Walmart to give Duane Reade run for money in LIC

If a TGI Fridays opens up in LIC, the neighborhood will be completely irresistible.

walmart attracts a seriously sophisticated and wealthy demographic--think of the art, music, boutiques and fine restaurants that will set up in LIC to capture their piece of the action

this is the turning point--buy now or be left dreaming of life in LIC

I hoping for a nice hooters... nutin says an upwardly mobile nabe like a set of fake knockers traying $1drafts and $5 hot wings.....

enjoy ERicho/LICC... fking walmart...... stay classy LIC

quit wettin my panties like that, six seven

There are already two K-marts in Manhattan, not to mention Target, Costco, a few TJ Maxx's, DSWs, TGI Fridays, Red Lobsters, countless McDonald's...now all of a sudden you are snobbish about low-end chain stores?

Well, after being rebuffed by the East New York community, who are so snobbish that they do not want a Wal-Mart in THEIR neighborhood, it's nice that they have a chance to make it in LIC.

Cantchajust hear the music? "New York, New York, If we can't make it anywhere else, at least we'll make it in Long Island City!"

Sounds catchy! Not like radioactive cancer catchy, buy catchy nonetheless.

Jason, don't bunch up your rainbow thong. Look is there a Tiffany to offset the walmart? Howz about a central park? Okay just give me an ice rink in lic?, no. How's about a Saks? Okay okay a bodega that doesn't sell bongs? Hookers wo clap? How about strip clubs where a bottle cost more than $10? Oh fk, just give it up lic. I hear taxis fares are getting bubblicious... Maybe you can share the nabe with more taxis.

it's terrible to think that duane reade, the soul of the neighborhood, will likely be displaced by the heartless walmart

the cruel story of the category killer!!

though it is sorta heartwarming that, after the discrimination wal-mart endured in east new york, it will now have a warm home in LIC

Thanks double pointy ass, that was a much more valuable contribution than some pasties.

And think of all the badly needed jobs Wal-Mart will bring to LIC! It will give the local economy another shot in the arm.

they'll be in good company. petsmart and tjmaxx are currently hiring. things are booming!

http://gothamist.com/2010/11/08/city_is_hiring_waitresses_bell_hops.php

Sounds great

with a solid, anchor employer like walmart.....

dont waste time posting...get over to LIC now and get on the bull train!!!

Next thing you know, they'll put in a BJ's! That will take care of LIC condo owners' grocery needs!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/us/09foreclosure.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general

I wonder if this will work in LIC since no one wants to live there.

MidtownEast, that's such a nice idea, but first they'd have to check with the East New York community and give them a right of first rejection.

And I am confident they would pass!

Especially if they know it's being offered to Long Island City too. East New York just isn't scrappy enough to get into a scrape with bottom-scrapers.

Hey alanhart you Israel hater, you relize that you can fly from Queens, NY to Israel, right? Direct!

www.alanhart.net

Oh did I spell realize wrong? Damn

WallyWorld in ToxicTown

"I hoping for a nice hooters"

There's already a Hooters in midtown.

try as i might, i'll never get near material like "bunchy rainbow thong"

hilarious

bob, would you want to live near the hooters in midtown?

Duane Reade is owned by a not so small company called Walgreens with an equity value of $38 billion. They should do fine, given Walmart's long-time trouble finding an opportunity in NYC.

A good reason for me to visit LIC!

The LIC haters are really showing their lack of intelligence in this post.

Not that it matters, but where in the article did it say Walmart was coming to LIC? It said Walmart was looking at sites in Manhattan and East New York.

Now the bitter LIC haters are making up stories about LIC to try to criticize it.

How many times can you say "LIC" in one post? If anyone is obsessed, it is you.

Anyone else find it funny that someone that lives in "Midtown East" is bashing other neighborhoods?

JM -- Who said I live in Midtown East? It's not where I live. Do you live in Juicemanville?

juicy lives in his recently purchased apt--and has since appointed self a valiant protector/manager of nyc re imagery--when wearing his lead xray cape, he is oft referred to as sir juicy

Wbottom lives in a hovel just off the Queensboro Bridge - and has since appointed self a curmudgeonly arbiter of all - when wearing nothing except a unitard made from re-purposed sod, he is oft referred to as Capt W. Man, I love these LIC threads.

Why yes, actually, I have been accused many times of living in Juicemanville

"Anyone else find it funny that someone that lives in "Midtown East" is bashing other neighborhoods?"

Not if the neighborhood is LIC.

I'm not a hugh fan of Midtown East, although 2nd ave has its draws for that particular set...

but, its Manhattan. Which gives one bragging rights over pretty much the rest of the world. ;-)

yawn

Duane Reade lost a lot of it's charm when the Cohen brothers sold in the early 90s and lost the rest of it's charm when it went public in the late 90s. At this same time buying up the chain Rockbottom stores and it appeared the Rockbottom model had more influence than Duane Reade to the store sets( a real shame).
I'd expect Walgreens to model all these stores after Walgreens, being an imported goods look and though an improvement, still a Rockbottom model.

Walmart being a larger version of these stores will anhiliate nearby Walgreen stores, but won't affect convenience shoppers.

queensboro bridge?--what you smokin girl?

W, sorry, that is the one detail I got wrong. The hovel is easily relocated, so no fixed address.

Q. Which will have the worst help?

duane reade. i always say i'd take half the drugstores if each could have more people helping.

now our cvs has only one manned register, the rest is all self-service, and half the time it doesn't work or you need for some reason to be at the one real register, so you now often get to wait in line twice.

for awhile walmart had this awful instant rating system for your experience. in front of your checkout person (i don't know if they could see the results) you could rate them. it was horrid.

>duane reade. i always say i'd take half the drugstores if each could have more people helping.
>now our cvs has only one manned register, the rest is all self-service, and half the time it doesn't work or you need for some reason to be at the one real register, so you now often get to wait in line twice.
>for awhile walmart had this awful instant rating system for your experience. in front of your checkout person (i don't know if they could see the results) you could rate them. it was horrid.

And so the bottom line is what?

I'll always happily deal with a machine before I'd deal with a person, thank you. Maybe I'll check out your CVS, aboutready.

That sounds dirty.

the bottom line, hburg, is that you a a troll