Is there actually any meat to still be found in the meatpacking district? I only know where to find good jeans some bridge-and-tunnel crowd on weekends.
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Is there actually any meat to still be found in the meatpacking district? I only know where to find good jeans some bridge-and-tunnel crowd on weekends.
Is there actually any meat to still be found in the meatpacking district? I only know where to find good jeans some bridge-and-tunnel crowd on weekends.
yes, i do believe i have noticed in all the write abouts about the High Line i have been reading that there are 2 (i think) meat houses still in the Meat Packing district. but yeah, otherwise, it's no longer gritty and fun like i guess it used to be.
Sedge
Right, I was being ironic about the scary enormity of NYC's pop density.
But looking at it logically, a spread out population that needs more stores per person than NYC also means each store generates less sales. A lot of thinly-populated places in the US could use an Apple store too, to save a long drive, but would they sell enough to pay for the store? Hopefully so--but maybe the high-density areas are where Apple is expanding first, leaving the online store as a stopgap for other areas (like where my parents live).
yes, i do believe i have noticed in all the write abouts about the High Line i have been reading that there are 2 (i think) meat houses still in the Meat Packing district. but yeah, otherwise, it's no longer gritty and fun like i guess it used to be.
Sedge
Mmmmmm.... Gritty meat fun.....
Why do we need another? They're all within 5 minutes of each other by train and less than 4 blocks of walking after the train.
I live in a city in canada thats never going to get an apple store, but there are a few mac resellers, (not the same thing I know) but I can look at the macs there and show my friends the imacs and mb, and lets them be in amazement.
One asked why I wanted a new mac, I took him to the reseller and he saw a mac for the first time in person and understood, without me saying another word.
One asked why I wanted a new mac, I took him to the reseller and he saw a mac for the first time in person and understood, without me saying another word.
Can anybody comment on the location? Not a new yorker here, and I realize I know a bit about SoHo and 5th ave, but nothing about the meatpacking district.
My guess is that it's there because they're 5 minutes apart by train. If it looks like it'll take 45 minutes to get help, you just go on to the next store.
Midtown, Meatpacking, and SOHO are three different neighborhoods and i am sure Apple has tons of analysis showing who they are and how many customers they can expect in such parts of town. i don't think they would go to the expense if they were not positive the new store would hold it's weight on the sales line.
Sedge
Agreed about TekServe. I'm sure they'll be taken out eventually if Apple really has them in its sights, although their repair service might persist in a smaller storefront.
Who knows how many NYC stores Apple has planned, but the more the merrier from where I sit. I'll bet you they open a smaller store in Brooklyn Heights one of these days and probably something one the Upper West Side. The "right" neighborhoods for Apple stores are pretty easy to pick out (they have all the other superhot chainstores...).
That is awesome. I'm working NW of that building you see going up with the giant crane on top....I see it every day. I work for an engineering firm in the city...I would love to have apple as my client for a project.
I'll definitely be at this grand opening!
I'll definitely be at this grand opening!
I also feel another NYC location isn't very necessary but what do I know, the stores are pretty packed on peak hours. I would have rather seen a Brooklyn location personally but maybe I'm just saying that because it is closer to where I live.
All I know is I hope to visit the new store at 3am and play with some fun gadgets.
All I know is I hope to visit the new store at 3am and play with some fun gadgets.
Until about the year 2000, the Meatpacking district was fairly desolate. There were still working meatpacking plants, a couple cool but relatively unpopular restaurants (Florent, Rio Mar), a mostly gay after-hours scene, and a large selection of transvestite prostitutes. I make it sound bad, but it was actually a cool area.
But with Mayor Giuliani shutting down much of New York's party scene, and the opening of a popular expensive restaurant (Pastis), the Meatpacking District became hip and popular. Now it's crowded with lots of expensive restaurants and bars, straight night clubs, and designer clothes stores (Stella McCartney, John). New Yorkers don't go to that area much anymore. It's mostly for tourists and out-of-towners. Give it a few more years and it will be just like SoHo.
tell me about it... 2 apple stores in all of Canada... one on the outskirts of Toronto, and the other conveniently located in Laval (north of montreal)...
Because its the Big Apple
I went from being really creeped everytime I had to visit friends' lofts in the meatpacking district (remember "Basic Instinct") to being unable to afford the rent there. This started with artists being unable to afford SOHO and branching out. Anyway, there goes the neighborhood......
I'd love to have an Apple store in downtown Montreal, instead of the 20 minutes to get to the store in Laval. It's not like Montreal doesn't have the designers using Macs.
well
apple has 3 in toronto
1 in montreal
and one soon in calgary!
they need one in LONDON ONTARIO CANADA
apple has 3 in toronto
1 in montreal
and one soon in calgary!
they need one in LONDON ONTARIO CANADA
We'll have to get more Apple Stores in Los Angeles to make sure we stay ahead of New York. Of course, we already have Apple Stores every few miles in every direction in Los Angeles, but it's the principle that matters.
Here in Minneapolis we have a store that is one of the first Apple resellers in the midwest. Apple loves these guys and therefor did not/will not supply Apple with a more land mark store. Of course since we do have the mall of America the store there might get a new space with a second floor. But still I want a big Apple store around my parts.
errr. correction. Apple will not step on the toes of these guys as they have such a great relationship. Not to make it sound like the city or other retailers are not allowing Apple to build a more landmark store.
errr. correction. Apple will not step on the toes of these guys as they have such a great relationship. Not to make it sound like the city or other retailers are not allowing Apple to build a more landmark store.
