Queens Crap
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Since we're in Bushwick...

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This is the look of the "new and improved" Bushwick. It almost makes one nostalgic for the old Bushwick. H/T to Brownstoner .
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

De Blasio may seek retail vacancy tax

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From Curbed : Mayor Bill de Blasio has been largely noncommittal on speaking about how the city can combat some of the blight that’s sweep...
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AirBnB couple on the hook for big fine

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From The Real Deal : A pair of illegal hotel operators need to pay the city $1 million as part of its crackdown on converting housing unit...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Don't trust this real estate brokerage!

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From PIX11 : Jaclin Osan admits she’s been too trusting. She responded to an ad on apartments.com and liked a place in Queens. A guy sh...
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Another hotel planned for LIC

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From LIC Post : Permits have been filed for a 116-room hotel in Long Island City. The new hotel would rise to 16 stories, or 179 feet, ...
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Monday, April 2, 2018

Bid riggers busted

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From the Daily News : Two men were charged with a bid-rigging scheme to fix construction prices at a luxe Brooklyn development, Attorney G...
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Penn Station redevelopment sets off de Blasio-Cuomo feud

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From PIX11 : In the shadows of Madison Square Garden, a storied boxing mecca, there's a political brawl between New York Governor And...
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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Happy April Fools Day Easter from Queens Crap!

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Saturday, March 31, 2018

Fugazy on Forest Avenue

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Forest Avenue in Ridgewood has seen some dramatic changes recently, but there still are a lot of smaller homes along the way. This stretch ...
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Red brick rowhouse horror in Elmhurst

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At one time, Judge Street had a cute row of red brick homes along it. But what real estate mavens and politicians call "progress"...
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Friday, March 30, 2018

Corona gentrification project in the works

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From the Real Deal : Developer Ai Yun Chen is planning to bring a mixed-use building to Corona that will feature 90 residential units and ...
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Here comes the Sunnyside Railyards "study"

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From Crains : The city has tapped a team led by architect Vishaan Chakrabarti to develop a master plan for the 180-acre train yard in Quee...
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Feds are on the MTA's case

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From the NY Times : The astronomical costs of building the Second Avenue subway and other New York public transit projects are now the sub...
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Rockaway firehouse and police precinct up for landmarking

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From the Times Ledger: Two buildings in Far Rockaway were up for consideration as preserved landmarks last week in Manhattan. The first ...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Steinway Mansion owners purchase adjoining property

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From George the Atheist : The owners of the Steinway Mansion, 18-33 41st Street (Block/Lot 802/31), Salvatore Lucchese and Phillip Loria,...
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Queens is king of tuberculosis

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From AMNY : The number of new tuberculosis cases recorded in New York City jumped by 10 percent last year, the largest increase in 25 year...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Peninsula Hospital to become 1,900 "affordable" apartments

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From Curbed : The former Peninsula Hospital site in the Rockaways will be transformed into a massive residential complex, with nearly all ...
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Union Turnpike medians need some work

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From CBS 2 : A deteriorating median running down the middle of one of the busiest streets in Queens is in need of recovery, and residents...
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Monday, March 26, 2018

Borderline crap sits undone

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The St. Nicholas church-to-crap conversion is taking a while. Everything at this corner is currently an eyesore. Once again, all this fo...
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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Ridgewood's "crap above" has progressed

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The crap above featured in our August 2017 post appears to be just about done. Talk about out of character!
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