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.
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Can we now say that Blackstone has been a devastating landlord to this community? Or are more examples needed?
BTW, another area I will lose in the morning for peace and quiet.
Also don't discount that the Five Stuy Cafe needed kids to be farther away. Works well for them.
This is not playground 6 but playground 9, the basketball playground next to the First Ave loop. This is an outrageous violation of the R7-2 zoning law which forbids commercial development in the interior STPCV. And please, SPS will tell us that this is a “resident amenity” since one needs an ID card to access playground. BS. In an earlier thread at the STR blog, a poster warned us about this and that prediction has become true. We need everyone here to contact Keith Power’s office about this ASAP.
That is ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! Rick is one money-hungry, callous, corporate prick! Loathsome POS!
>>This is not playground 6 but playground 9<<
I changed once I saw my mistake. Generally, I also read through my post when it's published, and that's when I noticed the error.
>>This is an outrageous violation of the R7-2 zoning law which forbids commercial development in the interior STPCV. And please, SPS will tell us that this is a “resident amenity” since one needs an ID card to access playground. BS.<<
I would think it is a violation, but it will be sold as a "resident amenity" for sure.
Still saying this in the body of your text, needs a correction. Thanks
"This is the way part of Playground 6 looks now."
Gotta make money.
You go Rick!
What this tells me is that the only place on this property where you “can’t” ride your bike is the oval. I use cant very loosely! Rick is a phony that has destroyed this property. I don’t care about him doing Blackstone’s work - he is the face of Blackstone here and that is what history will remember.
He’s obviously past the point of caring about his reputation or any of the people that live here for that matter. When something bad happens here (which is inevitable) and the lawsuits pile up, I can all but guarantee that Blackstone will point the finger at Rick and say they had no idea what was going on here and all decisions were made by him.
That ladies and gentlemen will be the karma that Rick has coming to him. For choosing a paycheck instead of speaking up for the people and history of this great property.
Also this is coming as well, a classic deflection from the real issue. They, the "cheerleaders", are going to say that if you are against the bike docking station, you are “anti-bike”. BS. FD, I am generally pro bike. The issue is the rule of law, specifically the NYC zoning law.
1. I wrote about this as soon as I heard it, weeks ago. Note that THE BIKES ARE PLACED EXACTLY WHERE THE "GET THE HELL OFF THE BIKES HERE" SIGNS ARE POSTED.
2. Edmund - you are exactly right, of course: contact the good councilcreep Powers. EXCEPT he not only does not give a good goddamn, he's in bed and down the sewer with real estate predators. Remember the lies lies lies lies lies last spring and summer about his HELP regarding the goddamned Oval concerts and "events?"
Epstein was even less helpful and more imperious about all of it.
OF COURSE, IT IS A VIOLATION. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE HERE, ARE DOING, AND WILL DO (sounds like the deity, huh?) IS ILLEGAL, DANGEROUS, WRONG, DESTRUCTIVE.
Civil disobedience and more.
Send an e-mail to quietenjoymentnow@gmail.com to organize
And see, we CAN resist and win: Tuesday and Wednesday night inaugural HELL SEASON were postponed due to planned bad weather! ("FAMILY NOISE IDIOCY DUMB AND DANGEROUS GAMES TUESDAY EVENING" and "WEDNESDAY NIGHT WE'LL BLOW YOUR EARDRUMS OUT WITH AT LEAST FOUR CONTINUOUS HOURS OF MOVIE SURROUND SOUND")could not happen due to inclement weather which I personally arranged!
(Not really - but I'd like to think that someone or something IS helping us!)
I had to delete a comment as it was too anger and person-driven.
>>Still saying this in the body of your text, needs a correction.<<
Missed that one, too!
This oval resident is thrilled that the events are being canceled this week due to the rain. May it rain on them next week as well, especially the movie and concert.
And...
https://ny.curbed.com/2019/6/17/18681910/new-york-micromobility-escooter-ebike-legalization?fbclid=IwAR0BDfNeUztxiQWsfvTEDraEar9gXQ8J_zjizHaRj3SjmWEyarTGtkKoR08
>>The weight of this moment cannot be overstated,” Paul Steely White, director of safety policy at e-scooter company Bird, said in a statement. “New York is on the cusp of making its streets safer and more equitable for everyone — all our legislators have to do is vote yes.<<
LOL. Safer?
