tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post5152918744055987515..comments2024-02-27T07:33:30.829-05:00Comments on Edge of the City: The Path is Clear for Northern Forest HillersEdge of the City Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-22094467103631640362014-07-08T12:35:15.122-04:002014-07-08T12:35:15.122-04:00The mom and pop places died, thankfully.The mom and pop places died, thankfully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-25045475220417469522014-07-08T12:34:13.988-04:002014-07-08T12:34:13.988-04:00No thanks.No thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-74964779548141676922014-07-07T09:52:01.554-04:002014-07-07T09:52:01.554-04:00Sad to see how everyone is a slave to the chain st...Sad to see how everyone is a slave to the chain stores. Wish there was a mom and pop place there instead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-62946411235113389312014-07-01T19:18:52.669-04:002014-07-01T19:18:52.669-04:00Everyone knows that GE appliances = "standard...Everyone knows that GE appliances = "standard," no pool = "standard," not luxury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-76668562911039257452014-07-01T19:18:02.028-04:002014-07-01T19:18:02.028-04:00This building is not being marketed as a "sta...This building is not being marketed as a "standard" apartment. It is being marketed as "luxury." Gerard Towers: pool. Birchwood: Pool. and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-25922135903753696012014-07-01T11:02:18.342-04:002014-07-01T11:02:18.342-04:00There will be a Starbucks with drive thru where Go...There will be a Starbucks with drive thru where GoldFingers used to be. There will also be a Retro Fitness gym there as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-83251826630123864392014-07-01T10:53:22.272-04:002014-07-01T10:53:22.272-04:00bummerbummerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-27488262967922249822014-07-01T10:52:43.761-04:002014-07-01T10:52:43.761-04:00Agreed!Agreed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-28194109413218133862014-07-01T10:51:38.686-04:002014-07-01T10:51:38.686-04:00Another pharmacy?!!!!?! Good grief. This sucks.Another pharmacy?!!!!?! Good grief. This sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-70843449369249795482014-07-01T08:04:54.336-04:002014-07-01T08:04:54.336-04:00CVS should consider including a Starbucks concessi...CVS should consider including a Starbucks concession on its premises. That would be great. There are no Starbucks on the north side of the entire length of Queens Blvd, except one in Sunnyside. It would do very good business, I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-24747167461001995042014-06-30T17:22:37.467-04:002014-06-30T17:22:37.467-04:00Is there any building in Forest Hills that has Sub...Is there any building in Forest Hills that has Sub Zero or Viking appliances as standard? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-48669871010360317282014-06-29T19:52:51.633-04:002014-06-29T19:52:51.633-04:00whenever all the traffic this project caused woke ...whenever all the traffic this project caused woke me up in the morning i would sign up the execs at cord meyer to hundreds of different government newsletters. I set up a dummy email acct to see if it works and my inbox would be filled to capacity within minutes with emails from the FDA and NASA, so I know they were at least a little inconvenienced as well. Childish? Absolutely . Did it give meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-4045135636461114062014-06-29T17:49:17.407-04:002014-06-29T17:49:17.407-04:00Bill de Blasio needs to build some of that afforda...Bill de Blasio needs to build some of that affordable housing he's talking about here in Forest Hills!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-37006235993450134132014-06-29T09:54:18.181-04:002014-06-29T09:54:18.181-04:00I don't report things unless they're confi...I don't report things unless they're confirmed. People might comment about things they say they know about; that's different. Oops!Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-13282055585581944212014-06-29T09:24:30.530-04:002014-06-29T09:24:30.530-04:00I remember when the project first started, this bl...I remember when the project first started, this blog reported that an Apple store was opening there. Oops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-85334523518124915292014-06-28T21:40:56.222-04:002014-06-28T21:40:56.222-04:00The scaffolding is only part of it. They start mak...The scaffolding is only part of it. They start making noise at like 7am. They've had the (very wide) sidewalk on 71 Ave. blocked for over a year and a half, and they extended that overreach into the street, where they've also blocked the equivalent of an entire lane, often blocking the whole street with lumber trucks, cement trucks etc. so we have to cross and cross back again just to getAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-69172606701676596492014-06-28T21:10:45.598-04:002014-06-28T21:10:45.598-04:00The "luxury" marketing for this place is...The "luxury" marketing for this place is a little over the top. No pool, compared with Kennedy, Gerard, Parker, Birchwood. And only GE appliances...no SubZero? No Viking? Sorry guys, it sounds like the biggest luxury will be the new-ness and the opportunity to pay for the roof garden when you want to have a birthday party for your one-year-old.<br />Forest Hills, where we all dream of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-75660314856664338162014-06-28T21:03:28.761-04:002014-06-28T21:03:28.761-04:00Cord Meyer should compensate the community for its...Cord Meyer should compensate the community for its troubles by paying for Jazz Thursdays, hanging flower baskets along Queens Boulevard and planting beds on QB medians and other "dry spots" like the concrete wasteland near the taxi stand.<br />They've been not only exercising their own private property rights but inconveniencing local residents for years ... not just with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-44106154482791506702014-06-27T20:06:34.018-04:002014-06-27T20:06:34.018-04:00The Key Food actually did get a makeover a few yea...The Key Food actually did get a makeover a few years ago. Additionally, Cord Meyer actually originally wanted to tear down the Key Food as well and include it in the re-built strip--something to do with how/where on the plot of land they wanted to position the Aston. They purportedly offered Key Food a chunk of change to compensate them for the time they would be closed, but it was refused by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-55490081017593595682014-06-27T17:05:08.032-04:002014-06-27T17:05:08.032-04:00Is it me or is the sidewalk not level?Is it me or is the sidewalk not level?warszehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448928234568023103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-72115203561617600572014-06-27T09:32:24.689-04:002014-06-27T09:32:24.689-04:00Hopefully they'll get rid of that horrible peo...Hopefully they'll get rid of that horrible people bridge today. They've had two out of three lanes closed up for over a year. The traffic and noise pollution is unbearable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-87725458018589687602014-06-26T21:01:27.884-04:002014-06-26T21:01:27.884-04:00Not yet, walked by this evening and there are a lo...Not yet, walked by this evening and there are a lot of boxes around the store. The interior looks done though, so it may just be a matter of stocking shelves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-60175699629968154082014-06-26T19:18:17.181-04:002014-06-26T19:18:17.181-04:00That bagel place was the worst. I am glad those st...That bagel place was the worst. I am glad those stores are gone as well.RayRaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-42538061906973228832014-06-26T19:06:48.306-04:002014-06-26T19:06:48.306-04:00I like mom and pop too, as long as they don't ...I like mom and pop too, as long as they don't serve me bagels with plastic straws cut up in the cream cheese like that pathetically awful bagel place that used to be there once did.Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-67681991922847831222014-06-26T19:04:37.005-04:002014-06-26T19:04:37.005-04:00Would like something better than 'fine' fo...Would like something better than 'fine' for our 'hood. How about beautiful? Or is that how low our standards have fallen?Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.com