Atlantic Terminal Station Starting to Show its Face
The seemingly interminable reconstruction of the LIRR station at the Atlantic Terminal is finally revealing signs of progress. Exterior brickwork for the station, directly across the street from the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and attached to the Atlantic Terminal Mall, has started going up over the past month or so. While there’s never been much…
The seemingly interminable reconstruction of the LIRR station at the Atlantic Terminal is finally revealing signs of progress. Exterior brickwork for the station, directly across the street from the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and attached to the Atlantic Terminal Mall, has started going up over the past month or so. While there’s never been much doubt the station will end up looking as generic as the rest of the Atlantic Terminal and Center, the construction (going strong for five years now) has made getting to the LIRR a confusing pain in the ass, and mangled street and sidewalk traffic. A press release from the MTA that came out earlier this year didn’t pinpoint when the revamp’ll finally be finished. Anyone know? We won’t be holding our breath.
Work Continues on Major Renovation Project [MTA]
I agree that this is not worth getting so upset about. This mall looks exactly like any of the thousands of others across the U.S. Most of the stores are found nationwide and hardly cater to a so-called “ghetto” element. My wife and I are both college-educated and shop at Target every month for toilet paper, soap, paper towels, etc. The prices are cheaper and the products better than most discount stores we’ve tried. If you shop on a Sunday morning, you’ll be checked out in five minutes. And if it offends you that much, shop elsewhere. Lord knows, there are plenty of other stores in NYC.
gwbrubaker…
wanna open up that gay bar in atlantic terminal??
ha.
i’ll be looking for ya at atlantic antic sunday…
I’d rather Filene’s, Daffy’s, Loehmans, etc over a Gap, Old Navy or Banana any day of the week.
You know what should open in downtown Brooklyn!!??
A CENTURY 21!!!!!!
They would make a killing.
gwbrubaker must be a racist because he/she has taste
1:32:
Meijer’s was great in the 70s when they had a child space where unattended children could play and watch television. Those were the days :p
Was Walmart (less best prices) before Walmart.
1:32 BR/Gap/Old Navy=3 card monty.
hey 1:41
the apple store is considering one hanson place.
you conside them more ghetto than b&n?
1:24, you just said the truest statement so far today.
Thank you.
Atlantic Center and the station are horrible, with only marginal improvements for the train station. I only go to this horrible place because there is no other choice nearby (HINT: bring on some competition!).
Target is way too small for the population that utilizes it, and that mall should be torn down as the rest of the stores are crap. Yes, there’s a Daffy’s, but that is the crappiest Daffy’s I’ve ever seen. Guitar Center-WHY? Pathmark is a shambles with eternal queues, the DMV is the official Gates From Hell, and Circuit City is utterly frustrating. And the remaining stores are just downmarket all the way (that hideous Bath and Kitchen place frightens me).
Is the Atlantic Terminal planning to evolve with the rest of the Ratner stuff?
Interesting that no one has mentioned Borders Books & Music cancelling their Williamsburg Savings Bank lease. Granted BGI is going through a corporate overhaul currently with a relatively new CEO. But did they decide that the space was too difficult and/or expensive to rehab (the interior is landmarked so there are significant restrictions for any commercial tenant) or did they feel being next door to Atlantic Terminal and its tenants wasn’t the right kind of upscale retail mix they were looking for?