No help from Powers and Epstein on QOL issues here. Guess what, no vote when they run for re-election. They have lost my vote.
Does Keith Powers get kickbacks for turning a blind eye to all the egregious abuses this vile "management" has inflicted upon us? They can't even leave the children's playgrounds alone. In fact, they're not content with ruining them so the kids can't have fun, but they make them dangerous to boot. Some kid is going to me killed or maimed for life due to Blackstone's insatiable greed and Rick Hayduk's total indifference to what happens to other people's kids.
Blackstone and their implementor, Hayduk, have totally destroyed this place and made is a dangerous as sending your kids to play in the middle of the FDR. With the legalization of e-bikes and e-scooters just around the corner, it is going to be too dangerous to go outside! I hate what Blackstone and Hayduk have done to this place and I hate our useless, corrupt politicians and TA that turns a blind eye (or takes a bribe) to look the other way.
I hope they all get their come-uppance in a very serious way.
">>The weight of this moment cannot be overstated,” Paul Steely White, director of safety policy at e-scooter company Bird, said in a statement. “New York is on the cusp of making its streets safer and more equitable for everyone — all our legislators have to do is vote yes.<<"
He should be first one to get mowed down and crippled for life by one of his "customers." Asshole.
They are bent out of shape on the TA site that the movies were canceled. Take your kid to an a real movie or activities.
"This oval resident is thrilled that the events are being canceled this week due to the rain. May it rain on them next week as well, especially the movie and concert."
Ditto but the cheerleaders love them. Who's betting that 99% of them don't even face the Oval.
BTW, posted at the SPS webpage. This is the angle that they will play. Bogus.
"By Bike
Navigate the city using bike-sharing programs. An all-new Citi Bike station is located on Playground 9 in StuyTown. (This station is accessible only by StuyTown residents with your resident card and a Citi Bike key fob.)"
https://www.stuytown.com/amenities/convenience/transit
He will likely not be of any help. We are still being blasted by the movies and concerts.
I don't care who runs against them, I will vote for that person. Even if it was Trump! Or the Devil. Well, same thing really.
I hope Hayduk never goes into the hospitality business on his own dime because I'm sure his reputation here will follow him. Imagine staying in a hotel run or owned by that turkey!
He is a puppet for Blackstone. He does not run this dump or control renting.
Yes it will . Another fake unnecessary and unwanted so called amenity. Never have I seen such crap offered as amenities.
A first... Stuy Moms and the STR blog posters are in agreement on this issue! It seems like the pushback on this issue will be strong, and should be used as a measuring stick for pretty much everything going forward.
If the pushback is as strong as it appears it will be and nothing is changed, then I believe there is no hope left for this place.
"I hope Hayduk never goes into the hospitality business on his own dime because I'm sure his reputation here will follow him. Imagine staying in a hotel run or owned by that turkey!"
I doubt very much that Rick Hayduk has very much (if anything) say in what goes on here. Blackstone tells him what to do and not to do and he has to do it. It's what they pay him for and I'm sure he has a family to support and bills to pay. There is some idiot or idiots in Blackstone's "marketing" department who comes up with all these ridiculous ideas. Only some brain-dead hayseed could come up with these Oval events, chips, salsa, BYOB ideas. That someone knows the mentality it is catering to. As for the bikes and ruination of the playgrounds, just more of Blackstone's mentality. Money is all that matters to these people. It is their god.
I tend to think that Rick must sometimes feel embarrassed and ashamed that he works for and does the bidding of such lowlife scum. Most of the big players in Big RE are of the same ilk and money is all that matters to them.
You didn't think the lawyers would remain quiet?
https://town-village.com/2019/06/19/could-a-lawsuit-really-undo-the-rent-regs/?fbclid=IwAR2mjiByS1lx_U1l-5eZXgAOIaj90JZU0hWx9j1AozuYMn7htJEfTrjepz0#more-22830
I’ve heard complaints on the noise from the basketball courts in the playground for many years. How do you think people will feel about the slamming of bikes back into the docks 24/7? That’s a loud and jarring noise. Poor folks around that park.
"Peace and quiet" is becoming more and more of a joke, a cruel joke for those who would like real peace and quiet.
