Urban Outfitters in Store for Atlantic Ave.
Cobble Hillers are finally going to have a place to buy mass-produced ironic t-shirts while supporting conservative politics—that’s right, Urban Outfitters is coming! Racked reports the behemoth retailer has inked a deal at 164 Atlantic, the landmark building that’s recently seen a spiffy makeover care of Two Trees Management. The location will likely be Urban’s…
Cobble Hillers are finally going to have a place to buy mass-produced ironic t-shirts while supporting conservative politics—that’s right, Urban Outfitters is coming! Racked reports the behemoth retailer has inked a deal at 164 Atlantic, the landmark building that’s recently seen a spiffy makeover care of Two Trees Management. The location will likely be Urban’s second in Brooklyn; the chain is also rumored to be eyeing a Williamsburg outpost. Williamsburg is one thing, but doesn’t the Heights-Cobble Hill axis seem a little mature for Urban’s target demo? Then again, the opening may be perfectly timed to coincide with the influx of NYU kids. A match made in heaven.
Urban Outfitters Signs Up for Brooklyn Outpost #2 [Racked]
164 Atlantic Avenue Nearing Completion [Brownstoner] GMAP
I hate to say it, but I think Starbucks coffee–the beans themselves, particularly the French Roast–is the best-roasted and most consistently excellent on the market. I buy shots at Tillie’s all the time, but I’m doing it for the atmosphere, the scene, not the brew.
Actually I am referring to espresso – and while Starbucks isnt great by any stretch at least they have some idea that it isnt suppossed to be extracted to fill up a mug and that its suppossed to have something resembling crema on top. – It also costs about the same or a little less then ozzies – although I’d agree (by volume) Ozzie’s is much cheaper.
Also Gorilla is much further then 5 blocks (which is how far Starbucks is from Ozzies on 7th Ave) – and if you live South of Starbucks you’d be a fool to walk 5 blocks (plus however far you live south) to get worse coffee in a dirty store for the same $ simply b/c Ozzie’s isnt a chain store.
I dont wish for the demise of a “local store” at the expense of a national chain – I wish for the demise of Ozzie’s b/c it is disgusting coffee and they deserve to go out of business – certainly if Gorilla and Starbucks were more or less as convenient I’d go to Gorilla (they have much better coffee too) – but frankly I think being a slave to some anti-corporate agenda is pretty dumb and just as conformist as the ‘conformity’ you claim to object to….
I just want a nice espresso from a clean store with reasonable service – I’m not trying to make some sort of political statement every f-ing minute
damn. And there I was hoping somewhere would open up in the ‘hood to sell me a sail for my clipper.
Matt
I love Ozzie’s coffee.
And $1.40 is by far cheaper than Starbucks. And if you call 3-5 blocks far, you’re out of shape.
Starbucks tastes like burnt sewage.
The only thing Starbucks has going for it is convenience. In a blind taste test, they’d be at the bottom of the barrel.
Oh and while you may not like Ozzie’s…wishing for the demise of a local coffee shop at the expense of a massive chain is pretty sick.
Your comment has zero validity.
Actually, Lucky jeans are cut pretty generously, and work pretty well for the ballooning booties of 40-something dads. But those dads definitely should not be shopping at Urban Outfitters for t-shirts. Not pretty, that.
Did I mention that Rick Santorum is a tool? What a pleasure it was to see his ass voted out of office last year, along with so many of his fellow corrupt, hypocritical, right-wing criminals. See you in the men’s room, ya toe-tappin’ Republicans!
11:44 – 1st of all, last time I checked you have to pay money for coffee at Gorilla and Ozzies (generally about the same or more $ too).
Not to mention that none of these shops are all that close and lastly – complain all you want about Starbucks but Ozzies has HORRIBLE coffee is dirty and has terrible service – the sooner Ozzies goes out of buisness the better off the coffee drinking world will be.
I was hoping this would be the site of the new Apple store. Oh well, Urban Outfiters will do fine because there are so many young people living in the area now and there are the colleges and the dorms nearby.
1980’s Brooklyn was great because you could buy a big old brownstone for $350,000, but that was a lot of money then and mortgage rates were hovering around 12% assuming you could even get one. Everone was convinced we needed to become more Japanese to survive financially. Then their economy went kablooey -about the time our real estate market did the same.
I’m almost a year Starbucks FREE!
I can’t, for the life of me understand why people in Park Slope pay money for their coffee when we have Ozzie’s, Gorilla, etc.
It boggles my mind.
I didn’t know Urban Outfitters supported Santorum–that’ll give me a reason to shop there. It will be more satisfying than just quietly boycotting Kenneth Cole for his pro-abortion ads.
Brenda from Flatbush
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