />You will stay stabilized as long as you live thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24555687326590433342015-05-09T22:40:28.151-04:002015-05-09T22:40:28.151-04:00Gojira I refer you to Wiki "The cost of maint...Gojira I refer you to Wiki "The cost of maintaining the old structure had become prohibitive, so it was considered easier to demolish the old Pennsylvania Station by 1963 and replace it with Penn Plaza and Madison Square Garden." "The question of whether it made sense to preserve a building, intended to be a cost-effective and functional piece of the city's infrastructure, simply as a monument to the past was raised in defense of the plans to demolish it." Yes what is needed is another money pit just like Amtrak, USPS, etc. Instead "In exchange for the air rights, the Pennsylvania Railroad would get a brand-new, air-conditioned, smaller station completely below street level at no cost, and a 25 percent stake in the new Madison Square Garden Complex." I do agree that they could have come up with a better design but for the 60's this was style. Grand Central was only saved because of efforts on the part of people like Onassis (yes, the mega rich came to the rescue just like they are doing with 190 Bway.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90959838715253777282015-05-09T22:00:57.060-04:002015-05-09T22:00:57.060-04:00Anon. 5:29 - oh my God, no Madison Square Garden? ...Anon. 5:29 - oh my God, no Madison Square Garden? However would the city have survived without a hideous sports arena that looks like a squashed cupcake built atop the crazy maze that is the current Penn Station? FYI, the old Penn was one of the city's great gateways; one city block wide and two blocks long, it would have been able to handle today's crowds with ease; just go online and look at some interior photos of the place. It was torn down because Penn RR decided that the age of train travel was over, and that cars would be the transportation of the future; quite short-sighted, given that today more than half a million people pass through the station every day, and it's the busiest rail hub in North America. And given how many truly ancient, historic buildings the Landmarks Destruction Committee declines to consider (35 Cooper Square, anyone?), I sincerely doubt landmarking Sunshine would "dilute" the law any more than it already is, thanks to the fact that the people taxed with saving our architectural heritage are more often than not in league with developers, and allow it to be eradicated. Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86487759864672044572015-05-09T20:45:08.737-04:002015-05-09T20:45:08.737-04:00If this place closes, this is going to suck..If this place closes, this is going to suck..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43343042788171779952015-05-09T20:17:07.152-04:002015-05-09T20:17:07.152-04:00You don't have to leave. The ceiling for rent ...You don't have to leave. The ceiling for rent stabilization is for a *new* tenant who starts above $2500/month, not for a not for a current tenant who started below then had his rent go above $2500/month. I know this because I myself am rent stabilized and my rent went just above the cutoff, but since I was there a long before it reached that cutoff, I am OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34574314133015435662015-05-09T17:39:56.989-04:002015-05-09T17:39:56.989-04:00I would have liked to see the original Penn Statio...I would have liked to see the original Penn Station but am also aware that had it been landmarked, Madison Square Garden would never have come into existence and wasn't the station torn down because it could not handle the number of commuters who used it daily to travel in from the outer areas to NYC? Cannot imagine how it would be able to handle todays numbers of commuters (or maybe you prefer they all use cars to come into the city?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90024749768325852342015-05-09T17:28:30.211-04:002015-05-09T17:28:30.211-04:00@ Walter, even if you don't qualify for SCRIE...@ Walter, even if you don't qualify for SCRIE, unless you make more than $175,000/yr, your rent isn't going up more than the regular Rent Stabilized amounts mandated annually by the Rent Guidelines Board. As long as your rent does not exceed $2500 AND you make more than $175,000 you're safe. Now the next poor slob to move into your apartment? Well... he's pretty much fucked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7556441759056635892015-05-09T16:24:14.963-04:002015-05-09T16:24:14.963-04:00It's true that over-extending the reach of lan...It's true that over-extending the reach of landmarking will undermine it. Don't think that real estate developers don't know this too. I'm sure they promote movements, such landmarking something like the Sunshine Cinema, just to weaken the law over time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83991683038783200052015-05-09T12:29:18.509-04:002015-05-09T12:29:18.509-04:00"Land-marking private property to prevent a s..."Land-marking private property to prevent a sale is harmful to the Landmark law and its true intentions" - and yet, Anon. 6:44, the original McKim, Mead and White Penn Station, the destruction of which in 1963 engendered that Landmark law, was privately owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Empire State building is privately owned - if it was not already landmarked and the trust that currently owns it decided to demolish it and build something bigger, you would think attempts to landmark it would be "harmful to the Landmark law and its true intentions"? Your statement sounds pretty absurd, don'tcha think? Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20646618737975228662015-05-09T09:55:26.445-04:002015-05-09T09:55:26.445-04:00Actually I thought Anon 12:46 made a thoughtful ar...Actually I thought Anon 12:46 made a thoughtful argument and is a promising representation of the generation about whom we think - often correctly - offer little to the neighborhood.