Unless I sit at the far end, near the loop itself, one of my favorite spots, sitting on a bench beside Playground 9, is gone. It is taken over by the sell and use of Citibikes. Even if the number of residents cheering the Citibikes at Playground 9 is low, Management/Blackstone will still promote it as a "residential amenity." The actual numbers who are at Oval Movies is very low, but residents can't get rid of it, no matter what. It is a "residential amenity" and will be, and is, promoted as such.
Pushback here does nothing. The TA is in bed with management and the local pols do nothing. There is no hope. The critical issues of no heat and noise pollution in the Oval were never addressed effectively. Hayduk meets with tenants and listens but does not do as he says. Powers as well does not act.
Stuy Town Reporter -
I DO believe that we COULD get rid of the movies, and the bikes, and all of it.
The one catch is NUMBERS/ORGANIZATION/COURAGE.
If a group or groups of us DISRUPTED all of this dangerous, illegal, immoral, suicide-inducing and murder-waiting-to-happen activity (e.g., running over a person so that they die of their injuries; producing stress on an ongoing basis and at such a level as to result in a failure of the immune system to adequately resist cancer, etc; levels of noise preventing sleep to the extent thought disorders and hallucations occur such that life-threatening behaviors are induced), then it would end.
We would be justified and within our rights to disrupt and stop all of these occurrences.
Thus far, there has been no WILL to stop it.
As I’ve said, every company has its puppet and for Blackstone that is Rick. Yes, Blackstone makes all the decisions about what happens in this place, but the minute anything goes seriously wrong the finger will be pointed at the puppet. The company comes before the puppet, and you can’t seriously believe that anyone at 345 Park Ave will take the fall!
And all I can say is that at this point he will get what he deserves. He lives on this property and sees what’s going on, unlike the suits on Park Avenue, and he lets their ideas continue to destroy this place, so that’s on him. I would rather a manager who doesn’t pretend to care about this place instead of a phony like we currently have.
>>The one catch is NUMBERS/ORGANIZATION/COURAGE.<<
I agree in a way, but nothing has stopped it yet. Sure, if even a quarter of residents would protest that would make some noise for sure, but the numbers are very low. Look at the TA. A failure.
The only way to stop it is in court. But there you need proof and more proof. Photos, videos, etc. And even then, there is no guarantee....
In a different time, but same place, there were some epic touch football games played on that little piece of 9.
Yay!!! Soon Mickey D on the Oval lawn.
How come this shitty management is allowed to get away with all kinds of illegal activity? They have commercial enterprises on the property; they pack three or more unrelated people into apartments; they violate regulations pertaining to noise and peace and quiet with their crappy Oval "events," and they do nothing about dangerous cyclists on motorized bikes zooming around the property, endangering the lives of pedestrians. They obviously pay a lot in bribes and hush money to our elected so-called representatives as well as the 13th Pct. I know that money talks, but around here it absolutely screams! Dirty money being paid to dirty people, especially the politicians. It really is sickening. I see no point in voting for any of these jerks, e.g., Powers, Epstein, et al., because they are totally on the payroll of Blackstone.
Hayduk is a disaster. If he had been working for a reputable enterprise he would have been fired a long time ago. He's a slick-talking con artist and I hope he goes away sooner, rather than later. Problem is, he will probably be replaced by someone just as bad. The only way to avoid further deterioration of the property is for our elected "representatives" to turn honest and grow a pair. Doubt that will happen though.
I doubt much will happen. This property is under the control of Blackstone. Rick is their representative. As Blackstone speaks, Rick does. I do not separate him from everything we see around here. I do not give a "free pass."
I disagree that civil disobedience would work here.Participants would end up the sorry ones. Blackstone has its bases covered. And it is true that there is a sizable group of tenants who like these horrible events.
You won’t get a decent manager here as long as Blackstone owns the property.
I agree. They are very happy with him. He has lasted four years.
May 9th was my first email to Stuy Town Legal Services. Still no answer, after numerous emails, including a different email for Legal Services.
https://www.stuytown.com/amenities/convenience/transit
BS!!!
Those cheerleaders are nuts. Take out parking spots?? You know that there will be a coffee cart and a grab and go breakfast option coming next. Garbage, slamming of bikes24/7 and noway they will be able to control the people on the sidewalk on SHITTYBIKES.
