Guest 50million Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 not sure if this has already been posted or not... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/nyregion/03gates.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper New York City’s storefront gates, like its fire escapes and stoops, are there but not quite there: the unnoticed wallpaper of New York at night. They have been battered by vandals and defaced by graffiti taggers. They have secured diamonds, handmade tortellini and other valuable commodities. They have provided the clattering soundtrack of dawn and dusk, the steel canvas of struggling artists, the most compelling evidence that the city does, indeed, sleep. Skip to next paragraph Related And now, on orders of the City Council, roll-down gates have joined the ranks of fatty foods and cigarette smoke: they have been legislated against, some right into extinction. The Council voted on Monday to ban the kind of security gates that completely shield commercial storefront windows and doors from view — ones that resemble old-fashioned auto garage doors, with narrow horizontal slats that rise up like a steely sort of curtain — while permitting the kinds of gates common in suburban shopping malls that allow passers-by to see inside. Along Court Street in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn, a gentrifying commercial and residential strip in what remains an Italian stronghold, the gradual ban on solid gates — there are probably tens of thousands of them — was as well-received as a property tax hike. Not a single owner or manager who was interviewed was aware of the Council’s vote. The head-scratching dismay expressed by Pyung Lim Lee upon learning that City Hall had taken a regulatory interest in the rickety old solid gate outside C.H. Plaza Dry Cleaners, 400 Court Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11231, was typical. “If the government pays, then O.K.,” said Mr. Lee, the owner of the shop, who was not surprised to learn that the government would not, after all, be covering the cost of a new gate. “They make law, law, law, and people’s life is more difficult.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 TIME TO OPEN A C-THRU GATE BUSINESS (If this was Chicago, that business would conveniently be owned by some guy named Larry Daley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 yeah saw this on the news the other day. those gates get cleaned daily now adays anyway, wont be missing much. and as an old man i thought it would create jobs in the city replacing all the gates :privateeye: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuelzSantana Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 TIME TO OPEN A C-THRU GATE BUSINESS (If this was Chicago, that business would conveniently be owned by some guy named Larry Daley) CHACHING CHACHING more profitable than crack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEVEL 75 PALADIN Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I mean sure, it's an eyesore to some people. But to make shops switch it up on their own dime sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 more robberies criminal deterrability fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 i thought that too, but most of the store owners rent, and its up to the building landlords to change them, most people who own real-estate in nyc do not own just one building, they own millions of dollars worth of property so this one is on the rich. Im sure a few mom and poppers might get hit, but that’s the way it goes over here, “don’t fight city hall” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornbooth Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 GRAFFITI PEOPLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 That's crazy, I always associated NYC with those type of gates. And always with the throwups over them. We have them here but most shops here use those bar gates that roll from the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornbooth Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 they will still be around for quite some time All businesses affected have until July 1, 2026, to install security gates that allow at least 70 percent of the area they cover to be visible. Any gates installed after July 1, 2011, must comply with the new requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Croc tears: not my hood. Are c-thru gates the ones that look like see-through bricks? If it is m sure roll down Gage companies do these as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 i grew up with them as well but the fact that graffiti doesnt run anymore makes no difference to me. all i have are memories of who hit that gate and xyz use to have a tag/fillin there, if they gotta go it create jobs too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 scratch etch burglars fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 dude manhattan use to be SMASHED utterly killed all gates all times. now, spotless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 any new yorkers here into collecting scrap metal? this here is a goldmine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Those things work good at stopping molotov cocktails, we used to call them riot gates. I guess NYC is they're confident there will never be a riot here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonsai Bill Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 everytime laws like these are passed, my paranoid self makes me ponder how this will benifit them in the enslavement of the entire world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i eat babies Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 i bet there's a whole load of politicians who received nice 'bonuses' from the see through gate company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Is this how they're going to create jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 they will still be around for quite some time shit, fools can just ignore that shit and retire in 10 years plus and still be straight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMad.GIF Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Haha man NYC is a whole different city from when I lived in the Tri-state this would have been laughable in the 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 "We are making shop owners replace roll down gates because graffiti is what led to 9/11" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis buxton Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 they will still be around for quite some time ^^^^^^^^^^^THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I say we go and cut out some popular bombs and tags left on them then frame em and make some money off these stupid hipsters...do a gallery full of this shit ahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheifwiggums Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 ha^ wouldnt surprise me, theres a van on ebay with kaws and neck face on it selling for like 3600, and the van dosent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebradrips Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 what?????!?? this is insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMad.GIF Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Those things work good at stopping molotov cocktails, we used to call them riot gates. I guess NYC is they're confident there will never be a riot here again. Since NYC is now a tourist trap-esque Capitol of the world upper crust city and not the awesome crime infested danger zone of the late 70s/80s I think it's a pretty safe bet that nothing like 77 will ever happen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Never say never, just like things have changed now, they can also change later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I mean sure, it's an eyesore to some people. But to make shops switch it up on their own dime sucks. yup. NYS is also in the middle of trying to get all store owners who want to renew their license to carry and sell tobacco, which would normally run $100 per year, to pay a percentage of the entire volume of their business. all sales, not just tobacco. for the most part it's a $1000 min and upwards to around 5K or more. funny that's not in the news. as for the gates, the next thing they'll do (NYC) is start fining stores for excessive signage and shit like that. i'm not sure if they are already doing that though. they can write any law they want and then slap the little guys over the head with the bill to not only pay their salary but to pay the fines for the bullshit laws they write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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