Upper East Siders Boo Quinn Over Trash Plan

“Don’t expect us to vote for you!”

“That’s fine,” Quinn snapped.

Meanwhile, City Council Comptroller John Liu, who has previously supported the plan, flipped his position at the forum because of Hurricane Sandy-related issues.

“It doesn’t make sense to proceed while turning a blind eye to that simple fact,” he said.

Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who voted in favor of the 2006 plan, said concerns over flooding left them both on the fence, and said they both planned to visit the site.

At a forum on the Upper East Side, Christine Quinn reiterated her support for an equitable solid waste plan – one that will greatly lessen the burden on neighborhoods like Greenpoint and East Williamsburg by distributing residential waste handling throughout the city. Upper East Siders don’t like it because it means a marine transfer station on their waterfront near Asphalt Green.

Quinn stood her ground (the plan also puts a marine transfer recycling plant in her district), while John Liu has dropped his support. Thompson and de Blasio used to support the plan, but now want to visit the proposed marine transfer site. Because they have that much expertise.

Meanwhile, Greenpoint’s new Congresswoman, Carolyn Maloney, sponsored the forum. It would be interesting to hear what she thinks about the issue, affecting as it does both ends of her district.

UPDATE: Azi Paybarah a Capital NY has a much more in-depth article (which implies that de Blasio is not on the fence, but has already flipped – though at least he recognizes that the facility needs to be sited in Manhattan).

Skinny Dennis

Coming soon to the former Barberry/Zipe Zape spot:

The location has operated as a bar since 1939… “These walls have been watching people drink for 70 years,” Mack rhapsodized at the bar’s opening last night. “We’re keeping them for a new generation.”

This bar also used to have a fantastic Deco bar from 1939. Unfortunately, one of the recent owners (but not these guys) tore that out.

PS – no relation.

Change name of Long Island City to LIC, Say Officials, Business Leaders

According to the New York Post, in order to separate from the confusion of being mistaken with Long Island, officials and business leaders are looking to change the name of Long Island City to the “trendier “abbreviation “LIC.”

Maybe part of the reason it is confused with Long Island is because it is part of Long Island. It has been since “L.I.C.” was founded as an independent city in 1870.

Animals Can’t Talk

Signs that read “Deer Crossing” and the like are going to continue to pop up throughout our country including Avon Lake, but who are these signs for? Deer cannot read, do not obey the law and probably will cross where they wish.

Prediction: Patch is going to put the Onion out of business.

Dogs Versus Babies at Transmitter Park

Paul Duey, who let his dog off its leash at Transmitter Park one recent afternoon, claimed it was only fair for dogs to have an open space to play as well as humans… [He] acknowledged that the law prohibited dogs playing off-leash after 9 a.m. in parks and from playing on Transmitter’s grass.

But, you know, fuck the law. Rather than get involved with any one of the many groups fighting for more open space in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, just let Fido have the run of the one nice park to get built in Greenpoint in 75 years.

Greenpoint Landing – Yes, It’s Coming

Greenpointers needs to stop being shocked – SHOCKED! – that massive high-rise development is coming to their waterfront.

Since 2005, it has been a question of when, not if, the Greenpoint waterfront will look like Long Island City, Northside Piers, the Edge, Schaefer Landing and all the other towers-to-be that will one day line the East River.