I’ve got an idea. Let’s put bikes in a play ground off 1st ave not far from senior center. Clowns on phones .... how soon til the first senior gets hit and run from one of these jokers
CRACKSTONE
The TA has to the weekend to do something official about this Citibike bank. And I don't mean just say something. Do something.
They will do nothing, I guarantee.
STR, not sure why you are asking the TA to act. They have not done anything since Blackstone bought the property. Even when residents had no heat they did nothing but run a tour. They do not exist
Shameless Susan Steinberg and the Tenants Association are COMPLETELY and TOTALLY silent about quality of life issues.
They DO NOT respond to emails.
Yet they are Johnny on the spot when trolling for $50 memberships.
Yeah, right???
Civil disobedience:
Yes, it can work. What would be necessary is a DAILY PRESENCE of residents, and perhaps others, WHO WILL NOT RELENT.
People at each "event;" people blocking murderous bastards on bikes, skateboards, etc. (By "murderous bastards on bikes, etc." I include adult residents as well as invaders and delivery people); people causing LOUD commotions/interruptions of "concerts" and other illegal and damaging bullshit.
The list goes on. Maybe once this got going, with possibly DAILY picketing of 345 Park Avenue (the address of NYC Blackstone headquarters), some of us brave souls could also begin a hunger strike.
I guarantee you: ENOUGH PEOPLE EVERY DAMN DAY AT MOST ILLEGAL AND DANGEROUS INFRACTIONS would garner publicity and pressure the likes of which these s.o.b's have not had to contend with yet anywhere on the globe.
Politicians bought and paid for by Blackstone? Of course. The local police precinct bought off as well? Certainly.
Protests, picketing and similar actions have brought down entire governments. Yes: arrests, tear gas, acoustic bombing, dogs, police brutality. But long enough, persistent enough, and popular enough, and THINGS CHANGE; the current sadists are ousted.
As I wrote, if the WILL were there, together with COURAGE and NUMBERS, we could stop these sociopathic killers (slow killers rather than fast killers, that is) in their tracks.
The writer, by the way, is not some idealistic young'un with no practical experience in these matters.
Numbers? Nothing with a few.
From the TA, today, and not too long ago:
>>One example of a "win" to date is that we have requested, and gotten, "a seat at the table" with the SPS Events team, to get previews of the entertainment plans, and to proactively anticipate potential issues and offer suggestions.<<
Yeah, forget about it.
Hunger strikes? Be real. I agree with STR , no numbers here even among long time tenants.
3:32. Unrealistic and dangerous suggestions. Especially as you admit Blackstone has bought the silence of the politicians and police.
Big deal, a seat.
I would like to know just what this "win" is that the TA is so proud of. I continue to see certain "rules" intentionally disobeyed, I see city laws flaunted, I see the loops used as dumping grounds, dogs shit or smears on the ground, club cars going this way and that. So, the TA is proud of seat at the table? What a joke! The TA doesn't know when it is getting played--big time. And now I see Citibike at Playground 9.
Forming a new TA is wiser than civil disobedience.
" Anonymous said...
Edmund should run for Powers job! I'd vote for him.
June 20, 2019 at 4:03 "
Worth copying on this thread!
The TA doesn’t care if they are getting played. They just collect the dues and keep talking big. Real phony, hypocrites. People froze this winter past and they offered tours of the plant as a solution. The place has deteriorated to a slum. They act like they fear Blackstone.
What sane, honest, decent person would want a seat at THAT table? It's like aspiring to be a Made Man in the Mafia.
I spoke with Ben Jacobs from Keith Powers office. He said they only found out about the CitiBike thing the day it happened and they were going to speak with SPS, CitiBike and some city agency, I forget which. So at least in theory they may try to do something. I am not holding my breath but at least they claim to be attempting to find out more info for whatever that is worth. I find it interesting that STR scooped Powers office by more than a week on this issue.
That being said I think if someone were to run against Powers they could succeed as he hasn't really done anything worthy of another term up to this point. The real problem is that his district is much larger than just Stuy Town and as everyone knows he is "the belle of the REBNY ball" so fundraising should be easy for him.
He also loves photo ops to increase his presence, like when he was on the news regarding the City Council's bill about illegal use of placards for parking by police officers. He took his bows on TV but as a quick walk around the neighborhood will irrefutably prove he has actually done nothing about the issue but pat himself on the back. He needs to put up or move on. Clocks ticking...
