Essentially the entire northern side of Avenue U between Hendrickson Street and Flatbush Avenue is for sale/for rent (with the exception of the the Verizon dealer). Is this a prime opportunity for useful stores/shops to come to the neighborhood or just more of the same type of useless stores that grace most of Flatbush Avenue? Mom and Pop Free WI-FI cafe/bakery, [...]
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View Comments Melissa on Feb 8th 2010
View Comments Melissa on Feb 8th 2010
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Kings Plaza Diner to Close and Become Bed, Bath and Beyond – Rumor or Truth?
Today Sheepshead Bites posted a Courier-Life report that says the Kings Plaza Diner will be replaced by a Bed, Bath and Beyond. Courtesy of Sheepshead Bites: The article, laden with enough praise for the diner that one must wonder if it’s an advertiser, says that Community Board 18 District Manager Dottie Turano mentioned at a recent meeting [...]
View Comments Melissa on Jan 27th 2010
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It’s All About YOU Now? REALLY?
Maybe it’s just the silly name that piques my interest, but “It’s All About Me Now,” located on Gerritsen Avenue off of Avenue U, has been opened for a few months now, taking up two storefronts and replacing “Roscoe’s Doggy Day Care.” Was curious to see if anyone has been in here? How is the merchandise? As non-sensical as [...]
View Comments Melissa on Dec 13th 2009
It appears that a new pharmacy is coming to Avenue U between Bragg and Brigham Streets. Almost completed, my guess is that this is a Walgreens, based on the design and materials. Additionally, it looks very similar to the Walgreens that opened less than two months ago on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue W, featured [...]
View Comments Melissa on Dec 6th 2009
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Lowe’s: “Great Wall” of Avenue U
Ongoing construction of the Lowe’s Store on Avenue U (adjacent to Kings Plaza) has resulted in a gargantuan concrete wall along Avenue U. This fortress-like barrier is not only ugly, but poorly positioned as it leaves little sidewalk space along Avenue U. Additionally, this dense street wall obstructs views and could encourage dangerous behavior. In [...]
View Comments Melissa on Dec 4th 2009
As many of you have noticed by now, the Department of Transportation has done a considerable amount of work on Gerritsen Avenue – removing two lanes of traffic, re-striping of lanes and adding a center median, and adding a pedestrian median at its intersection with Avenue U. Strongly a pessimist when it comes to “traffic reconfiguring” projects, [...]
View Comments Melissa on Nov 29th 2009
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“Valley” of Banks and Drug Stores…
Valley National Bank has recently opened on Avenue U and East 29th Street. It seems that most large developments these days are large banks and drug store chains. This is a phenomenon all throughout New York City, with local businesses and mom and pop stores falling to the wayside. Is there any hope of this trend being [...]
View Comments Melissa on Nov 18th 2009