Trump On The Ocean Is Fine With Me Since I Live Between Trump Developments
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Posted by neillevine
May 13, 2008
Posted by neillevine
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Even in quiet, remote Brooklyn, the name Trump is associated with multiple dignified multi-story buildings.
I live in south Brooklyn, a few blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, in a co-op named Warbasse. Surrounding this five building complex are two much bigger clusters of high rises, one called Beach Haven, the other Trump Village. Until recent times, both were owned by the Trump family and, although the buildings may have been sold, the name remains the same.
Then there is the Trump Village Shopping Center, with its two banks, Apple and Capital One, that compete with the Astoria Federal on my side of the street. There is also a CVS drugstore and a Walgreens in the adjacent shopping center, the Radio Shack I buy electronic equipment in and several other stores. The shopping experience here, while not as extensive as nearby Brighton Beach is still good enough.
Beach Haven is the oldest of the three complexes with Warbasse and Trump Village having been erected at approximately the same time, in the late sixties. My understanding is that all three are pretty nice places to live in.
I would also like to note that the terminus of Coney Island Creek is across the street from Beach Haven, a low wall that cascades of water pour over into what I was told is a sewer pipe that extends two miles into the Atlantic, the handiwork of the Army Corps of Engineers’ construction of the Belt Parkway, the major road way that circles Brooklyn.
Even the local high school, named after Honest Abe Lincoln, has a banner with the name Trump on it as a result of a donation to refurbish the athletic field. Instead of old dirt, the running track is now a nice looking reddish ochre and there are new stands for viewing foot ball games.
Of course, the Trump name is associated with many other buildings, particularly in Manhattan, New York’s main stem, but his Atlantic City holdings made news recently because the gambling company reported a loss caused by business defections to newly legalized competition in Connecticut and Pennsylvania and the company said it is looking to sell a casino. Clearly, Mr. Trump was correct in opposing the expansion of gaming, but didn’t have the political muscle to prevent the diversion of traffic.
Recently, the news papers have been reporting Mr. Trump has also been trying to create jobs in Jones Beach, on nearby Long Island, by replacing an old, decrepit building with a structure he would like to be called Trump On The Ocean to cater to hungry customers, but has encountered what he feels is excessive limitations on what he can build on the site. There may have been a basement in the old building, but the zoning board wants to prevent The Donald from replacing it because it is in a flood zone, exposing him to problems with flooding. They also object to his attracting traffic and probably even making money since this is a common point of view in New York. He apparently is supposed to operate for the ease and convenience of certain interests that feel they know more about construction and how to create jobs and make money than he does. One point he can make is that he needs a certain a volume in terms of cubic feet and see what the response is. He certainly can afford to appeal. I am sure he has good lawyers and, in a pinch, he probably can ask his sister, a federal judge in Newark, for appropriate advice.
Hey, this sort of cachet might even be good for business. It apparently di not hurt his Mar A Lago business.
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