You know what, I wanted to give Co-Op a chance. I really did.

But sorry, after getting my car side swiped twice, and the window busted and radio stolen and over $1000 of parking tickets: F*CK Co-Op.

This is the damn projects. Bottom line.

Thinking about moving here' Consider a few things first:

1. There is absolutely no parking here and there won't be any for a long time. You see, there were several garages to accomodate the 2000 residents in Co-Op, but they were all closed for renovations, due to crumbling foundation. Yeah.

That was last year, no signs of construction. And word is, the funds for construction have been depleted...spent entirely.

So just to get by, depending on the time of day, waiting time for a spot can range from 15 mins to 2, 3 hours. Seriously. Or if there's anything open you can park 7 or 8 blocks from your building. Just perfect for women when it's dark and there are crackheads and varmints lurking about.

2. ROACHES. Enough said.

3. VANDALISM: Oh, once you do find a spot somewhere on the street, pray that you don't come out to a busted window, your radio & entire console ripped out, and your car trashed on the inside. Or that some jerk hasn't side swiped your doors.

You see, the area auto glass repair people send ppl to bust windows at nite, to increase business. Take a stroll down Baychester Ave or Co-Op City Blvd, nothing but broken glass by the curb. One car was sprayed in large letters "-------" in bright orange spray paint. Good ole Co-Op!

4. Ticket happy police: There's no parking as I mentioned, so us residents are forced to make up parking spaces. The area police know this. Yet, they have no problem dropping $115 tickets on your car on a reg basis. Just yesterday, I was double parked for literally 30 secs. Yup, you guessed it, slammed w/ a ticket. SO much revenue from tickets and fees, yet no garages, no parking. Oh yeah, I've been towed 3 times.


5. The only positive thing is: You are convienient to 2 grocery stores, KMart, PC Richards, and a host of other stores. But oh wait, you can't afford to shop because you're broke from paying all your parking tickets. Never mind.

They also keep the lobby clean. That's it for positives.

Seriously, if you don't mind a public housing, ghetto environment, and you don't have a car, maybe this is for you.

My advice: get higher standards if it is!

Good luck,

Annoyed Co-Op Tenant.

P.S. To the crackhead that posted you can't wait to move here, and that Co-Op si luxury at its finest (I literally started laughing when I read that). You need to seriously get out more, that's like saying a can of tuna fish and potato chips is fine dining. Crackhead standards.

User Responses
From: BirdsNest	Date: 06/30/2005
Sorry that you're so angry. To some people Co-op may be luxury. Ever visit some of the buildings along the Grand Concourse? Some of those buildings I wouldn't go in with a full contingent of police escorts. I've lived in Co-op my whole life. Never had my car towed, ticketed, sideswiped, busted up, cracked up, sprayed on. It's a little odd that you have so many tickets...Just an observation. Don't be so quick to call someone a crackhead. Be grateful for the extras that you are able to achieve because to someone else, you may look like Rockefeller. And to Rockefeller, you may look like that crackhead you keep talking about.
From: daspot	Date: 03/09/2006
Excuse me, you said F*CK Co-Op, thats my hood yo. It's not that bad, i've lived in section 1, then 5, which is supposed to be the worst. Maybe it is but I haven't been shot yet, and I got mad homies here. You can't talk about Co-Op like that.
From: West_coast	Date: 10/29/2006
How nice, you haven't been shot "yet". Great recomendation for a place to "live". I think I'll move there
From: missbear	Date: 03/15/2007
"mad homies"... lmao... people like you make me sick. So uneducated, living in ignorant bliss, thinking you're a "tough guy" because you live in a trash area of the world, lazy drug-dealers and incompetent parenting... mmm... only in America
From: Anonymous	Date: 04/18/2008
"Sorry that you're so angry. To some people Co-op may be luxury. Ever visit some of the buildings along the Grand Concourse? Some of those buildings I wouldn't go in with a full contingent of police escorts. I've lived in Co-op my whole life. Never had my car towed, ticketed, sideswiped, busted up, cracked up, sprayed on. It's a little odd that you have so many tickets...Just an observation. Don't be so quick to call someone a crackhead. Be grateful for the extras that you are able to achieve because to someone else, you may look like Rockefeller. And to Rockefeller, you may look like that crackhead you keep talking about. " agreee --- I think this individual is up set because people of color, more than likely stack more paper than he does.. stop hating

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