tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post4947749803109577368..comments2024-03-28T00:08:11.164-04:00Comments on The Stuyvesant Town Report: RGB Lower Manhattan Public Hearing - June 14, 2017 - Part 3 Stuy Town Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-9465551795420461752017-07-10T10:34:14.367-04:002017-07-10T10:34:14.367-04:00Also wondering about the safety of those units wit...Also wondering about the safety of those units with no AC& without heat. DHCR approved. CmmmmmmmmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-82902448869497370932017-07-10T10:26:43.725-04:002017-07-10T10:26:43.725-04:00His cozy pay to play relationship with developers ...His cozy pay to play relationship with developers got federal attention despite the technicality he used to slither out of it. Still, developers win and so do all those living on the surrounding blocks whose property value will enormously increase once the Mayor develops Peter Cooper Village, including this NBC Universal Law & Order tv actor's home 1/2 block away from Stuyvesant Town. <br /><br />http://thevillager.com/2013/09/05/donofrio-backs-de-blasio-who-has-quinn-on-his-back/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-65949252220268209582017-07-10T10:20:07.100-04:002017-07-10T10:20:07.100-04:00Oh, btw, today is the first day of the "Summe...Oh, btw, today is the first day of the "Summer of Hell." Welcome. New York City is going through massive construction projects to include our own complex. Aren't you thrilled?<br /><br />Also we will reach 200 comments now. I believe you can keep on going, but you have to move a bit. I will be updating with a new comment soon.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-78242615067321905342017-07-10T09:56:47.067-04:002017-07-10T09:56:47.067-04:00With the increase of crimes a case could be made t...With the increase of crimes a case could be made that the key card system the NYPD supposedly recommended to MetLife is a failure. It is obvious the key card system did not make the property safer. In fact it made the property more dangerous from increase in crimes, increase in violent crimes, and abuse by predatory real estate developers harassing tenants. <br />However, the case should be made for the entire complex and not just PCV and should be brought by anyone other than these three:<br /><br />http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2004/2004-51137.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-82537367537985821212017-07-10T09:46:17.551-04:002017-07-10T09:46:17.551-04:00What's all the complaining about?
Just email y...What's all the complaining about?<br />Just email your concerns to Rick the Dick.<br />He will smile and yes you to death and then everything will be OK!<br />No more dog shit, no more loud noise, no more carpetless floors, no more churning of apartments, no more dormification and no more "amenities".<br />Good grief, how can we live without those wonderful concerts?I Yearn For The Good Old Days of Tishman-Speyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-43893177426865032062017-07-09T17:53:01.138-04:002017-07-09T17:53:01.138-04:00"Slum" is the right word for this dump. ..."Slum" is the right word for this dump. They are turning it into a tenement slum and they are breaking the law because they pay-off our political "representatives" and agencies to look the other way. <br /><br />Blackstone has a reputation for gobbling up distressed rental property and then shitting all over the tenants in order to churn and raise rents. It's not just here. They are the quintessential bloodsucking parasites. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-5957054168936903152017-07-09T17:39:14.567-04:002017-07-09T17:39:14.567-04:00I must admit, I do not have the flex stuff apartme...I must admit, I do not have the flex stuff apartment but i dont get it. How do the families who get that wall up , flex it , get any air conditioning there or get any heat - damn fuck ac of ours broke last week and it was stifling in stuy. i can't imagine how that room gets air. comments from those who have rented this flex stuff, families do it, students do it who the hell can live today without heat and ac. real replies only por favor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-7892639927073334942017-07-09T16:11:22.680-04:002017-07-09T16:11:22.680-04:00Today was the first day I can remember in the rece...Today was the first day I can remember in the recent past when the place seems quiet and peaceful. At least in my neck of the woods. This place would be heaven on earth if it wasn't for the constant noise, especially construction noise. <br /><br />I was out on LI last night at a graduation party and folk were talking about rentals in NYC and asked me about this place. I told them exactly what it is like and recommended against it. Some of the young professionals were interested because they have jobs in Manhattan and the LIRR is becoming hellish, especially now they are doing some overdue repairs to Penn Station. They said they'd heard that PCV and ST had become dorms and they didn't fancy going to live in a place that would remind them of what they had left behind not-too-long-ago! They'd heard that some of the apartments were quite spacious and the grounds relaxing. They must have read some of the sales blurb. I described exactly what it is like here on a daily basis, i.e., construction