tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post2402248170371373741..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Workspace Available With Plenty of Beer DownstairsClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-18068751386382401722014-01-07T18:37:46.020-05:002014-01-07T18:37:46.020-05:00Looks like they have a facebook page here: https:/...Looks like they have a facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/CompoundcoworkRick Mangihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816266855886691464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-77433029129655404692014-01-04T23:18:40.751-05:002014-01-04T23:18:40.751-05:00I love the discount stores of Flatbush and the div...I love the discount stores of Flatbush and the diversity of offerings here too, as much as I'm excited about the newcomer businesses. But I just had to weigh in as somebody who does shop local and happily roams Flatbush checking places out, and say at Phat Albert prices have gone up the last few years while quality of merchandise went way down. It will not be a tragedy if and when the place finally closes. Putting relatively high prices on cruddy junk is taking advantage of and hurting low income people not helping them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-90400266966958135162013-12-31T17:58:00.087-05:002013-12-31T17:58:00.087-05:00"I relish living in a neighborhood that can s..."I relish living in a neighborhood that can still have something for everyone." I agree with you Q. There's a place for everyone in this community, and I would like to continue seeing the mom and pops operations as well as the fancy places. The diversity is what makes us different from other communities and I don't want to see us become another Park Slope or Fort Greene for that matter.rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-8774788269708137082013-12-31T10:27:10.560-05:002013-12-31T10:27:10.560-05:00Then De Hot Pot will be PLG's Alamo. They will...Then De Hot Pot will be PLG's Alamo. They will pry my doubles and aloo pie from my cold, dead, deliciously greasy fingers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-86029380218508355572013-12-31T10:11:43.795-05:002013-12-31T10:11:43.795-05:00Anon at 9:08, I don't know who you are but thi...Anon at 9:08, I don't know who you are but this is my pick for most prescient neighborhood prediction of 2014. Personally, I hope it's a room-to-room fight, and I hope it goes on for a while: I relish living in a neighborhood that can still have something for everyone. As for the Snob Family, as long as Hot Pot stays, we're sticking around.The Snobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651104992931398542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-20945993500205529192013-12-31T09:08:20.578-05:002013-12-31T09:08:20.578-05:00Between the beer distributor (formerly downmarket,...Between the beer distributor (formerly downmarket, now microbrew central,) the pawn shop, Phat Alberts, Planet Fitness, the yoga studio and now this avant-garde co-working space, the Bond Bakery block is shaping up to be the Stalingrad of the gentrification wars. It's going to be a room-to-room fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-73409055765912183242013-12-31T08:28:22.958-05:002013-12-31T08:28:22.958-05:00Your body, your mind, your blog. Cult fears aside,...Your body, your mind, your blog. Cult fears aside, anyone who has ever wanted to take the next step from being a lone freelancer to an employer knows how stinking expensive office space is in this city. Having a low cost alternative here in dear old PLG is a great start. As one who spent many years commuting more than two hours a day, being able to have an office close to home is a luxury that few enjoy. Drawing business from that place over the river is essential for the economic growth of Brooklyn. Yoga studios, restaurants, and retail are nice start, but they are not an ideal employment option if you have a mortgage. On a larger scale big employers are moving here, look at Verizon. More jobs for Brooklyn, great! Now if Google would just move here.<br /><br />-Frankie the YankeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com