Pier 1 Concession Winners Announced
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation has just announced the winners of the Pier 1 food concessions. From the press release: The four vendors will be located throughout the newly opened Pier 1 section of the park. Ditch Plains will be located in the gatehouse at the entrance to Pier 1, and will serve park…
The four vendors will be located throughout the newly opened Pier 1 section of the park. Ditch Plains will be located in the gatehouse at the entrance to Pier 1, and will serve park goers a variety of sandwiches, hot dogs, French fries, snack foods, drinks, and desserts. Nearby in the entrance plaza, Pier 66 Maritime‘s seasonal wine bar will give visitors a chance to relax in front of park and waterfront views…Calexico Carne Asada, which has two popular food carts in SoHo as well as a Brooklyn restaurant, will launch their first food cart in the borough at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Calexico will locate on the northern edge of Pier 1’s Bridge View Lawn, serving tacos, quesadillas, and other Mexican-style fare. Rounding out the Pier 1 food concessions at the southern edge of the Harbor View Lawn will be Brooklyn-based Blue Marble Ice Cream, known for their famous organic ice cream flavors as well as other prepared foods.
We hacked out the map above with the approximate locations, but be warned it’s not an official map from the Park brass. What do you think of the choices?
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Sounds like it’s going to be the best of ‘nouveau bklyn’ – a borough sized tongue stuck out at Manhattan. “Look at us! We ain’t no South St. Seaport MALL. Yo, this is good eats!”
but blue marble ice cream tastes better, and it’s made using dairy from pastured cows: healthier for the cow, you, and the environment.
You’d be a fool to buy Blue Marble with The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory only steps away.
jessi, thank you, you summed up what i feel about the whole thing in one simple sentance.
*rob*
Anyone know how much the city gets for the concessions? Also, too bad we won’t get to see the lobster pound cart – the rendering was wacky.
“These are not only concessions for rich folks. These are very reasonably priced and in line with prices found at other park locations.”
I agree. if there was a Per Se or Jean Georges cart selling black truffle ice cream – okay, maybe you’d all have a point.
I don’t think the prices are higher than for comparable items sold by, say, carts in Central Park (talk about gouging) or that little cafe at the boathouse in Prospect Park. And you’re getting more value from the vendors that have been chosen for BBP–because they make really good food. I don’t see how anyone can complain about this news.
What stinks about ‘organic everything’ is that those who can’t afford it have to continue to buy what they always have but now have to feel like they are poisoning their kid or themselves by consuming the stuff that everyone else did – without any problems – before the organic invasion.
Before everyone gets their panties all up in a knot, let’s look at some actual fact instead of hysterical rants:
Blue marble sells single scoops in a cone or cup for $3
Calexico sells a Carne Asada Taco for $4
Ditch Plains will be selling hot dogs for $3-4, depending on toppings
Pier 66 Maritime charges about $7 for a glass of wine or $6 for a glass of beer in their existing restaurants.
These are not only concessions for rich folks. These are very reasonably priced and in line with prices found at other park locations. Red Hook Lobster Pound on the other hand, typically charges $15 for a lobster roll. That could be why they weren’t chosen.