Comments on: BREAKING >> Fairway coming to LIC?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:41:09 +0000

why don’t they consider the vacant bank across from LaGuardia Community College? It has been empty for ages.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:15:22 +0000

any word on where this is going?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:09:26 +0000

Hi everyone, C-Town is in Hunters Point, directly adjacent to the Hunters Point Historic District even. Hunters Point is everything between the Bridge and the railyard/creek.

They won’t be putting it out by the water… not enough big cheap sites. I think it will be further north or east, maybe on Jackson or another main drag. I could see them putting one out on Queens Blvd, too. I’m sure it will be an auto-oriented joint ala Red Hook, alas. Not enough people living around here to support one in the neighborhood… it will be something drawing from miles around, all over western Queens / Northern Brooklyn. It’ll be walkable from transit I presume, but also auto-friendly.

C-Town is a supermarket, and not that bad. If you need fancy stuff go to Grand Central Market. Basics at C-Town, luxe ingredients in Grand Central… what are you missing?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:01:56 +0000

So there should be 3 big stores in LIC to go with that Associated or whatever up on 44th rd or st or whatever…

By: LIC Longtime

LIC Longtime — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:35:30 +0000

whatever it is–Amish, Fairway or whatever, it will be great to have a supermarket in Hunterspoint! not that anyone is starving, but going the mile to C-Town (gaaaack) on 21st st, Key Food or the Garden in Greenpoint is a bit of a hike.

By: tony

tony — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:29:39 +0000

I moved from Cobble Hill to LIC this summer and there re NO good grocery stores here. Please let this be true.

By: ABG

ABG — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:08:46 +0000

If it’s a Fairway like the one on the Upper West Side – walkable, near transit, no parking lot – great.

If it’s a Fairway like the Harlem and Red Hook ones, no way. I do not want a store with lots of parking, encouraging people to drive through my neighborhood to get groceries.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:34:52 +0000

we need one by Arris

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:19:43 +0000

But is LIC’s land as cheap as Red Hook’s?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:37:23 +0000

I guess if they put one up in Red Hook it makes a lot of sense to put one up in LIC. LIC has better transportation, larger immediate and surrounding population and a demographic with growing incomes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:02:13 +0000

That’s great.
Clearly selfish but I hope that it’s in the Hunter’s point area.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:53:13 +0000

What’s the difference between a Fairway a Whole Foods or an Amish market?

Whatever happened to just plain grocery stores?

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:42:47 +0000

YAY! :-)