Quickie LIC real estate update: Linea manifests, Zipper conversion prepped

Should be 48th Avenue.

That building (Zipper Factory) is a disgrace as is who ever owns the place.

It is adjacent to my backyard. Three yrs ago I had to call the police because I saw someone inside to vacant building. I also called the lawyer for the owners because bricks and glass were falling from it and into my back yard. they did nothing about it.

Last year the raccoons took up residency in the building and killed my neighbors cat. On several occassions it climbed up the fire escape and went into his apt. Once carrying a 5lb bag of cat food back down the fire escape.

We trapped the raccoon and the city came and took it because it killed the cat, but told me they won’t be back because the raccoons are protected animals and I have to learn to live with them. I can’t let my dog in my own back yard.

This year we called the board of health because we found very large holes where it appears the raccoons were tunneling from the zipper building basement into our back yards. We don’t know if they ever came or did anything.

Last night a raccoon broke a neighbors window and entered her basement leaving quite a mess behind.

Now we don’t use our back yards at night.

I think that was a man disguised as a raccoon.

Man – I’m sleeping with my windows closed tonight – that raccoon sounds like Freddy Kruger…

I’m bet the brick and beams are solid on the zipper building. I would love if the could keep the facade. But I do hope the owners get to it soon, the windows falling out is pure negligence in their part. Remember the hpac art show there? And the light art from the roof top?

I can’t wait to see that Zippo Building to be either torn down or renovated..
any idea when this condo conversion is kicking off???

Pigeons were partially responsible for the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minnesota. According to reports, the corrosive nature of their guano accelerated rusting of the steel beams of the bridge.

Those Canadian Geese everyone loves so much at the new part of the Gantry are what caused that recent plane crash into the Hudson.

I heard that the Canadian geese are getting together with the raccoons to take down The Linea.