Standard short shrift to Brooklyn. Folks don't realize the amount of money in the borough. The Williamsburgh store is packed and that area has far far less transportation and much lower foot traffic.
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Apple's All-New Downtown Brooklyn Store Opens Next Weekend
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Standard short shrift to Brooklyn. Folks don't realize the amount of money in the borough. The Williamsburgh store is packed and that area has far far less transportation and much lower foot traffic.
They shoulda put it in City Place, it's a bit easier to get to. Also pretty sure they're gonna need just a touch more security there than at their other NYC locations.
"I have no idea what people are doing, so I will assume they are doing nothing of value because it helps my argument. Also, get off my lawn and turn down that music, don't young people have manners nowadays?"
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You'll want to educate yourself on urban planning. The mixing of the rich and poor is proven to generate the most socially and economically resiliant communities. Want to finally fix ghetto neighborhoods? Mix in a bunch of wealthier people. This is a urban planning pattern that was established all the way back at the foundation of our nation, some of it even designed by the likes of George Washington. It's only the advent of suburbanism and it's mono-social patterns that brought about the long-term decline of American communities, whether they be city neighborhoods like Brookly, or towns and villages. It's exactly because we're not mixing social and economic demographics that we wasted 50 years on urban and suburban blight.
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https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/apple-store-fort-greene-brooklyn-open-december-2/
https://bklyner.com/will-fort-greene-apple-store-open-time-holiday-shopping/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17...n-brooklyn-store-as-giant-glass-pane-shatters
doesn't look that bad. I like its a departure from the stale cube stores. which are still iconic and nice
https://bklyner.com/will-fort-greene-apple-store-open-time-holiday-shopping/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17...n-brooklyn-store-as-giant-glass-pane-shatters
doesn't look that bad. I like its a departure from the stale cube stores. which are still iconic and nice
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NYC may be small geographically, but it is densely populated with people and there is just so much going on and having these many stores does not seem like its enough at some points. They are also in rather iconic and convenient spots for locals and tourists. I'm sure there will be even more at some point in NYC
I'm sure Tim Cook would love to move in there but he'd have to pony up a LOT of money to buy ANY real estate from Bezos.
as far as the original article is concerned, guess my move from Seattle to Brooklyn is paying off!
It's a 20-25 min. walk from where I live. Very busy area, no doubt the store will often be packed, perhaps to the point that Apple will find it necessary to expand if possible or open another store relatively close (like in Park Slope).
It's not the people that make a community resilient, it the availability of meaningful local employment. Without the presence (non-minimum wage) employment to fuel the local economy, no amount of "social mixing" will make keep a community together.
Does your country have 9 million people with the purchasing power of the residents of New York City? Probably not. Nothing against your country...So much money in NYC.
At least there's one. What about The Bronx? Brooklyn will probably have 10 Apple stores itself and Staten Island at least one more before the first one arrives there (if it ever does).
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Apple might not be too concerned about the size of the store if they plan to open another relatively close like in Park Slope. I have a feeling another Brooklyn location will be announced and opened next year.
Finally!!! We needed one here otherwise Brooklynites had to go all the way to Wburgh for a store. This is great
And the transportation will get even worse with the L shut down.
This was a smart spot for a store. The area is becoming rather upscale quickly.
yeah whatever... you don't seem to mind my bulging cock analogy so that's all that matters really.
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your country sounds pretty nice. which one is it?
Declining to mention it is not the same as "liking" it. Funny that's where your mind went when you saw that photo. Freudian I guess. Not that there's anything wrong with that.