Gothamist: Park Slope Armory Gets Renovated

ernie

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:13:21 -0500

I am looking to put a friend into the boxing program.

jkt

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:50:46 -0500

oh wait, they WERE invest bankers from the upper east side. nevermind.

jkt

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:49:25 -0500

brooklyn trash? wow, i always thought those gangs of latter day frat boys in khakis and loafers pissing in the alley and screaming "i got your back, bro!" next to my building were investment bankers from the upper eastside...thanks for clearing that up!

Kojak

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:09:03 -0500

Leave Brooklyn alone. It is the most populus of the boroughs and at one time was the 3rd largest city in the country and still is a city into itself. And don't worry about the homeless problem. I'm sure Bloomberg will use Giuliani Tactics and stuff them someplace where they cant be seen. Oh and the Bronx? They have a nice Zoo, aint that enough???

brooklyn trash, they're everywhere

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:54:52 -0500

It's funny, here in manhattan, we have people that walk around and yelling incoherently all night long, often in groups, and using alleyways as bathrooms. You think it has something to do with poorly run shelthers, or B&T assholes?

james

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:54:02 -0500

Bec - I live down the street as well and I have to agree with you. I think it has more to do with the fact that the shelter is run badly. There is no control over the occupants and they don't take care of the facilities. The people who "reside" in the shelter still sleep on the streets and in the park. I don't see the shelter making a huge effort to actually help these people.

hypnotic

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:48:04 -0500

this sucks why does brooklyn get everything, for the past couple of years the bronx amory has sat at kingsbridge empty...they have talked about a retail space but we [I] NEED an athletic center let me just say f bk

Bec

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:25:15 -0500

I live right down the street from the Armory, and although it's an unpopular sentiment: I hate the shelter. I think there are other neighborhoods that would be better served than the heart of Park Slope. I'm certainly not making the case that homelessness should be ignored, but I'm constantly harrased for money, cigarettes, or anything else I have by people from the shelter, and the 15th Street train station seems to have more and more people living there than before. There's one woman in particular who seems to enjoy calling me a black bitch whenever she sees me (which was kind of funny in the beginning. Sadly, that's lost its luster.) Anyway, I wonder what will happen once this state of the art sports facility is opened? Will it be a shelter/gym? Cuz' that's weird.

neil

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:14:51 -0500

what happens to all the homeless women who use that as a safe house at night and the streets outside as a bathroom in the morning?

lara

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:52:40 -0500

The armory building really is gorgeous and interesting, so I'm pleased about the renovation. Especially now that we have a Target, which was at the top of my neighborhood wish-list. That area is already pretty pricy... I used to live right near there, but rent hikes pushed me to the "other" side of 4th Ave. in Park Slope. The unsavory Gowanus Canal side. Don't tell anyone. By the way, "beep" is genius. Maybe you've been tossing this abbreviation around for awhile & I've just not caught it, but hoo boy. Nice slangin', Gothamist.

nagin

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:41:22 -0500

what about ICE RINKS?!?!