tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post4792694009097484386..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Is Phat Albert's Phinished?Clarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-65207981967214365432011-12-04T17:46:32.181-05:002011-12-04T17:46:32.181-05:00Albert Srour made enough money in his bargain stor...Albert Srour made enough money in his bargain store so don't worry about him. He owns commercial real estate in Brooklyn and Manhattan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-52131721993144583372011-04-12T16:58:54.912-04:002011-04-12T16:58:54.912-04:00This place is a dump, mysterious perched at the ob...This place is a dump, mysterious perched at the obvious geographic gateway to Flatbush. There are countless better uses for it than a crapstore, and apparently a nasty one at that, without necessarily turning it into a Ralph Lauren showroom or Maserati sales floor or Stumptown Artisanal-Bean-Roasting Factory Tour. How about a community center with upstairs dance studios, rehearsal space for mas camps, and advocacy offices for local groups, with exhibition space for local Flatbush history? Somebody buy this Srour guy out. If anyone is really concerned about us financially strapped shoppers having options, then let's get a good non-"gourmet" supermarket with fresh produce and ditch the CFC (Crap from China) store.Brenda from Flatbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028764394435321917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-34805121765755367692011-04-12T14:31:52.476-04:002011-04-12T14:31:52.476-04:00Anyone interested in actually working with me to p...Anyone interested in actually working with me to propose this building as a landmark? Of course the owner would be against it, but landmarks approve things pretty often over owners' objections.babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-69831582646736922612011-04-08T16:59:39.761-04:002011-04-08T16:59:39.761-04:00Is this part of April fool? I thought we passed th...Is this part of April fool? I thought we passed that already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-37270013543144184572011-04-08T15:42:09.898-04:002011-04-08T15:42:09.898-04:00I want an everyday farmers market type place in th...I want an everyday farmers market type place in this space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-76373806575989493012011-04-08T11:17:27.034-04:002011-04-08T11:17:27.034-04:00I am sooo 100% with you on this one! Phat Albert&#...I am sooo 100% with you on this one! Phat Albert's has long been a subject of discussion in and around PLG. Here's a sampling: <br /><br />http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2006/07/friday_links_43.php <br /><br />http://acrossthepark.typepad.com/atp/2006/02/phat_albert_war.html<br /><br />http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2010/06/building_of_the_81.php<br /><br />No question this place has its fans because the merchandise is cheap. But, Albert Srour's approach to dealing with people who are economically distressed (the bulk of his customer base) is just plain out disgusting. In the end, the price this community pays for having access to Phat Albert's cheap merchandise is the price of lousy upkeep (if any) of an unofficial "landmark" in the nabe; seriously shoddy storefront and street displays and; worst of all -- really rude, insulting and dismissive treatment of the community this business "serves." IMO, the sooner Albert Srour and his Phat business packs up and leaves PLG, the better.Ceelledeenoreply@blogger.com