The Ugly Methodist Parking Lot

new2hood · December 2007

Has anyone ever raised a ruckus about the Methodist parking lot on 5th and 8th Avenue? It's hideous, and given how nice looking the one across the hospital looks, I'm surprised the neighbors haven't caused a stink.

longtimesloper · December 2007

What's so bad about it? All I see is a lot with cars in it-how much nicer could it be?

hamilton · December 2007

Lets close it and build a methadone clinic in the neighborhood,
a true thing of beauty.

new2hood · December 2007

Subject: ok, ok

I'm not sayin' it's the worst thing ever, but the rusty chain-link fence, overgrown weeds, etc.....why can't it be maintained like the one across the street.

Or maybe I'm just mad I can't park there.

hamilton · December 2007

I think if the Methodist was called they would probably clean it up,give it a try.

chelsea · December 2007

Subject: Not Methodist Hospital Parking Lot on 5th Street

The parking lot on 5th Street and 8th Avenue is owned by the church on 4th Street. Methodist Hospital has nothing to do with that lot.

And while we're on the subject of parking and Methodist Hospital. . .

The rates were raised in their underground parking lot and now the workers can't afford to park there and use the streets surrounding the hospital which means less parking for residents.

longtimesloper · December 2007

the rates for the underground garage were raised last year-has there been another raise? My husband parks in that underground garage and we haven't heard anything about another raise.

And, i didn't realize you were originally talking about the lot at 5th Street and 8th Avenue-the one connected to the large apartment building there/ I didn't even realize that was a methodist lot-I was under the impression it was a privately owned lot.

chelsea · December 2007

It's not a Methodist Hospital parking lot. It is owned by the church on 8th Avenue and 4th St. Nothing to do with Methodist Hospital or the apartment building. There's a long waiting list and you have to know the priest or something to get in. On Sundays you have to move your car out for the parishoners to park for services.

Whatever the rates are in the underground parking lot, the hospital doesn't give the workers a good enough deal to make them not park on the street for free. This is a real problem for those of us living near the hospital. Nothing against the workers, I'd do the same if I worked there, but the hospital needs to be more responsible to its neighbors. Recently the hospital tried to make two sides of 6th street near 8th Avenue for hospital parking only and there was an uproar and they changed the signs the next day.

restless native · December 2007

Don't worry, there are at least two dozen salivating developers with their eyes on every gas station and parking lot in the neighborhood, so as soon as someone dies or sells, that 'eyesore' thorn in your side on 5th and 8th (which has been there my entire life although, strangely, I've never looked or thought twice about it) will be some nice fresh condos that you can beam with pride over.

rtraindweller · December 2007

forgive me if this is out of line, but since when the hell does anyone care what the frig a parking lot looks like? i personally think they should bronze the fence on the school across the street from my building. grey is just sooooooooo not the color. ADELPHI STREET UPROAR GET INTO IT NEIGHBORS!

santa · December 2007

I would like brighter lights by it so its not a big dark spot on my walk home when I take the F train. Seems like a nice place to get mugged.

also they should open it up to the public, im sure people would pay to park there.

garfunky · December 2007

rtraindweller wrote: forgive me if this is out of line, but since when the hell does anyone care what the frig a parking lot looks like?

agree
and
op should get facts b4 placing "blame" on incorrect owner.

new2hood · December 2007

op here...indeed, i should get my facts straight. I could've sworn I saw a sign indicating it was a doctor's lot, but evidently, I was incorrect.

But, having a rusty, overgrown eyesore in the middle of an otherwise attractive neighborhood seems a bit neglectful, regardless of who the owner is.

longtimesloper · December 2007

Rusty overgrown eyesore? gee, that seems an extreme description of a parking lot. I just love when newbies move in and want to sanitize the entire neighborhood

veets · December 2007

LongTimeSloper wrote: Rusty overgrown eyesore? gee, that seems an extreme description of a parking lot. I just love when newbies move in and want to sanitize the entire neighborhood

Having just come home via 4th ave I can't get with a parking lot as an eye sore.. what are eye sores to me?.. All those terrible looking buildings that are springing up on 4th Ave. Don't get me wrong.. I don't care if people move to Park Slope but why would they pay those inflated prices to live in buildings that are so ugly?

Give me some vacant lots and some parking lots rather than what passes as luxury condo buildings in PS!!

littlegal · December 2007

Herehere veets. Those buildings are just hideous and I have to walk by them almost daily to get to the subway.

restless native · December 2007

veets wrote: [quote=LongTimeSloper]
Give me some vacant lots and some parking lots rather than what passes as luxury condo buildings in PS!!

I'm with you. I don't know who's designing this crap but they need a reality check.

Not to mention, who the hell wants to live on 4th Avenue? It's an ugly, dirty highway. 4th Ave used to be the place you lived if you absolutely couldn't afford to live anywhere else in Park Slope. :oops:

rtraindweller · December 2007

Restless Native wrote:
Not to mention, who the hell wants to live on 4th Avenue? It's an ugly, dirty highway. 4th Ave used to be the place you lived if you absolutely couldn't afford to live anywhere else in Park Slope. :oops:

hence why i used to live on 4th ave

while there's lotsa stuff i miss about living around there, not having a 6 lane highway and a subway outside my bedroom window is pretty great. instead now i have a school, and im at work while the kids are in class. couldnt ask for a better situation

garfunky · December 2007

new2hood wrote: op here...indeed, i should get my facts straight. I could've sworn I saw a sign indicating it was a doctor's lot, but evidently, I was incorrect.

But, having a rusty, overgrown eyesore in the middle of an otherwise attractive neighborhood seems a bit neglectful, regardless of who the owner is.

i agree that i wouldnt want to have to stare at it.

booklaw · December 2007

I guess many of you must be architects, artists, and designers... people much more conscious than I of graceful design.

I look at the new high-rise buildings on 4th Avenue not as ugly eyesores, but rather as a vast improvement over what preceded them... warehouses, car repair shops of various sorts and other equally tacky industrial and/or commercial sites.

No, I wouldn't want to live in them either, especially given the Fourth Avenue locations, but I still think Fourth Avenue looks better for their presence than it did before.

longtimesloper · December 2007

While the buildings might be better than warehouses and empty lots that were there before (in some places)-they are ugly. And, do not fit into the neighborhood at all. In some cases, smaller buildings were torn down to make room for them.

Oh, and car repair shops and gas stations are needed businesses!

brooklynpotter · December 2007

Subject: Re: The Ugly Methodist Parking Lot

new2hood wrote: Has anyone ever raised a ruckus about the Methodist parking lot on 5th and 8th Avenue? It's hideous, and given how nice looking the one across the hospital looks, I'm surprised the neighbors haven't caused a stink.

i have to say, that given all the horrid development around here--like what happened to the parking lot on 15th street--i love walking by and seeing that lot on 8th ave. each time i see it i feel glad it hasn't been turned into something awful

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