Lux Living readers aren't the only ones questioning Stuyvesant Town's desperate recruitment tactics. Last month we told you how visionless Tishman Speyer is grasping for straws when it comes to ideas for getting people interested in their Stuy Town college dorm apartments by offering a year long lease for a used Mini-Cooper. Streetsblog New York City also mocks the stunt:
"Tishman Speyer is offering a one-year Mini Cooper lease to the tenant who can draw the most referrals to Stuyvesant Town. "I suppose it could be worse; it could have been an SUV they're giving away," writes our tipster. "But this is still the last thing Manhattan needs right now -- another resident, private car."In the past, Tishman Speyer has offered residents gift cards and coupons if they were able to successfully coerce their friends into calling the financially troubled Stuy Town home. Security and maintenance cutbacks, college kid antics, and bed bug bonanzas have kept Stuy Town's vacancy rate looming around 30%. What to do? Give people a car so they can get the f*ck out!
Yeah- my favorite parts of the Contest Rules are found in section 3:
'3. Prize. The grand prize is a one year lease for a Mini Cooper car (actual make/model and year of vehicle subject to change). Approximate retail value: $10,000...Sponsor is awarding prize on an "AS-IS" basis without warranty [or] guaranty...Actual delivery date is unknown at this time...'
(I can see the bratty girl across the hall now, the one who reminds me of Veruca Salt out of Willy Wonka..."But, Daddy, I want a MINI Copper nowwwwww!")
Translation of Rules:
'one-year lease on a MINI Cooper with the possibility of it being a 2003 model with 147,546 miles on it found on Craigslist...Sponsor is awarding 'as-is' with any defects being the responsibility of the 'winner' without warranty or guaranty and in full violation of the New York State Lemom Law to be delivered whenever Sponsor has the money to even commit to such an expense.'
Happy to see the streetsblog story make it here; they're the other greatest blog in the world.
And Z100 is having another free year of hell in Stuy Town contest...
The winner of the MINI cooper will also be allowed to zip around the walkways of STPCV like the security cars and will be permitted unlimited access to the Oval to further destroy it.
This is off-topic, but just wanted to say that I experienced the much heralded Stuy Town chunky brown water this morning, not gold, not tan, not light brown, but shit brown and chunky.
Yum!
Just got in from walking the pooch and can't believe that the sprinklers are on. Hasn't anybody at Tish Splash noticed that we've had a lot of rain lately and expect more today? Of course, with all the water they're saving on the MacGray machines (which hardly anyone uses any more) they can afford to waste water. Duh!
Sounds like they're trying to offload a piece of junk and call it a "prize". What a prize! Doesn't the lucky victim have to pay income tax on the $10,000 value of the prize?
Yes-federal, state and NYC income tax will be due
What a bargain - - and all for losing all your friends by turning them into victims!
These cars went out of style in 2004 when Madonna started rapping about them ::shudder::
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My kid turned 2 and then 3 in Scotland. Then Madonna had to go and fuck it up by getting married there. I was pissed and not in the British sense. Remember her kilt and brogue phase?
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