Honk if You're Not Down With Walmart
The group Walmart Free NYC released a study that, according to the Daily News, says Walmart’s designs on East New York would result in a gridlock nightmare. The article notes: “The report predicted that if the planned Gateway II shopping center included a Walmart, it would draw 10,692 more cars every weekday than the mall’s…
The group Walmart Free NYC released a study that, according to the Daily News, says Walmart’s designs on East New York would result in a gridlock nightmare. The article notes: “The report predicted that if the planned Gateway II shopping center included a Walmart, it would draw 10,692 more cars every weekday than the mall’s developers predicted in their environmental study. That’s a 32% jump in traffic, they said….All the new vehicles would slow traffic by 29% on the already congested Shore Parkway, the study found.” No word on whether the group is conducting a similar study about how a ShopRite might affect the area. Meanwhile, Gateway II developer the Related Companies tells the newspaper that the study is poppycock. In other Walmart-is-coming news, an article in Crain’s brings word of the following: “Walmart has reached a deal in principle with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York that guarantees union workers will construct or renovate any stores that the retailer opens in the city during the next five years. The deal is a coup for Wal-mart Stores Inc., which faces stiff opposition from grocery and retail unions worried that the retailer’s entry into the New York City market will put downward pressure on the salaries of their members.”
Brooklyn Walmart Foes Say Plan is Traffic Jam in the Making [Daily News]
Walmart Inks Construction Union Deal [Crain’s]
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Let the spreading of FUD begin
I have never even been in a Walmart, so I can’t speak to the store itself; but hasnt ‘traffic’ lost some credibility as an excuse to block such thing???? Fairway, Commerce Bank,Brooklyn Bridge Park, Regal Cinemas, Ikea, Home Depot, Lowes, Target, etc, etc, etc the “anti” forces all used the excuse of gridlock inducing traffic as the main reason to oppose…and yet NONE have come close to causing the nightmare predicted (i.e. traffic sucks – just like it always did).
At what point will people see through the ruse.
If you want to oppose Walmart fine (you likely oppose everything anyway) but stop LYING about the reasons.
Whenever wal-mart moves in, the percentage of people on public assistance goes up. California and Maryland have big problems with it.
i hope it comes. the hannah montana merchandize selection at target and kmart is seriously lacking. walmart pretty much carries all or her her brand.
*rob*
That was my thought, Snappy. If Wal-mart would really generate anything like that much traffic, then there must be an enormous unmet demand for what they offer.
Ha ha! So first the argument was that people don’t want a Walmart and now the argument is that Walmart will get so much business that an extra 10,000+ cars will be on the roads to get there. Consistency be damned!
People in NYC who are anti Wal-Mart are annoying. Get a life.
Too bad that people already on public assistance will have a more affordable place to shop and a chance to get jobs that don’t require family/union connections.
NYGuy, your post makes no sense. If Walmart were to post that they are hiring 200 people I bet 5,000 would line up.
Oh good, more people on public assistance because wal-mart pays so shitty.