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David Bistricer’s Clipper Equity bagged another loan for part of its massive multifamily project at the former site of a landmarked Sears department store. The project is part of a larger affordable housing redevelopment of the property that formerly held Sears, a complex expected to include 876 units. Bistricer bought the property two years ago for $40.3 million from Transform Operating Stores, which purchased Sears’ remaining assets after the department store went bankrupt. The 148,000 square-foot development will have 86 one-bedroom, 68 two-bedroom and 72 studio units. Thirty percent of the apartments will be affordable. It will also include 23,000 square feet of commercial and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The four-building project will stretch across three city blocks, at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Beverly Road. The famed Sears Roebuck & Co. department store building closed its final New York City location at the Flatbush outpost in 2021 after 89 years. The closing signaled an end of an era for the department store that was in business on the same corner since 1932, when future first lady Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the crowd at its grand opening. The art deco tower was designated as a city landmark in 2012. A photo illustration of David Bistricer along with 2359 Bedford Avenue https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2024/06/26/bistricer-lands-95m-construction-loan-for-development-at-iconic-flatbush-sears/

Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I rented an apartment six weeks ago. A friend of his needed a place to stay due to some marital problems, so we decided she could stay with us. At the beginning, she offered us $500, and we agreed to that. Abby, she hasn’t paid us a dime. She has chipped in maybe $30 for food. She sleeps all day and sits in her room playing games on her phone all night. She demands we take her anywhere she needs to go, gives no help around the house and makes nasty comments about my boyfriend. (I just caught her looking at my phone to see what I am writing.) We have tried explaining that I’m the only one paying the bills here and she seems to be freeloading. She even had her boyfriend here. I am on a fixed income, and I feel like she’s taking advantage of the situation. Do you have any advice for me? — Feels Like a Fool Dear Feels: Yes. The longer you tolerate this, the longer it will continue. Tell your boyfriend (if he doesn’t already know) that his friend hasn’t given you the agreed-upon $500 and has made no effort to become self-supporting and independent. If she’s entertaining her boyfriend at your place, it’s no wonder she was having “marital problems.” Tell your boyfriend you want his freeloading friend out of there. Then set a date for her to be out — unless he wants to support the two of them himself. YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL, BABE Dear Abby: When my mother-in-law turned 75, her kids decided to throw her a surprise party. My two sisters-in-law and I offered to make the food, with one of them doing the shopping and the three of us splitting the cost and the work. We agreed upon a menu and hashed out a shopping list. The party was a success. But when the grocery bill came, it was three times higher than I’d expected. Sister-in-law had bought only fancy-brand organic foods from a boutique store, expensive wine and way more than we needed. Now, we’re planning a party for the parents’ anniversary. I said I’m happy to make food again, but I have to put a cap on the budget or be the one to do the shopping. This did not go over well. The family is taking turns making digs at me for being “cheap.” At what point do I say they need to be respectful or I’ll bow out of the event altogether? I refuse to be shamed for holding the line on my budget or for making less money than they do, but I’m also not interested in giving them intimate details of my financial situation, which is none of their business. Am I wrong to think that when I say I have to stick to a budget, they should believe me? They think I’m being stingy. — No Party Pooper in Texas Dear No Party Pooper: Of course you are not wrong. Because you are reluctant to reveal exactly what your financial situation is (and you are within your rights to keep mum), the next time you are accused of being “cheap,” simply respond that NOBODY has as much money as other people think they do. Period! TELL YOUR HUSBAND THAT HE CAN EXPLAIN TO HIS RUDE & CLASSLESS FAMILY THAT YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THEIR CRAP AND WILL BE USING THE AMOUNT YOU WOULD’VE BEEN WILLING TO CHIP IN FOR FOOD TO HAVE A SPA DAY THAT DAY.

Famed TV chef Lidia Bastianich draws crowd at Bayside Historical Society author talk event

I've been doing the 'make white rice and refrigerate it for 24 hours so it's not so bad for your diabetes' thing, so twice in the last two days I've had a meal of rice, some canned beans (drained and rinsed) and some Birdseye Steamfresh sugar snap peas. I am so health-conscious, it's disgusting!!!

