Tea Lounge on 7th Ave Closing
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Subject: I appreciate this .. ironic, yes!
Yes, I do!
Too much.
Isn't the overwhelming influx of moms *due to* the gentrification?
I remember going into the Tea Lounge on Union Street the morning it first opened and being really enchanted by the sapce. Three days later it was filled with strollers. I know that babies have to go somewhere during the day - I guess? - (although I don't think when I was growing up my mom - not nanny - was taking me to coffee places or restaurants? what DID they do with us? I think we stayed home until pre-school...) but do they have to take *over* all the spaces?filmlover44 wrote:
The founder of Park Slope Parents calls it "an iconic mommy meeting place" and says, "I blame gentrification."
Am I the only person who sees the irony of this quote? -
Gorilla Coffee would be great. What about a Joe's in Brooklyn? So many brklyn businesses have moved to manhattan, we could use some of the smaller bizniziz here! Too bad Press 195 couldn't handle it, I would love to have them over there....How about another Oko? Why should the north slope have all the fro-gurt places?!
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Subject: The death of a coffee house
This is sad news. The tea lounge was a traditional coffee house with good social ties to the surrounding neighborhood. Fortunately, we still have two good coffee houses in the area (Nadras and The Red Horse). I believe the family who owns the building are life-time residents, and I would not be surprised if they open a good restaurant.
Having said that, the owners of all these avenue buildings have a responsibility to obtain tenants who enhance the neighborhood and the property values. It is not being a good neighbor to put in the leasee who can pay the most amount of rent. We don't do it, and with notice to the 7th avenue landlords, no more banks, for the love of god.
Charlesbklyn -
It's a business. Landlords have to pay bills as well. If residents don't want certain businesses to blemish their neighborhood then they shouldn't patronize it. They wouldn't exist if there wasn't a demand for it.
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As more and more people shop at the big box stores...what will become of the concept of neighborhood?
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For me, the tea lounge was my neighborhood social hangout. The coffee wasnt great, but it was the place where i could always walk in and see someone i knew. I cant think of another place in the slope like that - red horse is cool but i often couldnt get a seat.
I also heard that they're building a corcoran real estate office when the tea lounge closes. Which is ironic because i got my first apt in the slope from a corcoran broker who took me to the tea lounge for a cup coffee after showing me the apt and telling me how great a place it was! If he only knew.... -
The Chipster wrote: As more and more people shop at the big box stores...what will become of the concept of neighborhood?
I think the concept of neighborhood will survive quite nicely, so long as we don't all abandon Brooklyn for the 'burbs.
And I don't see the big box stores as being as severe a threat as real suburban shopping malls (with parking!) would be.
I occasionally head over to Lowe's, to Home Depot, and to Fairway. I do a lot of shopping online.
I mourned the departure from the neighborhood of the two Seventh Avenue butchers we used to patronize. However, Fresh Direct and Fairway came to the rescue.
I admit I would be lost without the local dry cleaners and the local restaurants. If they were somehow to disappear (and not be replaced by similar conveniences), then, yes, the concept of neighborhood would truly be threatened. -
Subject: Re: The death of a coffee house
charlesbklyn wrote: This is sad news. The tea lounge was a traditional coffee house with good social ties to the surrounding neighborhood. Fortunately, we still have two good coffee houses in the area (Nadras and The Red Horse).
Good luck finding a seat at red horse on a sunday afternoon.
Charlesbklyn -
The Chocolate Girl also serves coffee and has a back seating area/garden.
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Subject: Re: I appreciate this .. ironic, yes!
cat wrote: Yes, I do!
Thinking about the incessant battle for prime coffee lounge space being waged all day in Park Slope between stroller pushing child caregivers and laptop totting hipster “freelancers” makes me very glad I work in an office in Manhattan during the day.
Too much.
Isn't the overwhelming influx of moms *due to* the gentrification?
I remember going into the Tea Lounge on Union Street the morning it first opened and being really enchanted by the sapce. Three days later it was filled with strollers. I know that babies have to go somewhere during the day - I guess? - (although I don't think when I was growing up my mom - not nanny - was taking me to coffee places or restaurants? what DID they do with us? I think we stayed home until pre-school...) but do they have to take *over* all the spaces?
[quote=filmlover44]The founder of Park Slope Parents calls it "an iconic mommy meeting place" and says, "I blame gentrification."
Am I the only person who sees the irony of this quote? -
I'm not a fan of the TL - between the couches and the grimy glass I think it's a germtank. That being said, I agree with ZeeBee and would rather have TL there than another bank or drugstore.
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Subject: Cya TL
Maybe I don't have any sentimental ties to Tea Lounge because I'm relatively new to the neighborhood, but to me I don't mind seeing it go as Naidre's and Red Horse have far superior coffee. Perhaps if its product were better it would be staying open.
