Recent content by TC_zoid

The city needs to now bite the bullet on this and give the developer what he wants. Assigning blame is fruitless at this point. Otherwise, he holds on to the land and continues to watch it appreciate and we get to look at empty lots for another ten years.

I've flown into Westchester in a Bell 407 helicopter rideshare (I'm not that rich but had the chance, so why not). It's close to the train headed down into Manhattan. No worse of a trip than JFK. LGA is the best though. 15-20 min with the midtown tunnel. ISP would be for the The Hamptons only...

It looks like Fitzpatrick is going to get that renovation for 10,000 fixed seats (with backs) for the USL team for the 2025 season. They just hired a key former exec from Draft Kings to run things (Mainebiz). If the new train station could be ready by the 2026 season (a dream, I know), it would...

Yes, Concord Coach is probably not an amenable host for the bigger picture. The city and other cities (except Boston, which gets it right) rarely seem to plan well for their future infrastructure transportation needs. The city needs to start the process on how to get the shopping center land...

Maybe this?... The home office deduction, calculated on Form 8829, is available to both homeowners and renters. There are certain expenses taxpayers can deduct. These may include mortgage interest, insurance, utilities, repairs, maintenance, depreciation and rent. Nov 14, 2023 I too primarily...

This story has been making the rounds. We beat Stockholm and came in just behind Paris.

Great job all around (including architectural firms Elkus Manfredi and the locally based SMRT)👏 https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/pc-construction-receives-award-from-associated-general-contractors-of-america **

Interesting analysis article of available office space in Portland. Portland is doing better than most of the U.S., and a bit better than Boston? It's misleading. I follow the arch blog in Boston closely and the number of new office/lab buildings under construction and planned is impressive. I...

A bad rep in cold weather? In the winter the warm air and touch at the base of the window makes the ride far more pleasurable. Gov seems to always get it wrong. I think the only way we would ever have something good or much better for the Downeaster line is if Elon Musk got into train design and...

If the Downeaster replaced its passenger cars with newer ones, similar to what I rode on from Zurich to Basel, Switzerland in the summer of 2022, and with an even more exciting dining car with better food and drink options and a to-your-seat delivery person (with an app like it's done on...

I believe that for a skyline to stand out it simply needs to be varied (though it can be done at night with creative lighting). I've had to do a job in Houston for the past year, and I still, when driving into the downtown, have no real reference point to go by. Minute Maid Park (Astros) and its...

The original public market building did not work because it was kind of hidden behind the Fidelity Trust building, adjoining a part of town we would all avoid (and still do). It was also a different decade (1998), one in which for the residents of the city it was more about the Old Port or...

Yes, that is disturbing. The Portland area is going to see continued growth and it will be above projections. In 10 years the Jetport will be a congested mess if not addressed. I would bite the bullet and accept this truth and build a massive garage, something on the scale or even larger than...

They had me for a second (in my Instagram feed), but then I realized what day it is.

Elvis and his private jet at the Jetport. Did not know that. I've heard that a few celebrities or notable personalities have been flying in and out privately to the MAC Jets ramp. Former Bulls and Lakers coach Phil Jackson does. Anyone else fun coming into the Jetport?