tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post6985505701492582538..comments2024-03-19T04:15:46.480-04:00Comments on The Stuyvesant Town Report: It's a Secret!Stuy Town Reporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-77093305055522539822012-05-21T11:58:10.703-04:002012-05-21T11:58:10.703-04:00People need to remember that the TA only represent...People need to remember that the TA only represents about 10% of the entire population of ST/PCV. They are not really very relevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-77730622637855538112012-05-19T10:32:45.743-04:002012-05-19T10:32:45.743-04:00Who really cares what the goofy TA is going with i...Who really cares what the goofy TA is going with its goofy elections? The reason people distrust the TA is because of the way they've handled the whole thing with the conversion. That's been a closed book. They proven that they're nothing more than Garodnick puppets on larger issues. People see the sham and now want little to do with them. They've wrecked their credibility to handle anything bigger than the smallest, isolated issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-26813540564786506972012-05-19T09:04:55.618-04:002012-05-19T09:04:55.618-04:00I'm not really understanding why you say the T...I'm not really understanding why you say the TA is being secretive? <br /><br />http://www.stpcvta.org/ta/post/annual_meeting_and_election_adjourned<br /><br />It reports the following and so how much more info do you want? Are you saying you don't believe them? <br /><br />On Friday May 11, 2012 the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association convened its Annual Meeting for the purpose of the Election of Directors. At the meeting, a substantial number of proxies could not be exercised because they were not properly executed. As a result, in the interest of fairness and to ensure that every member’s vote is counted, the meeting and the election were adjourned. The meeting will reconvene and the election will take place on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Neighborhood Services Center located at 300 First Avenue, New York, NY 10009.<br /><br />Defective proxies as of May 11, 2012 will be returned to the Members and they will be able to cure the defect by signing and returning the proxy by postal mail or by voting in person when the meeting is reconvened. Defective proxies received between May 11th and May 18th will also be returned by mail for curing. After May 18th, due to time constraints, defective proxies will not be returned. The time for the election is extended until the new meeting date. Proxies sent by mail must be received not later than five o’clock PM, Wednesday, May 23, 2012.<br />Members who voted in person on May 11 or who previously submitted a valid proxy do not need to take any further action.<br /><br />Members who choose to vote by proxy are reminded that they must sign their proxy by initialing or placing their full signature on the back of the proxy envelope and selecting one of the two check boxes. Members who did not vote or send a proxy and who no longer have their ballot may vote in person at the meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-56278805672538135092012-05-19T00:05:02.468-04:002012-05-19T00:05:02.468-04:00Yes! Why is it secret that Con Ed's emergency ...Yes! Why is it secret that Con Ed's emergency vehicles are near the fountain and in the oval for a few days in a row late at night? Or did I miss something?frustrated with hatersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-50394748995313855312012-05-18T22:06:41.584-04:002012-05-18T22:06:41.584-04:00"I've wondered for a while now, what the ..."I've wondered for a while now, what the TA would do if it found another Roberts-type infraction"<br /><br />I think you have answered your own question ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-4786367453034795692012-05-18T19:37:46.533-04:002012-05-18T19:37:46.533-04:00>>The TA has rendered itself impotent by pla...>>The TA has rendered itself impotent by placing itself in the position of interested buyer, kicking the tires while at the same time, pretending to represent tenants day to day interests. If the TA is expecting to negotiate with CW, rhen how xan we expect them to put pressure on CW over QOL issues?<<<br /><br />I've wondered for a while now, what the TA would do if it found another Roberts-type infraction, something that would tie up the present and past owners of PCVST in the court system for a good while. Would the TA pursue legal action, or would they leave such action alone, as it would delay considerably, if not remove the possibility of, tenants buying the complex.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-85368258243846158732012-05-18T19:22:30.893-04:002012-05-18T19:22:30.893-04:00right. Sort of like our President, who never fli...right. Sort of like our President, who never flip flops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-69243529696220925982012-05-18T13:22:11.021-04:002012-05-18T13:22:11.021-04:00Remember the Speyers were/are pathological liars a...Remember the Speyers were/are pathological liars and as heartless as the devil himself. They tried to put people who were legally renting their apartments out onto the street on all kinds of flimsy pretexts. They even tried to evict a severely disabled lady who had gotten behind with her rent and dragged her through Housing Court. The NYT came to her rescue and helped her sort out a way to catch up on the arrears. The Speyers were/are the most heartless, disgusting, reprehensible bastards who ever drew breath and I just hope that Karma catches up with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-1488633369514746302012-05-18T13:19:23.890-04:002012-05-18T13:19:23.890-04:00STR - Somehow, these stances, firm at one time, ha...STR - Somehow, these stances, firm at one time, have been loosened quite a bit.