June 29, 2005, NY Daily News — Residents in trendy Fort Greene are waging war against a new Blimpie set to open on a leafy stretch of Lafayette Ave. Home to bistros, brownstones and mom and pop shops, there is something the now high-end neighborhood doesn’t have – national chains. “We don’t want fast food,” said Zach, 30, leading the anti-Blimpie charge. Zach didn’t want to give his last name. Over the weekend, Zach and his supporters distributed 5,000 flyers asking residents to block the fast-food invasion. “This is bigger than just stopping a Blimpie,” Zach said. “We don’t want our neighborhood to turn into a food court.” The new sandwich shop is scheduled to open by the end of the summer at 64 Lafayette Ave., the former site of a video store.
Blimpie Foes Aim to Deflate Plan [NY Daily News]