tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post1322965750124967033..comments2024-02-27T07:33:30.829-05:00Comments on Edge of the City: Street Battle: Austin Vs. MetropolitanEdge of the City Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-91775924725250332612013-11-24T15:36:40.366-05:002013-11-24T15:36:40.366-05:00Rent is the only reason. Your telling me a restaur...Rent is the only reason. Your telling me a restaurant would prefer being on Metro because its more artsy? I dont think so, restaurants want to be busy, busy pays the rent and overhead. Foot traffic is key. Regarding the 24hr Emergency Care facility. This should be in FH but on a side street. We need more clothing and shoe boutiques for men and women. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-68235772516131711252013-11-15T14:21:14.568-05:002013-11-15T14:21:14.568-05:00The rent is definitely cheaper on Metro. Because ...The rent is definitely cheaper on Metro. Because it's not near the subway, you don't have the same clientele on Metropolitan as on Austin ST. Austin st. is for the 20 something's. I'm glad that Metropolitan is for the older something's. Parking (depending upon the day of week) is better on Metropolitan than on Austin St. As far as the Michelin award goes, sometimes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-57793687937939499242013-11-14T11:31:25.398-05:002013-11-14T11:31:25.398-05:00Thanks Kevin. I think that's exactly the poin...Thanks Kevin. I think that's exactly the point of the poster who questioned the different demographics between Austin and Metro. They just attract different crowds in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-29259317154756758312013-11-14T00:20:03.219-05:002013-11-14T00:20:03.219-05:00In reply to your query regarding Austin vs. Metrop...In reply to your query regarding Austin vs. Metropolitan; I would only dispute your view that this was a recent shift. We moved into Forest Hills 11 years ago and it was evident at that time that Metropolitan Ave had greater diversity in its offerings without the clutter of chain "Casual Dining" establishments. Yes their are some establishments on Metro of dubious quality; but there Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603017982448799442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-33546196278585689412013-11-13T21:28:12.194-05:002013-11-13T21:28:12.194-05:00If something else could have opened up here, it wo...If something else could have opened up here, it would have. How long was Alexandra's closed again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-83530755702290853062013-11-13T18:17:50.791-05:002013-11-13T18:17:50.791-05:00Too few places that are open for new business? Re...Too few places that are open for new business? Really? The old Aimee Salon has been empty for over two years. Brownies and Cream has been empty for over a year. Laytner's has had a "for rent" sign up for months. Garcia's is gone. Austin Jeans is going as well. And the location that is to become ProHealth was empty for a couple of years before even the H & M rumors Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-73197653394202966122013-11-13T17:52:51.680-05:002013-11-13T17:52:51.680-05:00I vaguely remember it as having a collection of ti...I vaguely remember it as having a collection of tiny toy cars for sale in a display case. Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-33043843340228118542013-11-13T17:50:42.326-05:002013-11-13T17:50:42.326-05:00Interesting point. Also, you just reminded me of w...Interesting point. Also, you just reminded me of what I think must get the "2013 Saddest Forest Hills Business Award" - that little shuk-like convenience store that opened like a year ago in that space, or right next to it, and closed about three weeks later. WTF was that?!Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-8064765116532764392013-11-13T17:36:52.899-05:002013-11-13T17:36:52.899-05:00It must be a daily challenge living as you do in a...It must be a daily challenge living as you do in a mini-universe consisting solely of empty stores, independent Cafes, salad bars and urgent care centers.Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-49855543029585003642013-11-13T15:19:41.376-05:002013-11-13T15:19:41.376-05:00The rent's too damn high, drake! LOLZZZZThe rent's too damn high, drake! LOLZZZZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-25155902806335085762013-11-13T14:51:17.273-05:002013-11-13T14:51:17.273-05:00If the storefront next the ties store (Dmitri?) ac...If the storefront next the ties store (Dmitri?) actually makes it as an e-cigarette retailer -- I saw the sign this weekend, and Susan mentioned it on another post -- then I'm going to start questioning the "rent is too high" theory.Staceynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-64797384188820319552013-11-13T14:48:06.935-05:002013-11-13T14:48:06.935-05:00Drake, I applaud you for luring all these commenta...Drake, I applaud you for luring all these commentators out of the woodwork to make this a lively discussion. It looks like the concensus is that most people feel it's the high rents that are discouraging creativity and innovation on Austin street. It's just that much harder to take risks when you're worried about meeting a higher rent each month. We're at the mercy of market Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-79286953567632369722013-11-13T11:30:35.523-05:002013-11-13T11:30:35.523-05:00Would you prefer an empty store front in the hopes...Would you prefer an empty store front in the