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Nationwide, Rise in Renters Erasing Gains for Ownership [NY Times]
For Rent-Stabilized Tenants, Increases Raise Fear [NY Times]
Not Ebbets Field, but Close Enough [NY Times]
Panel on 'The Branding of Brooklyn' [NY Times]
Recchia's Office Funded Shady Nonprofit [NY Daily News]
City OKs Tons of After-Hours Work [NY Post]
How Many Locals Are Working at Ikea? [NY Post]
So You Wanna Buy a Foreclosure... [NY Mag]
The 2008 Mermaid Parade in Photos [GL]
More Mermaid Parade Photos! [Forgotten NY]
AY: This Generation's Penn Station? [AY Report]
Out With Gowanus, In With Elan [Curbed]
A Carroll Gardens Life [PMFA]
Letitia James Gets Remixed [Footprint Gazette]

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went down to red hook yesterday to check out the ikea scene, just did a driveby. WOW, the traffic was insane, Columbia Street was a parking lot. Backed up all the way to the BQE. Not to mention Beard Street, no sidewalks so people were walking in the middle of the street with their IKEA bags; towards the water taxi @ fairway, which by the way was also packed. BYE BYE red hook

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 8:19 AM

Ikea traffic that bad? I guess I won't be going to Fairway anymore :(

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 8:31 AM

8:19

Um...

No sidewalks?

Huh?

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:01 AM

"...the ikea scene..."

Circus. Not that I don't welcome it though.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:06 AM

I hate chain stores. Mom and pops only. I hope crime increases to 1990 levels. More vacant lots, please. Buck Fush. Free Mumia.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:11 AM

"Nationwide, Rise in Renters Erasing Gains for Ownership [NY Times]"

Pyramid schemes are mathematically destined to collapse. At a certain, point you run short of buyers.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:18 AM

When the music stops, not everybody gets a chair.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 10:51 AM

Sweden is lame

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 1:39 PM

yes that's correct no sidewalks along beard street because they have created a huge plywood contruction fence so people are forced to walk in the (rickety) cobblestone street toting their ikea junk. The traffic backed up on Columbia street, smack in the middle of the projects. FUN!

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 2:42 PM

I know 8:31. Used to be one of our favorite Saturday afternoons... head to the park overlooking the statue of liberty after getting a couple of key lime pies at Steve's, let the kids wander and toddle about for awhile, head to LeNell's for something "special" for husband who loves it :), get a couple of iced lattes at Baked, or get a brew at one of the pubs while getting he kids a bite to eat, stop by the garden center (my favorite), then fill up on a weeks worth of groceries at Fairway before heading home.

No more. Not sure I can even bring myself to try it, because I'll probably get too upset.

I know so many on this board think of me, and anyone who opposed Ikea, as ridiculous, romanticizing, hipster whiners, but it just isn't true. We simply wanted something different.

Btw, what percentage of the new Ikea employees are actually from Red Hook? Anyone know? This was so often bandied about as the reason those of us who opposed this development in this particular place were fools, or artsy-fartsy idiots or whatever came to the offender's head to call us.

Posted by: Nokilissa at June 23, 2008 3:30 PM

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