The flagrant breaking of the zoning laws is totally inexcusable and clearly our so-called elected representatives don't give a rat's ass or they on the Blackstone "payroll."
Didn't Bloomberg institute some rules concerning noise pollution? These are blatantly and callously violated. No wonder people jump off the roofs here.
I've attached a link regarding the steps necessary to run for City Council...STR...Edmund...
Just in case... (please God)....
http://www.nyccfb.info/candidate-services/getting-started
He talks a good game and listens but does little in response. At first I thought he would do more than Garodnick in his final term but he really hasn’t.
He talks a good game and listens but does little in response. At first I thought he would do more than Garodnick in his final term but he really hasn’t.
I agree. But that is not happening here either.
I've said it before many times. The TA has no fight left. A seat? LOL. Look at all the shit that has happened this year and last. So the TA has a seat with Management? You know, that could be very self-insulting. Retire is my advice to the leaders of the TA. Thank you for your service but you are doing more harm than good at this point.
I suspect a redesign at Playground 9 and Citibikes. Most residents will be happy, and the scam will continue. Just wait to see if my prediction will come true. The TA will also claim a victory.
With these big boys in negotiating, the big boys demand more at first and then give up something to make the other side feel that something has been won, but the big boys remain with what they really wanted. It's becoming more and more clear to me what is going to happen....
Regarding the latest post lauding their inspection achievements, I say big deal. At the end those nasty do nothings are sarcastic with a thank you. The inspection was nothing. It even helped as they painted my bathroom pipe.
TA is becoming awfully defensive. Ha. Ha. Must not be getting much in the way of dues
Stuy Mom reps get a seat at that same table. What a joke
The latest spin from RH:
"I wanted to take this opportunity to reach out and offer more information regarding the addition of Citi Bikes in Playground 9. We have received numerous resident comments and continue to monitor social media channels regarding this added service.
Residents have been underserved by Citi Bike due to the lack of space to place docking stations outside of the two communities. This commentary has been very public as written about in different media sources over the past year. Citi Bike has adapted their operations in an attempt to meet demand by replacing bikes as they’re removed and conversely, removing bikes to provide docking upon their return in their current limited locations with some success.
As advocates for low cost, readily available and zero emission transportation, StuyTown Property Services/beam Living wanted to assist Citi Bike in finding locations to address the shortage of bikes available to residents. In collaboration with Citi Bike, we assessed areas throughout the two communities for the resident docking stations. In looking for a location, we sought four things:
Avoid taking out parking spaces.
Discourage non-resident traffic into the communities.
Avoid the potential increase of bike riding on interior pathways.
Provide Citi Bike with enough space to materially address the shortage of bikes.
With easy access to 1st avenue, we felt PG9 was an ideal location, especially in the unused area on the east side of the playground.
We recognize the docking stations have rendered the water features unusable, we’re addressing this and will do so quickly. We also recognize that the docking stations now occupy former open space in the playground. We share everyone’s love for the open spaces and always take this into consideration when making decisions involving the outdoors. And as it relates to the “commercialization” of Stuyvesant Town, we’re protectors of our oasis and will balance resident needs with preserving our history and feel of what makes Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village special. Somewhat related, we will be removing the Lyft signs and replacing them with “RideShare Pick-up” location signs that will esthetically blend-in.
When we make a change we consider the impact on the community and in this case, we believe the addition of affordable, zero emission transportation wins out over the loss of this playground space. Trust we’ll address the few issues that have risen quickly.
Rick Hayduk
CEO | General Manager"
Where does one begin? I wait for the posters at this blog to dig in but this struck me as frigging unbelievable:
"Somewhat related, we will be removing the Lyft signs and replacing them with “RideShare Pick-up” location signs that will esthetically blend-in."
How stupid are they and how stupid do they think we are? This was a commercial violation from the get go. As is the CitiBike parking dock. EOS.
The TA is just grasping at straws to cover their inaction. They know all of this so called achievement is crap.Hopefully more and more tenants are withholding dues.
At this point, the TA is a sick joke. They should just disband. I know they rallied for rent reforms, but so did a lot of other groups who were not in the pockets of politicians and evil corporations. If I see another photograph of them posing with elected officials (a/k/a Major Assholes) and Rick Hayduk, the biggest jerk I ever came across, I think I will throw up.
