Burg Wants Cinema and Pharmacy—Not Galleries, Clubs
Greenstone Realty did a survey of 200 people roaming the streets of Williamsburg and published the results in its marketing brochure for The Edge’s retail space. The following is a sample of their retail wish list, in descending order: 177 respondents said they want a cinema, 140 want a pharmacy, slightly fewer want more clothing…
Greenstone Realty did a survey of 200 people roaming the streets of Williamsburg and published the results in its marketing brochure for The Edge’s retail space. The following is a sample of their retail wish list, in descending order: 177 respondents said they want a cinema, 140 want a pharmacy, slightly fewer want more clothing stores (129 described themselves as fashion freaks), and 129 want more food and gourmet markets. Clubs came in last, with only 29 respondents saying the neighborhood needs more places to get drunk and boogie. Second to last was (surprise!) galleries—39 people said they want more places to view and buy art. Other interesting tidbits: 82 people said they dislike the warehouses and manufacturing, and 101 said they dislike the neighborhood’s gentrification. Almost everyone felt there needs to be more retail. While 181 people said Williamsburg is “the coolest place in Brooklyn,” only 101 said it’s cooler than Manhattan. See the full results after the jump…
Burg Throwdown! The Edge vs. Northside Piers [Brownstoner]
Photo by everyplace.
I like the burg….but it seems to be missing something compared to 5th. I can’t put my finger on it. Different vibe.
I think it’s funny that so many people answered that they DON’T like warehouses and manufacturing! Isn’t that what is supposedly cool about WB? That it isn’t full of brownstones and apt buildings and has more industrial architecture that has been converted? People are clueless and have no sense of history.
i hate it cause it’s ugly and filled with posers.
and i live in greenpoint.
You Park Slopeer have to admit, there is something about the Burg. It even has it’s own “Spotlight on Williamsburg” section in the Times Real Estate section.
It may not be your cup of tea, but give it it’s due. I enojoying going out for a bite out there, as I do going out for a bite on 5th.
Don’t hate on it cuz it’s gets attention.
10:50 10:54,
“a survey of 200 people roaming the streets of Williamsburg ”
ROAMING the streets of Williamsburg. Which means about 80% tourists … not the people who actually live there. RIF.
tell that to the first commenter, 11:24 who started this thread out on a horrible note…
Not even a public parks option.
I sometimes wonder why many of you living here stay if you find so much of this city objectionable.
Whether you live in Manhattan and dismiss the ‘outer boros’ as beneath you or live in Brooklyn and wouldn’t live in Manhattan if you paid me or hate on Park Slope or Williamsburg or whatever.
Are you trying to build up your own sense of self-worth?
I may enjoy where I live but I don’t go around thinking other neighborhoods or boroughs are beneath me. It is the sum of its parts that make NYC great – not a couple of neighborhoods or 1 boro.
movie theaters and pharmacies are gentrification?
hmmmmmmmmm