Gothamist: Did Apple Buy the Bedford Ave Salvation Army?

greenpointers

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:08:20 -0500

That was the saddest, most picked-over Salvation Army ever. It really is! And it's seriously disgusting in there. Since the bedbug epidemic I would never even think of stepping foot in that SV. It's one of the worst I've ever seen. But I, too, will mourn the loss of one of the last oldies to go.

brandonz

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:34:30 -0500

Wow... Williamsburg is REALLY over, now.

drchadwick1

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:12:22 -0500

That was the saddest, most picked-over Salvation Army ever. I kind of loved a weird old holdout sitting on a multi-million dollar piece of land, though. If city-wide patterns hold, an Apple Store would quickly be followed by multiple Starfucks locations, a ton of banks, and lame-ass boutiques that each contain like five $700 sweaters.

The Edge

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:14:53 -0500

Apparently some folks missed the snide reference to blind consumerism. Some folks being #4 and #14.

doshuevos

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:14:00 -0500

Yeah apple and mcdonalds totally the same. Like all the animals that apple tortures to make computers. and how our country is so fat and disgusting since apple computers... yuck. And once "Ex-manhattanites" give attention to different areas in brooklyn the rest will then become trendy like williamsburg. Enjoy the peace and quiet while you can cobalt.

meganificent

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:57:32 -0500

The sidewalk there is too crowded as it is. I can imagine it getting even more annoying when that behemoth opens up.

whitecastlerock

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:50:23 -0500

Shouldn't there a soup kitchen instead? The economy is tanking-our president said so the other night!!!!!!

xnan

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:40:19 -0500

@whitecastlerock- $500 Mac Mini. I'm just sayin'...

riotturtle

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:20:14 -0500

"Consider it a good thing, Williamsburg." Yeah, replacing a thrift store with an electronics boutique is a GREAT thing when the economy is entering a depression. Genius.

whitecastlerock

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:55:54 -0500

WHo can afford these computers these days?

slyseekr

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:50:02 -0500

This may officially mean the end of Williamsburg as we currently know it! It might also signal the development of SoHo East? H&M to follow.

matty

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:35:04 -0500

Somehow I bet mac people think they are helping the community by bringing low-price 3g's to the "people" sanctimonious bastards!

QM

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:30:14 -0500

I do all my thrifting on roosevelt island. However, i do still mourn the loss of a salvation army.

cobalt420

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:15:03 -0500

Subject aside -- i'm getting really sick about hearing about Williamsburg. Theres more to Brooklyn than just the areas that Ex-manhattanites have deemed trendy.

jaems

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:12:48 -0500

What's the difference between Apple, a company which sells products that people use on a day to day basis for both productivity and recreation, and McDonald's, a fast-food company whose food has be known to have detrimental effects on the human body?

nomnomnom

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:09:31 -0500

The best part about this is that there will now be a clean bathroom to use at that intersection!

chris lee

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:54:26 -0500

FINALLY an apple store in Williamsburg, I love fresh apples.

hitlerbaby

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:41:45 -0500

Apple store, McDonald's...what's the difference these days?