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Shuttered Petland Discount. Liena Zagare/Bklyner.Brooklyn, and all of New York City, is experiencing a decline in national chain stores, a new study shows. In December the Center for an Urban Future (CUF) released its latest report on the State of the Chains, [https://nycfuture.org/pdf/CUF_StateoftheChains_
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Vacant storefronts on 86th Street in Bay Ridge, February 28, 2019. (Photo: Justin Mitchell/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – A new study by Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office shows that Brooklyn is facing a substantial spike in storefront retail vacancies and rents. According to the study [https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/retail-vacancy-in-new-york-city/?utm_
Greenpoint
A rendering of the six-story building planned for 996 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint (Via INC Architecture & Design)GREENPOINT – After the restaurant switched locations, neighbors knew the bright green storefront of Greenpoint’s old Jungle Café wouldn’t last forever—development certainly isn’t sentimental. But now that renderings have
Central Brooklyn
DITMAS PARK – Amazon may soon be our next door neighbor, but Amazon packages have been missing across Ditmas Park and Kensington for months. In over six months, over 100 packages (both Amazon and others) have been reported missing by neighbors at a building near Cortelyou and Stratford alone — and that
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Industry City hopes to be home to Amazon’s HQ2 (Photo via Industry City)BROOKLYN – Amazon.com is looking for somewhere to build its second home, HQ2, and many in Brooklyn think it would be a prime location for the online mega-retailer. Borough President Eric L. Adams and Brooklyn Chamber
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Many thanks to neighbor Kyle Borut for passing along this photo to us! After he spotted this Amazon Fresh [https://fresh.amazon.com/Gateway] van on Cortelyou, we searched the company’s website to see if our neighborhood has been added to their delivery coverage – and guess what? It has.
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Amazon Fresh has expanded its Brooklyn reach to include Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, according to Gizmodo [http://gizmodo.com/amazon-freshs-same-day-deliveries-to-lazies-continues-n-1654949967] . Following a launch in Park Slope last month [/blog/business/amazon-is-delivering-groceries-only-to-park-slope], the online retail giant’s grocery delivery service is now available in zip codes including 11201, 11205, 11217,
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Add a little feel good to your next Amazon purchase! PS 295 [http://www.ps295.org] (330 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue) is taking part in Amazon’s Associates Program [https://affiliate-program.amazon.com], which gives participating schools money for every purchase made using their dedicated link [http: