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December 10, 2007
New York Shopping: Chains and Bargains
Gotham Gazette
By Gail Robinson
...some argue that the massive development projects promoted by the Bloomberg administration, and particularly by Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff. who said last week that he would be stepping down, have promoted chains at the expense of local stores.
[Vanessa ] Gruen has said she fears that the huge Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn would bring more chain stores to the area, which already is home to such businesses as Target, Marshall’s and DSW shoes, and drive up rents in the neighborhood, pushing out the remaining locally owned businesses.
Posted by lumi at December 10, 2007 6:06 AM