Donovan’s Pub in Woodside wins inaugural Queens best burger establishment contest

SACRILEGE!

https://www.aol.com/news/rapidan-dam-minnesota-imminent-failure-182049126.html The Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the Blue Earth River, prompting officials on Monday to warn that the structure is in “imminent failure condition.” The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office said the river has cut around the sides of the dam and debris has been accumulating in the water. It announced the “imminent failure condition” status and notified those who may be impacted. “We do not know if it will totally fail or if it will remain in place, however we determined it was necessary to issue this notification to advise downstream residents and the correct regulatory agencies and other local agencies,” the sheriff’s office said. The dam is outside the city of Mankato, about 85 miles southwest of Minneapolis. By Monday afternoon, the sheriff’s office reported a “partial failure” of the dam on the west abutment. “The dam in still intact and there are no current plans for a mass evacuation,” the sheriff said on Facebook. “A portion of the river flow has diverted around the west side of the dam and water continues to flow.” An Xcel Energy substation at the dam, which supplies power to about 600 customers, was washed away early Monday. The utility company said its crews were working to replace the destroyed substation and restore power. “The river level was already high from the large amounts of recent rainfall and moving fast when it diverted around the dam near the substation and flowed onto the bank,” the company said in a statement. Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz at a news conference Monday morning noted that the state has received roughly 18 inches of rain over the last few weeks, saturating the ground and leaving the water nowhere else to go. There is potentially more rain coming, he added. “With that being said, the resources that are being deployed are strategically out there,” Waltz said. “We’re making sure, first and foremost, people are safe, protecting property and protecting public infrastructure.” Flooding has impacted roughly 40 counties so far, with some declaring a state of emergency, Waltz said. The governor said he would move to request a presidential disaster declaration if the damage assessment reached a threshold that required federal assistance. The Rapidan Dam was built in 1910 as an energy source and is managed by the county. Repeated flooding over more than a century has caused significant damage to the structure, according to the county’s website. A 2021 assessment concluded that the dam would have to be either repaired or replaced, both of which would be costly. The county says on its website, however, that to do nothing “would pose a public safety concern and a tremendous liability.” Repairing the dam would take four years, three of which would be the planning and design stage. But a completely new dam would take 10 years, including removal and river restoration, the county says. The county said it was taking feedback from the community as it determines which course of action to take. Last year, Blue Earth County said it began the process to release its licensure exemption under the federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the damage has inhibited the dam’s ability to provide hydroelectricity. An approval would place the the dam under the control of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “No changes to the dam structure are being proposed at this time,” the country said in an informational release. “Surrendering the exemption simply means that the FERC would no longer have regulatory authority over the dam.” Mother Nature seems rather peeved recently.

IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL A BIRDIE?

This is for @BOZO T CLOWN

Meet Wild Thang — the world’s ugliest dog Wild Thang has been honored as the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog competition in California.

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Cardinals star Nolan Arenado departed the club’s win over the Giants in the eighth inning today due to discomfort in his left forearm, as noted by MLB.com’s John Denton. Notably, that’s not the same arm that Arenado suffered an elbow contusion on after being struck by a pitch from Marlins right-hander Huascar Brazoban earlier this week. More information was not made available following tonight’s game beyond the fact that Arenado would be evaluated further tomorrow. It’s an unfortunate turn of events in the midst of what has been a difficult season for the 33-year-old veteran, who is slashing just .260/.315/.375 with a 99 wRC+. That would be Arenado’s first below-average offensive performance in a 162-game season since his rookie campaign back in 2013. He’s paired that lackluster offense with surprisingly pedestrian glovework at third base, where he’s been worth +0 Outs Above Average and -5 Defensive Runs Saved. That’s a far cry from the fielding he offered at the position earlier in his career, when he won the NL Gold Glove award at third base in ten consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2022. Center fielder Michael Siani also exited today’s game due to an injury, though Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat relayed after the game that x-rays on Siani’s ribs after he hit the ground hard on a diving play in the outfield came back negative. Every time I see M. Siani in the box score, I read it as Mount Sinai (as in the hospital...)

I had already changed the word end by the time you posted that, and you have to blame Siri for the capitalization situation because I am dictating this on my phone.

That would read better if you deleted the word can. The way it's written, the first sentence just reads as an ability that you have, while the second one reads as something that you had seen. If you edit it, the meaning of the first sentence changes and it then reads as something you had done, with the second sentence then verifying that. And yes, I am almost indescribably bored tonight.

THAT FEELING WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU'RE NOT IN NYC TODAY

Lee Ryder did that until he got too sick to continue.