3rd Avenue is Starting to Happen
If 4th Avenue is the next Park Ave. (a laughable notion at this point), does that make 3rd Avenue the next Madison? Silly comparisons aside, 3rd Avenue in Gowanus is quietly transforming into an exciting retail/restaurant corridor. New businesses are joining neighborhood mainstays like the Glory Social Club and more recent ventures such as Canal…
If 4th Avenue is the next Park Ave. (a laughable notion at this point), does that make 3rd Avenue the next Madison? Silly comparisons aside, 3rd Avenue in Gowanus is quietly transforming into an exciting retail/restaurant corridor. New businesses are joining neighborhood mainstays like the Glory Social Club and more recent ventures such as Canal Bar, Le Chandelier Salon, Tri-State Chess, Bella Maria Pizza, and the light manufacturing/artists’ hub at the Old American Can Factory. Here’s a roundup (from south to north) of what’s recently hit and forthcoming:
Bar Tano at 9th St.: Italian restaurant from Slope’s Bar Toto owners; opens this week.
Brick Oven Barbeque on 6th St.: BBQ joint opening in old warehouse.
Whole Foods on 3rd St.: Should come to fruition…eventually.
Home Ec betw. Carroll & 1st St.: Owners of the Flirt boutiques teach sewing lessons.
Hotel at President St.: Construction under way for 4-story hotel.
Crooked Tail Café at President St.: New coffee/sandwich shop; will open in about a month.
Drugstore or Supermarket on Degraw St.: New owner is looking to lease big warehouse.
Skate park at Douglass St.: Local group wants Thomas Greene park revamped with skateboarder friendly features.
Check out the photo montage of the new places and coming attractions on the jump.
Northside wasn’t industrial and crime-ridden. It was just industrial. Or rather post-industrial, and close to Manhattan. Thats why it was rezoned. Get over yourself. The city rezones when they think its needed. I suppose all the condos in LIC were due to you as well.
you mean their parents pay.
no their parents pay for art school
artists do have money. Thats how they pay for art school
Really 4:51 – I find everyone wearing the same ‘counter-culture” clothes, the same piercings, the same (ugly) tatoos, with the same politics and beliefs is really the most boring.
It just becomes boring and irritating when those CLONES call themselves “artists”, even though 98% of them produce nothing “artistic” and are in fact supported by the wealthy people (parents) that they claim to be so radically opposed.
“also, the money has come pouring into williamsburg because of change in zoning laws meets 1 stop to the city.”
And why do you think that the money came pouring in though when it did? And why do you think the change in zoinng laws happened?
You are blind to the cause and effect of things. You are just noticing the oversimplified end game of the cycle without seeing the set up.
The CIty doesn’t rezone industrial areas just for the hell of it for developers to build condos unless there is a desire for those condos. The dvelopers aren’t going to build condos unless there is a deisre for the condos. People with money are not going to want to move into a dark industrial crime ridden warehouse filled neighborhood no matter how close to Manhattan unless the area is attractive. How does the previously undesirable area become attractive? Artists move in to the dark desolate crime infested area while it is still dark and desolate and crime ridden and bring with them culture and youth and energy. Soon they open little shops and interesting places to eat, etc etc etc. that offset the seedy and undesirable surroundings. The process moves on and grows from there. Soon the interesting places and cool places are outnumbering the vacant storefronts and dumpy businessses, and soon other people want to move in and do, although now by the time they do, the neighborhod is no longer dark and dirty and desolate and crime ridden, It is safe for others. Developers come in to satisfy that new demand and the city changes zoning to accomodate this new demand.
The City doesn’t just rezone for the hell of it. And evelopers aren’t going to build a condo building unless the are warrents it. How does the area change to warrent it? see above. But the area needs to change FIRST.
as opposed to the “artistes” without money who bring out the pretentiousness in each other.
Once the rents go up and the artists move out and the yuppies move in, the neighborhoods become as boring as the next place.
Follow the artists. and F*ck that developr guy who posted above taking credit for everthing with his money. What a douchebag.
It’s people with money that bring out the boring in everything.
‘m 11:43 and been in Brooklyn for almost 12 years. i personally bought and sold property in areas that no one else considered several times. sorry, but my hard cash had way way more to do with helping different hoods. i love williamsburg, but let’s face it, cobble hill, that NEVER had artists or galleries, has significantly higher psf rates than williamsburg.
also, the money has come pouring into williamsburg because of change in zoning laws meets 1 stop to the city.
restaurants and shops serve the people with money.
This above quote is obviously written by a developer.
Shouldn’t you be out developing rather than sitting here writing crap and nonsence on a blog?