This house has quite a convoluted history!

Somewhat unrelated to this story Montrose but about your writings on architectural details: check today's "Tuesday Blogwrap" for the *red cornice*, mid-row in Tom Rupolo's/Urban photo :-).

Posted by: prezanon at July 20, 2010 11:36 PM in response to Walkabout: Betrayed by a Common Hammer

About sticky keys of late: It is very possible that they stick and delay while the advertisements are flashing. I've had that experience and just waited until the ads finished reloading or whatever it is they do.

Posted by: prezanon at July 20, 2010 11:13 PM in response to Walkabout: Betrayed by a Common Hammer

Notice the *red cornice* mid-row on this Tom Rupolo/Urban photo :-). Where is expert Montrose on this architectural detail? ha :-)

Posted by: prezanon at July 20, 2010 10:32 PM in response to Tuesday Blogwrap

Legion, did you write that poem yourself? It is truly awesome. At first I thought it was copied and pasted from some place. I am so sorry about your mom. I will take time to re-read your poem.

I tried to get to the OT today before it is too late, but not doing so well. Incidentally, Legion, I also remember trying catching bees with cupped hands. It happened only once! haha

Posted by: prezanon at June 30, 2010 5:01 PM in response to Open Thread

tybur quote:
"(I've always thought the triangle north of Union Should be called something else since their slope doesn't lead to a park...)"

Triangle above Union Street; or
Triangle north of Union Street

Tybur, maybe you can turn this into something like the
Triangle Below Canal Street (Tribeca). At this hour I am not coming up with much.

Or, how about Trinoslo, the "no" because it is "north" and also as you pointed out, there is *no* slope to the park there. Or, perhaps Trinosloka (the "k" for the K in "park").

See I think you can do much better than this meager attempt.

Posted by: prezanon at June 29, 2010 5:25 PM in response to House of the Day: 25 Polhemus Place

sjtmd - born on Eastern Parkway? It must have been cool at the time you lived there. Good you are returning to Brooklyn.

"those who have yet to discover the "Brooklyn" in themselves"

Discover your inner Brooklyn? Very interesting!

Posted by: prezanon at June 29, 2010 5:02 PM in response to Old-Timers Complain About Newcomers' Lack of Brooklyn Cred...

Great post EmilyNonko. I think I'll mark May 24 on my calendar each year, as Brooklyn Bridge Day.

I see this was on another blog but wouldn't have seen it there.

Posted by: prezanon at May 24, 2010 6:12 PM in response to Closing Bell: Brooklyn Bridge Hits 127

A Wow photo!

Posted by: prezanon at May 24, 2010 6:07 PM in response to Monday Blogwrap

"South Slope Dog Run Passes Critical Hurdle"

Snoop Dog Runs South Past Critical Slope Hurdle.

(sorry Denton :-)

Posted by: prezanon at May 24, 2010 5:18 PM in response to South Slope Dog Run Passes Critical Hurdle

Face-lift, eye-job, tummy tuck, botox, nose job, brow lift, lipo-suction ...

Posted by: prezanon at May 24, 2010 5:05 PM in response to Ghost of Vetruvius

"young transient homeless ... Portland .. on a circuit from San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver CA, and points up to Alaska."
by 1910 at 2:14 PM

Another component to the transient kids/adult-travelers, such as mentioned above about Portland, OR, is the added financial burdens to cities and towns they stop in. Because they are traveling, they reflect numbers in excess of the *truly impoverished and homeless who live in a city and need genuine help*. When the travelers come through, in one town I know of specifically, there are outcries for more outdoor toilet facilities and shelters and more police presence is required. So they are supported both by city governments and panhandling. And as already mentioned, business owners suffer loss of business because local shoppers don't want to put up with their aggressive behaviors.

I just googled "crustie" with a "c" and there is quite a bit of explanation. It is called a subculture. Some have been observed with platinum debit cards, they like college towns ... and more ...

Posted by: prezanon at May 24, 2010 12:04 AM in response to 48 Hours in Portland

Happy Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. B!

Posted by: prezanon at May 22, 2010 11:15 AM in response to 48 Hours in Portland

Rob is correct. I went to a talk about this one time, or I would not know about it. The (usually) young people trek up from who knows where, up the coast of California, all the way up the Pacific northwest stopping at different towns and congregating there. They have favorite towns and Portland is one of them. Most people think they are homeless. They usually have a philosophy that they are trekking for peace and the more they trek, the more peace they will create in the world, or the more peaceful they will become as individuals (go figure). Usually they create chaos in a community with their dogs and
congregate by businesses, then the business-owners lose customers. Rob is correct that they are usually homeless by choice. And they collect change from people to support themselves while they travel (trek for their world philosophy).