<br /><br />Dan is a Democrat, so it is clear that his position has "evolved". If he were a Republican, it would be a flip-flopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-18180017514766775022012-05-18T13:06:27.021-04:002012-05-18T13:06:27.021-04:00If the Greenmarket doesn't make money they won...If the Greenmarket doesn't make money they won't be back. It can't be advertised off property, the vendors can't advertise it and if we don't buy they'll be gone. Then GrowNYC can move on and destroy someone else's park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-22888860797113700192012-05-18T10:19:17.855-04:002012-05-18T10:19:17.855-04:00The TA has rendered itself impotent by placing its...The TA has rendered itself impotent by placing itself in the position of interested buyer, kicking the tires while at the same time, pretending to represent tenants day to day interests. If the TA is expecting to negotiate with CW, rhen how xan we expect them to put pressure on CW over QOL issues? BTW, feel free to substitute the word "Garodnick" where you see "TA". The post works either ThereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-69510315328247452012-05-18T09:45:28.757-04:002012-05-18T09:45:28.757-04:00Anon @ May 17, 2012 11:20 PM is RIGHT ON!Anon @ May 17, 2012 11:20 PM is RIGHT ON!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-20352510434719808362012-05-18T09:42:25.384-04:002012-05-18T09:42:25.384-04:00Isn't CW a private company, like TS and Metlif...Isn't CW a private company, like TS and Metlife before? Is the level of transparency any lower than Metlife? Long time residents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-6155733402930327222012-05-18T08:37:20.992-04:002012-05-18T08:37:20.992-04:00I don't feel screwed AT ALL (other than in ren...I don't feel screwed AT ALL (other than in rent). But the greenmarket ENHANCES my Sunday Oval experience, I mix and mingle with my neighbors, enjoy the interaction, buy local food. It's a draw for me, not a detraction. <br /><br />Dan DOES fill us in on things, but you just want more. You love to call everyone "selfish" and "self-entitled." But I can't believe you can't see how you are being these things. And this is how this gets reduced to name-calling, because you don't have an actual reason to complain half the time. <br /><br />And I completely agree with STR. If you are so hell-bent on fomenting this bitterness, it's your responsibility to go find some answers for yourself. You are now officially a journalist. Act like one and don't tell half truths to fit an agenda. Go find the truth and report now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-82115408360592440152012-05-17T23:47:33.325-04:002012-05-17T23:47:33.325-04:00Remember the Speyers telling us there was no reaso...Remember the Speyers telling us there was no reason for any residents to be concerned about the future, promising that within one year we would all be extremely pleased with the changes they make to improve and upgrade ST/PCV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-88653881977685391412012-05-17T23:20:26.041-04:002012-05-17T23:20:26.041-04:00At the end of the day we have lost a big chunk of ...At the end of the day we have lost a big chunk of the Oval to this so-called "Greenmarket" which could easily be placed off the Oval and isn't up to the level of other local farmers' markets, anyway. And we have lost Playground 10, which was a very popular and well-used FREE playground and we don't know what kind of flim flam deal CW/Rose is thinking up for future use of the space. Right now it is unusable and that in and of itself constitutes a reduction in services we have always had available (and availed ourselves of). Rose and CW are reducing services all the time in their pathetic efforts to wring more money out of the grounds that used to be beautiful and free for residents' use. The TA and Garodnick have done FUCK ALL to address and cure these problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-24531869567553416332012-05-17T22:42:23.962-04:002012-05-17T22:42:23.962-04:00>> Dan owes you anonymous cheetohs-eaters a ...>> Dan owes you anonymous cheetohs-eaters a daily press conference on every conversation he had.<<<br /><br />That's an absurd exaggeration, which renders a perspective null and void. While Dan doesn't owe anyone a press conference "on every conversation he had," please remember that Garodnick works FOR the people, not the other way around. Sorry for the inconvenience. It was Garodnick himself who stated that he would work with management to MOVE the greenmarket to another area, it was Garodnick himself who stressed the negative effect of having a fee amenity like the ice-rink in a playground that has been historically a free playground since Stuyvesant Town's inception. Somehow, these stances, firm at one time, have been loosened quite a bit.