CHAOC Residents haunt the hood!

Halloween is fast approaching and between our two campuses we have the annual haunted house at 313 Clinton Ave.  If you caught the newscast on NY1 this week (see http://ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/top_stories/108030/-carnival-of-carnage–comes-to-brooklyn) you may have recognized a few of our CHAOC residents rehearsing!

Our neighbors continue to get involved in Halloween events.  Co-Op resident and owner of Still Hip, a children’s store at 283 Grand St, is hosting a Halloween block party 11am-6pm.  At 5pm, another of our dwellers adds to the holiday festivities as he and the LIG  band rocks and closes out the street party.

I’ve long had a vision of the Co-ops getting in on the neighborhood halloween festivities, maybe with a jack-o-lantern / pumpkin painting contest or childrens halloween parade… but for this year we can rub elbows – or wings, antennae, bones and other creepy costume appendages – with our neighbors out and about Clinton Hill.

happy halloween!  

 

Resident Council Meeting Tonight!

Sorry for the last minute information… Tonight in buidling 325 starting at 7pm is the October Resident Council meeting.  With the recent run of break-ins and changes in Board members, as well as the upcoming Shareholder Meeting, this should be a worthwhile discussion.

See you there?!

 

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Musicians in Residence

There are a number of musically talented residents at Clinton Hill Co-Ops. 

If you haven’t seen her yet, you should.  An in-house singer, songwriter and acoustic guitar player, Kristin Plater, will get you hooked on her fun and sentimental musical masterpieces. Check out www.kristinplater.com and videos like ”Why Not” and the “Stalker Song” or “Wonder Woman”.

Many a Saturday afternoon you can check out L.I.G. at Mirrors on Grand, usually from 4-8pm.  L.I.G. (Love is God) is a funky 5-man band, playing a variety of funk rock covers.  Band singer and guitar player is a resident of Clinton Hill Co-Ops for many years.  L.I.G. is occassionally joined by other CHAOC residents, sitting in on guitar, or taking over the mike. 

If you know other musicians residing next door, or you are a musician yourself. Drop me an email, include a picture, links, show schedule, or any other information and I’ll get you up in lights here on the blog!

 

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A/C Safety

brackets and no brackets

“Installing Window Air Conditioners in Your Apartment”
By Stephen Varone and Peter Varsalona

Window-mounted air conditioners generally aren’t considered a serious safety issue in New York City, probably because there haven’t yet been any high-profile cases of a falling A/C unit injuring or killing someone. But a poorly installed air conditioner can pose as much of a danger to pedestrians as unsafe façade conditions, so co-op / condo owners must make sure their window units are adequately secured.
Full Article link

At CHAOC there are A/C installation guidelines (ie., they are supposed to be installed by our maintenance staff or a certified contractor) – estimated cost per install is ~$100.  If an on-staff maintenance person is unable to schedule or meet you during their off-work hours, you can try to find an installer on the ACCA website.  You can also find some really interesting and helpful information on A/C, air quality and other programs for NYC here. 

What I liked about the maintenance staff’s installation is they used clear plexiglass and I can still open the top window because there is a brace bar supporting the unit.  You may also want to consider which window you choose for the install based on maintaining a cross-breeze.  I did wish it was installed to one side or the other, vs centered, but…too late! Also, would have been good to know there are verticle units that could have gone in the picture window.

NYC.gov provides a link to an A/C calculator for those needing to estimate the appropriate size unit for your space.  I have a 12,000 BTU in the living/dining/kitchen and it is very effective.  Definitely get a unit with an Energy Star rating.  For other tips on procurement and disposal, see NYC’s Wastele$$ website.

Review the NYC installation guidelines, which includes the use of brackets.  If you notice unsafe A/C installations, please notify the management office.  There have been past incidents of units falling out of windows (and fortunately never injuring anyone – yet!)