long island city flooded to oblivion!

I suppose the same man who takes pleasure in pointing out others' "poor" investment decisions to justify his own portfolio of failure would find this to be truly elating.

The NYT's map has better contrast between the zone colors than the city's. I'd misread RSB as being Zone A, but it's Zone B.

Looks like buster isn't too happy. Here I thought I was being helpful by posting the flood zone map.

steve on this you are overboard.

steve, if youre overboard, get the hell outta the water---there's a storm coming

I don't live in LIC, nor did I buy there. Nor will I even be in any part of NYC tomorrow. But you are right, I am unhappy for any who are going to suffer due to the hurricane regardless of where they live.

You can debate the merits of buying in LIC vs. renting in Hell's Kitchen all you want. I just find it to be a little sick to engage in premature schadenfreude because of an act of nature. But I suppose it's just another way for you to clap yourself on the back for yet another smart decision in your life.

buster, I suggest Paxil. You'll tend to gain weight, but you'll be much, much happier.

Mwuaaaaaah!

And just so you know what an arsewhole you're being, I own a co-op on Fire Island, right in the path of the storm. Made lots of jokes about that, too!

Mwuaaaaaah!

yeah, steve doesn't always....grasp.....things.

but seriously, everyone remember to come back and sound off after the storm. to confirm that you're not dead. be safe and may the force be with you all.

thats pretty busch league

Gotcha, it's an attempt at humor. Understood. I have you on "ignore" (no offense, just got sick of every post turning into a rent vs. buy dissertation), so I didn't read the posts about your Fire Island property, but a little self-deprecation goes a very long way in my book, so I suppose I'm over reacting. Just seemed a bit malicious.

Now you see, buster, if you didn't have me on Ignore you'd know what pleasure I take in posting about Long Island City. Not the place so much - my father is from there & lots of my relatives grew up there - but because of LICCDope. Between him and JuiceDrivel, they break up what would be an otherwise monotonous day.

Oh - Plus EDDIE WILSON!

i hope the storm surge carries west67, wbottom and all the other flotsam out to sea.

Hey, steve, how's that Ft. Lauderdale real estate prospect working out?

Steve what is the insurance situation in Fire Island? Can people have economically insured against this weekend?

Still moving ahead with Ft. Lauderdale, lowery, just not yet. Few months.

Yes you can get insurance there - just not economical. I have a co-op, so the building has it, I don't know a lot of the details. I have a 2nd story unit facing the Great South Bay, not the ocean, so I don't have any supplemental insurance, though to get it would cost about $1,000 a year, excluding flood, which I would never buy since my unit is 20' above the ground, so I figure if it gets flooded, the world will have far more serious problems.

The people with the problems are the multimillion dollar mansions on the beach, like Robyn Bird. (For real - she's creepy.) The waves have knocked lots of them down in the past, and there's no guarantee that they will let you rebuild: it's a national forest, a national park, and a state wildlife preserve, as well as being part of New York State, Suffolk County, and Brookhaven Township. So there are a lot of hurdles to get through before you can start building.

I wish you luck, steve and LICC, with the upcoming storm. Steve, you'll need it more than LICC, because your unit is closer to the ground than most highrise condos are, and most of the models are expecting the worst part of the storm to be on Eastern Long Island, more so than NYC. The more recent storms that knocked down houses on Fire Island may be outdone by Irene, but hopefully not, for your sake. Sure, waterfront condos on Long Island's western shore are going to be damaged, but ........ well, I'm sure you wouldn't gloat over other's misfortunes, would you?

Thanks, Hones, for that cogent contribution to New York RE.

lowery, I've been trying to sell that place for 3 years - they quadrupled the maintenance, nobody can sell. The best thing that could happen would be if it did a Wizard of Oz and landed on somebody in Rhode Island.

Those buildings out there are built of sticks, so it's possible. If a pair of ruby slippers lands on your deck, you'll have me to thank!

stevejhx,
you are cracking me up!

Free jim_hones10!
(you can't hold him responsible for his own posts anymore than you can hold a baby responsible for soiling a diper)
Nice looking hockey helmet.

Seems like hones is suicidal - wishing for the washing away of flotsam, as he does.

Hey, there's a solution to pesky coop boards - hurricanes!

Weeeeeeee're off to see the Wizard....

So the past couple decades, with the boom in real estate, the outlying areas of Manhattan and even parts of Brooklyn (Williamsburg, DUMBO, etc) and Queens (LIC) have experienced increases in residences. Just how many years ago was there no Battery Park City, or more recently Riverside Blvd, or developments in LIC and Williamsburg?
Does this highlight the value of being near the Park?

I'm with ya on that, lowery! Just, how do you get a hurricane to differentiate between a co-op and a condo?

"how do you get a hurricane to differentiate between....."

This wknd may get interesting. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard, "Those prewar buildings! They just don't build 'em like they used to."

lowery, I also recently read somewhere that the buildings built in the 50's and 60's (before many current building standards were in place) are stronger than those built within the last 20 years. Built ABOVE current standards.

Does that mean that Arris Lofts will last forever?

God I hope not.

ph41, 50s and 60s buildings, some of them have cinderblock walls between apartments - lots better than prewar, which were wood and plaster, which is great so long as there are no leaks

steve, I happen to like Arris Lofts - I don't like the location, but I like the overall look of it, and it has a kind of it-will-last look to it

what worries me with windstorms in NYC is flying objects - everyone stay inside

Interesting.
50s buildings are stronger than 20s buildings?

lowery, I like the looks of the Taj Mahal, too - just not where it is.

Much to my dismay, rumor has it that Long Island City survived.

I will have to conjure up another natural disaster in the near future - I have frogs and locusts in mind. Will keep you posted....

Long Island City- no damages from the hurricane, no issues, all is still beautiful.

Old Man Steve- still has to rent in a dump in the Theater District.

"all is still beautiful"?

http://queenscrap.blogspot.com/2009/02/queensbridge-houses-raided.html

De-lovely.

Nice, between hating French people and laughing at potential destruction, Steve sure comes off as likeable, huh?

Careful, steve, we might have to post photos of the West Side Rail Cut taken from your street........

Any news from The Pines? Was the wind more intense further east? What about the storm surge?

Maybe there is a massive fault line right udner LIC that nobody knows about. I heard it sits directly under the prison in LIC.

"West Side Rail Cut taken from your street........"

Uhm, you're about 2 miles away, but go for it!

The Pines seem to be fine - no houses lost, no pools lost, a few down trees, from what we've been told. The problem was on the mainland - 4'-6' floods in Sayville, & canoeing down Main Street in Patchogue.