tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7916630620154750909..comments2024-03-29T08:18:11.731-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Report: Northeast corner of St. Mark's Place and 3rd Ave. fetching $50 million for development siteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43638249157955603012015-06-26T23:05:33.358-04:002015-06-26T23:05:33.358-04:00@10:30 AM
Not sure how St. Marks is "Any Str...@10:30 AM<br /><br />Not sure how St. Marks is "Any Street USA" with Japanese izakaya places around. I think it's fine having the Japanese and other Asian restaurants there. I'm also inclined to think that this is unique because not every street in the US has a row of izakaya places and other Asian restaurants.<br /><br />If you're bitching that the Asians have taken over St. Marks, you might as well be like all the Southerners crying out to "take back our country." Sometimes change is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14903412700781237522015-06-26T00:45:44.270-04:002015-06-26T00:45:44.270-04:00Bring back Spacely on that wall. ...Bring back Spacely on that wall. For the newcomers and youngsters: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/fyi-142719.html<br />Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06416518509228779720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62665477357774278982015-06-25T22:17:02.199-04:002015-06-25T22:17:02.199-04:00don't mind change but couldn't it change t...don't mind change but couldn't it change to something interesting? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44244833903234012652015-06-25T17:59:29.752-04:002015-06-25T17:59:29.752-04:00@4:21
You confirm my statement - you refuse to an...@4:21<br /><br />You confirm my statement - you refuse to analyze why longterm mom and pop small property owners are leaving.<br /><br />No where in my message did I support Cronin and ilk. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36956633810551050822015-06-25T16:21:14.035-04:002015-06-25T16:21:14.035-04:00@9:13...Yes, it is very hard for a landlord to mak...@9:13...Yes, it is very hard for a landlord to make a buck in NYC right now. Guys like Mahfar, Cromin, etc are losing their shirts! It makes one wonder why they're shelling out so much money for these buildings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83812718748560702242015-06-25T09:13:11.586-04:002015-06-25T09:13:11.586-04:00Dear EVGrieve and correspondents
Each of you lame...Dear EVGrieve and correspondents<br /><br />Each of you laments the demise of the EV and condemns the evil sellouts and the owners who raise rents.<br /><br />Yet, I ask, how many of you have reviewed the increases in property taxes in this neighborhood over the past 10 years? When the Dept of Finance decides to raise the transitional value (just read their website to understand) by 3X - based on their estimation of rental income - discounting any documented owner's submissions - then yes, longterm owners will sell. <br /><br />Otherwise they do need to increase every rent they can.<br /><br />When the CB has approved liquor license and cheered on the creation of an entertainment zone - then there is no market except for trendy stores. <br /><br />So please - do review a few of the records on the Dept of Finance site - before you comment. <br /><br />And perhaps you should ask your Councilmember why they agreed to having the Tax Commission alter it's policy and now deny pro se tax protests - which means an owner must hire an attorney and a special CPA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89809207352870909492015-06-25T07:44:00.650-04:002015-06-25T07:44:00.650-04:00They have been scouting for some years...and they ...They have been scouting for some years...and they smell condo in every community garden, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49400067660811036072015-06-25T02:21:13.312-04:002015-06-25T02:21:13.312-04:00I was never consciously aware of how very unusual ...I was never consciously aware of how very unusual it was to see corporate business suits in our neighborhood until recently when I've begun noticing them walking all over the place thanks (I presume) to IBM and its DeathStar ilk. RESIST THE MIDTOWN SOUTHIFICATION of the EV!! Die Yuppie Scum continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39914545607337494942015-06-25T02:09:38.869-04:002015-06-25T02:09:38.869-04:00NYC is being removed from the hands of the people ...NYC is being removed from the hands of the people and transferred into the hands of the 1% who could not care less about preserving the character of the city for you. If we residents don't yank it back from them, no one else will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76117035550020691772015-06-24T22:47:10.664-04:002015-06-24T22:47:10.664-04:00To Anonymous 9:15: What historical interest / arch...To Anonymous 9:15: What historical interest / architectural interest is there in the three buildings on this site? A newspaper store that hardly sells newspapers? The Continental Divide? A MacDonalds that no one in their right mind would eat in?