ikea / brooklyn
the new brooklyn ikea store is rising quickly over in red hook, gowanus lounge reports that they are currently in the process of putting up the distinctive blue siding. personally, i think that this is a terrible location for a big box store and will be regarded as an urban planning disaster in the years to come. it's not near the subway, nor the highway -- so it's going have to be a bus or a car to get down here. early estimates predict over 50,000 cars per week will make the trip. it should also be noted that the main thoroughfare in red hook, van brundt street, has a grand total of 2 stop lights. one at the brooklyn cruise terminal and another further down the block. the later was only erected after various neighborhood groups came together to petition the city after a number of accidents, at least one of which was fatal.
- for some great photographs of the site -- check out nathan kensinger photography
- the recent apartment therapy article on the opening generated some interesting comments
- redhook-brooklyn.org is a good source of anti-ikea material.
- the official ikea site has no information posted yet but does list several job openings.
- lastly this is a proposed 2004 rendering of the site:
4 comments:
what an ill conceived swedish peice of shit. thanks doctoroff your legacy will live on every time someone sales in to New York Harbor to see the swedish Flag standing along side the statue of liberty. what a tragedy.
sales or sailes ????
sales or sailes OR SAILS?
Dumbfucks....
Look, unless you have a better idea for revenues, jobs and living, say something cuz it sure looks like not much is/was going on down there.
as a Hicksville resident, im so glad that this store will open. Now all the trash from Brooklyn and Queens will stay there and and we dont have to look at your ugly faces.
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