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What's missing? — Brooklynian

What's missing?

easternpkwy
easternpkwy
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

Subject: What's missing?

Solve for X:

"My retail/shopping/services options in PH would be measurably improved if only we had X"

What types of stores are missing? What type of store would you patronize if only it were on Vanderbilt, Underhill, or Washington?

I know we've gone over the lack of retail options a few times over the last 2 years, but I'm thinking of actually doing something about it.
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  • alafairnadia
    alafairnadia
    Carnivore's answer: butcher shop
  • trini128
    trini128
    Any place with decent meat/fish/produce would be mroe than welcome, especially if the prices were reasonable, unlike, say, Union Market.
  • jgregorie
    jgregorie
    a good bagel spot

    im tired of walking to bergen bagells every sunday morning.
    its like 2 avenues and 3 blocks for me, pretty much a 25 min round trip

    if they could put one on washington near gen i would be in heaven
  • axel foley
    axel foley
    A good diner with the following qualities: good cheeseburger and fries, decent prices, reliable delivery, and open late.
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    24 hour/open late diner absolutely!
    and a cheap-o bagel/coffee joint

    i second those.

    also, a decent pharmacy (and big!) with lots of household items in stock, etc.

    excellent produce

    cabaret/dinner/entertainment venue

    a movie theatre!
  • bojolais
    bojolais
    Bagel shop!! real bagel shop!
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    seems to be a large number of vacant store fronts on washington upwards of parkplace... perhaps in that general region? any idea of how much a storefront might go for on washington?>
  • sterling2000
    sterling2000
    hair salon
    eyeglass store
    liquor store
    storefront church

    oh, wait...
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    alafairnadia wrote: Carnivore's answer: butcher shop
    I am so mad that you beat me to this.

    But that is my answer. :wink:
  • doctorj
    doctorj
    bojolais wrote: Bagel shop!! real bagel shop!
    Or just any kind of proper bakery (as opposed to a cake shop). Our options for fresh bread and savory pastry products are next to none.
  • stacey
    stacey
    Im torn between the butcher shop or to have all those other suggestions in one store, similar to Mangia in the City. I love that I can grab some really great baked goods, a nice cold and hot selection of food and salad bar, panninis and wraps, and I would love to have a place that had some fresh made soup each day.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    There seems to be a paucity of cell phone stores in the immediate vicinity.
  • pete_c
    pete_c
    Another vote for a real old-fashioned butcher counter.
  • bigguy
    bigguy
    Bagel shop. Also, a medium-quality Italian. Better than Ginos, cheaper than Amorina.
  • pensodyssey
    pensodyssey
    You know, I don't get off work until 7 most days, and that's just too late to pck up a pail of home heating oil for the evening.

    So I vote for a 24-hour heating oil place.
  • innocent x
    innocent x
    Starbucks
  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant
    Starbuck's opening on Eastern Parkway and Franklin in a couple of months...patience, grasshopper.
    As for my vote, I'm actually interested in seeing a REALLY good market: produce, meat, veggies, CHEESE (hi, Alfairnadia!), breads....you know, fat kid/culinary food.
    Or a good burger joint/bar. Like Soda, only cooler.
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    A NICE 24-hour bodega. With produce and fancy dark chocolate candy bars and flowers.

    And I'd like to second Brooklynleather's vote for a larger pharmacy -- I get sick of having to schlep to Target for a decent selection of household cleaning items, cosmetics, etc.
  • smokin joe
    smokin joe
    bakery, with bagels and good bread.

    good pizza delivery.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    A newsstand, a kosher style deli and a seafood/butcher shop, within a block of Park Place on Vanderbilt.
  • mixergirl
    mixergirl
    Sounds like most of you really just want to live in Murray Hill.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Actually, all of this was here in Prospect Heights before the Murray Hill people moved here.
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    Whole Foods or Trader Joes!!
  • bricktop
    bricktop
    Uncle Luigi's Ices.......right on Vanderbilt. Wouldn't that be awesome? No more trekking down to Union Street and 6th Avenue after dinner with the kidees on warm evenings. Maybe could be a take-out Soup and Sandwhich type place in the cold months, nad Uncle Luigi's in the warm? They franchise, so go for it!
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    where is luigis?

    and where is le gamin?
  • wonderroom
    wonderroom
    brooklynleather wrote: Whole Foods or Trader Joes!!
    OMG!!! A Trader Joes down the street would make my life complete!
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    MEAT.

    is there anyway we can steal Los Paisanos from Carroll Gardens? that's what i want.
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    Whatchuwant wrote: Starbuck's opening on Eastern Parkway and Franklin in a couple of months...patience, grasshopper.
    As for my vote, I'm actually interested in seeing a REALLY good market: produce, meat, veggies, CHEESE (hi, Alfairnadia!), breads....you know, fat kid/culinary food.
    Or a good burger joint/bar. Like Soda, only cooler.
    I actually don't feel bad about that (The starbucks on franklin, that is).

    But why not poor washington>?
  • brooklynleather
    brooklynleather
    wonderroom wrote: [quote=brooklynleather]Whole Foods or Trader Joes!!
    OMG!!! A Trader Joes down the street would make my life complete!

    I heard a totally suspicious sounding rumor that a whole foods will be opening up on washington in the first floor of one of those buildings but it is entirely unsubstantiated.
  • ben
    ben
    brooklynleather wrote: [quote=wonderroom][quote=brooklynleather]Whole Foods or Trader Joes!!
    OMG!!! A Trader Joes down the street would make my life complete!

    I heard a totally suspicious sounding rumor that a whole foods will be opening up on washington in the first floor of one of those buildings but it is entirely unsubstantiated.

    There was a rumor that a gourmet grocer was going to open on the first level of the washington although it may have been just that they were trying to get a gourmet grocer. Not sure if the rumor was that any business had actually considered it. Either way, I don't think whole foods would go into a space that small (from their website, avg store size is 32,000 ft). However, something along the lines of a Union Market would be great.
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