I pray a chain store or bank doesn't open, but a new restaurant would be a welcome change to that mediocre coffee house with the nasty couches and slow service. -
I'm sorry to hear TL is going, even if the service was sloooow, the employees preoccupied with their own chatter, and their coffee not as good as other local options. I just like couchy coffeehouses.
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Subject: tl couches r gross
I used to frequent both tea lounges, but since on 2 occasions I've seen dead bedbugs on the one on union, I no longer go to either. I tried a few times after but always got this itchy feeling, maybe its all in my head, but I'm not risking a bedbug infestation at my place. -
TL is gross. And I do NOT feel sorry for the owners. I can't believe someone on park slope parents suggested raising rent for them! If they cared about their customers, they would've replaced those gross couches, and cleaned their bathrooms---i dunno--every semester? I bet there was some conflict with the landlord...imagine if this is how filthy and careless they are on the outside--what was going on on the INSIDE?!
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I hate the one on Union but I do enjoy going to the one on 7th and I always go there to write after work (late at night so I've never seen a single stroller there). So now it looks like I'll have to find a new place to write. Any decent coffee shops open til at least 12 pm in the area? There's always Saje which is nice and a bit closer too me, but its a little too quiet in there to go all the time.
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I hate the one on Union but I do enjoy going to the one on 7th and I always go there to write after work (late at night so I've never seen a single stroller there). So now it looks like I'll have to find a new place to write. Any decent coffee shops open til at least 12 pm in the area? There's always Saje which is nice and a bit closer too me, but its a little too quiet in there to go all the time.
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I always thought 7th Ave Donuts made a decent cup O Joe. And they're open 24/7/365.
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I always thought 7th Ave Donuts made a decent cup O Joe. And they're open 24/7/365.
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I'm sorry to see it close. I didn't love it, but the odds are it will be replaced with something less useful for the area.
But let's face it, it wasn't all it could've been. I didn't mind the muss. I lived in Boulder, CO for five years, so that's not new to me. But the service was snooty, and, despite the plethora of couches, it was hard to find a comfortable seat.
I am glad the one on Union stays open, though. It's a good hangout, and central to the neighborhood. Like it or not. -
I'm sorry to see it close. I didn't love it, but the odds are it will be replaced with something less useful for the area.
But let's face it, it wasn't all it could've been. I didn't mind the muss. I lived in Boulder, CO for five years, so that's not new to me. But the service was snooty, and, despite the plethora of couches, it was hard to find a comfortable seat.
I am glad the one on Union stays open, though. It's a good hangout, and central to the neighborhood. Like it or not. -
Subject: Re: I appreciate this .. ironic, yes!
Jamzer wrote:
Wow, that is like the first time I have ever seen you write something even remotely suggesting that the current incarnation of Park Slope is not the equivalent of heaven on earth. Are you not feeling well lately or something?
Thinking about the incessant battle for prime coffee lounge space being waged all day in Park Slope between stroller pushing child caregivers and laptop totting hipster “freelancers” makes me very glad I work in an office in Manhattan during the day. -
Subject: Re: I appreciate this .. ironic, yes!
Jamzer wrote:
Wow, that is like the first time I have ever seen you write something even remotely suggesting that the current incarnation of Park Slope is not the equivalent of heaven on earth. Are you not feeling well lately or something?
Thinking about the incessant battle for prime coffee lounge space being waged all day in Park Slope between stroller pushing child caregivers and laptop totting hipster “freelancers” makes me very glad I work in an office in Manhattan during the day. -
Subject: Re: I appreciate this .. ironic, yes!
Jamzer wrote:
Just an an FYI- not everyone under the age of 30 with a "hipster" look is a "freelancer." I work from home and am not freelance (although I was at one time) and enjoy being able to go sit somewhere and have some human interaction every once in a while.
Thinking about the incessant battle for prime coffee lounge space being waged all day in Park Slope between stroller pushing child caregivers and laptop totting hipster “freelancers” makes me very glad I work in an office in Manhattan during the day.
And, for the record, I work a very nerdy IT consulting job and am not a writer or graphic designer...but I think it's a bit condescending to imply that anyone who works at home during the day doesn't have a real job. I hear that enough from my friends.... -
Subject: Re: I appreciate this .. ironic, yes!
Jamzer wrote:
Just an an FYI- not everyone under the age of 30 with a "hipster" look is a "freelancer." I work from home and am not freelance (although I was at one time) and enjoy being able to go sit somewhere and have some human interaction every once in a while.
Thinking about the incessant battle for prime coffee lounge space being waged all day in Park Slope between stroller pushing child caregivers and laptop totting hipster “freelancers” makes me very glad I work in an office in Manhattan during the day.
And, for the record, I work a very nerdy IT consulting job and am not a writer or graphic designer...but I think it's a bit condescending to imply that anyone who works at home during the day doesn't have a real job. I hear that enough from my friends.... -
I keep reading no more banks and chains and cell phone stores to take the Tea Lounge space. Please add to that: NO MORE REAL ESTATE OFFICES
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