Monday, June 13, 2011
News Walmart in Brooklyn: Coming Soon to Bensonhurst?
Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM
The land currently houses a gym, storage facility and motel, all built in the 1970s; the big-box retailer BJs is considering moving onto an adjacent lot, the Bensonhurst Bean has reported. For either retailer to move in, the city would have to make a zoning change, as the area is partly zoned for manufacturing. This, of course, is where Walmart would meet opposition, as the retailer has many powerful enemies on the city council and beyond.
Studies have shown that Walmarts have deleterious effects on nearby small businesses; the human faces of these businesses are movingly profiled in a photo essay in the current issue of Brooklyn Magazine, which highlights the small businesses on Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, near another possible Walmart location.
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