I often wonder, however, if they are casualties of the generation without adequate parenting, ie, parents who themselves have been blown out by drugs, divorce, etc., and they really do not have much hope. They also have favorite places in India, and there are some who go up to New York, as Rob said. Pot and other drugs are a part of their philosophy for traveling for peace.

Anyway, the advice given was to not support their traveling lifestyle (unless one wants to), because this is a transient lifestyle choice. I tried to Google this and did not have the right key words I guess to get the info. Rob said they are called "krusties", but I have just heard "trekkers".

It is surprising how many people do not know this, even in communities in which they congregate.

Posted by: prezanon at May 22, 2010 11:09 AM in response to 48 Hours in Portland

"Last thing - comparing PS to Paris is laughable. This guy needs to get out more." By dirty_hipster 10:29 AM

The Memorial Arch at the Grand Army Plaza and its circular traffic problems, are often compared to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and its circular traffic problems. The GAP Arch heading into PS is said to have been pattered after the one in Paris and is often called the "Arc de Triomphe of Brooklyn". This is googleable.

Posted by: prezanon at April 24, 2010 6:49 PM in response to In Defense of Park Slope

Thank you for bringing attention to the old Mohawk Hotel, Montrose. It must have been quite a process going from "sealed up", to renovation and apartments. This is a beautiful treasure.

Posted by: prezanon at April 8, 2010 11:28 PM in response to Building of the Day: 379 Washington Avenue

Many here have blamed the owner, yet from reading Minard's posts, it sounds as if the *tenants* have a great deal to do with this partial demolition:

Minard at 1:01 PM --The owner wanted to restore the building from top to bottom, and was in negotiations with three tenants for buyouts. . .

Minard at 11:29 AM -- The three tenants in this building were just trying to make a killing, but they overplayed their hand and were evicted by the DOB ...

---------
Again, Rent Control has nothing to do with income. It is just a policy that has been in place for decades. It used to be a coveted situation, yet as many people here have mentioned, RC may have become a tangled situation that led to this sad demolition.

Posted by: prezanon at April 8, 2010 11:19 PM in response to 100 Clark Street Hits the Market

Mr. B,

I envisioned a t-shirt with the letters "brownstoner. com", printed large and bold (like the sweatshirt you wore on the Martha tv show), so one could not miss the message from a distance.

While I *like* this t-shirt and the drawing of the house, the lettering is small and in cursive, which makes it harder to read from a distance. Or would it have the large, bold letters of the web site on the back of the shirt?

No time for me to read all the above comments, so hope this isn't a repeat, etc.

Posted by: prezanon at February 27, 2010 6:39 PM in response to New Brownstoner T-Shirts Ready to Roll

Whatever I posted at 9:30 pm (nov. 17) didn't go through, so don't know when or if it will appear -- then be out of context. I got a notice so must have had some questionable words in it. :-)

Posted by: prezanon at November 17, 2009 11:25 PM in response to Open Thread

oneasternparkway --
Have the bedbugs been entirely eradicated from your building? I can see that you have had a great deal of personal experience with this.

Posted by: prezanon at November 16, 2009 11:48 PM in response to Bed Bug Question

Watched the Martha flea video-- you're good-looking, Mr. B. Martha is next. Oh, wait, Mrs. B. must be first! :-)

Posted by: prezanon at November 12, 2009 5:46 PM in response to Closing Bell: Martha's Brooklyn Show Now Online

Correction, photo by adamlerner. I like it. Thanks A Love. for posting it.

Posted by: prezanon at November 11, 2009 12:01 AM in response to Tuesday Blogwrap

I like your photo, A Love.

Posted by: prezanon at November 10, 2009 11:54 PM in response to Tuesday Blogwrap

Mr. B ! --

"Please install an "ignore" button so I can better sift through the useless drivel that now makes up much of this website.

Posted by: ecoux at November 10, 2009 4:53 PM"

Agree with ecoux! That said, we once had a place on this block. It is a fine place to live.

Posted by: prezanon at November 10, 2009 11:52 PM in response to House of the Day: 615 2nd Street Revisited

holy crapola! i dont know what "charcuterie" but that better mean 24 karat diamond! *rob* 9:31 AM

Rob, I think the term "charcuterie" relates to some type of pork butchery. Go figure :-) I appreciate your comedy btw, whenever I can read some threads.

Posted by: prezanon at October 5, 2009 11:00 PM in response to Weekday Events

Re: "Minard Lafever at October 5, 2009 12:04 PM"

You are a kick, Minard! Thanks for your informative posts.

Posted by: prezanon at October 5, 2009 8:45 PM in response to 280 Hicks Up For Auction

Mr. B.

