More LIC blues: Verizon Wireless coming to Echelon on Jackson Ave

This is like Jane Jacobs 101 re: The need for old buildings. Surely (of necessity for profit given the cost of land and construction) all these new towers are going to be charging rents for their ground-floor retail spaces that will preclude almost anything but wealthy chains that can and will pay for the space.

One of these towers will surely have a Starbucks in them… just give it time.

Relax corporation-o-phobes, big bad Verizon Inc. is not moving into town to steal your money and take your property, its a Verizon authorized dealer, a franchise location. It will probably be owned by a guy who owns 1 0r 2 wireless communication stores. In essence, a “small business” owner, that we all seem to favor so much. To be honest, I would probably rather it be an actual Verizon location, as the small wireless communications stores tend to be shady and a bit of a rip-off. In any case, this retailer is a GOOD thing for the neighborhood, it means we are actually going to start getting stores for specialty needs, meaning we will start to get more retailers besides restaurants, bars and coffee shops. When we need something, we might actually be able to get it here, rather than venturing off to another zip code. And at least it beats another asian fusion restaurant.

Agree with #4.

Or a bakery?? or a butcher! (didn’t we already go through the list once?)

Malcontent? Pish-posh…

#4 was being facetious; a little humor thrown into the mix of responses, is good.

Charlie.

you don’t use a cell phone provider? i suppose yours is a mom and pop wireless company. come on. who gives a crap if verizon comes to the neighborhood.

I totally use chic, cage-free, boutique, non-GMO, locally-produced, sustainable wireless service on a biodegradable handset that says “this is not a plastic phone” on the side that was designed by, like, Banksy.

#4 … the small Wireless merchant is actually where you get the good deals and are not ripoffs. Most of them have questionalble marketing abilities and shady storefronts, but pricewise the hardware IS cheaper than the OEM stores so to speak.

18 and 19, I have to say, just reading your comments, the two of you sound like the most joyless people I ever heard.