noise, constant moving in and out, noisy trucks and leaf-blowers and screechy twenty-somethings. They got the picture. They won't be renting here! They said they were going to check out the Yelp reviews (at my suggestion) because they had heard it was a dorm, but were unaware of the constant construction noise and how Management just tells tenants (even if they are paying top dollar to live here) to suck it up. <br /><br />It's a shame because this could really be a great place to live if it had the right kind of management. We moved here just prior to the time it went market rate (early 2001) and we thought we'd died and gone to heaven. That "heaven" has become more like hell over the past 17 years, but we lucked into a good rent and aren't going away until we retire several years down the road. Then our son might want to stay here, but I doubt it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-55781690072511832322017-07-09T16:03:16.224-04:002017-07-09T16:03:16.224-04:00I think that they are still making a lot of money ...I think that they are still making a lot of money on these apartments by utilizing creative and underhanded ways of renting. this includes : city assisted, dorms, air bnb, corporate apartments, etc. They have numerous deals with colleges, the city, and other entities to rent out this dump. Of course not too many families or professionals will pay the rents to live here in Pig Stuy. I do know that apartments on my floor have been filled in a coupe of weeks after tenants vacating.(students and one which appears to be city assisted). I also encounter many tourists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-52340833783315223642017-07-09T12:53:05.907-04:002017-07-09T12:53:05.907-04:00"I know what I've seen, even this morning..."I know what I've seen, even this morning: Loads of people (okay, most of them, it not all, are young, maybe students) being shown the property. Sell, sell, sell..."<br /><br />I agree that that is the goal. I'm just questioning whether or not they are being successful. I don't believe that they are. Go to their website and just look at the availability. It's staggering. The word appears to be out regarding this dump. This is a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-75477261658112467842017-07-09T11:02:53.527-04:002017-07-09T11:02:53.527-04:00We are coming upon 200 comments. I do have a new p...We are coming upon 200 comments. I do have a new posting, which I'm mulling over, but I will post. Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-3246904289960682962017-07-09T11:00:44.131-04:002017-07-09T11:00:44.131-04:00I know what I've seen, even this morning: Load...I know what I've seen, even this morning: Loads of people (okay, most of them, it not all, are young, maybe students) being shown the property. Sell, sell, sell...Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-7132961239806678292017-07-09T10:30:45.130-04:002017-07-09T10:30:45.130-04:00"I must believe that Rick and Blackstone ulti..."I must believe that Rick and Blackstone ultimately do not care, as long as the "numbers" are good."<br /><br />Have you seen all of the availability and the incentives they are giving to people to help them rent apartments in this slum STR? Why do you think their number are good?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-44202069080308388182017-07-08T12:48:41.073-04:002017-07-08T12:48:41.073-04:00The PS officer has approached. This after hearing ...The PS officer has approached. This after hearing something on his phone. Long conversation. But the ladies and their dogs remain. LOL.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-90378560205666409312017-07-08T12:40:19.224-04:002017-07-08T12:40:19.224-04:00I also see bicycles being ridden around the Oval. ...I also see bicycles being ridden around the Oval. No PS officer is stopping them.<br /><br />Wait, a PS officer has just turned up. He is resting. Does not approach the ladies with the dogs.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-61124829295993412562017-07-08T12:36:04.576-04:002017-07-08T12:36:04.576-04:00I see four dogs together, at one of the chess tabl...I see four dogs together, at one of the chess tables. No dog has a lanyard, and the owners are just siting as if they own the place.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-50257710081072894452017-07-08T12:27:53.741-04:002017-07-08T12:27:53.741-04:00Since this is anonymous, the person who wants a po...Since this is anonymous, the person who wants a post deleted has be be a bit more specific.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-30427378542131953312017-07-08T12:25:36.874-04:002017-07-08T12:25:36.874-04:00>>As quickly as the group got going, we hit ...>>As quickly as the group got going, we hit some roadblocks.<<<br /><br />I would not be too concerned about roadblocks. As for Rick, one can always meet him, if he is around, at Oval Office on Thursday.<br />Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-76352772245853450162017-07-08T11:56:17.615-04:002017-07-08T11:56:17.615-04:00"Perhaps "Peter Stuyvesant" is crac..."Perhaps "Peter Stuyvesant" is cracking up. I was just at the TA Facebook and "Peter" has just posted a dog link that is exactly the same link posted the other day in the thread. Way to go, "Peter"!"<br /><br />I think there are a few Peter Stuyvesants and they probably don't all read every thread and post on the TA Facebook page. I can't see anyone with an actual life having the time to read all that drivel. