tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5113162274463322950..comments2024-03-29T09:08:56.746-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Breaking: Former bank branch to become a Duane Reade on First AvenueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50050881270399277932012-05-31T21:42:48.976-04:002012-05-31T21:42:48.976-04:00Huh? This is so weird. I liked CVS better when it ...Huh? This is so weird. I liked CVS better when it was McKays and without the creepy food up front.<br /><br />The vault is in the basement by the way. I had a security box there at some point I think when it was Marine Midland. But there was a different bank between Marine Midland and HSBC and now I can't remember what it was. Anybody?Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362859175287085919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7901127452184294092012-05-27T12:46:42.028-04:002012-05-27T12:46:42.028-04:00Anon 6:27, I totes agree with you about the family...Anon 6:27, I totes agree with you about the family pharmacy between 12/13 on 1st. Charming, helpful people, while all you get in DR or CVS is sullen ignoramuses.vanessiformnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59136681337853848212012-05-26T16:48:15.094-04:002012-05-26T16:48:15.094-04:00how about turning the former duane reade space int...how about turning the former duane reade space into an ihop (doesn't really matter if it is a second ihop or a move by the first ihop) and then put a duane reade pop-up store in this new ihop. i don't know about the tunnel but to save money people could just walk back and forth between duane reade-plus-walgreen new location and the ihop with the duane reade pop-up store for some exercise. i know that this arrangement will disappoint some during inclement weather like when it rains or snows but no doubt this extra redundancy will help all of us especially with sanctity of mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-84240829200026995072012-05-26T16:24:39.344-04:002012-05-26T16:24:39.344-04:00another cool idea would build a subway flagship st...another cool idea would build a subway flagship store. you know, an outsized location that dwarfs all the other regular smallish subway stores and provides something extra and titillating like a windowed room where you can actually see the artisan subway workers making their very special homemade bread. add a small amusement ride for extra measure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23623683709657175582012-05-26T16:22:46.021-04:002012-05-26T16:22:46.021-04:00can i call you bob? anyway you can never have enou...can i call you bob? anyway you can never have enough ihops, in my disingenuous opinion. and you could probably borrow that same interconnecting tunnel which is a great idea by the way between the past and future duane reade and connect the two proposed ihops too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50094308564639266282012-05-26T13:22:24.262-04:002012-05-26T13:22:24.262-04:00@anon 12:59
A second IHOP? Or the current IHOP wi...@anon 12:59<br /><br />A second IHOP? Or the current IHOP will move here? I'm holding out hope that Duane Reade stays in this location AND opens a new store in the old bank. And they can be connected by an underground tunnel!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44529583892766645232012-05-26T12:59:22.759-04:002012-05-26T12:59:22.759-04:00love to see big chains do the FU to each other... ...love to see big chains do the FU to each other... brings out the competitive juices.<br /><br />anyway, now-soon-to-be-former duane reade spot would actually be the perfect place for an IHOP, dontcha think, evgrieve?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40608596863280631072012-05-26T11:35:57.794-04:002012-05-26T11:35:57.794-04:00Like those coal mining towns in KY and the Okie ca...Like those coal mining towns in KY and the Okie camp in the “Grapes of Wrath”, soon there will just be the “Company Store”. References too dated for you ? Then think “Buy 'N Large”.Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62808398370643946032012-05-26T10:24:46.123-04:002012-05-26T10:24:46.123-04:00@ Grieve 12:12: Duane Reede has been bought by Wal...@ Grieve 12:12: Duane Reede has been bought by Walgreen's http://gothamist.com/2010/02/17/walgreens_and_duane_reade_together.php<br /><br />At least at some of their stores (Ave B + 2nd), W's-branded products are starting to appear on the shelves.DrGeckonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49978299793184643872012-05-25T18:27:54.060-04:002012-05-25T18:27:54.060-04:00I prefer the little, family run pharmacy between 1...I prefer the little, family run pharmacy between 12th & 13th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47245611068649845792012-05-25T14:09:35.323-04:002012-05-25T14:09:35.323-04:00Corporate culture cannibalizes itself! Ha!
Blue G...Corporate culture cannibalizes itself! Ha!<br /><br />Blue Glass, there is a CVS immediately to the right of this space, and a Walgreens two blocks up First Ave on the opposite side of the street. <br /><br />There's also a Duane Reade right around the corner on 14th where Gristedes used to be. And other Duane Reade on 14th heading east. <br /><br />How many vitamins, cotton balls, and tampons does one block need?THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20238091539166778282012-05-25T12:12:42.445-04:002012-05-25T12:12:42.445-04:00The soon-to-be-former Duane Reade on 14th Street w...The soon-to-be-former Duane Reade on 14th Street will be a perfect location for a Walgreens.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44408625550569725252012-05-25T11:43:33.422-04:002012-05-25T11:43:33.422-04:00I hope they do something fun with the old vault (i...I hope they do something fun with the old vault (if there even was one to begin with). Like, putting only one shelf inside, full of heavily discounted diarrhea remedies, which would ultimately cause a run on the bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37601865426301727732012-05-25T11:37:30.453-04:002012-05-25T11:37:30.453-04:00@ EV Grieve
Midterm? It was on the finals. Semest...@ EV Grieve<br /><br />Midterm? It was on the finals. Semester's over. I guess someone's attending summer school.esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17481351840756951562012-05-25T11:33:31.001-04:002012-05-25T11:33:31.001-04:00Duane Reade vs. CVS. See you later, CVS.Duane Reade vs. CVS. See you later, CVS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48362267443989193152012-05-25T11:30:22.388-04:002012-05-25T11:30:22.388-04:00This DR/CVS proximity seems a little insane, even ...This DR/CVS proximity seems a little insane, even for NYC. I'm anticipating a very bloody, very amusing turf war with only one survivor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53889568673609360142012-05-25T11:28:05.925-04:002012-05-25T11:28:05.925-04:00@ esquared
Is that on the midterm?@ esquared<br /><br />Is that on the midterm?EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55515794019564299872012-05-25T11:24:08.990-04:002012-05-25T11:24:08.990-04:00Well, it's better than an empty storefront, or...Well, it's better than an empty storefront, or a bar, or a bank. And should a bank replace a pharmacy -- it's better than an empty storefront, bar, or a pharmacy. And should a bank or a pharmacy replace a Starbucks -- it's better than an empty storefront, or a bar, or a Starbucks...<br /><br />Rinse and repeat.esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57809742379402990782012-05-25T10:50:53.094-04:002012-05-25T10:50:53.094-04:00isn't that a duane reade in the former superma...isn't that a duane reade in the former supermarket on 14th street 1-2?<br />soon they will bred like the subway shops.<br />i especially love their "fresh and nutritious food".blue glassnoreply@blogger.com