"“It’s just amazing how arbitrary it can be,” complains Robert Alimena, owner of The Tanning Room in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. “This is going to drive business completely the other way.”Thursday, March 4, 2010
Tan Tax hits em where it hurts: the skin
Of all of the initiatives President Obama has started, this is probably the best: a 10% tax on tanning. Now, this is one of the most non-essential things we, as a society, have come up with. Surely no one will have a problem with this, right? I mean, "The Situation" has already been interviewed in the neighborhood, we don't want to see any (more) Snookis roaming the streets, do we?
"“It’s just amazing how arbitrary it can be,” complains Robert Alimena, owner of The Tanning Room in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. “This is going to drive business completely the other way.”
"“It’s just amazing how arbitrary it can be,” complains Robert Alimena, owner of The Tanning Room in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. “This is going to drive business completely the other way.”
Atlantic Avenue BID gets off the ground
As a small business owner, I am aware of the pitfalls that can come with not being properly promoted, with all that it takes to get noticed, and what location means. It seems that local business owners on Atlantic Avenue have noticed as well, and have also noticed what success other Business Improvement Districts have had around the city. From the Brooklyn Eagle:
"“The city likes BIDs because they’re established by legislation and their boards are established by legislation.”
Sponsored by the AABID Steering Committee, the Feb. 23 event attracted about 100 business and property owners and residents to the Belarusian Church in Boerum Hill.
The Steering Committee, comprised of all volunteers who are also business or property owners along the avenue, began working on the BID formation process in 2008, according to Ariana MacPherson, project manager, in her overview
MacPherson outlined the major benefits, including improved local control specific to the Atlantic Avenue community; marketing and promotion for the businesses; capital improvements and beautification projects; and services that would be supplemental to what the city provides, such as sidewalk sweeping."
It's not that shops on Atlantic Avenue aren't thriving, rather it's that the businesses want to have their voices heard and want to pool communal resources together for communal services to benefit all of them.
"“The city likes BIDs because they’re established by legislation and their boards are established by legislation.”Sponsored by the AABID Steering Committee, the Feb. 23 event attracted about 100 business and property owners and residents to the Belarusian Church in Boerum Hill.
The Steering Committee, comprised of all volunteers who are also business or property owners along the avenue, began working on the BID formation process in 2008, according to Ariana MacPherson, project manager, in her overview
MacPherson outlined the major benefits, including improved local control specific to the Atlantic Avenue community; marketing and promotion for the businesses; capital improvements and beautification projects; and services that would be supplemental to what the city provides, such as sidewalk sweeping."
It's not that shops on Atlantic Avenue aren't thriving, rather it's that the businesses want to have their voices heard and want to pool communal resources together for communal services to benefit all of them.
Some Love for Jake Walk
Now the new owners of a sliding door on Sackett Street that evokes the old days when there was actually some manufacturing that took place in their neighborhood, Jake Walk has always gotten positive press. Now, some food loving bloggers are calling it their new favorite bar. It is a nice place to go for a drink before getting some actual food, but they do also serve a limited menu there as well. Between Courses:
"All dark wood and dim lighting, the JakeWalk has the feel of an old-school bar without the sour booze smell and lack of food options. A small space with a wrap-around bar and two rows of charmingly rickety tables, the JakeWalk offers up creative cocktails, great wine, and solid tap beers. It also has an enticing menu - one whole side of which is devoted just to cheeses and charcuterie (heaven!). We selected from among nearly 30 cheeses and a diverse selection of sausages. The food was delivered on a wooden cutting board; each cheese happily paired with a bit of fruit preserves. Favorites included the Seal Bay Triple Cream cow's milk and the hot, addictive chorizo coins."
"All dark wood and dim lighting, the JakeWalk has the feel of an old-school bar without the sour booze smell and lack of food options. A small space with a wrap-around bar and two rows of charmingly rickety tables, the JakeWalk offers up creative cocktails, great wine, and solid tap beers. It also has an enticing menu - one whole side of which is devoted just to cheeses and charcuterie (heaven!). We selected from among nearly 30 cheeses and a diverse selection of sausages. The food was delivered on a wooden cutting board; each cheese happily paired with a bit of fruit preserves. Favorites included the Seal Bay Triple Cream cow's milk and the hot, addictive chorizo coins."
World's Oldest Profession: Gowanus Style
A little noticed comment in Community Board 6's list of issues for a new charter school in the Gowanus/Boerum Hill neighborhood was: prostitutes. To be more accurate, it was reported that Gowanus was home to "roving bands of hookers and drug dealers"; sounds like my kind of town! Is it still true? From the Brooklyn Ink:
"...locals claim that streetwalkers still make their presence known. A receptionist at a nearby Holiday Inn Express would not confirm whether she’d seen any hookers or drug dealers on the block, but did say that she advises guests to “walk the other way”, to Third Avenue, when leaving the hotel rather than turning right toward the empty lot next door.
“After a certain hour, when all the businesses close up, it’s pretty much free business for prostitutes,” said Marlon Joseph, a supervisor at Petroleum Tanks, directly opposite an empty lot on Butler Street.
Of the hookers and drug dealers on the block at night, Joseph said, “I guess that’s their time to party, when we all go home for the day.”
An attendant at a gas station on the corner of Third Avenue, a block away from the intended location of the school, said during the daytime the area is safe, but after midnight it is “crawling with hookers.”"
"...locals claim that streetwalkers still make their presence known. A receptionist at a nearby Holiday Inn Express would not confirm whether she’d seen any hookers or drug dealers on the block, but did say that she advises guests to “walk the other way”, to Third Avenue, when leaving the hotel rather than turning right toward the empty lot next door.“After a certain hour, when all the businesses close up, it’s pretty much free business for prostitutes,” said Marlon Joseph, a supervisor at Petroleum Tanks, directly opposite an empty lot on Butler Street.
Of the hookers and drug dealers on the block at night, Joseph said, “I guess that’s their time to party, when we all go home for the day.”
An attendant at a gas station on the corner of Third Avenue, a block away from the intended location of the school, said during the daytime the area is safe, but after midnight it is “crawling with hookers.”"
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