tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post9153982167507189398..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Breaking (pretty much!): Target is coming to 14th Street and Avenue AUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18926356001070005182016-08-20T14:32:46.662-04:002016-08-20T14:32:46.662-04:00on the bright side this will be an excellent place...on the bright side this will be an excellent place to meet a rich significant other to live in the old hood with once our parents give in and move to PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44380612254456026412016-08-07T23:24:25.610-04:002016-08-07T23:24:25.610-04:00Big box does nothing for the community. Low paying...Big box does nothing for the community. Low paying jobs and money being funneled to a corporation. Make the rich richer and,the poor poorer to save a buck on toilet paper? Meh. We do have a family, but I think we all benefit more from a stronger community than from a few measley dollars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49145624414072379952016-08-03T01:21:05.493-04:002016-08-03T01:21:05.493-04:00sigh........I give up.sigh........I give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10844910601668797722016-08-03T01:20:25.873-04:002016-08-03T01:20:25.873-04:00Hopefully, Target will NEVER open here.Hopefully, Target will NEVER open here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81619941414013236902016-08-01T23:22:37.728-04:002016-08-01T23:22:37.728-04:00"I don't consider that block the East Vil..."I don't consider that block the East Village."<br /><br />Attention denizens of upper Avenues A, B, and C and everyone in southeast Stuytown: 9:51 has declared you to no longer be a part of the East Village. You may all go now, as your thoughts and comments regarding the former Post Office from Hell, the Con Ed plant, the 1st Avenue L train stop, Associated, Muzzarella Pizza, Mikey Likes It, B-Cup, Mona's, Otto's Shrunken Head, and the mercifully defunct Empire Biscuits are no longer relevant to this blog. Accept that any and all destruction and commercialization of the area that you live in is of no concern, because it's not <i>really</i> the East Village and therefore doesn't count anyway. Did you actually think you were part of the neighborhood all these years? It's about time someone set you straight on the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32649316118369782922016-08-01T21:51:56.410-04:002016-08-01T21:51:56.410-04:00I am really happy about this. I don't consider...I am really happy about this. I don't consider that block the East Village. The village, west OR east, is not what it used to be. The flavor is gone and honestly, the flavor of the east village has never been too admirable or safe. I shop at the small stores to give them the business but I love Target, Walmart and K Mart once in a while for good prices and selection. Nobody seems to have published when Target will open so if anyone knows, please post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51338972259811992632016-08-01T09:49:37.922-04:002016-08-01T09:49:37.922-04:00July 31, 2016 at 1:46 PM and August 1, 2016 at 3:1...July 31, 2016 at 1:46 PM and August 1, 2016 at 3:12 AM<br />Chains and the 1960's equivalents of big boxes have been in the EV...Horn and Hardart, Lowes Movies, Howard Johnson's , A&P and the king/queen of them all, Woolworths. Even Ratners tried to "franchise' themselves with a restaurant where the Associated Supermarket was. Our EV has changed all through the decades. Nothing wrong with change. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42130820124092335622016-08-01T03:14:44.374-04:002016-08-01T03:14:44.374-04:00Move back please.Move back please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26720430003197477222016-08-01T03:13:20.551-04:002016-08-01T03:13:20.551-04:00Well said and my sentiments exactly.Well said and my sentiments exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-167133179940258152016-08-01T03:12:04.736-04:002016-08-01T03:12:04.736-04:00I'm thanking 7:20pm for calling 7:16am a moron...I'm thanking 7:20pm for calling 7:16am a moron. All of you guys who are happy with our neighborhood changing over to resemble the rest of the "basic bitch" city, meaning no character, no "neighborhood" blandness, then more power to you since stupidity and money rules these days. I never understood people who travel elsewhere and end up wanting to go to the same exact stores they have at home. Unless you grew up here in NYC or in the EV, I don't think you understand how we feel about this. That's an opinion and you should respect other people's opinions and feelings as this is an open forum exchange. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79786548217886288602016-08-01T01:35:38.463-04:002016-08-01T01:35:38.463-04:00Save Otto's Shrunken Head? What'd I miss?Save Otto's Shrunken Head? What'd I miss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74514687126010185912016-07-31T22:42:23.626-04:002016-07-31T22:42:23.626-04:00 I am beyond sad.
