Brooklyn people

[Gen]

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atlantic and court intersection, the building used to be a bank. if you do decided to pop in make sure it's between 9-10am in the morning otherwise you will be a on a block long line almost snaking out the front door


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsBlue</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi know wah yuh mean. the trader joes ovah yahsuh juss send up the housing prices by 15% </div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">There's a Trader Joe's over there? Where? </span> </div></div>

[tsophra]

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yeah..Sprinkles..they had the best ice cream and rotis..

Hi Mrs. Blue

[tsophra]

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Yuri..they did't tear down any projects to make room for the new blds..some of the bldgs (Avalon Bay) will actually be rental..ish at this rate even the Casmatidis condo's might become rentals..at any rate these new blgs should bring more amenities to the area.. pathmark is a bit of a hike...

[Gen]

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yeah i was wondering how they got away with tearing down existing buildings (unless they were abandoned)..people wouldan riot

[MrsBlue]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes and no MrsBlue - some of the projects and project like housing on that block are now gone - all gone - KFC, gone!

All condos going up.

On the other side of the street, the large sprawling housing project is still there.

</div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">Condos on one side, projects on the other. I wonder if the planners ever heard of Taino Towers? </span>

[MrsBlue]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">atlantic and court intersection, the building used to be a bank. if you do decided to pop in make sure it's between 9-10am in the morning otherwise you will be a on a block long line almost snaking out the front door</div></div>

<span style="color: #3333FF">I can see that I'm going to have to start avoiding certain places like I avoid midtown. </span>

[MrsBlue]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yeah..Sprinkles..they had the best ice cream and rotis..

Hi Mrs. Blue </div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">Yeah, man. I spent a lot of money between them and Kum Kau.

Hi, ArJaded. </span>

[Gen]

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whats the taino towers ms blue ?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsBlue</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes and no MrsBlue - some of the projects and project like housing on that block are now gone - all gone - KFC, gone!

All condos going up.

On the other side of the street, the large sprawling housing project is still there.

</div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">Condos on one side, projects on the other. I wonder if the planners ever heard of Taino Towers? </span> </div></div>

[MrsBlue]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yeah i was wondering how they got away with tearing down existing buildings (unless they were abandoned)..people wouldan riot </div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">Didn't they put people out of some of those projects along Park or somewhere over there? I thought some of those were converted to condos. </span>

[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsBlue</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes and no MrsBlue - some of the projects and project like housing on that block are now gone - all gone - KFC, gone!

All condos going up.

On the other side of the street, the large sprawling housing project is still there.

</div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Condos on one side, projects on the other</span>. I wonder if the planners ever heard of Taino Towers? </span> </div></div>

that just about describes DUMBO..the priciest nabe in brooklny

[MrsBlue]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">whats the taino towers ms blue ? </div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">Four towers in East Harlem, 120s and 2nd. Right across from Wagner Projects. Huge, about 30 floors, with beautiful windows and beautiful views. From what I understand, they were supposed to be condos originally. If you could see them now... </span>

[tsophra]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yeah i was wondering how they got away with tearing down existing buildings (unless they were abandoned)..people wouldan riot </div></div>

they did it for the (now postponed) BAM Cultural District and AY...one art company signed a ten yr rental agreement..spent a couple of milliong dollars to fix up the space and then got kicked out under Eminent Domain

[Gen]

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ok i always thought EVERYTHING along (or 1-2 blocks parallel) the FDR were projects anyway i'll look out for them next time i am driving by


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsBlue</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">whats the taino towers ms blue ? </div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF">Four towers in East Harlem, 120s and 2nd. Right across from Wagner Projects. Huge, about 30 floors, with beautiful windows and beautiful views. From what I understand, they were supposed to be condos originally. If you could see them now... </span> </div></div>

[MrsBlue]

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<span style="color: #3333FF">Taino Towers



I could be wrong:

Facts
- The Taino Towers were built into Harlem as a high-standard low-income housing project.
- The complex of four 35-storey towers on six-storey bases surrounded landscaped plazas and incorporated in their bases community facilities that the Tenant Committee had originally called for.
- The very un-project-like facades consist of pre- and in-situ cast white concrete and floor-to-ceiling glass walls.
- The common spaces continue the impressive record: the lobbies have Italian tile floors, the laundry facilities are located on the roof, there is central air-conditioning and a vacuum garbage disposal system (the first in New York City).
- The rounded corners with balconies add to the luxurious impression. Some of the towers also have such distinctly high-income features as especially large apartments and interlocking duplexes with over 3 meters high living rooms.
- Originating from the architects in 1965, the development was taken by the East Harlem Tenants' Committee and it secured wide economic support from federal and city sources. After long delays in battling bureaucracy and the mid-1970s recession, the $48.5 million project was finally completed 14 years later.
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[Gen]

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nevah know dem have projects dung deh..i usually just stick to the west by the ferry/taxi maybe dats why mi nevah see dem

mi nuh think is the priciest nabe though, wah bout the jewish hood name gravesend wid dem mcmansions ?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsBlue</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes and no MrsBlue - some of the projects and project like housing on that block are now gone - all gone - KFC, gone!

All condos going up.

On the other side of the street, the large sprawling housing project is still there.

</div></div> <span style="color: #3333FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Condos on one side, projects on the other</span>. I wonder if the planners ever heard of Taino Towers? </span> </div></div>

that just about describes DUMBO..the priciest nabe in brooklny


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