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-81397711702684773862017-07-08T10:54:17.051-04:002017-07-08T10:54:17.051-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328647805300352302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-32191051609079609532017-07-08T10:21:27.158-04:002017-07-08T10:21:27.158-04:00Perhaps "Peter Stuyvesant" is cracking u...Perhaps "Peter Stuyvesant" is cracking up. I was just at the TA Facebook and "Peter" has just posted a dog link that is exactly the same link posted the other day in the thread. Way to go, "Peter"!Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-50374643258671996492017-07-08T10:14:17.621-04:002017-07-08T10:14:17.621-04:00I'm all for a new TA. The current one is abysm...I'm all for a new TA. The current one is abysmal. <br /><br />And... once again, I saw non-lanyard dogs being casually walked through the property, and bicycles being pedaled about the Oval. Even with a PS officer in the little guard house who just looks at his phone if he is not outside.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-39092864804380723982017-07-08T09:42:15.544-04:002017-07-08T09:42:15.544-04:00Rumor has it almost 90% of our building thus far i...Rumor has it almost 90% of our building thus far is planning a new t.a. - mainly MRaters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-62396685988540146552017-07-08T08:33:02.111-04:002017-07-08T08:33:02.111-04:00This article describes precisely what the Mayors o...This article describes precisely what the Mayors office and Albany are doing when it comes to the NYC subway system! Create a crisis disaster then rush in some corporate fixer. This is their game. The older politicians are using old tricks to play old games on the public. The Governor wants to run for President so he is creating a hell on earth crisis to then swoop in with taxpayer and or private favored donors to be the hero that fixes the press deemed hell on earth subway crisis. <br /><br />A person worthy of being President would have never let the subway become hell on earth, would be ashamed of a hell on earth status or really a second one as we all saw this trick with La Guardia airport deemed a third world country airport before the caped-crusading Governor and his pals swooped in. Creating hell on earth subway is creating a platform to run for President if he fixes the subway. What a hero. Sorry, but not buying it this time around. They spend billions building a subway for Brookfield and Tishman Speyer developers at Hudson Yards, billions building a subway station at the old World Financial Center for developers Brookfield and a Second Ave Subway for Brookfield and Blackstone StuyTown development while they let the rest of the entire subway system and subway cars rot in hell on earth. <br />This is a con game that is played out and unworthy of a Presidential Candidate. <br /><br /><br />Naomi Klein: how power profits from disaster <br />https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/06/naomi-klein-how-power-profits-from-disasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-28498959018185990332017-07-08T08:27:25.956-04:002017-07-08T08:27:25.956-04:00"I generally I'm not a fan of acronyms, b..."I generally I'm not a fan of acronyms, but that is me, I guess."<br /><br />Then I guess "TA" and "RS" should not be used anymore?<br /><br />Speaking of the TA. These comments were posted on 5/16/17 at another recent thread at the STR blog:<br /><br /><br />"The TA needs to prepare itself. There is a large group of market raters that are fed up with their inaction, and we are just about ready to come forward with an alternative group that will make sure things get done. We have more than enough legal backing within the group that our voices will no longer be suppressed by management or the current TA. <br /><br />You heard it here first, now just get ready for our official launch in the very near future. We will fight for all tenants, MR and RS, and we will not have an annual fee as we will be a true volunteer organization from top to bottom.<br /><br />May 16, 2017 at 12:47 PM<br /><br />can vouch for 12:47. I was at the meeting that was held at a friends midtown office, and there were 63 of us in attendance. Mostly young professionals with families living in market rate apartments, but there were a few rent stabilized tenants there.<br /><br />As for some people questioning the initial poster, I understand. Things can seem far fetched on a daily basis with the things people say. We are not here as an alternative TA, we just want to give tenants a true forum to air their quality of life grievances with the support of other tenants. <br /><br />May 16, 2017 at 10:25 PM"<br /><br />It is now 7/8/17. Per usual, cue in tumble weeds and crickets. The TA is dead. Long live the TA. And this conspiracy crap that TA is in league with management? The TA is incompetent. Why would Blackstone partner up with such an incompetent organization? Saying the TA sucks over and over again without doing anything does nothing. As I have previously posted, time to move on and use your time and money for a relevant city wide tenants’ rights group such the Metropolitan Council on Housing.<br /><br />http://metcouncilonhousing.org/about_us<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com