Oops! should have posted the "Vogue" magazine, Fort Greene Flea nod over here:

Fort Greene Flea is mentioned in "Vogue" mag., Oct. issue (page 141, bottom of page). As in "It Girl" Alexa Chung shops for accessories at ... Fort Greene Flea.

Posted by: prezanon at September 30, 2009 10:53 PM in response to Vinylmania!

Mr. B. Did you notice that the Fort Greene Flea is mentioned in "Vogue" magazine, Oct. issue? (page 141, bottom of page). As in "It Girl" Alexa Chung shops for accessories at ... and Fort Greene Flea.

Not sure I understand this BFF example, exactly. Long Island Eddie may possibly redeem himself if he buys his women some accessories at the Fort Greene Flea.

(well right there may be the problem unless they are his girlfriend and sister, etc).

Posted by: prezanon at September 30, 2009 10:14 PM in response to BFF of the Week

There are only a few posts here, so let me suggest please putting *roof decks* (or other key words) in the brownstoner search box. This topic has come up on brownstoner before, and there are many excellent replies.

Posted by: prezanon at September 30, 2009 10:03 PM in response to Rooftop Deck

bumblef*ck brooklyn (?) lol ! *Rob* LPC

How can one interpret that as racist? Then use other name-calling and insults on top of that. Intelligence words seems to be the insulting words du jour. When will this stop on Brownstoner?

Get a grip. Rob wasn't being racist and it was someone else who first brought up the subject of taxes. (It is easy to see why a person who pays a great deal of taxes [1:57 pm] would be upset by the taxes issue and so may be forgiven for this.)

Attacks on Rob are not only unnecessary but way off-base. See, worked on saying that without name-calling.

bumblef*ck brooklyn! Could be anyplace in US, California, or even bumblef*ck Norway, sorry Benson. Seriously witty, I may appropriate bumblef*ck, USA, if I can remember it.

To anyone who is reading this thread for the LPC issue, they may be in need of an apology from the extra baggage here, including this.

BTW, the USA is soon to be in deep bumblef*ck, if the stimulus doesn't work.

Posted by: prezanon at September 18, 2009 8:59 PM in response to LPC Makes It Official at Alice & Agate Courts

Shill, what color are your concrete countertops?
I'm not joking. If someone is willing to give ideas, I'm willing to take them.

Posted by: prezanon at September 14, 2009 6:45 PM in response to House of the Day: 591 2nd Street

I am somewhat new to all of this, or just doing it again. While there must be some wonderful brokers, I read that because of their financial interest, they usually will *not* tell you this is the wrong time to buy. With most of them, it is always the right time to buy.

Posted by: prezanon at August 31, 2009 11:54 PM in response to Brokers Useful when Buying?

"Since you haven't realized that 4:26 is between 9-5..."
by 11217

Dear 11217, was my post negative to you in any way? My meaning is that I usually cannot post multiple times in one day and 9-5 is a figurative expression for a day. My writing is not negative to you in any way. I think I expressed my meaning if you will read the rest. It is really rather benign and general. I have no desire to tussle with you as I respect your writing and your concerns. Please accept my apology if I have offended you. It is just that I am not the bkplebe. Let us not offend the bkplebe.

Posted by: prezanon at August 24, 2009 6:20 PM in response to House of the Day: 141 Quincy Street

And yes, I agree with the Chicken at 5:34 PM. That posted while I was still writing. Thank you.

Posted by: prezanon at August 24, 2009 5:51 PM in response to House of the Day: 141 Quincy Street

Hello, 11217, I am not the bkplebe, just cannot post 9-5. Don't mean that you do, either, but there seem to be several who do and much of it is about personal lives. I appreciate a poster with some knowledge as well as those with humor. We don't all have to agree on a point of view, just because there are several represented here. We take what seems fitting to us and go with that.

I cannot refute a viewpoint unless I can study the matter a bit - some of these issues would take some googling and I'm sure the info is out there without arguments. There is plenty of study that must go into large financial decisions. There are many fine points of view on this blog and many posters have much experience saving me time and pointing to resources I may not find alone.

Posted by: prezanon at August 24, 2009 5:45 PM in response to House of the Day: 141 Quincy Street

bklplebe - I've read most of your comments here and appreciate your insights. You seem to be spot-on with your views. Something we may learn from and I'll certainly consider.

Posted by: prezanon at August 24, 2009 4:26 PM in response to House of the Day: 141 Quincy Street

Has anybody ever heard of BedBugChasers.com?? Has anybody had any success treating an entire house with heat to get rid of bed bugs?? Rather than chemicals I would like to treat the whole house rather a room or two just to be safe.

Posted by: Mfrench93 at July 8, 2010 9:30 AM in response to Bed Bug Question