tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post114528301409585038..comments2024-02-07T02:03:46.022-05:00Comments on Joey in Astoria: Old world looking AstoriaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132816161336193052noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-26257941084948419812008-11-22T12:01:00.000-05:002008-11-22T12:01:00.000-05:00A while has gone by since all the posts above but ...A while has gone by since all the posts above but Astorians probably notice all the crazy construction going on in the neb; more cement,taller buildings, more drain on resources and services and less green! Contextual downzoning is still a big issue in Astoria. It takes a lot of commitment and effort to get a zoning change. Check out the Norwood Neighborhood Association blog; the current focus is on downzoning, but NNA looks forward to addressing other concerns residents have such as: beautification, trees, safe speed limits for cars on our streets, graffiti, etc. <BR/><BR/>http://norwoodneighborhoodassociation.blogspot.com/Norwood Neighborhood Associationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871650840729467809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145994406602619302006-04-25T15:46:00.000-04:002006-04-25T15:46:00.000-04:00I see nothing offensive in this post/thread/series...I see nothing offensive in this post/thread/series of comments. Oh, except when people like to complain (and not just here) under the name "anonymous." Whatever happened to accountability?megchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611001822259468307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145981731348117472006-04-25T12:15:00.000-04:002006-04-25T12:15:00.000-04:00i'm sorry "anonymous" that you have taken offense ...i'm sorry "anonymous" that you have taken offense with the exchange going on here, i know that i didn't set out to make any issues- but i don't see any reason to remove any entries here, its all opinions that people may have and i don't see anything wrong in talking about these things. I for one, am learning alot more then i knew about this part of the neighborhood and glad for it, i see this as a good thing. no offense to anyone <BR/>:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531021636883310914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145757968773198292006-04-22T22:06:00.000-04:002006-04-22T22:06:00.000-04:00Actually find this offensive, to be honest, and ho...Actually find this offensive, to be honest, and hope this entire entry can be removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145757890591246112006-04-22T22:04:00.000-04:002006-04-22T22:04:00.000-04:00"The Zoning Book Ruins our Look" I believe the ban..."The Zoning Book Ruins our Look" I believe the banners said.<BR/><BR/>The politicians did show up --- and did little more than mouth platitudes. <BR/><BR/>The community board signaled no interest in getting involved. <BR/><BR/>The newspapers recorded the developers deadpan as he assured us this will provide funds for his children's college education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145721850848108932006-04-22T12:04:00.000-04:002006-04-22T12:04:00.000-04:00I live on that block, and this building really is ...I live on that block, and this building really is a shame. People were livid, but to no avail. The banners across the street were pretty funny, but ultimately ineffective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145712960963029742006-04-22T09:36:00.000-04:002006-04-22T09:36:00.000-04:00There were huge banners up on that block that said...There were huge banners up on that block that said something like "new buildings ruins our look" for ages. They were right, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132816161336193052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145302970625081632006-04-17T15:42:00.000-04:002006-04-17T15:42:00.000-04:00well the glancing mention is because i wasn't in o...well the glancing mention is because i wasn't in on the ruckus, if i had a firsthand account of it then i'd be more prone to get into it. i'm not a big fan of all the ridiculous housing that is going on either, i just was making an aesthetic comment on the building itself-not the issue's behind it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531021636883310914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145301394760958582006-04-17T15:16:00.000-04:002006-04-17T15:16:00.000-04:00Portugal? Germany? naw, those are places that valu...Portugal? Germany? naw, those are places that value their history and their urban fabric.<BR/><BR/>The block was OUTRAGED this went up, a fact that seems to get only a glancing mention. <BR/><BR/>This is typical of the junk thats going up throughout Queens (strange, this type of housing only seems to get praise in Astoria)<BR/><BR/>Actually, this building is known throughout the city in community forums: <BR/><BR/>"Next slide please."<BR/>(lecturer with a smirk) "Astoria" (tittering audience)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145299367283719172006-04-17T14:42:00.000-04:002006-04-17T14:42:00.000-04:00The building in that top photo is the one that cau...The building in that top photo is the one that caused the ruckus. That block (36th St south of 30th Ave) is one of the few in Astoria that's still consistently all one style, and a particularly nice block in general. So when the new building was proposed, the neighbors got pissed and tried to get it stopped, to no avail. <BR/><BR/>I walked around in the new building before they rented it out--pretty nicely done, it seemed. It is just a shame how freakish it looks on that block--especially considering there are so many already-messed-up blocks in the neighborhood that it could've been on.Zorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699319749126424197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145285580227785912006-04-17T10:53:00.000-04:002006-04-17T10:53:00.000-04:00hiya jrfrom what i can tell, the top photo may be ...hiya jr<BR/>from what i can tell, the top photo may be one of the buildings that caused a hub bub in the nabe. i've heard there were issues a little while back with building a tall structure somewhere there, so i am assuming that might have been the one. it def looks pretty new.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06531021636883310914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11850259.post-1145285376545357902006-04-17T10:49:00.000-04:002006-04-17T10:49:00.000-04:00Hi Flooz,Lots of Germans (Steinway and more) lived...Hi Flooz,<BR/><BR/>Lots of Germans (Steinway and more) lived, worked, and built in Astoria in early 20th century. But I can't tell -- is that top photo a more recent construction? <BR/><BR/>Very cool to see the photos. <BR/><BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com