Comments on: New Storefront on Bedford

By: So Beautiful Salon and Spa | Bed-Stuy Blog

So Beautiful Salon and Spa | Bed-Stuy Blog — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:36:43 +0000

[...] year ago I didn’t have very high hopes about the space available at the corner of Bedford and Greene. I knew that the business that would [...]

By: The Changeling

The Changeling — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:11:39 +0000

If you’re being genuine, Whatever-ishere, then thank you.

If you’re being sarcastic, then I can only assume that you are Steve Zahn.

By: Whatever-ishere

Whatever-ishere — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:05:09 +0000

thanks for the GREAT post! Very useful…

By: RH

RH — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:12:07 +0000

Hey, what’s with all the Steve Zahn bashing? I love Steve Zahn!

By: Alexa11221

Alexa11221 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:40:08 +0000

There’s another empty storefront on Franklin & Greene. It used to be a beauty salon. Anyway, it’s the same management company.

They have dunkin donuts in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens and they’re none to happy about them there either. But they fill a need. As does the one on Lafayette & Nostrand. But at least it’s not the only place to get a cup of coffee around there.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:48:24 +0000

For produce, we just joined a local coop called Kalabash Food Buying Club. You join for 50 bucks (refundable) and then pay 25 to pick up a box of produce on Sat. So far we’ve gotten two, and they have both had a good amount, variety and were very fresh. The location is 248 Tompkins Ave. b/t Lafayette & Van Buren. You can email for info at kalabashfood@yahoo.com.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:05:37 +0000

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By: Newbie2

Newbie2 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:43:47 +0000

I think the problem for a supermarket is to get a large enough space. So many of the storefronts are narrow and don’t support a large market. There is the supermarket in Restoration Plaza, but that is only one and we need more of that size.

A Korean deli would be great. So would a bank or two. (I refuse to pay a fee at some ATM at the corner bodega!)

BIGD, I think you are right about the rising rents, but it would take a long long time for rents to come anywhere near the UES. However, many stores were converted to housing once the commercial market dried up years ago. Don’t know if the conversions were legal. Since commercial space rents for more than residential, anyone living on a zoned commercial strip should not be surprised if owners try to re-convert the spaces.

By: greene ave guy

greene ave guy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:29:46 +0000

“Itâ€™s small, itâ€™s corny, it ainâ€™t gonna reach its fullest potential, and itâ€™s going to ruin an otherwise decent stretch of Bedford that is moving in the right direction.”

You gotta be joking. You should have been around for the last ten years to watch the mountains of crack and dope sold at that corner. The storefronts trash cans were a regular stopping ground for the drunks from the Clifton liquor store to take a piss. I remember at least four murders on that corner. How long have you been around, for real? Fullest potential? Call me Mr. Low-Expectations, but a ninety-nine cents store is a buck better than anything that’s been around that corner for the last decade. If you want to find a storefront to rave about, pick on the Kentucky Fried on Lafayette. Or how about Dunkin Donuts? Development a la 125th in Harlem seems all the rage in Bed Stuy these days. North Bed Stuy, in addition, was left out of the rezoning that limits commercial development in this area. Get ready for Cheaperia on a much grander scale than that offered by the storefront under your current eye.

By: floydcat

floydcat — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:16:57 +0000

the korean deli and the sushi and the wine bar will all be here in time…it’s inevitable. why? becasue the demand is there and growing. this is on the border of clinton hill/bed stuy remember…