StreetLevel: Hook IKEA Opening Soon
Today Racked broke the news that the Red Hook Ikea is opening earlier than expected. I-Day is now June 18th, whereas earlier reports said the opening would be in late summer. A press release from the company says it’s still hiring and training the approximately 500 employees that will work at the 346,000-square-foot store, the…
Today Racked broke the news that the Red Hook Ikea is opening earlier than expected. I-Day is now June 18th, whereas earlier reports said the opening would be in late summer. A press release from the company says it’s still hiring and training the approximately 500 employees that will work at the 346,000-square-foot store, the first IKEA in New York City.
Red Hook Ikea Opening June 18 [Racked]
Photo by neotint.
I live in Red Hook and was heavily involved in the campaign opposing Ikea (e.g. public hearing, the lawsuit etc). As a lawyer, I felt it was neccessary to change tact once it became clearly that Ikea was coming Thusly, I and some of my neighbors began negotiating for infrastructure improvements and more public amenities. Unfortunately, our efforts were undercut by the staunch anti-Ikea crowd (Mr. Moustache) and lampooned by the crazy hipster dufus goonies. It got really ugly. At one point, the head of the Red Hook Civic told one of the reformers that she better move out of the Red Hook or something will happend to her kids! Nice, right? It seems Ikea killed civility in the Red Hook along time ago.
as much as I think this is cool the area really isnt ready for more cars.
The streets are all pretty shitty around this area. They need to fix the roads or they’re going to crumble with the increased traffic.
To the Red Hook resident…umm sorry. Did it ever occur to you that you live in a vast area of nothing right now? Now infrastructure, no transportation, etc. Ikea saw the opportunity like so many other recent entities like Fairway that actually pose such an initial risk. Do you even have half the ability to take on this risk? What do you do for Red Hook or Brooklyn..live there? Is it because you actualyl can’t afford to live elsewhere? Or, do you like being a hermit.
Oh and for post #2 about Brooklyn not being in the City…Fuck off.
“Bring Your Own Blue Bags. They don’t give them out any longer. Can’t wait.”
No, now you can buy them for 69 cents.
Im glad they are opening up. The wife is already talking about getting a new kitchen from them.
Ikea Nokea Y Hea?
It is called the Yiddish -Japanese language.
Meatballs? I want Matzoh balls.
Happy Passover everyone.
10:38 agree completely. I guess the corporate offices must look the other way when all that $$$ starts rolling in. Why must I over hear the F word every time I check out?
I also live in the area and the infrastructure is not updated enough to handle the amount of traffic that this place will attract. Several people have already been hit on Van Brunt due to poor planning with the Fairway traffic. I was over by the Ikea site the other day and it is a disaster waiting to happen. Terrible planning with total disregard for the community that lives around it. This project was done too fast, with no thought about how it would affect the lives of people in the neighborhood or the historic waterfront it sits on. The cobble stones are still loose, and there are too few stoplights. This is not the right place, or the right time, for Ikea.
I can’t wait! Though I’m betting the employees will suck, like most retail employees in NYC. Can’t be any worse than Target–the absolute worst managed store around. Empty shelves, help which know nothing. Ridiculous. They should get some tips from the employees and management at Trader Joe’s. Lovely-can’t wait for the one in Brooklyn to open.