tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post5195110658567119522..comments2024-03-28T00:08:11.164-04:00Comments on The Stuyvesant Town Report: Councilman Dan Garodnick Finally MovesStuy Town Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-53908421140370450872014-02-06T12:31:10.876-05:002014-02-06T12:31:10.876-05:00"When I read the headline, I thought Dan was ..."When I read the headline, I thought Dan was moving uptown!"<br /><br />I wish he'd move OUT of town!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-22459903619539850312014-02-06T06:37:05.793-05:002014-02-06T06:37:05.793-05:00Really, February 5, 2014? And that "dude"...Really, February 5, 2014? And that "dude" was about as natural as blue hair. If you know what I mean.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-83807097421487724442014-02-05T20:42:17.994-05:002014-02-05T20:42:17.994-05:00When I read the headline, I thought Dan was moving...When I read the headline, I thought Dan was moving uptown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-39809986237636850682014-02-05T20:24:43.009-05:002014-02-05T20:24:43.009-05:00There's something wrong with the leadership of...There's something wrong with the leadership of today's TA. No matter how chaotic and disorganized the TA of the past used to be, the leadership always had the decency and humility to think of serving the tenants first rather than postulating and unilaterally setting direction (as if 'being leaders' was more important than rendering community service. Today's group conducts itself with an air of arrogance & self importance completely opposite to what the TA used to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-77557906818039786422014-02-05T19:37:14.680-05:002014-02-05T19:37:14.680-05:00We need offices on premise.
We do NOT need CW spen...We need offices on premise.<br />We do NOT need CW spending millions to build a new office that destroys trees, the property and open space.<br />To be clear, before anyone jumps down my throat about how we need office I am saying that there is a need for an office but it does NOT need to be a new building. There are plenty of options. They did not have to destroy the Oval. They did not have to destroy the First Ave space. <br />There needs to be a distinction made because some are blurring the lines and trying to get away with saying we need this construction because we need an office. <br />We could have had an office without this construction.<br />Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-11303641871586497242014-02-05T19:32:53.666-05:002014-02-05T19:32:53.666-05:00The timing of "Dan G and the Electeds" l...The timing of "Dan G and the Electeds" letter, along with today's TA FB post, is strictly to capture the front page of tomorrow's T&V and produce the appearance of "doing something." Neither effort will produce results that benefit the short-term quality of life or long-term stability of our community. That train has left the station. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-75060083127247976272014-02-05T19:09:44.754-05:002014-02-05T19:09:44.754-05:00I am astounded at the reactionary attitude of the ...I am astounded at the reactionary attitude of the TA moderators. They really go out of their way to tamp down anything that smacks of legitimate criticism and/or questioning of the actions of Garodnick. It's scary. It is also very counter-productive because it makes them look all the more questionable.<br /><br />Openness and transparency are anathema to the TA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-77451104769353738682014-02-05T18:51:27.258-05:002014-02-05T18:51:27.258-05:00Just saw that Garodick and Mendez introduced a bil...Just saw that Garodick and Mendez introduced a bill to curb after hour work on the TA Facebook page:<br /><br />http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1655655&GUID=97C47DE3-CF8F-4B92-824E-4F01B524C9D9&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-78855064784975825362014-02-05T18:38:23.665-05:002014-02-05T18:38:23.665-05:00STR, I hope that you are aware how many of us appr...STR, I hope that you are aware how many of us appreciate your efforts and understand the nonsense that you deal with consistently. <br /><br />dcfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-57436205950143221272014-02-05T18:29:23.474-05:002014-02-05T18:29:23.474-05:00I don't understand nor agree with the conspira...I don't understand nor agree with the conspiracy theory on treading lightly due to hopeful condo conversion.... ?<br /><br />Howso? you think that if Dan or TA doesn't complain about skating rinks and or new offices that the owners will sell to tenants?<br /><br />Gee, the tenants have been so nice and not complaining, why not sell them the property? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-1012295836728464332014-02-05T18:20:23.085-05:002014-02-05T18:20:23.085-05:00STR - How is Management the winner on a matter wit...STR - How is Management the winner on a matter with the TA unless they are working together? Is it true? What are they doing on Facebook and what is this epic censoring 5:30 is saying is happening? Sounds shady. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-74379597207263206222014-02-05T18:19:27.608-05:002014-02-05T18:19:27.608-05:00It's not too hard to understand why the TA has...It's not too hard to understand why the TA has such low membership and why even longtime members drop out. There is such heavy-handed control exercised by those "in power." I don't know who Peter Stuyvesant is, but he/she would be an ideal employee of Vladimir Putin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-13892833479189455542014-02-05T18:11:53.679-05:002014-02-05T18:11:53.679-05:00uh ok dude. February 5, 2014 at 12:19 PM I was jus...uh ok dude. February 5, 2014 at 12:19 PM I was just saying STR is as powerhouse as NYTimes. Didn't mean to rattle you. Not protesting anything. Just saying STR is in the journalistic big leagues.<br />Sincerely<br />February 4, 2014 at 10:28 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-41894956688701451362014-02-05T17:35:09.459-05:002014-02-05T17:35:09.459-05:00I received an answer from the TA on why that post ...I received an answer from the TA on why that post was removed. I can't say I'm pleased with the reasoning or, rather, the lack of it. I have to cool down a bit to evaluate what's going on and what my response should be. The only winner here will be management, I fear.