tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post3878683994049157563..comments2024-02-27T07:33:30.829-05:00Comments on Edge of the City: More Space on Austin Opening UpEdge of the City Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-61393935437464600252013-11-13T19:52:57.001-05:002013-11-13T19:52:57.001-05:00Sick room was a commonly used term in the 30s-50s....Sick room was a commonly used term in the 30s-50s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-84611355014546258522013-11-13T07:20:41.686-05:002013-11-13T07:20:41.686-05:00Urgent Cares are opening all over the city. Park S...Urgent Cares are opening all over the city. Park Slope, UWS, Williamsburg... All in similar settings such as Austin Street.<br />CItyMD is a very popular one in Manhattan and are opening on blocks with high end retail and restaurants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-88606288580123311552013-11-12T20:53:03.540-05:002013-11-12T20:53:03.540-05:00Nothing wrong with a medical facility, it could so...Nothing wrong with a medical facility, it could someday save a life! As much as I enjoy recreating on Austin, I'd say helping people get well trumps helping people get drunk.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-85251875554986755052013-11-12T16:09:01.635-05:002013-11-12T16:09:01.635-05:00yes Kevin a person concerned with children and sen...yes Kevin a person concerned with children and senior citizens clearly doesn't care. Is it better to not care or not think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-72193657574702378502013-11-12T14:27:53.569-05:002013-11-12T14:27:53.569-05:00LOL Drake
I think it's just an old term...jud...LOL Drake<br /><br />I think it's just an old term...judging by the sign that store has been around for a long time. I guess sick rooms are more common and a more acceptable term back in the dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-12242052828164197872013-11-12T14:13:13.208-05:002013-11-12T14:13:13.208-05:00The architecture of Austin St. between Ascan and C...The architecture of Austin St. between Ascan and Continental is quite unique with its Tudor flourishes.<br /><br />Bottom line is, the NYC LPC doesn't give a rat's ass about Queens and its history beyond throwing us an occasional bone, like the Forest Park Carousel. Look at the World Fair sites in Flushing Meadows park, for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-52101026012419077812013-11-12T14:09:33.950-05:002013-11-12T14:09:33.950-05:00Ok, one more -- even if the room was in fact a &qu...Ok, one more -- even if the room was in fact a "sick" room - one where I was caring for a grandparent or parent on their last legs, I don't think I would acknowledge this by actually declaring or naming it a "sick room". I would definitely choose a more upbeat label, like "Recovery Room," in the hopes—even if they are slim—that the sick occupant would emerge to Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-78674265285287223292013-11-12T14:00:46.920-05:002013-11-12T14:00:46.920-05:00At the risk of belaboring the point—probably too l...At the risk of belaboring the point—probably too late for that, but anyway—when you declare your room to be a "sick" room you are giving up all hope I suppose. Whoever is in that room will be "sick" until the end I guess. At that point, does the room revert back to just a plain "room"? Just wondering. Also wondering: is this what I have to look forward to in life oneEdge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-45277308277055574342013-11-12T13:46:10.715-05:002013-11-12T13:46:10.715-05:00I'm more creeped out by that store with the si...I'm more creeped out by that store with the sign "Sick Room Supplies." What the hell is a "sick room" anyway? Even if there is a valid reason to advertise this on your storefront, I as a business owner would not simply because it is so utterly depressing that some shoppers—ok, me—would rather kill themselves before shopping for the sick room supplies they might need. Does Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-59292439264421229972013-11-12T13:41:05.921-05:002013-11-12T13:41:05.921-05:00The Rego Park/Forest Hills/Kew Gardens area has on...The Rego Park/Forest Hills/Kew Gardens area has one of the largest concentrations of seniors in the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-11397278082527304602013-11-12T13:40:01.618-05:002013-11-12T13:40:01.618-05:00Couldn't have anything to do with the precinct...Couldn't have anything to do with the precinct - no the cops are angels.... Everyone wants to hang around them too - especially when their eating and drinking at a restaurant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-51208755122926783802013-11-12T13:07:25.597-05:002013-11-12T13:07:25.597-05:00Hahaha! Maybe this should go in the other thread ...Hahaha! Maybe this should go in the other thread about Austin St. vs Metro Av., but I've always been creeped out by the funeral homes (I can think of at least 2) on Metro. I usually try to look away when I'm walking past them, and I know