Streetlevel: A Different Kind of Drugstore for Myrtle Avenue
As first reported on Myrtle Minutes, the six-story new residential building going up at the corner of Myrtle and Clermont will have as its ground-floor retail tenant drugstore giant Walgreens. While there had been rumors of both a grocery store and a book store for the space, a clean, well-stocked (albeit not particularly charming) drug…
As first reported on Myrtle Minutes, the six-story new residential building going up at the corner of Myrtle and Clermont will have as its ground-floor retail tenant drugstore giant Walgreens. While there had been rumors of both a grocery store and a book store for the space, a clean, well-stocked (albeit not particularly charming) drug store is nothing to complain about, especially considering the kind of drugs that used to dominate this location. According to the sign on the scaffolding, the store is already soliciting job applications.
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Also, having just read the comments on Clinton Hill Blog: Nobody likes to see chains wipe our mom-n-pops, but mom-n-pops have to wake up and understand their customers. People who work in NYC often work all the time. Late hours are essential. Myrtle Pharm needs Sunday hours, and they need to stay open later during the week. That right there would save a lot of their biz.
On the positive side, Walgreens facades tend to be about 10% less hideous than Duane Reade. Also, let’s face it, while I intend to continue to support Myrtle Ave Pharmacy for my prescriptions because they’re nice and small and I like them, they close at 7. And they stock about 25% as much stuff as a Walgreens.
There are so few amenities in the area, this is a welcome addition. I must say, New Yorkers have a problem paying the sq. footage prices and getting so little for their money. Any surveys as to the state of origin of the buyers. Old Brooklynites laugh
at the lack of services, that the young, albeit fresh from some other urban area, will put up with in the name of trendy.
Prices have been trimmed in great areas of our great metropolis. These kids jump for joy if a Connecticut Muffin shop opens.
Thank you for keeping all the Old Brooklynites laughing.
Evidently there’s PLENTY to complain about- check the Walgreen’s entry on the Clinton Hill blog for more…