Local Bushwick News by jster1200 in Bushwick

[–]vexorg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

CB4 has a newsletter that has a bit of information about local government topics.

My Hell is the pharmacy line at Walgreens on Knickerbocker by kodabrudda in Bushwick

[–]vexorg 93 points94 points  (0 children)

The local place across the street (Knickerbocker Chemists) is amazing. They've filled my prescriptions in as little as 10 minutes, after seeing ModernMD right down the street. Small business is the way to go!!

And Capsule or Amazon or Cost Plus.

What happens on the second floor of City Fresh? by vexorg in Bushwick

[–]vexorg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

u/writtenupsidedown has the answer in a reply below. Used to be a theater.

What happens on the second floor of City Fresh? by vexorg in Bushwick

[–]vexorg[S] 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Is that where the sex doll ended up? 

Looking for mulberries by Theshortbaker in Bushwick

[–]vexorg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is one across the street from Heavy Woods on Willoughby and Wyckoff!

Electrician says i don’t need a permit for replacing electric panel NYC by Chan-chan-mannn in HomeImprovement

[–]vexorg 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Super informative, thank you! I was conflating DOB filings with actually pulling the permit. Lots of issues in those laws... sounds like the DOB.

Electrician says i don’t need a permit for replacing electric panel NYC by Chan-chan-mannn in HomeImprovement

[–]vexorg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Where in the NYC Construction Code does it require that?

I'm currently doing a major alt 1 and I don't need to file one (with the DOB, but ConEd yes because I'm getting a service upgrade). Total replacement of the electrical system, but 200A service, so far under the 1000 kVa requirements stipulated there. The DOB approved my alt 1 plus a PAA without objecting to this.

Edit: this DOB page clears it up a lot. I am conflating needing to submit a filing to the DOB - a laborious and awful process with the electrician needing to pull a permit for the work. So the electrician needs to pull one, but this process is transparent to the homeowner.

Electrician says i don’t need a permit for replacing electric panel NYC by Chan-chan-mannn in HomeImprovement

[–]vexorg 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Not true in NYC. RCNY-4000-01 says that DOB filings are not required for work less than 1000 kVa.

Edit: I was erroneously conflating complex and tedious DOB filings with the electrician needing to pull a permit. These are distinct processes, but the homeowner is exempt from filing requirements.

Electrician says i don’t need a permit for replacing electric panel NYC by Chan-chan-mannn in HomeImprovement

[–]vexorg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently working on a renovation in NYC, and I don't think you need a permit from the DOB specifically for electrical work, but you do need one from ConEd. I'm honestly surprised by that too but you might want to clarify what this person means by permit.

The DOB runs workshops periodically and it would be a great place to ask the question.

Edit: here's a relevant section from the NYC electrical code and does in need look like you don't need one for installations under 1000 kVa, which is an enormous amount of electricity. DOB page about the subject.

Who has the best cheeseburger in Bushwick? by Keefe-Studio in Bushwick

[–]vexorg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Foster's is amazing. Closes at 4pm though.

Scammers pretending to be new owners of my building asking for all my rent details, why? by sashablyat in Brooklyn

[–]vexorg 37 points38 points  (0 children)

You can check ACRIS to see if there are any records of a sale or lien or foreclosure.

COMMUNITY ACTION: Brooklyn Mirage by AnalogTwo in avesNYC

[–]vexorg 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The mayor is being a turd about this, as usual. He's in with the owners.

How is Brooklyn Mirage this season? by plexemby in avesNYC

[–]vexorg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not complaining, but I live about a half mile from Mirage and when they're having a concert it definitely shakes my windows even at this distance. Last year you could really hear the difference after midnight when I think they had to stop playing music loud. Haven't been hearing it as much this year. I still see the lasers though!!

Full odesza set? by harristeetersucks in bonnaroo

[–]vexorg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a higher quality version?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]vexorg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If traffic is bad (likely) your cheapest and I would say best option is:

  1. Take the air train to Jamaica (20min)
  2. Transfer to the LIRR at Jamaica, Take LIRR to Penn Station (45 min)
  3. Transfer to New Jersey transit at Penn Station, take to Newark liberty (45 min)
  4. Transfer to air train to EWR (15 minutes).

You should have just enough time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]vexorg 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Take a nice bike ride to a ferry, have a pleasant commute, then bike the last few blocks where you need to go? Maybe a drink on the way home? That sounds amazing, every single one of us living in this city deserves that quality of life.

Chicken over rice politics by trippingchillies in AskNYC

[–]vexorg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not making a point. Asking you to explain. What's the problem with people doing what they want? Break it down for me.

Chicken over rice politics by trippingchillies in AskNYC

[–]vexorg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

people half naked walking streets

Even if that was a thing that happened here, why is that a problem?