Friday: UNIQLO, Belltel, and "Pimping" the Martime Industry in Red Hook
Hamptons Post-Mortem: Now that the neighborhood is officially dead, isn't it nice to remember those 3-acre estates with private marshes and cutesy docks and six-bedroom Mediterranean castles and "heated infinity pools" and spas and putting ranges and basketball courts? It really brings back some great memories. (Luxist)
Out in Queens, NYC is buying 24 acres of Long Island City waterfront for $100 million. There won't be any spas, but 5,000 new units of housing is a good idea anyway. (Crain's, via Real Deal)
In case you haven't seen its 7,239,103 advertisements, Japan's chic UNIQLO is opening a New York flagship on Broadway. Western designers will be designing the high-end (but inexpensive) sweaters and (slim) trousers. Hipsters rejoice. (New York Mag/D.I.)
There are over 500 people waiting to see the new condos at 365 Bridge Street--once called the New York Telephone Building, now "The Belltel Lofts." Art Deco is so in right now. (Brownstoner)
But the mayor's plan to "pimp" the Red Hook/Cobble Hill waterfront into a "maritime-themed tourist attraction" is not so popular. Why? Because it will kill Brookyln's maritime industry. And because it's a maritime-themed tourist attraction. (Brooklyn Papers)
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Max Abelson
what maritime industry? The one that pleases 330 union members and leaves the rest of red hook (approximately 12000 people)out of the loop?Let me ask you this, are you or any of your family member is working for the union? Or you just want to kiss some politicians ass?
Jospeh:
Please read my earlier post last week about the EDC meeting. Quite a few residents were there who were opposed to any reduction of the waterfront industry. The union turned out, too, but it's hardly only them opposed to the plan.