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October 26, 2007
Hipsters’ parents get rooms of their own
The Brooklyn Paper
By Mike McLaughlin
An article about the first hotel in N. Brooklyn in decades and the borough's hotel biz in general mentions Atlantic Yards:
“There was a wait-and-see attitude with Williamsburg, but now there’s a great need for a hotel, because of how hot it is,” said Robert Gaeta, general manager of Le Jolie and its more upscale sister hotel, the still-hasn’t-opened-yet Hotel Le Bleu on Fourth Avenue in Park Slope. ...
“I think if you look at the numbers, there is room for more,” said Gene Kaufman, the architect behind the Sheraton and A-loft hotels that are proposed for Duffield Street.Those numbers are based on the concerted effort to lure more business travelers and tourists away from Manhattan and into Brooklyn’s new meeting and event spaces.
“Atlantic Yards will lend itself to a need for more hotels,” said Gaeta.
Posted by lumi at October 26, 2007 7:12 AM