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Messages - StevenGrey

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: The Omicron Variant
« on: December 22, 2021, 06:03:09 PM »
FYI: If anyone is interested in getting their (Moderna) booster shot a.s.a.p., you can simply walk to the subway station at Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street. No appointment is necessary.

https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-first-pop-booster-vaccine-sites-three-stations

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Superfresh on Northern Boulevard is closing
« on: December 03, 2021, 09:28:12 AM »
If both Walgreens and Superfresh couldn't make a go of this location, why would Aldi do any better?

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Restaurants & Food / Re: Fresh cranberries vary in price + no prepared mincement available locally
« on: November 12, 2021, 02:24:30 PM »
Trader Joe's in LIC had plenty just the other day...
https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/075744

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: New Soccer Pitches coming to Jackson Heights!
« on: November 10, 2021, 05:22:12 PM »
I guess it took "Ted Lasso" to make soccer finally popular in the U.S.!  ;D

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Neighborhood Chat / Official DOT plans for 34th Avenue
« on: October 28, 2021, 06:28:54 PM »
So this is what the NYC DOT has come up with for 34th Avenue as presented to Community Board 3 last Thursday evening. While I don't love it, I can live with it, which probably means all the car-haters will thoroughly reject this plan.

You can read the details and see some diagrams here:
https://jacksonheightspost.com/dot-unveils-plan-for-34th-avenue-in-jackson-heights-includes-pedestrian-plazas-and-car-access

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: 35th Avenue closed this morning
« on: October 26, 2021, 04:29:03 PM »
Actually I think we need to close the 34th Avenue Open Street until the Parks Department can have arborists come and inspect each and every tree along all 1.6 miles and ensure the safety of every pedestrian and bicyclist.  ;)

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Conversation about Mid- day changes to Open Streets
« on: October 21, 2021, 09:49:32 AM »
@lalochezia

Attitudes like yours are the exact reason I fear Donald Trump (or someone exactly like him) will be back in the White House after 2024. The Dems are blowing it with the general electorate... approval ratings now even lower than Trump's. Enjoy your moment while it lasts.

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Conversation about Mid- day changes to Open Streets
« on: October 21, 2021, 09:17:48 AM »
Quote from: CaptainFlannel on October 05, 2021, 05:39:07 PM
If OS is a big enough issue for someone to become a single issue voter, there's an election in November where you can vote for someone for City Council who wants to end OS.

Suraj Jaswal, Libertarian party candidate for City Council District 25 is against the Open Streets "linear park" plan for 34th Avenue as currently proposed. You can read his position on it here:
https://www.suraj25.com/platform#green

Spread the word.

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: How long does it take for the police to show up?
« on: September 30, 2021, 02:36:36 PM »
Quote from: petster on September 30, 2021, 12:07:51 PM
This is what happens when you defund the police. No resources impact response time.

Except that the NYPD has not been defunded... at all.. according to a piece I heard just this morning on NPR.

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Blessing of the Animals ?
« on: September 29, 2021, 11:28:04 PM »
Flyer for the event:
https://www.queenofangelsnyc.org/sites/QOA/Flyer/Blessing%20of%20Animals.pdf

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Blessing of the Animals ?
« on: September 28, 2021, 06:22:02 PM »
Maybe it's too far but Queen of Angels RC Church in Sunnyside (Skillman Avenue and 44th Street) will be doing the blessing of animals in honor of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi next Sunday at 1:30pm.

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: helicopers
« on: September 28, 2021, 11:07:53 AM »
Just curious as to what purpose a hovering helicopter serves? I can understand if there's a fugitive on foot or by car and they are searching for them after the crime. But last night's copter just hovered for 40 minutes over the same spot.

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Petition started for "compromise" on 34th Ave Open Streets
« on: September 16, 2021, 05:11:46 PM »
All the more reason pedestrians and cyclists should obey traffic signals and the rules of the road. All of your statements here make it seem as if car drivers are always the guilty party when that is simply not the case.

And I don't care for your tone or demeanor on here, so this is the end of my following of this thread. It's very telling that you know your arguments are thin.

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Petition started for "compromise" on 34th Ave Open Streets
« on: September 16, 2021, 01:16:10 PM »
There's clearly no point in trying to engage with you further on this matter since we are both firmly entrenched in our positions.

As you previous stated, people only see what they want to see and that is certain true for you and other members of the anti-car crowd. Maybe if you owned a car and drove these city streets as I do, you'd be more aware of all the pedestrians and cyclists who ignore their own safety, common sense, and the rules of the road, placing themselves and others in danger.

Just curious if the NYPD keeps data on tickets given to cyclists and pedestrians? Maybe more enforcement there would help, no?

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Neighborhood Chat / Re: Petition started for "compromise" on 34th Ave Open Streets
« on: September 15, 2021, 08:40:58 PM »
Let's be realistic. Traffic fatalities have risen dramatically since the onset of the pandemic because of the nonsense of open streets, bike boulevards, and outdoor dining sheds. Not because the drivers have suddenly gotten any worse behind the wheel, but because all of these programs create chaos on our roads and cut down on the visibility of pedestrians and cyclists. Frustrate or confuse drivers with narrowed traffic lanes, new traffic patterns, or obstacles that simple shouldn't be there (such as the dining sheds) and it should come as no surprise that collisions and fatalities are on the rise. To blame this solely on the drivers is an oversimplification of the problem.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cab9d9b65a707a9b36f4b6c/1626821479535-C8Z0SRUBPFFPTNJX9OJV/Chart+showing+the+rolling+12+month+fatality+count+under+Mayor+de+Blasio+with+a+decrease+from+Jan.+2015+until+mid-2018+and+an+increase+since+then?format=2500w

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