DAYUM Ori you tell those bozos what is up! Govt workers at its finest just da give me da check and i is a who Id be helping becaz I is a govt worker! Hey Ori buddy I want Point Breeze fixed up by May 2013 dont be playa hatin just regulating!

[...] Well, Naked Philly (which is owned by Feibush, but still) has proof that this isn’t the case. Over on NP, there are emails and correspondences about the lot between Feibush and the city from May and June [...]

[...] heard from Feibush on the subject until they received a letter on Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon, Naked Philly (owned by Feibush) published emails detailing an attempt by Feibush to purchase the land from the city.   More: Michael Nutter, [...]

[...] of Feibush requesting to purchase the property. But Naked Philly, which is owned by OCF Realty, published a rather telling email correspondence, disproving the Authority’s [...]

I’m sure Kenyatta Johnson is just “holding them for somebody”. It’s nice that our political class feels they own these assets and can distribute them to their cronies as they wish. And so they sit there. It might be worth looking at recalling Mr. Johnson in a recall vote, if that’s possible. Why anybody who pays taxes would ever vote for Kenyatta is beyond me.

I hope more proof of the “7 written requests …
called the authority 24 times and visited its office 4 times…” surface as to prove no exaggeration on the party in the right in this situation.

Additionally, last week it was stated $20,000 was spent on the cleanup and now it has increased into the $20,000-$30,000 range. Was a bill recently found and paid or was the $20,000 number originally stated not an accurate calculation? If the facts keep changing the work done is going to be increasingly harder to defend.

Even if it was fewer than 7, so what? Paul Chrystie flat-out lied when he said Feibush never expressed interest. That’s the important thing. And anyway, how many written requests are needed for the RDA to do their job?

Not much likelihood of a suit by PDA in my opinion. What is their argument – that their mission is to maintain their properties in atrocious condition and that any attempt to remedy that condition by a private citizen interferes with that public duty? Please. Make national and international news organizations’ day why don’t they.

2500 people wanna vote for your for mayor on Yahoo News. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/city-may-sue-developer-spent-20k-remove-40-200922350.html

[...] record of Ori Feibush approaching the Redevelopment Authority for years.   NakedPhilly.com produced documents showing a Notice of Intent back in May of [...]

You are a great man ……… keep fighting the fight …. What happened to “The City Of Brotherly Love” ????? If I were mayor I would give you the key to the city !!!! BTW …run for mayor and see what you can do for a great historical city ….

You are a great man ……… keep fighting the fight …. What happened to “The City Of Brotherly Love” ????? If I were mayor I would give you the key to the city !!!! BTW …run for mayor and see what you can do for a great historical city ….

So I’ve been told….

#1 Part of the 40 tons
of trash was ORI’s from the development of the coffee shop. He was sent a
citation because he was believed to own the lot since so much of his own trash
was on it! (I will agree that there was neighborhood trash also on the property
as I have cleaned it myself, but just want to point out that this was also a
dumping site for Ori)

#2 Ori is not well
received by the Point Breeze Neighborhood partly because of his blatant efforts
to make money and disregard for the community’s desires/needs.

#3 I believe that this
charade was done on purpose! He looks like the victim, gives the community
promised green space and does it NOT on one of his own lots! Ahh the feeling to
look green space, but know that you are not losing hundreds of thousands of
dollars by not being able to d develop it! Plus what a great seating area for
his coffee shop on land that he doesn’t own! It doesn’t matter how many times he contacted the City – he doesn’t own the land!

Gotta Love a Man of action. Two thumbs up & a high 5. I Thank you for all you did..& I live in Tx! (hey, think u can help us clean the ‘garbage’ elsewhere?)

Gotta Love a Man of action. Two thumbs up & a high 5. I Thank you for all you did..& I live in Tx! (hey, think u can help us clean the ‘garbage’ elsewhere?)

Told? By whom? Tiffani Green? Can’t speak to whether or not the trash was his but since I have eyes and live in PB I can assume most of it was not his. I’ve seen lots with plenty of trash and debris on them.

I think what Ori is doing is great and I live in PB. The Neighborhood you speak of is the same trash throwing, street corner drinking, stop snitchin’, “oh not my baby”, constant victims of gentrification neighborhood that considers living in filth like animals and murdering each other is okay. He is trying to raise the standard of living for everybody and he has been more than reasonable with their wants and needs. I’ve been to the Claudet and Tiffani show at SphINC and it’s embarrassing. If you want nice things you have to be deserving of them.

He’s said publicly that he would pay upwards of $80k for that lot right now. It still won’t get done b/c of political nonsense. I can tell you that there are few if ANY developers willing to pay that much for ANY lot in PB.

Told? By whom? Tiffani Green? Can’t speak to whether or not the trash was his but since I have eyes and live in PB I can assume most of it was not his. I’ve seen lots with plenty of trash and debris on them.