They seemed to lose their way as soon as that lying creep, Garodnick, put forward the idea of a condo conversion. We all know who that would have benefitted - and it wouldn't have been the average RS tenant. They make me sick to my stomach. Just go away, you pathetic leeches. We don't need you because you have done fuck-all for us in the last decade or more.
>>The latest spin from RH:<<<
My response (aside from eating an hour ago and feeling now the need to throw up) is:
BULLSHIT!
The law states absolutely ZERO commercialization on this property, so now Rick is just blatantly saying that “Hey, we are commercializing this place against the laws and regulations of this city and there ain’t a damned thing any of you people can do about it. But don’t worry, we won’t completely destroy this once oasis with too many citibike docking station and ride share lollipops. We will save a patch of grass or two.”
I’ve heard Rick is rather religious, which he even brought up himself in a recent email, and I hope he is on his knees begging his God for forgiveness every single night for what he is doing here because this is not a man who will have the pearly white gates of heaven waiting opened for him.
It is BS but you have to admit that Hayduk is quick and smooth.The perfect hypocritical BS artist for this evil company.
From Urban Dictionary:
A Grifter, is somebody who can influence anybody, anywhere, at anytime, into doing whatever they choose to have them do, that will result in the grifter's personal gain. Usually monetary, but really anything that benefits him or her somehow.
I love that many of the cheerleaders who love the concerts and movies don’t face the Oval or even live in ST. One particular cheerleader* on the TA FB page (the infamous hater of long term tenants) lives in PCV.
*This person is not a 100% cheerleader. That prize belongs to an obvious choice at the TA Face Book page.
There are a couple of obnoxious cheerleaders who need to make public ads promoting this place. They are without a clue or maybe they are in Blackstone’s payroll.
Grifter Rick, I like it.
The Tenants Association, a vile, corrupt, and impotent "organization" is complicit with Management and Blackstone in the rape of Stuyvesant Town all for the love of money.
GREED! GREED! GREED!
Below are links to form 84 , an application for a rent reduction with instructions for completing the form.
Everyone who opposes the destruction/commercialization of this once great community MUST fill one out this form and send it in. If we had a Tenants Association they would do it. Unfortunately, residents in PCVST don't have a Tenants Association only the owner Blackstone has a tenants association. Sad but true. Don't count on anyone else to fight for you because there is no one that Blackstone hasn't already bought and paid for.
Application For A Rent Reduction Based Upon Decreased Building ...
https://hcr.ny.gov/form-ra-84-application-rent-reduction-building-wide-services-0
[PDF]fact sheet - Homes and Community Renewal
www.nyshcr.org/Rent/FactSheets/orafac14.pdf
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-rent-high-one-bedroom-millennials-bankers-abandoning-city-2019-6
STR, was there a photo of Rick next to the definition of "Grifter" in the Urban Dictionary?
Why are you so bitter? Why not look at things and appreciate them?
"*This person is not a 100% cheerleader. That prize belongs to an obvious choice at the TA Face Book page."
Would that be a nasty little man who attacks anybody who says anything "negative?"
>>Why are you so bitter? Why not look at things and appreciate them?<<
Whom are you addressing this to?
>>Why not look at things and appreciate them?<<
Yeah, I've taken many photos, some not seen, of looking at things here!
STR, your photographs are of the real deal here. Rick should be embarrassed and ashamed, but I don't think he has any the moral compass for that to happen. He's a hypocritical corporate jerk. Blackstone knew what it was doing when it put Slick Rick in charge of running this place.
Rick's email justifying the Citibike storage in what was once a lovely playground and is now an eyesore could have been much shorter, but said exactly the same thing, which is: "F*** You." That is just about what his rambling, bullet-point statement said.
Destroying a playground for corporate profit is a violation of the zoning rules and is absolutely disgusting and inexcusable. Rick is the face of a vile corporation that has earned justified condemnation by the UN. I'm sure if Rick worked for Satan he would do a great spin job. I have absolutely no respect for him and hold him up to my grandchildren as the role model of WHAT NOT TO BECOME if you want to be a decent human being.
There is one in particular who backs everything management does. Female.
The photos are the real deal. They do not lie about the state of things here.
