Hooters to open on Court Street

Carroll Gardens is about to get its jiggle on! Hooters, the boob-a-licious restaurant chain, is slated to move into the old Blockbuster space on Court Street this winter.


A spokesperson for the company, who asked to remain anonymous because she is embarrassed by her employer, said that "hipsters in HilBloeCoc are horny, and will insist they dine at Hooters only for the irony. But secretly, they love big tits and chicken wings just as much as rednecks do."

IMHO: While the women of Carroll Gardens are generally quite flat-chested, I worry that an influx of big-breatsed Hooters Girls will attract the wrong type of character to our quaint brownstone community.

Let's start a petition to keep Carroll Gardens from becoming one big bachelor party!

Hot Topic opening on Court Street

It's Official!

Hot Topic, the store that specializes in punk/metal fashion and merchandise, is leasing the space that used to be occupied by Blockbuster on Court Street.

Projected to open by October 2008, their 691st store will allow teens from HilBloeCoc and beyond to get their hands on officially licensed wares from Korn, Good Charlotte, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, and many many more.

As you may have guessed, I am VERY unhappy about this unexpected development. First, the ridiculous Urban Outfitters on Atlantic - and now THIS???

Have you ever been unfortunate enough to walk the streets of Carroll Gardens at school dismissal time? It's a nightmare! These kids today, with their hip-hop be-bop (and whatnot) are already cluttering up our usually serene sidewalks.


Now we'll have to endure a shop that seems all-too-happy to promote a misfit teenage lifestyle. (They even promote a band called The Misfits!) Do we want gaggles of no-good skateboarders lollygagging outside this putrid mall-style store looking for trouble? NO!

IMHO: I think we concerned Carroll Gardeners should at least start a petition - although a protest wall would be a more suitable option. Who's with me?

Build-A-Bear Workshop Coming to Court Street?

Please tell me this isn't true!

Several emails have alerted me that Build-A-Bear Workshop is interested in moving into the old Blockbuster site on Court Street. Apparently, the company has noticed the vast stroller gridlock in brownstone Brooklyn, and is banking on those kiddies reaching bear-building age by the store's grand opening in 2009.

IMHO: Must we continue to cater to these spawning hipsters? Enough is enough!

Red Lobster coming to Court Street?

What's with all the rumors about Red Lobster opening in the old Blockbuster space? Can this be true? I've heard this over and over again, but I refuse to believe it!

IMHO...

I think this would be an absolute travesty! Who would eat there? Maybe all these newcomers to the neighborhood who miss all the comforts of their Midwestern mall stores. Granted, I only moved here 4 months ago, but the reason I bought in this neighborhood was because of it's charm - and nothing should change from this point on! This is my neighborhood now, and if we're not careful it's going to be overrun by all these new young hipster renters who are going to ruin the value of everything!

I am strictly opposed to the new Red Lobster, and will never eat there.