Red Hook Ikea Waterfront Esplanade Fully Assembled

Six of the twenty-two acres of land that Ikea occupies in Red Hook have been turned into a park and waterfront esplanade, built by the big box retailer as a deal-sweetener for their wary neighbors. You don’t need to buy any Swedish meatballs to hang out by the water, and the free Water Taxi service arranged by Ikea might make it an appealing weekend destination in its own right.

But shoppers should be aware that there’s a limit to how much the Water Taxi will let you schlep back to Manhattan: Signage photographed below reveals that Water Taxi will be limiting riders to what they can fit in one bag. And that’s where the Ikea delivery $ervice comes in!

(Billy Parker)

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