manhattan ave. commerce update
There are a couple of choice storefronts on Manhattan Ave. that have been empty for a while. One is at 880 Manhattan, right next to the church. It was formerly a chiropractor's office, and then it sat empty for a while, and then the building permits went in the window. It was a good location, right near the subway, so I was hopeful.
Tonight, on the way home from the G, I noticed that the newspaper was down from the front window.
What is it?
A money order shop.
Right across the street from - a money order shop.
*sigh*
I'm eyeing the former international phone center on Manhattan in the other direction, right across from the Starbucks. But I fear that it too will be a center for envios de dinero (sorry, don't know the Polish for money order).
My favorite graffiti ever in Greenpoint was on the construction hoarding in front of the now-Bank of America:
WE NEED A MOVIE THEATER, NOT ANOTHER BANK
Right now I'd settle for a grocery store that was open until 10 or 11pm and didn't specialize in 47 kinds of Polish juice, but nothing else.