Many of you concurred that the situation is unacceptable.
After I posted photos and wrote about the history of the block, many of you gathered contact info on the landlord and on Rite Aid management.
Well, dear readers, your calls and/or emails must have helped, because yesterday, a crew emptied the tent and collected all the trash near the booths. And it looks much better.
Let's hope that they will remove the unsightly tent and booths as well.
What would you like to see on that empty lot? A nursery? A food vendor? A place to park bicycles for those who ride to the subway?
Perhaps we can work with the landlord and Rite Aid to come up with something that will work for everyone in the community.
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7 comments:
Thank you for highlighting this.. when the metal bars were stolen (that held the doors on the 3 red/white bins) I'd added 3 makeshift wooden planks, to give it the appearance it was fastened. Also, the violation # is 34985737P in which the prop owner had to answer for the comcern of NYC Buildings Environmental Control Board. Wanted to ensure that local, nightly visitors wouldn't easily use these in a number of ways overnight that would amount to no-good (which they had started n the last 2 weeks). Thx again.
Thanks for being the catalyst in the cleanup. In addition to the eyesore that this had become, I have always been concerned about the unlocked metal booths.
I noticed today that for the first time ever, I think, RiteAid has cleared the snow! I really don't remember them doing so before, but the last time I completed an on-line store survey, I added the comment that they should remove the snow in front of their store. Maybe they heard me! Mary
Good for you and your readers, Katia!
Good first pass. Now about 16 Handles - were they waiting for an engraved invitation to shovel snow? As of 2pm Saturday, they had not bothered to do anything.
Not sure if it's big enough, but it would be cool to see a dog run here. I know my son would love to watch the dogs run around, and I'm sure dog owners on this side of the neighborhood would love to have a place to bring Fido.
I think the space could make a great newstand/candy counter, and maybe they could serve some basic food: coffee, bagels, donuts, etc.
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