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-18566631626982065192014-02-05T17:30:08.530-05:002014-02-05T17:30:08.530-05:00Epic censorship happening today on TA Facebook pag...Epic censorship happening today on TA Facebook page. Shame on Peter Stuyvesant, blocking comments of legitimate Group members. Neanderthal use of social media. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-89359503276251187932014-02-05T16:26:31.044-05:002014-02-05T16:26:31.044-05:00Amazingly, about an hour ago, "Peter Stuyvesa...Amazingly, about an hour ago, "Peter Stuyvesant" posted on the TA Facebook the same artistic rendering that was posted on this blog days ago and was linked to on the TA Facebook page previously. And posted it, as if it were new information!Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-16668725721687524792014-02-05T16:19:31.682-05:002014-02-05T16:19:31.682-05:00That doesn't make sense. Why remove a post tha...That doesn't make sense. Why remove a post that just linked to an artistic representation of the new management office? Particularly when tenants are very interested in how the office will look. The only "out" here is if the original poster did it on her own.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-61549894661995217332014-02-05T15:28:51.717-05:002014-02-05T15:28:51.717-05:00I know there are a lot of TA haters here and you&#...I know there are a lot of TA haters here and you're all entitled to your opinions, but maybe the TA just wanted to put it's own story on its Facebook page and that's why the link to STR was removed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-51253700590223788742014-02-05T15:05:49.400-05:002014-02-05T15:05:49.400-05:00"I did a few days ago and was told I'd ge..."I did a few days ago and was told I'd get an answer, which I'm still waiting for."<br /><br />Don't hold your breath! <br /><br />I can remember when MetLife put a soda machine in the Oval many years ago and the TA got totally bent out of shape over it. They seem to have lost a lot of that earlier zest! I strongly suspect that they are in cahoots with Garodnick and don't make a move unless he approves because they have this pie-in-the-sky idea of a condo conversion. I don't believe that will ever happen and if it did it would be a disaster.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-80093852662700467632014-02-05T14:51:46.783-05:002014-02-05T14:51:46.783-05:00>>why didn't STR ask the TA why they rem...>>why didn't STR ask the TA why they removed the post with a link to the artist's version of the new offices.<<<br /><br />I did a few days ago and was told I'd get an answer, which I'm still waiting for.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-38131153032296356812014-02-05T14:35:35.380-05:002014-02-05T14:35:35.380-05:00Poster at 12:19 PM asks a very valid question: why...Poster at 12:19 PM asks a very valid question: why didn't STR ask the TA why they removed the post with a link to the artist's version of the new offices. Unfortunately, it's easier to crack NSA than to get info from the TA. It is the most secretive and censor-happy organization outside of the Government. Why? Who knows!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-27899643687814268182014-02-05T12:34:15.987-05:002014-02-05T12:34:15.987-05:00
oh wow. Dan showed up.... bit late eh?<br /><br />oh wow. Dan showed up.... bit late eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-35704704574199881322014-02-05T12:19:24.921-05:002014-02-05T12:19:24.921-05:00Not true, February 4, 2014 at 10:28 PM. I was actu...Not true, February 4, 2014 at 10:28 PM. I was actually interested, very interested, in your "rezoning protest," so I searched and found the two links you provided for the pdf challenge application and instructions. I downloaded both and after a look at the application realized I had no idea what to write **that would be an effective challenge** - I'm not an attorney and I know next to nada about rezoning. So I asked around and someone suggested calling Brad Hoylman or Dan Garodnick's office. I called Hoylman first and was given the whole story. That there was no rezoning necessary to build this mess, just a building permit to re-purpose effort. I posted that and you accused me of all kinds of stuff, including conspiring with CW Cap/TA/Garodnick/Hoylman to foist this thing on myself and my neighbors. If you had a clue, you'd know what a joke that is. <br /><br />My only motive in relaying that conversation with Hoylman's office, just like all my comments on that thread, was to counter misinformation, much of which came from you and your army of sock puppets. I don't know what your motives are and frankly don't care. But again, I was at the meeting, you weren't. I spoke to someone about the rezoning effort who actually knows what's going on, you apparently did not. And I will gladly join any reality-based effort to put a halt to what's happening. <br /><br />As for this latest development, it is *really* welcome. CW reps at that Oct meeting refused to answer questions regarding how high the roof would just up from ground level. It now appears from the rendering, if accurate, to be approx 4', all the way up to the windows on ground floor apartments and explains why they refused to answer. The skylights remain while the promised slope is gone. What we see in the rendering is a weird grass covered box pushing up out of the ground like a coffin with a view. It's wrong and typical CW Capital bullshit.<br /><br />STR<br /><br />I know I sound like a broken scratchy record and promise not to ask again, but you run a ST-PCV blog with a wide readership. Why not question the TA directly about what happened to your link? Or ask Dan G's office directly about why it's taken this long for a response? You can still maintain your aggressive stance and if they refuse to talk to you, report that. I think it would really expand this blog in a really good way. Getting hard facts out there would be critical to mounting any reality-based efforts to halt this unacceptable construction. <br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-72199063906404911472014-02-05T11:26:52.678-05:002014-02-05T11:26:52.678-05:00Didn't he just get RE-elected after running UN...Didn't he just get RE-elected after running UNOPPOSED for his council seat ?<br /><br />He had an opponent. A female lawyer on the Republican line. I believe she spent $0.00 and still got 30%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-14644657321623847012014-02-05T08:06:42.429-05:002014-02-05T08:06:42.429-05:00Yes, the same Dan who voted against extending term...Yes, the same Dan who voted against extending term limits but decided to run for a third term himself.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.com