Ben S

innocent bystander in the meme wars

[Ben S @ben510]

@NOTHANKU92 @NYCMayor @PANYNJ Are you in the tunnel? The traffic on canal is crazy

[Alex Fairfax @Alex_Fairfax06]

“Historians aren’t really sure what the Millennial Whoop sounded like. One description was that it sounded like a foxhunt yip mixed with a banshee squall.

An old Millennial was invited to speak before a ladies’ society dinner, and they asked him to demonstrate the Millennial Whoop. He said he couldn’t do it sitting down — it had to be done at a run — and besides, he couldn’t do it with a mouth full of false teeth and a stomach full of food.”

[Ben S @ben510]

@paulswaney3 https://t.co/UGVOv3E4Ft

Highly recommend

[Ben S @ben510]

@NYCMayor Defending free speech is important but I personally don’t think anyone should be admiring people who associate with orgs that post “death to America”

[Ben S @ben510]

@upzonenj Intersectionality is nice to read about sometimes but makes it impossible to get anything done in reality.

[Ben S @ben510]

@Birdyword I never understand why “it’s a wonderful life” never makes any of these greatest finance films lists?

[Ben S @ben510]

@TheStalwart I would, but the new Ken Burns documentary airs on channel 13 at the same time

[Ben S @ben510]

@StevenFulop @SolomonforJC the polling place at the Blaine Apartments for E-2 only has one functioning machine. The line to vote is almost an hour long!

[Ben S @ben510]

@AliceFromQueens Trump is mentioned a few times in here…

[Ben S @ben510]

@eaconner @StevenFulop You’re getting very testy! There are actually people aside from the residents who think that we should follow the city’s master plan. I wouldn’t be opposed to doing away with zoning like Houston, but why do we have it if it doesn’t mean anything.

[Ben S @ben510]

@eaconner @StevenFulop Cool, I live here too. See you at the next board meeting

[Ben S @ben510]

@eaconner @StevenFulop I generally think we should be pro-development, we're in agreement there, but granting use variances for amorphous benefits (jobs, vibes, etc) is not good policy

[Ben S @ben510]

@eaconner @StevenFulop The board chose to disregard the zoning because they thought a hotel would be better for the community than apartments. The community (through zoning & master plan) decided they wanted apartments over retail. This isn't something minor like setback or side yard.

[Ben S @ben510]

@eaconner @StevenFulop What’s the point of zoning if you feel that it should be disregarded whenever you don’t like the outcome?

[Ben S @ben510]

@BrianPThomas @upzonenj Apartments are actually allowed in the zone. The use variance that was granted is for a hotel

[Ben S @ben510]

@eaconner @StevenFulop I'd say the lawsuit is asking to reverse the approval, not just delay. The developer is free to design and build a 6 story apartment building above retail as of right that will provide housing and jobs to the city. there's so many more battles far worth your time

[Ben S @ben510]

@metfan722 @lrozen No, the scheduled presidential flight restriction was cancelled

[Ben S @ben510]

@SolomonforJC More weekend path service please