Blimpie Is Coming, Like It or Not
The controversial Blimpie under construction at S. Elliot and Lafayette, as captured by Set Speed. Blimpie Awning [Set Speed] Blimpie, DD to Mar Lafayette [Brownstoner]
The controversial Blimpie under construction at S. Elliot and Lafayette, as captured by Set Speed.
Blimpie Awning [Set Speed]
Blimpie, DD to Mar Lafayette [Brownstoner]
Now, Now, kiddies, lets not start hood bashing. Fort Greene and the Heights BOTH rock.
The west village??? Fort Greene is not and will NEVER be the West Village!!! My goodness. God Bless Blimpies. God Bless them for filling a void, giving the Fort Greene natives (And I mean those who grew up there and have lived there, no the gentrifiers drinking bottled water) a place they can afford to eat and a place they can work. God Bless you Blimpies at least you are not a drug front.
hey, bklyn heights, you beat me to the post.
but there are nathans and worse in the heights as was pointed out. and who’s comparing the two anyway? i used to date a girl from the heights who was scared to even walk down the street in ft greene. why would someone from one of the richest neighborhoods in the country feel the need to butt into my nabe’s business?
i have always been fascinated that there hasn’t been a celebrated restaurant to come out of brooklyn heights in the restaurant boom- if it is so affluent and filled with foodies why do you have to leave the neighborhood to get to where the buzz is… a blimpies would fit perfectly there
yeah, the bklyn heights guy must be blind or joking.
i love how we are all so attached to our own $ but if anyone else is they’re “greedy”.
seriously, i hate blimpie’s but does anyone really get hurt if they move in? they’re not opening a bio weapons lab, it’s a sandwich spot, albeit bad. but the moral hysteria on this page and the last thread is terry schiavo-esque. we’re not directly affected to the point where words like “dread” are appropriate. if you don’t like the food, don’t eat there! i know i won’t.
I live on Willow
Lets see…Lets weigh the scale
Banana Republic…Nathans…
Chipolte……Nathans…….
9 West……..Nathans
Uh….could be me, but Nathans loses everytime…
Oh! and also, at least those retail stores are on a retail block! Not a brownstone block…PLUS…no tacky wacky awnings!
Didnt mean to cause a fuss…I do love the Greene, just happy the Blimpie/Nathans revolution isnt in my hood. Just being honest
Not much one can do about this except complain. We thought the Eckerd on Smith Street would be too much for an area that also has a Rite Aid and a CVS, as well as a few independent drug stores within a few blocks (and therefore fail). They all seem to be doing well and all the chains suck, too.
Don’t overestimate your neighbor’s willingness to patronize chain stores if they are convenient.
To the snot from Brooklyn Heights – What part of the Heights are you living in? Court Street and Montague are awash in national chains including the dreaded Nathan’s/Dunkin Donuts combo, a Chipotle (owned by McDonalds), several cell phone stores, 9West, Banana Republic, et al.
Anonymous at 2:05, I believe the snarky comments were directed to the guy who said “Who eats that shit” and not the comment about kids eating hot dogs. I don’t think anyone objected to that comment – just to the idea that, god forbid, BROOKLYN would have a Nathan’s.
Im so glad i own a house in Brooklyn Heights so I dont have so see this kinda crap on the block