We moved here two years ago because we have three young children and this place was so kid-friendly. Playground 9 was a big hit in summer as our kids loved the sprinklers. They will be very disappointed this summer when they see what has become of their favorite playground. It will be a teachable moment to explain to them the meaning of the term "wolf in sheep's clothing" and we have Rick Hayduk to use as an example. It will also help us to explain, as time goes on, why they should always examine the moral character and track record of candidates when they vote.
I don't know how this man sleeps at night, but I'm sure he sleeps well because he has satisfied his masters and that is what his chosen role in life is. He is the smiling face of the worst of Corporate America. God help us all as his kind seem to proliferate and are only happy when they are destroying life in their worship of Mammon.
Yes, there are still peaceful and beautiful places on this property. I will admit that. But to not see that this place is going downhill BY THE DAY, is just not living in reality. This property does not resemble the peaceful oasis it was not that long ago AT ALL!
Loud oval events - all summer every night
Ice rink
Non stop apartment construction
14th Street hell (not Management’s fault, but they’ve done nothing to help)
Filth from:
Oval events
Food trucks
5 Stuy
Move outs
Maybe all of that is the type of place you want to be living in, but not me. I love this place for the peace and quiet that once abounded it.
I like Slick Rick better as a name for him.
"Why are you so bitter? Why not look at things and appreciate them?'
Or as per the great movie that was shown last night on TCM, "The Bridge on the River Kwai":
Colonel Saito: Let me remind you of General Yamashita's motto: be happy in your work.
In hindsight, Rick's email response to the Playground 9 issue is very much like Saito's worldview, his way or the highway:
Colonel Saito: Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket!
Nothing in T&V yet about this latest outrageous assault on our quality of life in pursuit of the holy shekel. Never expect much from Sabina though since she started working for Blackstone.
>>Rick's email justifying the Citibike storage in what was once a lovely playground and is now an eyesore could have been much shorter, but said exactly the same thing, which is: "F*** You." That is just about what his rambling, bullet-point statement said.<<
Basically, yes. He could try this:
"We put in Citibikes because 1) we got paid, and 2) it's good promotion for us. You, the tenants who are complaining, just have to accommodate the changes we are making. We own this place, you don't."
But that is not the sugar that's going to make this go down.
Friday, June 21st, 5:25PM - HORRIBLE noise coming from a "concert" "event" 5 Turd eColi Oval Cafe...what ever you call it, it is an ABOMINATION, Rick.
FU*K you Rick, FU*K you Shameless Susan Steinberg for DESTROYING peace and quiet we are legally entitled to as residents, NOT amusement park patrons.
A "seat at the table" for the TA is like having Observer Status at the Appalachin Meeting. Those of you who don't know what that was (it took place upstate in 1957) can use Google. Having a Seat without a Vote is meaningless, and just another publicity stunt by both Blackstone AND the fake TA.
@12:57 PM: I wholeheartedly agree with you. Rick and his minions never saw Stuyvesant Town before the rape and pillage which took place a year or so after 9/11. I remember coming back off the street on the day of the attack and sitting by the Oval weeping and taking solace from the beautiful tall London Planes and Oak Trees that were whispering softly as the wind blew the smell of death and poison up from the site of the carnage. The trees seemed to be whispering words of comfort.
Rick never saw the property as it was then and he has absolutely no concept of how it was and what it meant to us. It's not entirely his fault that he is so damned insensitive and thick. He just never has had the experience of seeing what we had, what it meant to us and how much we miss it. Maybe he would be a little less heartless and hard-nosed, but maybe he wouldn't.
"But that is not the sugar that's going to make this go down."
There is not enough sugar in the world that could make this go down. Blackstone shoves shit down our throats in the same manner that foi grois farmers shove corn down the geeses throats. It tortures them, rips their throats, chokes and suffocates them and makes them suffer total agony from that and the super-enlarged diseased livers that certain types like to eat. BUT ALL THAT CRUELTY MAKE THEM MONEY AND FOR GOD'S SAKE PEOPLE THAT IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!!! IT IS GOD. GENUFLECT BURN INCENSE TO HONOR THE GLORY OF THOSE HOLY DOLLARS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BLACKSTONE'S MONEY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR GOD.
