Blimpie, Dunkin' Donuts To Mar Lafayette
We hear that the boom in Fort Greene is attracting more than genteel brownstone residents. One concerned homeowner on South Elliott Place has tipped us off to a rumor that her historic block is about to get whacked by a nasty fast food one-two punch. Two shops on opposite corners of Lafayette and South Elliott…
We hear that the boom in Fort Greene is attracting more than genteel brownstone residents. One concerned homeowner on South Elliott Place has tipped us off to a rumor that her historic block is about to get whacked by a nasty fast food one-two punch. Two shops on opposite corners of Lafayette and South Elliott are in the process of changing hands. According to a workman on site, a Blimpie is going into the Triangular Floor space (top) and a 24-hour Dunkin’ Donuts is taking over the former bodega (bottom). We hope the workman was just having a little fun at a nosy neighbor’s expense. It won’t come as a surprise to anyone that we think that this stretch of Lafayette needs fast food restaurants like a hole in the head. We bet that the owners of the upscale restaurant Gia across the street agree.
Here are some numbers for the two franchises-
Dunkin Donuts Franchise Questions (800) 777-9983
Blimpie Franchise (ask for the brooklyn number) (800) 447-6256
PLEASE CALL!!!!
Thanks!
Good question-
Im going to take it up with the blok association and the Fort Greene Association. Other than that, not sure where to begin other than calling/writing the franchise directly.
is there anything that can be done to fight DD and Blimpie from opening here?
i meant on atlantic- near the rumored lafayette sites- you know, clinton hill and ft. greene, just move them up to atlantic which runs parallel to fulton- you can’t do too much damage to atlantic in that area as there is nothing good there except for the pink “sherita” fuel oil mascot that i love (does anyone know what that is supposed to be?). why not use atlantic for chains if they are going to be joining us anyway.
cl,
i respect where you’re coming from, i just disagree. on those late nights, when i was hungry, i’ve been known to hit up kennedy on fulton and i’d go toe to toe w/ anyone who argues it shouldn’t be there (dietary arguments aside). but i think kennedy is in context. fulton st. is a mainly “commercial street” similar to 7th or 5th ave in pk slope.
i’m a capitalist and i agree with you on “letting the market decide” but the problem (for me anyway) is not that DD doesn’t serve a purpose (who doesn’t love munchkins?) but i do think that as a resident who moves into a neighborhood bc its called “brownstone bklyn” you have the right to ask that someone not turn a residential block into a mall food court. if DD promised to build a storefront that at least made some attempt to blend into the neighborhood and didn’t pile up bags of stale donuts for the rats i think it would be a good thing.
you can call it “whining” but neighborhoods are shaped by the people who live there: historical societies, block associations, etc.
>>> why not atlantic ave where a giant coffee cup wouldn’t seem so incredibly odd- <<<
We have one already on Atlantic and 4th Ave.
It is so lame to claim that the problem with DD is the “riff raff” (a term I’ve only ever heard my 99 yr old grandmother use) that it will supposedly attract. That is your murky thinking – no one else has made any comment that you could take that feeling from. You simply don’t get that not every one wants everyplace to be the same. Some people favor individuality over uniformity and the rote sameness of that chain stores are coating the country in.
You sound like you are whining now.
i made the “boo hoo yuppies” comment and you know what, i am a yuppie and i do own in brooklyn, i just don’t think i should be able to “control” what goes into my neighborhood and i’m not going to whine like a spoiled brat about it a la verucs salt. the other comment was on point that if that’s what you want, move to a gated community. plus the market will “control” what goes in. i don’t like fast food chains either, but i have been known to eat a dunkin donut.