I think what Ori is doing is great and I live in PB. The Neighborhood you speak of is the same trash throwing, street corner drinking, stop snitchin’, “oh not my baby”, constant victims of gentrification neighborhood that considers living in filth like animals and murdering each other is okay. He is trying to raise the standard of living for everybody and he has been more than reasonable with their wants and needs. I’ve been to the Claudet and Tiffani show at SphINC and it’s embarrassing. If you want nice things you have to be deserving of them.

He’s said publicly that he would pay upwards of $80k for that lot right now. It still won’t get done b/c of political nonsense. I can tell you that there are few if ANY developers willing to pay that much for ANY lot in PB.

Did Ori present the city with the bill for the amount spent on cleaning up the lot? I am absolutely sure that there won’t be any legal action against him. City just went with the cheapest way to address this situation- threat of legal action. Of course it won’t go further than that.

Did Ori present the city with the bill for the amount spent on cleaning up the lot? I am absolutely sure that there won’t be any legal action against him. City just went with the cheapest way to address this situation- threat of legal action. Of course it won’t go further than that.

I understand why you want Feibush & Co. to have their ducks in a row. Some people probably take it as a defense of the city, but hey, this is an outrageous story. People are upset.

Squatters rights. So does OCF,inherit the liability for this property??????. Is he really doing this project for the community? How about a learning center for the kids in the community. Maybe OCF Recreation Center. Can I just take a parcel of land? Full disclosure, counter points are not welcome here. I too didn’t get a lot i wanted,some other developer did. Guerilla public relation tactics thru various media outlets is trivial.I firmly state that I am not a fan of the RDA, though we have yo follow the laws,and I think you should to.

Why does Mr. Caruso cross out his own email address..?

[...] back on the lot, rather than just paying a fine, and 2) he was not able to buy the lot in question after repeated entreaties to the PRA.The problem is Philadelphia’s political approach to the management of [...]

[...] Where the crazy comes in is that 1) PRA wants Ori to put trash back on the lot, rather than just paying a fine, and 2) he was not able to buy the lot in question after repeated entreaties to the PRA. [...]

Person, HD63, whoever you are: I think you have the roles reversed. People who buy expensive homes are most likely not going to be the litter bugs, nor are they going to be selling drugs on the corner. You want to talk about saying ignorant things? How bout Tiffany Green saying “God don’t like ugly” when she and her puppet Theresa McCormick storm SPHInc and NNA zoning meetings? And by the way, sir, ma’am, it, I believe you have the US vs THEM attitude. Regardless of whether or not he did this for personal gain or for the betterment of the neighborhood, can you honestly say you would rather have a trash filled lot?

Clearly, Ori is a businessman and there was an element of self-interest in his actions. However, the point that’s being overlooked here is the City’s utter neglect of this lot and its refusal to sell the lot to someone capable of maintaining it. If the City had done its job, the situation would not have come to this.

[...] Where the crazy comes in is that 1) PRA wants Ori to put trash back on the lot, rather than just paying a fine, and 2) he was not able to buy the lot in question after repeated entreaties to the PRA. [...]

Vito is a great attorney! It is amazing that the City is holding up improvement in these areas. Sometimes the word “Redevelopment” needs to be taken out of the RDA and just call it Philadelphia Authority !

[...] That lot has sat empty for 36 years, and is overgrown and strewn with trash. The business owner seeks to buy it from the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, but is rebuffed. He appeals for the Philadelphia [...]

it’s insane. the city agency ignored complaints in thousands of letters mailed to them over the past 9 years, all the letters went in to the trash and the agency did not even bother sending people replies — they couldn’t, people’s complaints about the blight went straight in to the trash without being read.

along comes an American hero, sees what’s best for all of the citizens in his neighborhood, and despite threats by right wing corporate c0ck suckers with a corrupt stake in waiting for bribes, goes ahead and cleans up the blight.

amazing. and now the corrupt dung heaps are crying because their criminal doushbagery is an international, viral story.

[...] cleanup, while heralding Ori’s DIY ethic. Naked Philly, which is owned by OCF Realty, has been dutifully covering the [...]

I live in Phoenix and have no stake what so ever, just saw this on a local news site. I congratulate Mr. Feibush for taking pride in his neighborhood.It appears he made the appropriate attempts to purchase the land and when that didn’t work he invested his own money into improving the lot. Ask the neighboring businesses or neighbors if they mind the improvements.

http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/6375657-418/old-town-hall-grounds-get-groomed-despite-stop-work-order.html

That is so EXACTLY how this shit works.

[...] Documented Evidence: THE EMBARRASSING CLUELESSNESS OF THE PHILADELPHIA REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY http://nakedphilly.com/point-breeze/the-embarrassing-cluelessness-of-the-philadelphia-redevelopment-... [...]

[...] Documented Evidence: THE EMBARRASSING CLUELESSNESS OF THE PHILADELPHIA REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY http://nakedphilly.com/point-breeze/the-embarrassing-cluelessness-of-the-philadelphia-redevelopment-... [...]

Since when is stepping on public land trespasing?

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