Comments on: More LIC blues: Verizon Wireless coming to Echelon on Jackson Ave

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:24:01 +0000

18 and 19, I have to say, just reading your comments, the two of you sound like the most joyless people I ever heard.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:59:58 +0000

Good buildings should be seen and not heard. I take silence as a good sign.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:27:44 +0000

#4 … the small Wireless merchant is actually where you get the good deals and are not ripoffs. Most of them have questionalble marketing abilities and shady storefronts, but pricewise the hardware IS cheaper than the OEM stores so to speak.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:50:08 +0000

Brandon,

But is it organic?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:21:09 +0000

I totally use chic, cage-free, boutique, non-GMO, locally-produced, sustainable wireless service on a biodegradable handset that says “this is not a plastic phone” on the side that was designed by, like, Banksy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:49:08 +0000

Seriously, does anyone live in the Echelon? It’s like the Bermuda Triangle. People moved in and then that was it. We hear a lot about Arris, and yes City Lights of course, but I’m in East Coast renting and I’m looking around at all the condo buildings. How IS the Echelon?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:27:37 +0000

you don’t use a cell phone provider? i suppose yours is a mom and pop wireless company. come on. who gives a crap if verizon comes to the neighborhood.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:43:05 +0000

I meant # 5.

Charlie.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:42:00 +0000

#4 was being facetious; a little humor thrown into the mix of responses, is good.

Charlie.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:09:21 +0000

What IS happening with Echelon? They were one of the first “new condos” to be occupied but you never hear anything about how it’s going or a peep from anyone living there or anything about that building at all. It’s off the radar.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:41:08 +0000

Malcontent? Pish-posh…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:34:52 +0000

I think #5 was joking.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:34:19 +0000

Or a bakery?? or a butcher! (didn’t we already go through the list once?)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:31:16 +0000

#5 - A wine store?! LIC already has at least 4! How about great artisan cheese shop?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:21:29 +0000

Agree with #4.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:06:50 +0000

I was hoping for a wine store.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:38:10 +0000

Relax corporation-o-phobes, big bad Verizon Inc. is not moving into town to steal your money and take your property, its a Verizon authorized dealer, a franchise location. It will probably be owned by a guy who owns 1 0r 2 wireless communication stores. In essence, a “small business” owner, that we all seem to favor so much. To be honest, I would probably rather it be an actual Verizon location, as the small wireless communications stores tend to be shady and a bit of a rip-off. In any case, this retailer is a GOOD thing for the neighborhood, it means we are actually going to start getting stores for specialty needs, meaning we will start to get more retailers besides restaurants, bars and coffee shops. When we need something, we might actually be able to get it here, rather than venturing off to another zip code. And at least it beats another asian fusion restaurant.

By: boo

boo — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:56:57 +0000

That’s a good point Brandon about the cost of retail space in LIC. Maybe if they make it more affordable… but why would they? But don’t worry about Starbucks coming here… they are closing many stores in the city and have major internal problems to deal with.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:25:54 +0000

This is like Jane Jacobs 101 re: The need for old buildings. Surely (of necessity for profit given the cost of land and construction) all these new towers are going to be charging rents for their ground-floor retail spaces that will preclude almost anything but wealthy chains that can and will pay for the space.

One of these towers will surely have a Starbucks in them… just give it time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:25:22 +0000

Boo to Verizon! Nice photo of the skyline.