All Posts Tagged With: "NYC"
1 800 Mattress Going Out of Business at 260 W 35th St and 24 Others Locations
(post by Ardie) It is not a secret that 1-800-Mattress, a staple NYC-brand of 33 years, also known as Dial-a-mattress and mattress.com is bankrupt and has been in merger talks with its rival, Sleepy’s. After all, 1-800-Mattress did file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last Monday. But a challenge from its largest franchise group may [...]
30Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
NYC Tax Rebate: Tell Mayor to Keep His Holiday Gift
(post by BT) Tell our mayor to keep the money. What is the point of sending me $400 at a time when New York City can’t afford it? Does it make sense? What can I do with $400? Keep the money and fix or improve something because if you send me the $400 [...]
27Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Keep Track of NYC Water Supply: DEP Water Reservior Levels
(post bt BT) Ever wander where our water comes from in New York City? Well, actually, from a few different water reservoirs:
Cannonsville Reservoir
Schoharie Reservoir
Ashokan Reservoir
Pepacton Reservoir
Rondout Reservoir
Neversink Reservoir
Croton System
It turns out we have made up for that dry spell a couple of years ago, when the city was crying drought. Check NYC’s water supply Current [...]
ING NYC Marathon 2008 Runs Through Long Island City (LIC): Hunters Point - Vernon Blvd - Queens Plaza Route
(post by Dee) The ING NYC Marathon 2008 is now over but along its route numerous neighborhoods welcomed runners from all over the world. From Staten Island through Brooklyn, Queens, then Bronx and finally Manhattan’s Central Park (the finish line), this massive annual event draws cheerleaders and casual observers from every neighborhood it intersects. This [...]
3Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Queens Plaza, Long Island City – Real Estate Development Stubbornly Moves On
(post by Dee) Queens Plaza, an area underneath and around the Queensborough Bridge (built in 1909) will celebrate 100 years in 2009. It’s come a long way in the past few years, but it wasn’t supposed to take this long for this gateway to Manhattan. From the poor city politics to a bankrupt city [...]
28Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
Another Terrible, Discriminatory Craig’s List Ad of the Month
(post by BT) You can’t make this stuff up. The style, the grammar, the detail, the run-ons, the discriminatory statements! Check out this terrible for rent by owner ad we’ve found the other day on Craig’s List in NYC:
“4 family home 1 bedrm for rent available oct 1st 1150 rent heat hot water included express [...]
NYC Property Sellers Keeping NY Real Estate Market Stable
(post by BT) I think that our real estate market has remained relatively stable due to the fact that our local NYC sellers are the most ignorant and stubborn sellers in the world! I am sure every real estate agent can vouch for this! Here, in many neighborhoods, sellers don’t seem to give a crap [...]
22Oct2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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