hopes it will someday be an independent Cafe or salad bar or an urgent care center? Because that's the real choice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-80721356571944776132013-11-13T11:06:14.885-05:002013-11-13T11:06:14.885-05:00If you live on Austin Street, which i'm sure y...If you live on Austin Street, which i'm sure you don't, and have a kid who gets sick in the middle of the night, or you break your arm falling down stairs, you may appreciate having a clinic there instead of going to the ER. A restaurant can open anywhere as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-38290212886436213512013-11-13T11:05:22.245-05:002013-11-13T11:05:22.245-05:00It's not any previous space at all now - the e...It's not any previous space at all now - the entire building has been gutted from top to bottom, or as J.R. Ewing would say, from tip to tailEdge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-50640479818294805432013-11-13T11:04:46.268-05:002013-11-13T11:04:46.268-05:00I've read this blog many times and find your a...I've read this blog many times and find your anger hilarious. Go DeBlassio!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-8444315906500515052013-11-13T10:53:46.722-05:002013-11-13T10:53:46.722-05:00If it's not a previous restaurant space, it wo...If it's not a previous restaurant space, it won't turn into one - especially when there are open vacancies where previous restaurants existed (Network Cafe). The only one of the new places that did a non-restaurant to restaurant conversion was La Boulangerie (previous space was a law office). All the other recent openings were canned solutions requiring significantly less infrastructureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-69449526382433134342013-11-13T10:14:28.153-05:002013-11-13T10:14:28.153-05:00Who ever said "every new biz is going to be a...Who ever said "every new biz is going to be a food joint"? It would be nice, since as so many readers of this blog continuously point out there are so many types of restaurants we are lacking here! And why do you suggest it is my new restaurant, when many readers and residents are looking for better new places to open here, or is this your first time reading this blog?<br /><br />And Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-53087172401459907902013-11-13T10:03:15.220-05:002013-11-13T10:03:15.220-05:00Its neither a step forward or back. It was never ...Its neither a step forward or back. It was never going to be a restaurant; it was going to be a H&M. Not every new biz is going to be a food joint. There are other needs. There's a burger place opening where Diva was soon so you have your new restaurant anyway. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-86267023940920838112013-11-13T09:46:09.177-05:002013-11-13T09:46:09.177-05:00Never have I personally ever "celebrated"...Never have I personally ever "celebrated" as you put it a mediocre restaurant. In fact, that is exactly why I find the opening of this medical clinic on Austin St. to be so "disheartening." Because Austin Street is dominated by mediocre restaurants and this new construction was a chance for us to possibly get another good new place, like Station House, Banter, Bonfire Grill (Edge of the City Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-26282198983491382402013-11-13T09:31:44.725-05:002013-11-13T09:31:44.725-05:00Urgert care is all the rage. You see more and mor...Urgert care is all the rage. You see more and more TV ads all the time. That's what Heskel is looking to turn the Brandon theatre into. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-42308825228126549452013-11-13T09:23:48.631-05:002013-11-13T09:23:48.631-05:00I, too, thought the outrage re: this new facility ...I, too, thought the outrage re: this new facility is odd. When a Buffalo Wild Wings opens around the corner, we're supposed to look gleefully at pictures of this new unhealthy chain restaurant. But when a respectable clinic for local families is opening we complain because... why, exactly? It's not another restaurant or bar? Sometimes it seems like the only definition of "good news&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-76192054453911945702013-11-12T23:51:15.572-05:002013-11-12T23:51:15.572-05:00There's an urgent care center on 75th and 112t...There's an urgent care center on 75th and 112th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-40117991828187690192013-11-12T22:11:39.464-05:002013-11-12T22:11:39.464-05:00How is the urgent care center any different than t...How is the urgent care center any different than the already established dental office, blood work lab, women's clinic, north shore medical offices, and autism services on Austin St? None of these are retail or restaurants, so why the anger about the upcoming urgent care center? If the care center will be open 24/7 than it will be a great asset to the area. Other than the ER, where else Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-47468154596075653442013-11-12T21:14:35.090-05:002013-11-12T21:14:35.090-05:00There are no BIDs in Forest Hills and no regulatio...There are no BIDs in Forest Hills and no regulation as to what type if businesses are allowed on Austin Street. Unfortunately it has come to a point where now the only business that are profitable are very good restaurants, CVS- type stores, and professional offices.<br />Clothing, shoe, jewelry shops are all dying breeds in local shopping enclaves. It's a trend that marks many neighborhoods Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com