Comments on: Streetfilms: George Washington Parked Here http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:34:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Aaron Naparstek http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-30237 Aaron Naparstek Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:07:09 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/#comment-30237 You've got to think that Lars is kind of kidding. You've got to think that Lars is kind of kidding.

]]> By: Fascinated http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-30236 Fascinated Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:46:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/#comment-30236 VERY nice little film. (Not least the music.) I'd love to see more of these. The absence of dialogue points up the ambiguity of the situation that is often lost in the so-called permit abuse scandal. (Lost on me, at least.) I don't love it that there are cars on the sidewalk, but I'm not exactly outraged. (Lars: you ARE kidding, aren't you?) I mean, these aren't Hummer drivers or developers on the sidewalk: they're civil servants. They don't belong there, but . . . . Much better than hectoring me and setting up a picnic in a parking spot, if you want to bring people to your side of the debate. VERY nice little film. (Not least the music.) I'd love to see more of these. The absence of dialogue points up the ambiguity of the situation that is often lost in the so-called permit abuse scandal. (Lost on me, at least.) I don't love it that there are cars on the sidewalk, but I'm not exactly outraged. (Lars: you ARE kidding, aren't you?) I mean, these aren't Hummer drivers or developers on the sidewalk: they're civil servants. They don't belong there, but . . . .
Much better than hectoring me and setting up a picnic in a parking spot, if you want to bring people to your side of the debate.

]]> By: Boon Doggle http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-30230 Boon Doggle Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:15:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/#comment-30230 I think it's already officially demapped. It's just on death row until a developer is ready to build. It is sad to lose a piece of history, although redeveloping some of the nastier buildings in Downtown Brooklyn is a decent goal. Tough to reach a balance. I think it's already officially demapped. It's just on death row until a developer is ready to build.

It is sad to lose a piece of history, although redeveloping some of the nastier buildings in Downtown Brooklyn is a decent goal. Tough to reach a balance.

]]> By: da http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-30228 da Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:17:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/#comment-30228 Forgotten-NY has a nice page on Red Hook Lane: http://www.forgotten-ny.com/Alleys/redhooklane/redhook.html Kevin notes it was a Native American path even before it was a colonial road. Plans call for it to be demapped when the two adjoining blocks are consolidated into a single building site for a big tower, and at that point Red Hook Lane will cease to exist. Might be nicer to retain Red Hook Lane and put in restaurants or something... somewhere for the office workers to have lunch, sort of like Stone St. in lower Manhattan. Forgotten-NY has a nice page on Red Hook Lane:
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/Alleys/redhooklane/redhook.html

Kevin notes it was a Native American path even before it was a colonial road. Plans call for it to be demapped when the two adjoining blocks are consolidated into a single building site for a big tower, and at that point Red Hook Lane will cease to exist.

Might be nicer to retain Red Hook Lane and put in restaurants or something... somewhere for the office workers to have lunch, sort of like Stone St. in lower Manhattan.

]]> By: Lars http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/comment-page-1/#comment-30226 Lars Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:41:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/03/26/streetfilms-parking-abuse-on-red-hook-lane/#comment-30226 The father of our country can only weep at this. The father of our country can only weep at this.

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