tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5089525315823926617..comments2024-03-28T08:15:11.684-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Reader report: Car slams into Saifee HardwareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55191816262679970182014-05-05T01:21:12.662-04:002014-05-05T01:21:12.662-04:00No criminality? Bull. I saw this happen in real t...No criminality? Bull. I saw this happen in real time from just a few feet from McDonald's. He was driving beyond recklessly and at enough speed that I heard him coming and turned to see this happen. This is the same corner the police had a trap that only wrote tickets for bike violations, several months ago.<br />Why won't NYPD pursue moving violations? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-29447912668515191162014-05-01T20:16:06.870-04:002014-05-01T20:16:06.870-04:00I think songlines might be wrong on this one. Tun...I think songlines might be wrong on this one. Tunnel was on the far west side. I went there once or twice. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53626931900200793622014-05-01T19:40:08.153-04:002014-05-01T19:40:08.153-04:00I just don't see how there's "no crim...I just don't see how there's "no criminality". Not even a speeding ticket? (How hard can it be to prove that, regardless of anything else, the car wouldn't have landed in the store if it wasn't speeding.)<br /><br />Did anyone publish the name of the the driver? (It would be interesting to see if he has been charged with vehicular crimes in the past.) I'm sure Safiee's is insured but . . . it seems to me that the driver deserves at least a ticket, if not more serious charges. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18643903056862408502014-04-30T18:10:04.065-04:002014-04-30T18:10:04.065-04:00Driver should lose his license.
- East VillagerDriver should lose his license.<br /><br />- East VillagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-65525036464285262852014-04-30T13:52:32.527-04:002014-04-30T13:52:32.527-04:00HippieChick:
Saifee Hardware used to be Tunnel Ba...HippieChick:<br /><br />Saifee Hardware used to be Tunnel Bar. I remember quite vividly. I think you mean that Saifee took over the space on the corner when Tunnel Bar closed. Check out this link:<br /><br />http://www.nysonglines.com/7st.htmGlenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56929481052320360762014-04-30T11:58:31.093-04:002014-04-30T11:58:31.093-04:00So he can just continue on driving now once he'...So he can just continue on driving now once he's feeling better? He could have killed people, WOULD have if the timing had been different - and may in the future. Our streets are not highways - they are extremely residential. We can't allow any more reckless driving here - the risk is too great. I want the authorities who keep finding no criminality to explain their findings, not just proclaim them. Look us in the face and explain yourselves dammit!! Tell us specifically why you're choosing to just let this dangerous ass right back on our streets instead of suspending his license.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70318800305837186382014-04-30T00:15:26.588-04:002014-04-30T00:15:26.588-04:00That was never Tunnel Bar. I moved into the EV in ...That was never Tunnel Bar. I moved into the EV in 1968 and it was a hardware store even then, run by a very unpleasant married couple. I bought my fire-escape safety gates there. The owners sold to Saifee many years ago, with no interim bar. Unless you were talking about the corner portion of Saifee? The entrance part is the part I mean...hardware store all the way.HippieChicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17551501230487094982014-04-29T22:22:17.448-04:002014-04-29T22:22:17.448-04:00Obsession with speed is killing us.
It's ever...Obsession with speed is killing us.<br /><br />It's everywhere.<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://allupinit-nyc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39691303114790680852014-04-29T16:40:57.721-04:002014-04-29T16:40:57.721-04:00I think this post below is inappropriate.