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-41564972615168887422012-05-17T22:06:01.289-04:002012-05-17T22:06:01.289-04:00"TA Apologists?" What are we Chamberlain..."TA Apologists?" What are we Chamberlain and the TA are Nazis???? Seriously, get your perspective, please! <br /><br />And APPLAUSE to 4:38. You said it. Yeah, Dan owes you anonymous cheetohs-eaters a daily press conference on every conversation he had. And I just LOVE the "I gave up going to the meetings because..." So many excuses, and you complain about not getting info? Get your rear to a meeting and ask questions. <br /><br />I must get more info than you all, because I feel adequately informed and understand the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-73926818305576091682012-05-17T21:02:09.270-04:002012-05-17T21:02:09.270-04:00Why don't you TA supporters come off it. Here...Why don't you TA supporters come off it. Here the TA makes the worst deal of the century...throwing their lot in with a high powered money grubbing real estate firm before they even know what the company intends and then they run around trying to soft-soap everyone & sell what they've done. And now that Brookfield is starting to act like the cagey sharks they are & the tenants see this & are starting to fall away from the TA, you start crying about how hard working the TA is as if that's supposed to make up for the bad judgment & trying to lead tenants down the primrose path. Forget it! Here's another joke. Listen to Garodnick talk about what a sterling job the TA has done leading the effort...as if he's been in the backseat through all of this. Baloney! He's been in the front driving this whole thing from day one. The TA has just been like those old bird novelty items that just bob their its heads up and down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-8967087962717260332012-05-17T19:57:37.020-04:002012-05-17T19:57:37.020-04:00>>I really don't get the strange notion ...>>I really don't get the strange notion of transparency that keeps coming up on this blog. What is the expectation,that all Stuy Town business details are to be shared publicly?<<<br /><br />Not all, but it would be helpful if more information was put out there by the parties already named.Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-29543522066309126152012-05-17T17:58:03.962-04:002012-05-17T17:58:03.962-04:00We're really talking about obfuscation by TA a...We're really talking about obfuscation by TA apologists. The TA has NEVER been forthcoming about ANY issue with the ST/PCV tenancy. I gave up going to their meetings when it became all too clear that I was simply seeing a repeat of the dog and pony show I saw last time. Maybe if the TA treated the tenants like adults instead of acting like condescending monarchs, there would be a little more understanding and participation by their alleged constituency. Until then, the TA is simply acting out "Kejserens nye Klæder" (google it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-34382690750571440362012-05-17T17:30:26.633-04:002012-05-17T17:30:26.633-04:00I really don't get the strange notion of trans...I really don't get the strange notion of transparency that keeps coming up on this blog. What is the expectation,that all Stuy Town business details are to be shared publicly? <br /><br />Where else does this happen?Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-78775692847406162142012-05-17T16:38:23.648-04:002012-05-17T16:38:23.648-04:00What does it mean that the "TA is self servin...What does it mean that the "TA is self serving?" Self serving to whom? To themselves for collecting a salary of zero dollars/year to get slammed by anonymous posters on this blog? The TA seems to work hard with a thankless task - they have fought hard for rent regulations, fighting MCIs, getting rid of the food trucks in the Oval, and positioning tenants for a purchase should a sale ever go through. They don't win every fight, but at least they do fight.<br /><br />And as to Garodnick - I also don't know what more folks want from him. A daily press conference in the Oval? I mean the guy probably fights harder for his community than any other member of the City Council and we are lucky to have him.<br /><br />It is all too easy to complain from a computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-57665758068646615052012-05-17T14:04:52.365-04:002012-05-17T14:04:52.365-04:00>>If you knew anything about public relation...>>If you knew anything about public relations...<<<br /><br />Are we really talking about PR or about transparency?Stuy Town Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538426011607971633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837176580996082182.post-79724050952328598702012-05-17T13:57:58.701-04:002012-05-17T13:57:58.701-04:00If you knew anything about public relations, you&#...If you knew anything about public relations, you'd know you don't maintain a full-court publicity press the entire time. Working behind the scenes IS as important as publicizing in certain cases. And no, you aren't entitled to a blow-by-blow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com