Change in Carroll Gardens Squeezing Little Guy

Categories: Neighborhoods

In an article lamenting the fact that the owner of a local Carroll Gardens pharmacy recently had to sell out to Eckerds because of the economics of gentrification, The Daily News notes a couple of specific changes on the retail landscape of the increasingly popular nabe:

  • The pharmacy in question is slated to become a Chase branch, with a reported monthly rent of $16,000
  • A former mom-and-pop pizzeria is soon to be replaced by a Dunkin’ Donuts
  • Rumors are “swirling” that a local Key Food is due to become another chain drugstore.

    • “They’re making it very difficult for the small businesses to stay in business,” says the displaced pharmacist. “Everything changes. I guess they call that progress.”
    Becoming a Link in a Chain [NY Daily News]

    By Brownstoner | 01/31/2006 9:56 AM