>>I remember coming back off the street on the day of the attack and sitting by the Oval weeping and taking solace from the beautiful tall London Planes and Oak Trees that were whispering softly as the wind blew the smell of death and poison up from the site of the carnage. The trees seemed to be whispering words of comfort.<<
Bears repeating. Thanks.
Good heavens that looks really ugly really awful with bikes in it. What the fuck were they thinking whores whores whores was it such a windfall of cash to do this? fuck em i say There are a plethora of flats to rent that are nicer than this and more peaceful living
Complaining about the bikes at the 13th precinct community meeting is now a realized full blown joke waste of breath and time.
Time wasted so the condo developers can get on with their plans.
This community threw itself under the bus when they went into business partnerships with the notorious dirty-playing condo developers and lied about Stuyvesant Town being a down on your luck brothel of ill-repute.
They tried to repeat history by lying about Stuyvesant Town being how the infamous McGurk saloons and brothels of the Bowery were.
The truth is the real brothel, history and plans for the Bowery, Lower East Side, East Village, Stuyvesant Town redevelopment into luxury condos is playing out before our eyes.
The true McGurk NYC Lower East Side brothel:
https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/19/15359306/east-village-bowery-history-mcgurks-suicide-hall
You can get a Citibike in this dump, but you can't get a fucking plumber even if your toilet is flooding and running down to the the apartment downstairs or even further. This place is run by a Total Idiot.
Didn't they say they would hire more plumbers when they took over? Liars, Thieves, Con Artists.
The problem is also in the quality of work. When I had a toilet running issue a few years ago, it took three different plumbers until one finally fixed it. When I had a key break off in my door a couple of weeks ago , the guy ST sent over said there was nothing he could do. I managed to get in myself with a broken half key. They had to get a locksmith over on a Sunday from his home.He was excellent and said that there was no reason why ST maintenance could not have fixed the situation.
@11:02 AM: It's a fascinating story about McGurk's saloons, etc., but I don't know what it has to do with Stuyvesant Town. Are you saying that PCVST is being considered as a place of low repute (or return) and will go the same way as the McGurk establishment? Who are the condo entities you refer to?
"redevelopment into luxury condos is playing out before our eyes. "
This is a bogus post, we will be rentals for at least another 16 years until 2035. This is a typical STR Alex Jones post, making a dubious claim, then showing a link that has nothing to do with the claim.
Who is Alex Jones?
Sh*t and piss in the elevator this morning.
Luxury living at its best!
Thanks Rick!
Thanks Susan!
>>Who is Alex Jones?<<
He sells vitamins. LOL. True.
"Sh*t and piss in the elevator this morning."
Dog or human?
"Who is Alex Jones?"
There's a thing called "Google". Check it out.
Do you really think that the addition of a couple of bike stands will prevent the kids from having fun? There are more than enough spaces here for kids. Let’s talk about the scooters, or the non stop yielding to golf carts on the foot paths. There are so many other issues with quality of life here (loud parties, drunk kids, heating, etc. )
Placing bikes in an open space that every tenants rent pays for to benefit a few people is asinine. No wonder Rick is doing it, everything he does is asinine.
Will we be getting rent credits for diminished services? Grifter Rick or incompetent Al Doyle?
I have some questions about filing out the form for a rent credit would anyone be able to elaborate on the form?
Do you really think that the addition of a couple of bike stands will prevent the kids from having fun? There are more than enough spaces here for kids. Let’s talk about the scooters, or the non stop yielding to golf carts on the foot paths. There are so many other issues with quality of life here (loud parties, drunk kids, heating, etc. )
June 23, 2019 at 2:33 PM
First, yes I do think it will be detrimental to the kids playing and having fun. Second, why would I give a crap about what you think? Third, I am paying rent for that space and I don't want illegal commercial ventures in the spaces I am paying rent for unless I get a check each month to compensate me for my loss.
" illegal commercial ventures in the spaces I am paying rent for unless I get a check each month to compensate me for my loss."
Truth!
I grew up here and have lived here since 1970. I just needed to say how nauseating it is to see citibikes blocking children's sprinklers. Yeah - citibikes are more important than your kids.
Slick Rick sold his soul to the Devil.
Seriously, he is the worst manager we've ever had here. He doesn't give a shit for the tenants. He's the type of person who would smile into your face while putting a shiv in your heart.
Yes he is a hypocrite but he follows what the company wants and they want him to run the property this way.
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