Our landlord, BLACKSTONE, can't handle Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village. There is a lack of enforcement of certain "rules," and no amount of notice to this alleviates the problems. We are continually being told half-truths and fabrications. And we have no viable Tenants organization, despite our TA asking for dues all the time. So far, the politicians have proven to be basically useless. A typical New York story.
There was an incident Saturday early morning of a young woman returning to her apartment in Stuyvesant Town. An outsider suspect saw her and, inside Stuyvesant Town, at her building entrance, her choked her until she lost consciousness, and then proceeded to try to sexually molest her. A passing resident came across this, stopping the perpetrator and causing him to run away. The police are looking for him, and there are photos of him already. My assumption is that he will be caught soon. The woman is okay, physically.
This Sunday morning, I was over at the area. Right now, I don't have editing capabilities, but part of what I saw, both at the place in question and in other areas, is evident--and then there are regular photos I took, too.
I can't stress enough that I see daily, and many times in each case, the "rules" being broken or ignored. These rules are not as serious as the choking and molestation incident, but because they are broken or ignored, they are serious in their own way. THEY SAY SOMETHING.
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And I just saw this, on one of my internet travels. Do you think it may be the wrong time just now to promote Stuy Town after yesterday's incident?
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UPDATE: July 4th, morning. The two predator posters I've seen have been taken down. More on this when I get more info.
I didn't mean to have another video so soon, but I saw this yesterday evening. I'm sorry, but John or Jane just can't do what they want. This is not Lord of the Flies.
This is the way part of Playground 9 looks now. The Citibank bikes will be here shortly. Money, money, money. Profit before people. I told you Rick was here to make the medicine go down. I'm sure there is more medicine coming up.
Update 6/20: What greets everyone who clicks on Stuy Town.com in this transport section. Very large (I reduced the photo), and, yes, Rick approves.
Some residents may find this process all to familiar, but I will report it. I have several issues that Management is not pursuing, but is either ignoring or telling me that they are dealing with it. The result of my queries is--nothing is done. There are two issues that I brought up recently with Public Safety.
I have continually seen motorized bikes going into Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, with motors running (a crucial point), and there is no PS around to stop these motored bikes or issue any kind of warning. I have seen with my own eyes motorized bikes go right past the large PS booth on 1st Ave, below Starbucks, and nothing is said to them. I have also seen outside dogs walked into Peter Cooper, and, again, against "the rules" (one of which is that outside dogs with their owners will be "escorted" out). The only time I have seen anything positive is when a PS officer was inside PCV and went outside to monitor a homeless person that had been lying on a PCV bench at the entry. An outside dog, with a pretty owner, was walking right by him, and he said something to her and had her walk away. The only time. Otherwise, nothing.
This lack of enforcement also includes the screen monitors at the PS office which should tell their officers where the violations are. The monitors will even show the bike, if its running, etc. Nothing.
On May 9th, I upped the ante. I went to the PS office and asked an officer about the motorized bikes. Though he claimed that the bikes had been stopped, I was not satisfied. Whom could I contact with actual figures? I asked. He gave me an email of Stuy Town Legal Services. Good. So I emailed Legal Services. I mentioned the motorized bikes, but also mentioned the frequent Club Cars that cross 20th Street, this way and that way (and, yes, on occasion even if the light is against them, as I have seen). These club cars have no license plate and are not allowed on the city (20th Street is part of the city's watch), but Blackstone and Rick allow them inside Blackstone property.
On May 9th, I sent an email to Legal Services. On May 24, having heard nothing, I sent another email. And another on May 30. Thinking that maybe the email was wrong, I called Resident Services and got a confirmation of my email address, but later I got another address. I used that one on June 10. So far, as of the 16th of June, I have received NO email.
I want something in writing, otherwise the spoken word can be "misspoken" when the need arises. As I said, I'm upping the ante. Stay tuned. We are in for a "bumpy night."
From the Wall Street Journal: "At a ceremony in Portsmouth, England, commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day, world leaders honored veterans by reading excerpts of letters from soldiers who participated in the landing in Normandy."
Stuyvesant Town, which has recently promoted its special Gay Pride event and upcoming march, was silent on this, though the rest of the world wasn't. I saw a WW 2 veteran at the Oval, commemorating the event. Even without a part of one leg, he felt it was important enough to honor the day and those who lost lives or limbs. Stuy Town felt differently. There was no mention of the event, and none of flags were even lowered in respect.
From Wikipedia. "The Allied casualties figures for D-Day have generally been estimated at 10,000, including 2,500 dead. Broken down by nationality, the usual D-Day casualty figures are approximately 2,700 British, 946 Canadians, and 6,603 Americans."
Today was a very good day to take some photos. A lot of them, so sit back and relax.
There a new lyft signs all over the loops. Some have called them "lollipop" signs. They add so much to this community....
You are welcome to throw away your used furniture on the loops.That's what the loops are for.
The new bike path. This way and that way. While you try to cross 20th Street or get on a bus. Good for your eyes and your reflexes.
It was such a nice day that you can sit and enjoy, even if you come from outside. Stuy Town welcomes all, man or beast.
When I think of Stuy Town, "Good Vibes Only" comes immediately to mind.
Let's see what Five Stuy Cafe has to offer.... Damn! I knew the
prices were higher than what you can get in a neighborhood grocery store.
Oh, oh. The door should be closed when the AC is on inside. The AC was on inside but the door was wide open--all the time.
Good idea to honor those in the LGBT community. But a whole month? Well,
since ST is okay with it, we should honor groups in other months as
well, like African-American History Month, Asian-Pacific Heritage Month,
Irish-American Heritage Month, Jewish-American Heritage Month, National
Hispanic Heritage Month, Women's History Month, etc., etc. I'm
delighted that our steps will be painted every month to honor these
groups!
Again, a BIG thank you to Blackstone and our Manager, Rick, for making this community what it is. We couldn't have done it without you, guys.
