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Major transformation is on the horizon for a low-income apartment complex notable for its three-story-high buildings with distinctive Dutch stepped gables occupying a superblock on the southeastern edge of Bed Stuy. Developers have filed to rezone the property, known as Fulton Park, to make way for a mega-development with up to a dozen buildings reaching 17 stories and holding upwards of 2,000 market-rate and affordable apartments. Potentially, about half the units could be affordable, and current residents would be able to move into similar but new apartments at the same rent. The application was filed by L+M Development Partners and SMJ Development in partnership with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. It calls for the rezoning of 1754 Fulton Street and 53 Utica Avenue, lots bound by Utica Avenue and Nelson Mandela High School to the west, Fulton Street to the north, Rochester Avenue and Hunterfly Place to the east, and Atlantic Avenue to the south. As part of the plan, the 38 existing buildings at Fulton Park, which contain 209 Section 8 affordable apartments and a management building, would be demolished. Two new buildings would be constructed to replace the existing housing units and one of the replacement buildings is expected to be built first on part of the vacant portion of the Fulton Park site. That would allow residents living in the southern portion of the site to move directly into newly built apartments without an interim relocation, according to a rep from L+M, who added those tenants would receive units with the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms and would continue paying the same rents. The rep said the development team had been gathering input from residents for the past two years. After the first relocation, the existing buildings south of a parking lot on a former stretch of Herkimer Street would be demolished, followed by construction of additional buildings on that portion of the site. The remaining existing residents would then be relocated into newly completed buildings. In addition to the Fulton Park site, the rezoning includes a long-vacant HPD-owned parcel west of Utica Avenue that has been used by locals as a skatepark. Under the proposal, the overall development would include 11 new buildings on the Fulton Park site and one new building on the HPD site. In total, the 12 proposed buildings would contain approximately 1.97 million gross square feet of development. About 1.91 million square feet would be residential, roughly 20,900 square feet would be commercial space, and about 33,120 square feet would be devoted to community facility use. The development would include approximately 2,035 apartments, the documents say. That figure includes the 209 Section 8 units replacing the existing Fulton Park housing, 351 apartments that would be 100 percent affordable on the HPD site, and between 337 and 505 additional affordable units at Fulton Park required under Mandatory Inclusionary Housing. As part of the rezoning application, L+M is also seeking to acquire the HPD-owned site and a representative for L+M said the proposed 100 percent affordable building on that parcel is contingent on the city approving its disposition. HPD confirmed it is in early discussions regarding the site. An HPD spokesperson told Brownstoner: “HPD is committed to building housing on this site and we are in early conversations with L & M about the potential utilization of the city-owned land for affordable housing. The L & M site is adjacent to a vacant HPD-owned site. Due to complicated regulatory issues, including the fact that both sites are part of the same tax lot, and expediency, the rezoning application is covering both sites. There are no immediate plans for HPD to develop that vacant site.” The rep added that there have been “some early conversations with L&M, but we have not made any determinations on next steps for the site” in regards to disposition.

https://stocks.apple.com/AkvZzZGwUTz-KIKyDSknoNA McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar burger Already a feature on McDonald’s menus in other countries, the plus-size sandwich has two beef patties — reportedly weighing in at 8 ounces combined — along with three slices of white cheddar cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions and something called Big Arch sauce, all on a poppy-and-sesame-seed bun. It adds up to 1,057 calories of burger feasting, per the British McDonald’s website, which is more than three times the calorie count of the standard McDonald’s cheeseburger (303 calories) and about double the count of a Big Mac (509 calories). The bigger-burger story goes beyond McDonald’s, with other fast-food and fast-casual chains rolling out their own hefty offerings of late. Carl’s Jr., never a chain to shy away from meaty affairs, introduced its Cali XL burger, with two 3.5-ounce beef patties, in November. And Shake Shack SHAK brought out a Big Shack burger, which has two 4-ounce beef patties, as a limited-time item last fall. And even if Burger King QSR hasn’t introduced any new supersize burgers recently, it does offer customers the option to up their Whopper game by making the sandwich a Double Whopper or even a Triple Whopper with added patties. The Triple version has a whopping 1,170 calories.

That sometimes happens amidst heated rivalries... or so I've been led to believe.

Anything is possible in gay romance TV.

https://www.tvline.com/1999652/snl-season-51-hosts-list-saturday-night-live/ SNL Taps Heated Rivalry Star Connor Storrie To Host February Episode

In one of my forays through my favorite scenes I noticed something cute that I hadn't noticed before and I wonder if it was an ad-lib. As Shane is leading Ilya into his bedroom at the cottage, it's below the frame and you don't see it, but Ilya smacks Shane on the ass. You see his arm move and you hear it. ILYA'S CANADIAN BROTHER SPEAKS: SUPPOSEDLY THE INSPIRATION FOR SHANE: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6996379/2026/01/25/penguins-sidney-crosby-nhl-canucks/ Sidney Crosby’s impact, after all of these years, remains as strong as ever Never underestimate the influence Crosby has on kids in hockey, especially in Canada. Been in the NHL for 21 years and they’re hanging over railings to get a glimpse of him in practice. This isn’t common, especially when considering we are talking about a 38-year-old man. I don’t think children typically identify with or worship players that age. Sure, they understandably loved Crosby when he really was “Sid the Kid,” but he’s 18 months away from turning 40. One would assume kids who love hockey these days would more easily identify with and root for young stars such as Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard, because they are practically children themselves. Yet there they were in Vancouver, just like they show up in every NHL city, particularly in Canada. “He’s the guy,” Vancouver native Parker Wotherspoon said after practice, noticing all the of the kids clamoring for a view of Crosby. “He’s still the guy. He’s the best.”

