PACC is Wack
The future of the Bodegas space on the corner of Clinton and Fulton is of great concern to everyone we know in the neighborhood. Since the restaurant closed at the beginning of the year (in a domino effect caused by money problems and nasty landlords at Liquors), the rumors have been flying. The space is…
The future of the Bodegas space on the corner of Clinton and Fulton is of great concern to everyone we know in the neighborhood. Since the restaurant closed at the beginning of the year (in a domino effect caused by money problems and nasty landlords at Liquors), the rumors have been flying. The space is of particular importance because of its location at the gateway to Clinton Hill on a commercial stretch of road that has been crying out for improvement for years. So it was disbelief that we heard recently that the Pratt Area Community Council (which owns the building) took time out from destroying the aesthetics of the historic neighborhood to turn down an offer from a successful local business owner who wanted to open a wine bar in the space. And for what? PACC told this business owner that it had done a survey that showed residents wanted an Applebees! Yeah, right. This weekend, Clinton Hill Blog reported a rumor that PACC had recently shown the space to North Fork Bank. At least the nabe does need a bank (more than an Applebees), but, geez, turning down someone with a proven track record who wants to put an upscale establishment in this crappy stretch of Fulton? If the organization takes the credit of low-income renters and buyers, surely it can rent to a local business.
Store Rumors [Clinton Hill Blog]
Future of Bodegas & Liquors Thrown Into Question [Brownstoner]
Corner of Clinton and Fulton Up for Grabs [Brooklyn Record]
I love the idea that bcs there are two other Applebees, there should be no more. Those places have a line out the door every night! I’m sure the area could support a third one and they’d make a lot of money. Ever heard of Starbucks?
GREEN GROCERY PACC DO YOU LISTEN!
Bigotry exists in all races.
Reading the string of e-mails makes me sick to my stomach.
For the stupid racists who think that only African-Americans eat at Applebees, get it straight. Since when is any racial/ethnic group homogeneous?
African-American eat at ICI, at McDonalds, at Aureole, at Lupa and KFC as do Whites.
It saddens me to see the ignorance of so many people. And why should chain restaurants be limited to neighborhods like Bed-Stuy and Bushwick? Are predominately African-American neighborhoods not deserving of quality food?
2007 is almost here and the bigotry, ignorance of some Whites is very frightening?
P.S. There are middle and upper middle class African-Americans; many of whom held the Clinton Hill community together way before many Whites “discovered” the neighborhood a la Columbus!
Dear Dale,
“I just want to put the rumor to rest that Pratt Area Community Council has had no conversations with Applebee’s for our space at Clinton Avenue and Fulton Street (formerly Bodegas).”
Sorry to be a grammar prig…. Does this mean that you have or haven’t had
conversations with Applebee’s?
If you haven’t been speaking with Applebee’s, well….. never mind, then. If you need any help giving technical advice to the merchants along this strip, particularly with the rotten food emporium on Clinton and Fulton, let me know.
And to race baiter 3:23, how do you assign a color to goodness?
Oh, you just gotta love it. Sixty-eight comments into the discussion, it turns out to be all based on a false rumor. My favorite? Donatella at 2:45 — admits she doesn’t know anything about PACC, but she hates them anyway. In the mean time, exactly one person has commented on the post on the 421-a tax abatement program, something that has had far greater impact on Brooklyn neighborhoods than what retailer goes into the store at the corner of X and Y. Weblogs, the virtual circle jerk.
Thanks for the info Dale.
So let’s all stop arguing. 🙂
Yes, I have been working with PACC and the Fulton Street merchants for over five years.
To answer the other question, we have requests in by many different types of services including all of the above but no chains.
yes, it’s a race/class issue. get over it. you live in a racist city with a bunch of people who gentrify neighborhoods and don’t give a rats ass about the people who live there. white people frequent applebees too. black people go to upscale restaurants. ny mag would never have written about this 2 yrs ago because they didn’t have any readers who lived in this area. when are people going to wake up and address the real issues that affect the minority residents of brooklyn, the bronx, harlem.