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Old Posted May 2, 2014, 6:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Insoluble View Post
ETA: Interestingly enough, from reading the article it seems as though the main NIMBY contingent isn't from the commie box across the street but from the rather handsome 1920 Chestnut
It is a handsome building, but the rest of that side of the block ain't exactly Park Avenue:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9519...ndY1FlbpcQ!2e0

Are some of these people so frickin' shortsighted that they can't see how a new building like this--and the relatively affluent residents it will bring to their block--will significantly enhance their little fiefdom? I guess we all know the answer to that.