they're needed businesses for the neighborhood, but I just don't like having to be around them when I'm going out to dinner. That's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-80224611517021055832013-11-12T10:44:32.713-05:002013-11-12T10:44:32.713-05:00* Award for Most Morbid Comment of 2013 ** Award for Most Morbid Comment of 2013 *Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-12832927631565904602013-11-12T10:37:30.098-05:002013-11-12T10:37:30.098-05:00I hear ambulances in my neighborhood almost every ...I hear ambulances in my neighborhood almost every week. The WWII generation seem to dying off in droves and the ones that aren't need medical care. The Baby Boomers are next and there are a lot of them. It could be worse - would you rather have a funeral parlor? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-20433354467756135092013-11-12T10:20:20.648-05:002013-11-12T10:20:20.648-05:00I agree that a community like FH NEEDS a walk in c...I agree that a community like FH NEEDS a walk in clinic, with so many elderly and car-less residents. Where else should they go when they need immediate care at an off hour, and doctor offices are closed? Have you ever tried the ER at FH Hospital? It's beyond terrible on so many levels. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-83574719230947555982013-11-12T10:19:31.246-05:002013-11-12T10:19:31.246-05:00I've been told by a local commercial landlord ...I've been told by a local commercial landlord who I know for years that so long as a portion of one wall is left up, it is not considered a total tear-down. If you have a look yourself, you will see that a small portion of the back wall and of the right wall, basically the right rear corner of the building, was not torn down. But let's assume the source is incorrect...what makes the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-25883511619049430552013-11-12T08:55:56.323-05:002013-11-12T08:55:56.323-05:00I agree with Kevin in regards to a walk-in-clinic ...I agree with Kevin in regards to a walk-in-clinic going into that location. This really is prime shopping/dining real-estate. <br /><br />The other new opening will be an e-cig store on the other side of Austin Street, where that women's clothing boutique never opened. Yep, an e-cig store.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549380499150990699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-70008592372789658862013-11-11T23:25:28.712-05:002013-11-11T23:25:28.712-05:00Sorry, but a walk in clinic is probably a good ful...Sorry, but a walk in clinic is probably a good full notch below a dollar store. Not at all good for a community. Take a walk down to the West end of Austin Street sometime when your feeling holistic and take a look at the blight that has occurred. The medical community has destroyed that end of Austin Street making it impossible for any business to successes. Hopefully, the next clinic that Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603017982448799442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-27821691499575915092013-11-11T23:00:00.303-05:002013-11-11T23:00:00.303-05:00The fact that there was no full demolition permit ...The fact that there was no full demolition permit posted. Only interior renovation. Have a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-20445847301728332022013-11-11T21:36:45.399-05:002013-11-11T21:36:45.399-05:00The whole attraction of Austin is that it is a mal...The whole attraction of Austin is that it is a mall alternative. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-14844088738898319302013-11-11T20:43:29.580-05:002013-11-11T20:43:29.580-05:00A medical clinic would serve the neighborhood much...A medical clinic would serve the neighborhood much more so than another chain store. Don't forget this is a family neighborhood with children AND senior citizens. Do we really want Austin to be just a horizontal mall? It makes more sense to let the convenient location serve the neighborhood in a holistic way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-43559320266942904662013-11-11T20:04:16.683-05:002013-11-11T20:04:16.683-05:00What happened to H&M??What happened to H&M??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-27460599206680289082013-11-11T19:17:50.438-05:002013-11-11T19:17:50.438-05:00Like it or not: If it's not protected by landm...Like it or not: If it's not protected by landmarking, it's not deemed historic and therfore not protected. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-56964477501887314442013-11-11T18:30:58.754-05:002013-11-11T18:30:58.754-05:00I thought the space next to Bareburger was going t...I thought the space next to Bareburger was going to be an H&M! I can't really think of anything more inapprppriate for that space than a medical clinic, to be honest. Ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-1843230782197549672013-11-11T17:59:00.662-05:002013-11-11T17:59:00.662-05:00I thought it was supposed to be an H&M.I thought it was supposed to be an H&M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com