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Those were my suggestions
None of this stuff is as cheap as you guys think it is
I mean, if you've eaten at any places like this recently then prove me wrong
Some one off mom and pop specialty restaurant wouldn’t be able to survive with the rents at Fulton.
Some one off mom and pop specialty restaurant wouldn’t be able to survive with the rents at Fulton.
Correct... I'm sure they are charging similar to what they charge at Grand Central, so you need people there that have deep pockets and that can lure in people willing to pay a premium for food. There's also a Whole Foods that opened a few blocks from there, so that is yet another alternative for the white collar crowd.
I worked in the area for many years
I'm in the area now about once a month
How often do you guys use that train station?
I'm Downtown more than you would believe and I can tell you that the lunch options have improved considerably. Wolfgang Puck opened a place down there. Every time I go down there, I'm trying out new coffee places - Plenty of Blue Bottle Coffee spots there now as well as Bluestone Lane to name a few good chains. Before it was Pret A Manger or bust, but there are plenty of quality options in that area now, and with that Whole Foods there, that is direct competition to Fulton Mall. If I worked down there, I would frequent Whole Foods for my lunch once or twice a week and put it into my rotation of lunch spots.
That whole area was very much like Midtown years ago... The food options were mediocre but expensive. Now you have some quality options, but still expensive. That's the main difference.
I'm Downtown more than you would believe and I can tell you that the lunch options have improved considerably. Wolfgang Puck opened a place down there. Every time I go down there, I'm trying out new coffee places - Plenty of Blue Bottle Coffee spots there now as well as Bluestone Lane to name a few good chains. Before it was Pret A Manger or bust, but there are plenty of quality options in that area now, and with that Whole Foods there, that is direct competition to Fulton Mall. If I worked down there, I would frequent Whole Foods for my lunch once or twice a week and put it into my rotation of lunch spots.
That whole area was very much like Midtown years ago... The food options were mediocre but expensive. Now you have some quality options, but still expensive. That's the main difference.
Not a bad idea, Whole Foods to open a eating establishment there
I used to go to Whole Foods once in a while for lunch myself
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Because then you would have an idea of who frequents the station. It's a commuter hub. People don't go there to sightsee like the Oculus. People are either there to transfer, get on or get off, that's it. Nobody chills there. That's why I say to make it an international food court.
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Because then you would have an idea of who frequents the station. It's a commuter hub. People don't go there to sightsee like the Oculus. People are either there to transfer, get on or get off, that's it. Nobody chills there. That's why I say to make it an international food court.
That’s not exactly a secret. You e just described every Manhattan subway station south of 59th.
Not a bad idea, Whole Foods to open a eating establishment there
I used to go to Whole Foods once in a while for lunch myself
lol You misunderstood. Whole Foods has a place a few blocks from there, so they're direct competition and cheaper for the lunch crowd. There are just too many options nearby in terms of good food. That whole place needs a revamp in terms of options to distinguish it and I agree with the vendors... They need to get the skells out of there first and foremost.
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