I know we all have our collective panties in a bunch over the Ponzi scheme du jour but there are bigger issues on hand, and you god damn well know it. The fact that we’ve been going on and on and on about the so-called Madoff “victims” while the biggest victim of all suffers, about to stand trial, not knowing what his fate will be is truly sickening. And completely unmelodramatically, makes me lose all faith in humanity. As coincidence has it, he, like those with whom Madoff made off, is a Jew. That’s really neither here nor there as it relates to this particular struggle, but I just thought I’d mention so we’re clear that this man, this saint, is no stranger to strife, whether or not you people can get it up to care.
I’m speaking of Steve Cohen, of course, and his ongoing struggle to add a measly few feet to his remarkably restrained in size Greenwich home. It seems last month’s presentation to the town Planning and Zoning Commission to plead the big guy’s case was postponed. It is unclear why (anti-Semitism), though the not so silent adversity from people wanting to begrudge the BG of a little happiness in the form of what we hear is a room devoted exclusively to the playing of Candyland is both palpable and saddening, especially since it’s been whispered that the BG was planning on inviting employees, both vital and expendable* over to play in lieu of bonuses this year. For their sakes and his, we hope that tomorrow, someone in Greenwich has a heart.
Earlier: Fat, Idle Fingers Are The Devil’s Workshop
*more on this later!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNHcaIJETZo
-w
1144.89 sq ft? is that the nanny’s bathroom?
@3- no, you’ve already been told what it is.
It’s just a teensy little room
Or a nice sized one bedroom apartment.
beth, have you seen this one yet?
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12152008/photos/bus0e.jpg
I live in Greenwich, and what the HF guys have done to houses really sucks. 35,000 square feet, and you need more for… what? you can’t change the use ANOTHER 1,100 sq feet, 3% of your living space, for whatever this new purpose is?
And Crown Lane, please, it is practically not Greenwich. Look at the map, you can walk to New York.
It is almost as if the HF guys WANT to be caught, or loathed, or something. Because in this environment, maybe, just maybe – I’d pull the da** application and make do while my clients are down and the economy is tanking.
Madoff the mensch…..
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A dedicated Candyland play-chamber?
Bess, you are bizarre (amazing)…
@9: Slow day at the Hitler Youth center?
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Bigot be gone.
@3 – Bravo.
Bess, while I love you & all that, please edit that first paragraph for clarity….
Bess – posting his address is wrong. You should obscure that part. You didn’t like it during the Wideclops debacle…
14 His address is a matter of public record. The whole idea is that the world needs to know where this potential zoning variance is going to occur. You want the Greenwich zoning board to post a message saying “someone is seeking a zoning variance. Sorry, the location is secret.” Use your head. I hope in your shop you’re not one of the ones allowed to play with live ammunition.
Lots of things are public, that didn’t stop Bess et al from removing them from the webpage during Wideclops.
Its one thing for Greenwich to post an address and something else for Bess to repost it.
Yes, they let me play with “live ammunition.” And you?
@16- you’re a real dumb ass. the posting of the morgan girl’s facebook photo is not the same thing, for a few reasons. the post was not about her, but her firm. her facebook is not public record. and she’s a fucking hr peon, NOT the owner of SAC. grow a brain.
it’s an issue of public record.
no need to remove the address.
You should give mr. cohen a heads up though.
The knuckle draggers might do something stupid.
-w
Fewer kids get to go on an all-expense paid vacation to The Homeland now. Oh the humanity!
@16- did you notify andrew ross sorkin when he posted the address last month? chop chop.
Don’t disrespect Candyland. It is the educational and inspirational basis for many in the realm of international finance and world commodities markets. ;)
Also, a question: Does the Candyman live in Candyland? Does he mix it with love and make the world taste good?
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=30%20crown%20lane&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl
That’s one mother of a house…ugh. And does he just go back and forth between the two golf holes? That must get boring.
specific link:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=30+Crown+Ln,+Greenwich,+Fairfield,+Connecticut+06831,+United+States&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hl=en&oi=georefine&ct=clnk&cd=1&geocode=FRlJcwIdELuc-w
@22/@23: Come on, show the REAL thing:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/38340/view/?service=1
@7 Taste is a consistently underpriced commodity.
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@21, also…if you haven’t played Candyland – with drinking, you haven’t lived. 5th of tequila downed in 20 minutes amongst 4 people, and we hand’t even finish round 1.
@28 A fifth is only 17 shots (at 1.5 oz/shot). Four shots in 20 minutes isn’t exactly impressive.
Interesting idea to make Candyland a drinking game, though…
So what? So a rich guy wants to expand his house. And, even if it is public record, that doesn’t exactly make it public. Ever been to check out a city’s records? Didn’t think so. It’s hard to find if you know what you’re looking for. In mind, publishing the address still isn’t cool.
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How much for the house?