tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post6068496407424021953..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Last Night At the ClubhouseClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-40135942988686141452011-09-01T12:27:04.627-04:002011-09-01T12:27:04.627-04:00here's an idea...
the city has been HIGHLY in...here's an idea...<br /><br />the city has been HIGHLY interested in restaurant inspections, catching code violatioss, and sometimes shutting places down. could the same apply to delis? could ray's be shuttered (at least temporarily) for having inadequate refrigeration and vermin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-81699428753802358632011-09-01T11:44:49.507-04:002011-09-01T11:44:49.507-04:00One more thing - check out this article from today...One more thing - check out this article from today's NY Times on cheap-o home security systems: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/garden/devices-to-secure-a-second-home.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=garden, particularly this paragraph: The system isn’t cheap: To get the Alert, you need to buy a master system, which includes one camera and the central command unit. The system is about $300 for a kit with an indoor camera, and about $350 for one that has a weatherproof, outdoor camera (which also has a stunning night-vision feature). Each additional indoor camera sells for about $230, and each added outdoor camera for about $280.<br /><br />Granted, these are intended for residential use, and I don't know what the legal implications would be for a commercial business using them (plus there's an $80/month subscription fee), but the cost is a far cry from the $43K a pop the cops are talking about.babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-36091111132269837502011-09-01T11:39:14.308-04:002011-09-01T11:39:14.308-04:00Finally - does anyone know what happened last nigh...Finally - does anyone know what happened last night? I am utterly exhausted today from being awakened at 4 AM by a police chopper seemingly in my backyard, and also freaked out by what I've heard was the cause (a shootout involving at least one homicide). We had a similar incident a few months ago, with choppers, cops crawling all through peoples' backyards (including my own; I watched the whole thing from my bedroom window), and the object of their search was reportedly eventually found in a neighbor's backyard and escorted out through her house. Haven't heard anything further on this one either. Perhaps the reality is that maybe we should be re-classified Sector Alfa or Sector Bravo (if those are the more crime-ridden names).babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-42224136517539672672011-09-01T11:32:43.706-04:002011-09-01T11:32:43.706-04:00Thanks for this great post! Sorry I missed the mee...Thanks for this great post! Sorry I missed the meeting. 10 Maple, BTW, is the other side of the street from the infamous Ray's corner. My concern at the present (among others) is the fabled "Quality of Life" patrol mentioned in your earlier post. If the police doesn't have enough manpower to actually fight real crime, how is it that we have this QofL goon squad out shaking down and harassing honest local merchants? Does anyone know who this Officer Parkinson is? And why isn't Ray's grocery store on their list of spots to visit (or maybe it is and the requisite consideration is always forthcoming)? Did this come up at all during the meeting? I would certainly like to raise this issue (and meet Officer Parkinson) at the next community council meeting. Secondly, perhaps there was some miscommunication with Mr. Edwards regarding the COP; it was my understanding that we were to give him our contact info and he or someone from the 71st Precinct would be in touch with us. If this was incorrect, I would like to know to whom I should address myself if I am interested in signing up and why I gave out my contact info in the first place if no-one was going to contact me. Otherwise, I am all set to help the Senator move push-pins around, as long as I get to wear a bulletproof vest while doing so! And one final quibble - while the mental image of "hair-brained" is as uncomfortable as intended, the actual expression is "hare-brained" as in bunny rabbits, as they are not supposed to be the brightest creatures on earth (Bugs aside). I'll put that down to an overly-aggressive spell check program.babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-83414725753939075092011-09-01T11:23:31.371-04:002011-09-01T11:23:31.371-04:00Thanks for the recap for those who could not atten...Thanks for the recap for those who could not attend. I believe the handsome captain's name was Captain Telfer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-33994311586843472092011-09-01T10:47:06.634-04:002011-09-01T10:47:06.634-04:00I used to live in 10 Maple at the corner of Maple ...I used to live in 10 Maple at the corner of Maple and Flatbush. I'm not sure if that's the building you refer to in your post, but for the record, the management company that was brought in to manage that building really was making a concerted effort to "clean up". They were highly effective and motivated at addressing noise issues and trash problems in the building and had adopted a zero tolerance policy for violators where if the building's house rules were violated more than once, moves would be made to evict the tenant. I lived there for a year and did see it improve gradually thanks to their efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-20312768683419185042011-09-01T07:00:04.703-04:002011-09-01T07:00:04.703-04:00Great post, Tim.Great post, Tim.PLOGhttp://plognyc.comnoreply@blogger.com