Previously the spot at 87 Church Ave was a market. There was a rumour it'd be turned into a Payless but... we got another market. This new one seems much cleaner then its predecessor and carries a wide variety of spices and rices.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
New Bangla Market
Previously the spot at 87 Church Ave was a market. There was a rumour it'd be turned into a Payless but... we got another market. This new one seems much cleaner then its predecessor and carries a wide variety of spices and rices.
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what a dump
i thought church ave is supposed to be the next "7th Avenue"
at least its not an IKEA
I've dropped in a few times so far. So far all the people that work there are really friendly.
I think it looks really nice. I'm going to check it out this weekend.
wifi? coffee? cheese? oh, please, god, make church avenue more like park slope....
Um ya 12:07, because coffee and cheese are SO evil and you are SO above that. And clearly, despite your post on this blog, you must also be above needing Internet access. Loser.
also, god, please force bitter poor people like anon 12:21 to leave the neighborhood so we can gentrify it? so the list is coffee, cheese, wifi and no more poor peoplle. kai, thx.
Look around Sherlock. Do you see a lot of neighborhood denizens that look like they'd be hanging at Starbucks, Connecticut Muffin, gourmet cheese shops, etc.?
No. That's right! So, the shops that cater to these locals are going to try and sell them grocery staples they can afford and that will give the shopkeepers a daily income.
Perhaps if you plow your own hard earned money into an upscale food shop and build one, no doubt the 'right' people will come. Until then, you can take advantage of the competing groceries and buy your staples for less, but you'll just have to forego your $4.95 latte grande.
Say, how come you're not living in Park Slope? Not gentriifed enough? Oh, too poor? Bummer!
god, also please make it so that people who don't get sarcasm are physically unable to get off the train at church or ditmas, kai? so that makes my list yes on cheese, coffee, wifi, and no on bitter poor people and humorless, indignant people who don't get sarcasm. TIA, big guy!
places like this are why church ave is a dump
we dont NEED this crap
we need a nice coffee house that also serves sandwiches, pastries, etc...throw in some wine/beer even better
who needs more of this?????
Your Bangladeshi neighbors apparently need it.
I've said it before... lots of new arrivals spend their time complaining & wishing for amenities like coffee shops and gourmet stores. Meanwhile Bangladeshis are opening stores as fast as they can. Which approach seems to be changing the neighborhood more?
I went in here. It was nice and clean but the reek of ripe seafood was overpowering. It might have just been bad timing, though.
i went in the other day, another shitty deli that smells like sweat and feet.
I would have preferred a tire repair shop.
you guys are weird
I agree with the "you guys are weird" sentiment. Its a grocery store--what is the big deal. If you want your neighborhood to be a different one--make it that way or move. Kvetch kvetch kvetch.
They are very nice in there. I like it!
church ave isn't a dump. it has affordable stores. nothing wrong with that.
Perhaps if you plow your own hard earned money into an upscale food shop and build one, no doubt the 'right' people will come. Until then, you can take advantage of the competing groceries and buy your staples for less, but you'll just have to forego your $4.95 latte grande.
Say, how come you're not living in Park Slope? Not gentriifed enough? Oh, too poor? Bummer! still-working-for-a-living you're my hero!!!!!
Thanks, 2:14AM!
2:14AM? you must be working for a living as well!
There is room for both in our neighborhood. Not "upscale" but some of the amenities that middle class people like. Then there is room for ethnic stores. Then there is room for crap too. What is so hard about sharing the changing neighborhood. But with the ridiculous rents on Church Avenue, we are stuck with one kind of store. This is what we teach pre-schoolers: You can't hang on to your stuff --you have to share.
Who, exactly, should be sharing? And what, exactly, should they be sharing?
The Truth about Bangladeshi!
First, most of the first generation works off the book. For IRS purpose, they misrepresent their income. But, in realty, average family makes over $50k.
They are also entrepreneur. Kabir's Bakery on Chruch & McDonlad has like 6 stores. Their bakery goods are also sold at Colleges, & high-end store in Manhattan.
If you want Church Ave to be like Cortelyou RD/Park slope.
Start your own shop, be a entrepreneur. (I live on Stratford RD)
The real population of Bangladeshi community living in Kensington is very small. The Spanish, and Russian definitely outnumber Bangladeshi.
latino- not spanish
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