LPC Sends Arby's Back to the Prep Station
“It might be a square peg in a round hole, but there must be a solution that evokes it better,” said Landmarks Preservation Chairman Robert Tierney at yesterday’s hearing on Arby’s proposed design for the interior landmarked space at 374 Fulton Street that used to house the historic Gage & Tollner restaurant. A majority (six)…
“It might be a square peg in a round hole, but there must be a solution that evokes it better,” said Landmarks Preservation Chairman Robert Tierney at yesterday’s hearing on Arby’s proposed design for the interior landmarked space at 374 Fulton Street that used to house the historic Gage & Tollner restaurant. A majority (six) of the LPC commissioners voted to send the Arby’s team back to the drawing board, taking particular exception to their plans for a light-colored floor and the size and structure of the booths and ordering counter; in addition, the commissioners didn’t care for the proposed removal of a portion of the mirrored arcade and the addition of certain illuminated signs. Clearly the franchisee who wants to make this work is going to have to break further away from the standard Arby’s aesthetic and “look at something more customized,” in the words of Commissioner Roberta Washington.
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Rumor: Fast Food for Gage & Tollner Space [Brownstoner]
One of the big drawbacks of Gage and Tollner was that you could not drive up to it. It was in a freakin’ pedestrian mall and cabs had no idea where to drop you off. When you finally made it nearby you had to walk, dressed nicely for a lovely dinner, through the throngs of teenage hip-hoppers ogling and making comments about white women being ho’s etc etc. it was uncomfortable.
Or, you know, the city could woo some prominent chef like they did the Craft and Shake Shack people to various park locations.
THis is all insane. Couldn’t any decent restaurant open up here? Walter Crackfoods for example? It would be perfect. Lawyers for lunch and Brooklyn Heights residents for dinner. It is in walking distance of Brooklyn Heights, right?
My kingdom for an “Ignore This Poster” button.
I tried, I’ll just go back to skipping his posts – it easier
I think Toren looks hot.
Arby’s not so much.
“YET YOU WERE TOTALLY 100% WRONG! – so rather then offering a legitimate apology or something similar – your only response is -”
WHOA!!!!! How many I have been spot on about????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apology???!!! Wait for it! Here it comes…. Oh hell no sorry.
“I know you have a schtick to uphold but come on dude, if you want to be a part of the club (and your constant posting indicates you badly do) – then once in awhile try to just tone down the rhetoric and insults.”
Tried that and the results was the same.
Hw about these two things: The world wide collapse coming this fall and the newly built Condos competing for renters collapsing the rental market!!!!
Suck these things down Boys and get back to me….
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
I really do not mind being called an asshat by the what.
I have been called worse, especially by that bi-polar Park Slope zipcode who seems to have mercifully disappeared.
fsrq, by his own admission the What has good days and bad days. Even he and I are in agreement some days.
What, have some Skittles.