If you want to watch Alexander putting on his underwear...

surely you mean in addition to (I know, I know... don't call you Shirley!) surely you mean the steaming rights (I know, I know... don't call you Shirley!)

The only reason I'd want that house is to sell it.

BTW, I have an official Stopnshop shirt... years ago I had a day's work doing surveys in a store and when I was in the break room they had a box of them in the corner so I took one. his name IS Justin.

When Rob Reiner was killed I mentioned that I found him somewhat attractive as Mike Stivic. This happens to me every once in a while… I find a random man fairly attractive whom I wouldn't say is particularly attractive. For about a year, Stop & Shop has had a character in their commercials named Justin (I believe) who is a stock boy. Around the holidays they had a commercial where a customer was singing Christmas carols and he joined in and I noticed that he had a nice singing voice. After that, I began to notice that he had a nice speaking voice. And the latest commercial has a couple standing in front of the ice cream section debating whether to get Stop & Shop or the name brand and Justin hears them from fairly far away and races over to tell them that Stop & Shop brands have the same quality as name brands so they decide to buy Stop & Shop and as they walk away, Justin is stretching his back and panting and saying I've gotta work on my cardio and for some reason that made me chuckle the first couple of times I saw it, and I suddenly am not minding Stop & Shop ads quite as much.

So... you're predicting business as usual for Melania?

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7006943/2026/01/29/steph-curry-sundance-martin-luther-king-film-win/ Steph Curry’s short film about Martin Luther King’s longtime speechwriter scores win at Sundance

https://qns.com/2026/01/new-sopranos-exhibit-set-to-open-in-astoria/ Inside ‘The Sopranos’: New MoMI exhibit features iconic sets and rare scripts

NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama is a handsome, thoughtful, poetry-reading 22 year old 7'5" Frenchman with a soft accent. He can make a soufflé rise without an oven. I AM POSTING THIS FOR LUSTFUL, NOT POLITICAL PURPOSES. IF IT'S UNACCEPTABLE PLEASE JUST DELETE IT AND DON'T PENALIZE ME. thanks

If I hadn't inherited the apartment I moved into when I was six months old when my mother died I'd be homeless and my second home would be a second cardboard box.

HBO has released a trailer for the limited series "DTF St. Louis," starring Jason Bateman and "Stranger Things" alum David Harbour and premiering Sunday, March 1 at 9 pm, with episodes also streaming on HBO Max. In the trailer — which you can watch above — Bateman and Harbour play Clark and Floyd, a pair of bored suburban dads who stumble upon a hookup app called DTF St. Louis that promises to "spice up your life." (And if you're as innocent as Floyd is, "DTF" stands for "Down To F**k.") The dads are amazed by the tantalizing options the app offers — Floyd's screen name is "Rock Solid," he explains, "because I feel like I'm a pretty dependable person" — but Clark might already have his eyes on Floyd's wife, played by Linda Cardellini. Things quickly go south, though... which leads to a dead body. "No one's normal," an eyeliner-sporting Peter Sarsgaard declares. "It just looks that way from across the street." The seven-episode series, billed as "a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead," is written and directed by showrunner Steven Conrad ("Patriot"). The cast also includes Richard Jenkins ("Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"), Joy Sunday ("Wednesday"), Arlan Ruf, and Chris Perfetti ("Abbott Elementary").

By the end of episode 5 Pennytree and Duncan are on competing jousting teams and are in love and on their way to a scenic cottage.

Manhasset? A few minutes past the Queens/Nassau border along Northern Blvd. Did I get it right?

There's increasing talk of an Emmy nomination for best supporting furniture.

I like it!

As Doctor Derek Shepherd he saved lives. Now he's taking them... The first episode kept me interested. About to watch the second.

With Americans paying higher prices for everything from groceries to car insurance, savings are dwindling, credit card debt is mounting and household budgets are stretched thin. And so are their options to do something about it. Job insecurity and anxiety have spread with the hiring slowdown and waves of layoffs. Many workers are keeping the job they have rather than hunting for a new one, even if that means it's harder to negotiate better pay. Only 1 in 5 workers say their pay increased more than inflation over the past year. One in 3 say their pay kept pace with higher living expenses. “The American paycheck isn't keeping up with American life,” Eva Chan, career expert at Resume Genius, which makes resume builder software, said in a statement. More than half of workers have less than three months of living expenses saved up in the case of a layoff. Nearly a third only have enough to last one month and almost a quarter could hold out one to two months. The USA TODAY/SurveyMonkey Workforce Survey also found: 42% of workers say their current savings can cover three months or more of living expenses 16% have three to five months worth of living expenses saved up 12% have six to 12 months saved up 14% have more than 12 months saved up Social media is rife with tearful videos of how hard it has become to make ends meet. Some 14% of workers can’t or struggle to pay their bills each month, PwC found. Another 42% pay their bills with little or nothing left over for savings. PwC says that’s more than half of the workforce experiencing financial strain in 2025. “I have to work 40 hours a week just so I can have a place to live,” one woman said in one Instagram post. “Forty hours a week makes me $2000 a month and my rent is $1,660. So I work 40 hours a week so I can have a two-bedroom apartment and an extra $300 a month. Like, that doesn’t even cover my phone, internet, food.”