"B...I think this post below is inappropriate.<br /><br />"Blogger Glenn Belverio said...<br />Back in the day that used to be Tunnel Bar and the only thing crashing into it were strung-out trannies.<br /><br />April 29, 2014 at 9:50 AM"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73067343359998236152014-04-29T14:13:22.132-04:002014-04-29T14:13:22.132-04:00And how did they determine no criminality? Did the...And how did they determine no criminality? Did they check the black box? Did they already run all drug tests on that asshole? This is really upsetting. There is no investigation unless someone gets killed or critically injured, so we let idiot drivers like this one drive around without as much as a summons until they finally kill someone. <br /><br />A few years ago, my sister was hit in a sidewalk by a speeding driver who clearly ran a red light. She miraculously survived, so NYPD didn't even check surveillance tapes from the area to try to locate the driver. I don't wish this pain on anyone and it hurts me tremendously that this, and many other reckless drivers, are still on the streets without any punishment. This has to end. NYPD, get your priorities straight. Cars can be powerful weapons and people operating them need to pay consequences of reckless actions, such as speeding and not yielding to pedestrians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91831318112765168042014-04-29T10:47:44.824-04:002014-04-29T10:47:44.824-04:00Glad no one was hurt. Saifee is a great store. Sta...Glad no one was hurt. Saifee is a great store. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and they have an excellent stock of tools and garden supplies. <br /><br />- East VillagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59435779735456158252014-04-29T10:35:20.993-04:002014-04-29T10:35:20.993-04:00One of my favorite stores in the neighborhood.One of my favorite stores in the neighborhood.THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32089151797037837782014-04-29T10:29:54.474-04:002014-04-29T10:29:54.474-04:00No criminality huh. Why does it always sound like ...No criminality huh. Why does it always sound like the drivers in these kind of smashups are getting off scott free without so much a fucking citation. Nothing.<br /><br />This driver caused himself to flip his own car. Sorry but that kind of thing does not happen to law-abiding, safe drivers driving up first avenue. Losing control of own's own vehicle and smashing it into a storefront should be a crime, in a civilized world. Fuck NYPD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62999551373550157902014-04-29T09:50:51.028-04:002014-04-29T09:50:51.028-04:00Back in the day that used to be Tunnel Bar and the...Back in the day that used to be Tunnel Bar and the only thing crashing into it were strung-out trannies.Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30575134358128876642014-04-29T08:28:24.993-04:002014-04-29T08:28:24.993-04:00Dearest Roxana and all the well wishers who have p...Dearest Roxana and all the well wishers who have posted above and the many who stopped by to say a kind word, on behalf of staff and family of Saifee Hardware, I would like to thank you for all your support and good wishes. We are very grateful that no pedestrians, customers or staff got hurt yesterday. We got very lucky!<br />So proud and happy to be part of the East Village community,<br />In gratitude,<br />Saifee HardwareAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50328027943285044512014-04-29T08:16:32.113-04:002014-04-29T08:16:32.113-04:00any news on the driver who caused the crash? any news on the driver who caused the crash? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34212694484331740592014-04-29T08:03:08.152-04:002014-04-29T08:03:08.152-04:00Lucky no fatalities. More enforcement is needed, t...Lucky no fatalities. More enforcement is needed, though... and yes, what everyone else said about the Beemer... ridiculous and unfair. ESPECIALLY so close to a school! (only four blocks north)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68948388309010495392014-04-29T07:23:23.028-04:002014-04-29T07:23:23.028-04:00Kindest group of guys ever. I love the entire staf...Kindest group of guys ever. I love the entire staff! This was one of my daily stops for my bar fixing needs. I wish them well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514668406103810514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42005245563031365272014-04-29T07:01:51.990-04:002014-04-29T07:01:51.990-04:00I was on that corner an hour before. Amazing no pe...I was on that corner an hour before. Amazing no pedestrians or workers at Sajfee were hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57673304783113337842014-04-29T00:44:24.052-04:002014-04-29T00:44:24.052-04:00Anon 6:37 - when a car spins out of control onto a...Anon 6:37 - when a car spins out of control onto a sidewalk, whether or not you can hear it barreling at you at a high speed isn't going to make a difference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72539775263139246852014-04-29T00:36:51.892-04:002014-04-29T00:36:51.892-04:00Saifee Hardware really was great post-Sandy; I was...Saifee Hardware really was great post-Sandy; I was even able to buy a gallon of kerosene there for our lamps! (Don't tell anyone, but I kind of loved camping out indoors after Sandy.)<br /><br />They're really a community-minded store, and I really love that they're independent.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53294132515605299412014-04-28T22:32:44.833-04:002014-04-28T22:32:44.833-04:00exactly! Also the Supreme Court now allows unlimi...exactly! Also the Supreme Court now allows unlimited undisclosed money to influence elections!<br /><br />It's those bike lanes again. Knew the city should never have let those happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10497521435254005402014-04-28T22:32:13.416-04:002014-04-28T22:32:13.416-04:00There is a bill pending right how to reduce all on...There is a bill pending right how to reduce all one way streets in NYC to 25 MPH (plus re-synchronization and eventual camera enforcement hopefully). Write your reps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20228049803725857112014-04-28T22:19:02.614-04:002014-04-28T22:19:02.614-04:00Some people will do almost anything to get to that...Some people will do almost anything to get to that 30% off sale at Kim's Video.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47676342747657617572014-04-28T22:06:11.899-04:002014-04-28T22:06:11.899-04:00@Anon. 6:07 - and let's not forget shooting th...@Anon. 6:07 - and let's not forget shooting the occasional dog. Gojiranoreply@blogger.com