Pathetic
Progress
Mo... I am beyond sad.<br /> Pathetic<br /> Progress <br /> More crowds <br /> More garbage<br /> Target screams<br /> Suburbia<br /> Not <br /> Cool <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53561520959411911082016-07-31T20:44:05.267-04:002016-07-31T20:44:05.267-04:00Approve or disapprove, this is one of the last nai...Approve or disapprove, this is one of the last nails in the coffin of the old E.V.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-15344455207633312992016-07-31T15:55:32.308-04:002016-07-31T15:55:32.308-04:00To 1:49
And you are a union shill. Unions have a ...To 1:49<br /><br />And you are a union shill. Unions have a tendency to deny wealth to a larger group of workers. And BIGBox does not destroy the neighborhood. Not one thing changed after Kmart opened. Not one thing changed when Home Depot opened. Not one thing changed when Lowes opened. And I belong to one of the biggest unions in the world. cmarrtyynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-66832267562114633942016-07-31T13:49:53.876-04:002016-07-31T13:49:53.876-04:00TO July 30 at 4:07 PM - Big Box stores have never ...TO July 30 at 4:07 PM - Big Box stores have never been good for the communities they force themselves upon. That is the line they tell the community when they're trying to get a foothold. It's not true. If anything, they destroy communities. See Walmart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42172325332349405552016-07-31T13:46:20.261-04:002016-07-31T13:46:20.261-04:00TO July 30 @7:16 AM
You're just wrong. Chain ...TO July 30 @7:16 AM<br /><br />You're just wrong. Chain stores have never been a part of this neighborhood. This is a recent and unwelcome development. Chain stores are for suburbia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23838287922189628752016-07-31T10:17:46.198-04:002016-07-31T10:17:46.198-04:00Save OTTO"S SHRUNKEN HEAD
BOYCOTT TARGET BOYC...Save OTTO"S SHRUNKEN HEAD<br />BOYCOTT TARGET BOYCOTT CHINAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319456102398137524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56912008146919562032016-07-31T09:48:31.806-04:002016-07-31T09:48:31.806-04:00Who the heck are you thanking 11:04? Specify, por ...Who the heck are you thanking 11:04? Specify, por favor.<br /><br />I don't know about all this "NYCers deserve the lowest prices, too!" business. Of course it sucks that we pay more for things, but there are reasons for that (relative-to-other-places difficulty getting stock here, lack of warehouse storage, increased store overhead rent/salaries, higher taxes), and let's be serious, it's not like Target is selling necessities, just more shit people happen to want. Plus Target has a certain hip factor (designer collaborations, fancy foods, etc.) that makes it more palatable than if, say, Walmart was moving in. People should just admit they want to shop there for Marimekko shower curtains and whatnot and spare the rest of us the "Target for the people!" claptrap.<br /><br />Whatever. I am resigned to this. I mean if you can tear down Mary Help of Christians and not even blink, everything is for sale. It's game over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-75855270637806088422016-07-30T23:00:58.376-04:002016-07-30T23:00:58.376-04:00I'm guessing you're not a native New Yorke...I'm guessing you're not a native New Yorker who has grown up here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70549644436874700082016-07-30T20:02:47.848-04:002016-07-30T20:02:47.848-04:00Good quality products at low prices--perhaps I wis...Good quality products at low prices--perhaps I wish I was principled enough to reject this on principle but as it is, I'm not. Bring it on the red abomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82125073823149317862016-07-30T19:42:57.396-04:002016-07-30T19:42:57.396-04:00Kmart is in a commercial district and a transporta...Kmart is in a commercial district and a transportation hub. Target is going into a residential neighborhood with an already overwhelmed subway stop and no plans for improved transportation. Bad idea, poorly planned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47184123872521264792016-07-30T18:45:35.577-04:002016-07-30T18:45:35.577-04:00@4:07. Exactly. Local employment. Few if any ev mo...@4:07. Exactly. Local employment. Few if any ev mom and pops live in our neighborhood and don't hire from our local residents. And<br />lots of men and women who live in the ave D buildings will benefit from the jobs, just like Kmart has helped. This is a good thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45103002917996470622016-07-30T17:16:00.129-04:002016-07-30T17:16:00.129-04:00I really don't get the outrage or debate here....I really don't get the outrage or debate here.<br /><br />A Target mini-store is opening in the East Village in 2016.<br /><br />2016.<br /><br />The East Village has no more culture e.g. that benefit in the park last Saturday. I GUARANTEE you NO ONE to less than 1% who went to it lives or hangs out in the EV. It's over and been over since I'll say 1991. Get over it.<br /><br />Get over that the East Village has been dead for 25 years and it's not coming back. The only way it comes back is if ALL the chain stores close, ALL the bros and she-bros move away, ALL the hipsters, millenials, and NYU dormers move away etc. I don't see that ever happening. The East Village is outsiders who want to stay that way and natives who stay amongst themselves from being turned off by the outsiders unfriendiness, and spare me you moved from Seattle and talk with natives/locals on a daily basis, you should, you're in NYC now, and I'd do the same if I moved to Seattle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6143409712099228552016-07-30T16:21:41.494-04:002016-07-30T16:21:41.494-04:00cmarty--Well thank you very much for your Walmart ...cmarty--Well thank you very much for your Walmart talking points. Much appreciated. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87606934020452653502016-07-30T16:11:44.301-04:002016-07-30T16:11:44.301-04:00"If small stores are what you want, perhaps y..."If small stores are what you want, perhaps you should vacate your apartment and move to a rural upstate community or to Bernie Sanders' Vermont. "<br /><br />Of course the fucking "move to" rube line must always make its DB appearance at a thread like this.Edmund Dunnnoreply@blogger.com