Comments on: Parks Department to Evict Families from Historic Beach Community on Staten Island

By: Historic Districts Council Newsstand » Blog Archive » Losing Buildings on Staten Island

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:03:12 +0000

[...] historic buildings on Staten Island, another wants to demolish them. As we reported earlier, the Parks Department is refusing to renew the lease for the Cedar Grove Beach Club in New Dorp and i… to supposedly convert the property into a public park. We use the word “supposedly” because [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:37:07 +0000

How do other taxpayers get a chance to rent beachfront property for a low price? These families have had it for 50 years when do other get the chance?

By: staten island folklife

staten island folklife — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:58:50 +0000

[...] Parks Department to Evict Families from Historic Beach Community on Staten Island [...]

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:59:49 +0000

Dear Money-grubbing a**holes:

We’re terribly sorry this oh-so-valuable and scenic property is inconveniently occupied by people who make less money than you do, and are therefore OBVIOUSLY incapable of appreciating it. (In a financial manner, at least.) Rest assured, the city is doing all it can to make sure that every inch of desirable property in the world is owned by you, the Greedy One Percent, and everyone else is left to fend for themselves in the colorless suburbs of Nowhere, America.

Sincerely, NYC Parks Dept.

By: Linda Rupert

Linda Rupert — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:23:51 +0000

Another way to take houses away from middle class folks so it can be sold to rich guys who want waterfront property – which is exactly what happened to the property that the city took to build the never built expressway.

By: CurbedWire: Staten Island Beach Houses Threatened; EVil Teardown Reaction

CurbedWire: Staten Island Beach Houses Threatened; EVil Teardown Reaction — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:40:55 +0000

[...] is reaching the critical stage, and the Historic Districts Council is on the case. Check out the letter calling on the city to save the place. There is also a Facebook group, of course. [...]