<br /><br />To Anonymous 6:20: Yeah, you bought the buildings 45 or more years ago and now someone makes you an offer you can't refuse. You refuse because you want to preserve the "character" of the neighborhood. What rot!! And to those who attack the Gabay family (whoever they may be today) what sheer nonsense to call them traitors. Traitors to what? To your idea of how a neighborhood should remain static and without any change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42575443378226708042015-06-24T22:41:09.893-04:002015-06-24T22:41:09.893-04:00I spoke with Trigger at the Continental, and he to...I spoke with Trigger at the Continental, and he told me that his landlord told him that this is an exaggerated rumor, and that it is unlikely to happen any time soon. Marty E.http://www.twitter.com/mrmartyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63592565343656126602015-06-24T21:15:06.113-04:002015-06-24T21:15:06.113-04:00I am heartbroken at the destruction of the east vi...I am heartbroken at the destruction of the east village. Why don't we have zoning to protect historical sites. Isn't that the fault of the city. <br />The west village had the zoning in place so streets remain charming. So sad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52102692078319634082015-06-24T19:22:52.113-04:002015-06-24T19:22:52.113-04:00But don't you see the blandness IS the attract...But don't you see the blandness IS the attraction. When it was cool and gritty none of these wannabes would have been around. So bland is good! It's safe, suburban, and predictable, much like everyone's lives these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55583473032668316962015-06-24T18:20:32.364-04:002015-06-24T18:20:32.364-04:00Local longtime property owner sells out and joins ...Local longtime property owner sells out and joins the 1%. Thats what happened. Put some blame on the sellers as much as the buyers. It like the Million Dollar Man used to say in the 80s- everybody has a price. Everybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27674511257117479102015-06-24T18:07:41.600-04:002015-06-24T18:07:41.600-04:00NO zoning restrictions and NO landmarking protecti...NO zoning restrictions and NO landmarking protection and NO penalties/taxes/surcharges for those who buy and flip properties means that the city is enabling and ENCOURAGING the transmogrification of our city into a big NOTHING.<br /><br />What the fuck is left to attract people to our city when NYC is just like every OTHER city with the SAME type of UGLY new buildings occupied by monied transients with commercial spaces occupied by national chains?chris flashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46198266842109185012015-06-24T17:40:51.428-04:002015-06-24T17:40:51.428-04:00Thanks, Gabay family, for continuing the sellout o...Thanks, Gabay family, for continuing the sellout of the neighborhood. I'll be sure to remember it next time I don't shop at your store. Traitors.Anonymous but Disgustednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72497045581062201522015-06-24T17:39:47.262-04:002015-06-24T17:39:47.262-04:00How many people drifted in to Joyce Hartwell's...How many people drifted in to Joyce Hartwell's 12-step programs to get help? (Because it was right there on the block, and beckoned, with countless life-changing stories to share. . . ) And then of course there was Coney Island High a few doors down. Fascinating history of this block at "Eclectic Life of a Row of East Village Houses," Christopher Gray, NY Times, Nov. 8, 1998.Feltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-65181997066612870182015-06-24T16:44:14.449-04:002015-06-24T16:44:14.449-04:00Korilla's mural is the least of anyone's t...Korilla's mural is the least of anyone's trouble. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9806464181398914402015-06-24T16:36:58.645-04:002015-06-24T16:36:58.645-04:00Yes the Gap was as bad as it could get. People tho...Yes the Gap was as bad as it could get. People thought that was the end. It was just the beginning. The long time property owners are cashing in. Hard to turn down $50 million dollars. These folks hit the lottery. Amazing to think how cheap these buildings probably were in the 70s. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81465823545620509542015-06-24T14:52:07.180-04:002015-06-24T14:52:07.180-04:00Remember when we thought the appearance of the BBQ...Remember when we thought the appearance of the BBQ and the Gap was End Times? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25568466228096730412015-06-24T13:39:29.629-04:002015-06-24T13:39:29.629-04:00A lot of this new construction is so basic and bor...A lot of this new construction is so basic and borderlines on the banal redevelopment they've done in Boston. It looks like formulaic, middle America shopping plazas where the new Walgreens is a sign of progress and the center of nightlife.NOTORIOUSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42615311745761117852015-06-24T13:31:02.312-04:002015-06-24T13:31:02.312-04:00It sure won't be the same. St. Mark's Plac...It sure won't be the same. St. Mark's Place was happening in 60s! Not anymore.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32688250659459827412015-06-24T13:29:42.031-04:002015-06-24T13:29:42.031-04:00I have absolutely no recollection of a Gabay's...I have absolutely no recollection of a Gabay's on the corner of St Marks and #rd Avenue in 1970, and we were customers then. I'm flabbergasted to hear this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44003615185719928762015-06-24T13:20:42.638-04:002015-06-24T13:20:42.638-04:00How about a Hard Rock Café!How about a Hard Rock Café!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53246494938807628582015-06-24T12:05:10.195-04:002015-06-24T12:05:10.195-04:00For $50 million, hope they put something amazing o...For $50 million, hope they put something amazing on this corner; liked a Duane Reade, Bank of America, Starbucks, or a Marriott Courtyard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com