After Fair Warning, Fairway Opens in The Hook
After months (make that years) of anticipation, the Red Hook Fairway opens today. The 52,000-square-foot store is the biggest in the four-location empire. We’d love to receive reports (and photos) from any eager beavers who make it there today. Lots of photos by Callalillie here! Fairway Comes to Red Hook [Gothamist] Fairway Opens in Red…
After months (make that years) of anticipation, the Red Hook Fairway opens today. The 52,000-square-foot store is the biggest in the four-location empire. We’d love to receive reports (and photos) from any eager beavers who make it there today.
Lots of photos by Callalillie here!
Fairway Comes to Red Hook [Gothamist]
Fairway Opens in Red Hook [NY Sun]
Hey Dave- unfortunately I think you have now been targeted by the resident troll- he uses terms like “whiny whiner!!!”. And you raised a good point- lots of us don’t have cars and use bikes or public transport- why not accomdate that? (Another point to all you pro-development types who don’t bother to think about these day to day things).
Don’t forget to check out the Art show (BWAC) across the street this weekend, and increase your art collection by patronizing local artists! I think it goes on for another month or so.
I’ve lived in the neighborhood for about 28 years and I think I understand it and I too might have overlooked bike parking at a giant supermarket. I think most of their clients are buying a lot of stuff and need a car to lug it home. For buying a couple of items at a time, most people use the local store. And for the real locals, they’d walk I imagine.
If you are going to Fairway for the free samples, then… oh, I won’t bother.
In any case, HURRAY! A FAIRWAY!
WOW!!! that’s all people have to talk about is the lack of Bike Parking or Lack of a Bike Rack. I am fine with a fence…
But really we have been waiting for this store to open for a long time. Can anyone tell me about what’s happening inside the store? How are the Prices? etc….
I’m not knee-jerkily anti-development. It just seems to me that the store should have done some research to understand the neighborhood; it wouldn’t have taken much effort to find that people would really appreciate and make use of bike parking.
That being said, I rode by Sunny’s on my way out, and I was depressed by the end to the desolation that made that bar so amazing. Fortunately Fairway probably isn’t open at 2 AM on a Friday.
and here I thought chaining your bike to a fence WAS bike parking…
I like your take-charge attitude, Chuck. So what if they’ve only been open for 2 hours. I glad someone’s will to say something at long last. Too often people just look the other way.
where will Ikea be in relation to Fairway?
i’m with you dave. I’m emailing Fairway right now to ask them to include bike parking. Um, unless you’re lying to me. Then wouldn’t I look foolish?
But actually, I seriously am emailing them to include bike parking. Not boycotting. Not burning. Not all-caps. Just a friendly email note.