<br /><br />My sole question for 12:46 is why not move to bushwick or bed stuy where creativity is flourishing among young people<br /><br />Don't worry about the math or how a stranger pays bills - you can't count other people's money.bayounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-38526911018858503962015-05-09T08:59:05.981-04:002015-05-09T08:59:05.981-04:00Useless trivia: Salt N Pepa shot a video in there ...Useless trivia: Salt N Pepa shot a video in there back when it was still derelict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gocu9N6k6as<br />RJJNYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25359140509332983482015-05-09T06:44:35.859-04:002015-05-09T06:44:35.859-04:00I remember when this site was a warehouse storing ...I remember when this site was a warehouse storing flour for the restaurant trade. Houston was grimy most of the block vacant small pet store down the block only business really was the potato knish spot. Things change and new ideas take root it would be a loss to see this "Kino" lost but another location could be possible...the ludicrous notion of Land-marking private property to prevent a sale is harmful to the Landmark law and its true intentions. Stagnation will truly screw a city it may not long be a cinema but it will not be a flour bag depository again either. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13114340168639271112015-05-09T04:08:03.818-04:002015-05-09T04:08:03.818-04:00Hey, 3:32pm:
"...it is highly unusual or at ...Hey, 3:32pm: <br />"...it is highly unusual or at least odd for someone to be on their own and pay their own bills in NYC at age 22."<br />Are you serious????IzFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15797841453029088802015-05-09T01:14:12.864-04:002015-05-09T01:14:12.864-04:00CB3 probably denied the license as Sunshine is own...CB3 probably denied the license as Sunshine is owned by Mark Cuban and he did not come on down and schmooze them. And financially due to Netflix Hulu etc. art house theaters are not doing well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-3571589222760404322015-05-09T00:56:52.603-04:002015-05-09T00:56:52.603-04:00@Walter 6:21pm: If you're old enough to be ge...@Walter 6:21pm: If you're old enough to be getting social security, you should be old enough to perhaps get your rent capped by the SCRIE program (Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption). PLEASE look into it - just google "SCRIE NYC" and you will get the details.<br /><br />SCRIE used to have an extremely low income limit, but they raised the income level a few years ago.<br /><br />I hope you can stay in your home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7385638951220576892015-05-09T00:21:52.218-04:002015-05-09T00:21:52.218-04:00This building needs to be LANDMARKED immediately a...This building needs to be LANDMARKED immediately and/or zoned to allow for ONLY a theater on that parcel -- that will kill the inflated $35 million offering.<br /><br />As I keep saying, the frenzy of buying properties in "hot" neighborhoods with "edge" is fueled and facilitated by the willingness of the city's Planning Commission to change or modify zoning that allows the overbuilding of "luxury" housing on those parcels.<br /><br />If not for inherent corruption, the city could stop this shit by NOT allowing changes in zoning and by landmarking architecturally significant structures.<br /><br />Is NYC FUCKED or what????chris flashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77989016655143954312015-05-08T23:49:21.081-04:002015-05-08T23:49:21.081-04:00I apologize. I was trying to be satirical. I am cl...I apologize. I was trying to be satirical. I am clearly not a comic. It was out of sadness. I applaud you. I do not live in suburbia. I appreciate your words. I have lived in ev many years. It was an attempt to replicate what<br />I hear from stale conversations. LOOK forward to reading your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71112420711810116052015-05-08T20:01:42.091-04:002015-05-08T20:01:42.091-04:00It is useless to even ponder. CB3 is in cahoots wi...It is useless to even ponder. CB3 is in cahoots with real estate developers to serve their self interests, and their member investments in real estate in our neighborhood.<br /><br />There is really no stopping them. And Sadly, because all of CB3 members are just there to line their pockets, it really makes no difference.<br /><br />Liquor licenses is just one of the tools they use to line their pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87285749896719742542015-05-08T19:14:03.494-04:002015-05-08T19:14:03.494-04:00Please, Ingrid, stay in suburbia, we have enough r...Please, Ingrid, stay in suburbia, we have enough rude trolls here as it is. "Just go away!" - yes, you really should take your own advice. Oh, and in your spare time, you may want to take some grammar, writing, and manners classes, because all three of yours are execrable.Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25107731134139601962015-05-08T19:11:44.011-04:002015-05-08T19:11:44.011-04:0012:46, when you're right you're right. I f...12:46, when you're right you're right. I followed a similar path. Went to school, got an office job, finally was able to break free of the job and freelance doing creative work full time. That went on for 20 years and it was great. Now, almost 3 decades after moving here, I'm stuck again in a full-time job just to keep body and soul together and pay the ever-increasing rent and bills. <br /><br />It hit me at one point, years ago, that the main difference between myself and my seemingly more successful peers was that they had trust funds and I didn't. I don't blame you for looking for greener pastures. If I were 22 today and at the outset of my career, with no bank account or rich parents to fall back on, there's no way I'd see staying in NYC as a reasonable plan. I'd be making the same kind of plans you are.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com