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Re: Reopening old underpasses - Atlantic Av IRT |
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Posted by The Port of Authority on Thu Aug 31 01:12:15 2006, in response to Re: Reopening old underpasses - Atlantic Av IRT, posted by Scott at FFFP on Thu Aug 31 00:59:55 2006. I passed through the 4th/Atlantic area earlier today and that's where I got my observations from. I happen to live in Cobble Hill and pass through the aforementioned intersection frequently, and I am definitely familiar with the general area.Where are these establishments you speak of? Atlantic Avenue is dead, 4th Avenue is dead, and so is Flatbush north of Hanson Place. There are a few on Lafayette Avenue, but the largest concentration is about 10 blocks down 5th Avenue, a long walk from the proposed site. To be fair, there are a few on Flatbush a bit closer to the site, but that street looks a bit scraggly in places which has the potential to deter would-be customers. And why would modern-day people, especially those from out of town, go on a 10-block walk from a stadium just to find something to eat? It's not the 60s anymore. This stadium will naturally bring about a large suburban contingent who'd just get in the car and go to Applebee's instead. This stadium can't "reinvigorate" the area because there's no "area" to begin with, and there's certainly not a community. If a mixed-use community (including restaurants, shops etc.) were built over the yards, I'd have no problem with that. I do have a problem the fact that it's planned to be nothing but office towers. |
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