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The NYC City Planning Commissioner approved a spot zone change yesterday, allowing four extra floors on the "Target" building (the old Jackson Theater) on 82nd Street. Clearly a blatant give-away to the real estate industry (the folks who run NYC.) This building will create a traffic nightmare, jamming up a key ambulance access road to Elmhurst Hospital. And make no mistake, this will be followed up by similar redevelopment of other smaller buildings in the area. Now the zone change request goes the the City Council where if tradition holds, the Council member in whose district the zone change resides gets the final word. (Francisco Moya.)In this case, however, Elmhurst Hospital sits in Councilman Dromm's district and some believe he has reasonable cause to speak out in opposition to the zone change. We are talking about the major medical institution for a good chunk of Queens; what's more a major part of the city's hospital system. Don't have time to comment much more now since I'm at work.
Let me understand this: someone wants less parking than 128 spaces provided?Sounds silly. While I agree that the city should lessen the parking requirements for residential construction near subway stops based on the idea that people don’t need a car that does not mean we should reject a project for having too many parking spots.
This article shows us that all the stores in certain neighborhoods are owned by probably a few Uber rich landlords who can afford to keep storefronts empty. If you can’t rent at a high rent normally you lower the rent till you can find a renter. This has nothing to do with the explosion of Jackson Heights gentrification that is bringing national chains that realize there is a buck to be made in Queens. I don’t see an explosion of empty storefronts in our neighborhood.
Once the younger generation, who have been brought up online become the majority consumers... only oldies will be left buying from stores.
Quote from: abcdefghijk on September 08, 2018, 10:54:51 AMOnce the younger generation, who have been brought up online become the majority consumers... only oldies will be left buying from stores.wowyou need to get out more.
Quote from: jeanette on September 08, 2018, 11:50:11 AMQuote from: abcdefghijk on September 08, 2018, 10:54:51 AMOnce the younger generation, who have been brought up online become the majority consumers... only oldies will be left buying from stores.wowyou need to get out more.I am pretty sure that's what folks around the 1900's said when others predicted the demise of the horse drawn carriage.
Quote from: abcdefghijk on September 08, 2018, 12:14:48 PMQuote from: jeanette on September 08, 2018, 11:50:11 AMQuote from: abcdefghijk on September 08, 2018, 10:54:51 AMOnce the younger generation, who have been brought up online become the majority consumers... only oldies will be left buying from stores.wowyou need to get out more.I am pretty sure that's what folks around the 1900's said when others predicted the demise of the horse drawn carriage.Wait, a couple of days ago, you said these stores were mobbed by immigrants eager to spend their cash. Are they all senior citizens?
Trump university style pivots and dodges again. Hilarity ensues. But we agree, the future will continue to happen in the future!