A new flag pole will go up in the Blissville section of Long Island City where a century-old pole was located before it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
The original flagpole, which was part of the Blissville Veterans Memorial that was established after WWI, was cut down by the city shortly after it was damaged by the hurricane.
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer said that he had been trying to get the Dept. of Transportation to erect a new pole at the site—which is located where Greenpoint Avenue, Review Avenue, and Van Dam Street all meet—with little success.
Van Bramer said that the agency had failed the community and that he has decided to step in and allocate $500,000 from the city budget to have it replaced.
“The Blissville Civic Association, Community Board 2 and [local resident] Thomas Mituzas have been trying to get the DOT to take responsibility and shamefully they refused at every turn,” Van Bramer said. “Ultimately, I wanted to get this done for the community.”
The $500,000 will be used to replace the flagpole, upgrade the memorial and the public space that surrounds it.
“I want this to be a civic space that the people of Blissvillle can take pride in,” Van Bramer said. “It is of great significance to the residents.”
18 comments:
I see that there’ll be some grazing area for the Sheeple too.
Half a million dollars for a flagpole ?
What a duping.
I could have done a 20-30ft for $75K including: The pole, flag, re-enforced 3000PSI concrete footing, anchorage, sleeve, support plate, lightning grounding spike. Also include a couple fixed benches and chess table.
Either this guys a total clueless jackass or I suspect was in on this huge payola scam with the unions for that contract.
-Gee
What a great American Bramer !
This may mark the first time that Van Bramer actually spent any money in Blissville!
Wow, 500,000for a flagpole. what a ripoff! A simple web search gmyiekded the same kind of flagpole for $495
Half a mil for a flagpole?
Government overspending at its finest.
Captain obvious strikes again. Thank you Gee.
$500k seems quite high. Was this a no-bid contract?
"Was this a no-bid contract"
No .PDF file, bids or any documents to be found on this.
1/2 million dollars is a flagpole, gazebo with power for events and small building with bathrooms.
Are we or the media reporting this sure is just for a flagplole ?
Nobody is possibly that stupid.
If so what a $$$ jackpot and possible early retirement for a certain few people.
No file, and a gazebo with electricity?
sounds like the makings of an open boulevard soon. This was clearly rushed in the shadows.
No-
Let me rephrase that:
What I meant to say is 1/2 million dollars could buy a flagpole **INCLUDING** a gazebo with power for events and small building with bathrooms.
That's what it costs in Manhasset at Mary J Davis park on Plandome road and that gazebo is near 15 feet round with electrical outlets !!!
Need more data on this, this was done so stealth, undercover and sneaky.
WTF did this asshole exactly buy with $500,000 of our money, one flagpole installed?
Is it 14K gold plated with imported Statuario Venato Italian Marble foundation. Full union buyout plus a crew flown in 1st Class from Venice Italy, limos & rooms at the Hilton to install it ?
What the f*ck ?
Why would he or anyone expect the DOT to maintain a flagpole? Nothing to do with transportation and therefore not in their purview.
Because the objects on DOT property are their responsibility to fix.
You can buy one on Amazon for a lot less.
Sit on it Jimmy😂
He has to flush out the cash to his helpers because well he knows the gravy train is stopping- bye bye Jimmy- it’s all over now Baby Blue
@Crapper
Next question is why this is a DOT property as opposed to Parks.
Because it’s a Traffic Island
If it was a former cemetery it would under the
Parks department. Get it? Under? As in buried?
This is an inside joke with myself- many NYC Parks are on former cemeteries.
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