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May 1, 2012
BOUNCED! Brooklyn folks around Nets' new home say bra humbug to Hooters
Prospect Heights and Park Slope locals upset that curvy-server chain is hunting for digs, pleased they've been getting the brush
NY Daily News
by Kerry Burke, Lore Croghan and Joe Kemp
The Snooze needs three — yes, three — reporters to get the handle on Hooters.
A move by Hooters to open near the new Nets arena has gone bust so far — but brownstone Brooklyn is melting down at the very thought of the risque restaurant invading their neighborhood.
Hooters reps have been trolling through the stroller-friendly neighborhoods of Prospect Heights and Park Slope for a possible storefront — but local moms say they are ready for battle.
“It’s a disgusting national chain with bad beer and bad food,” said Lee Skaife, mother of a 13-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy.
“It’s just not a family place.”
Hooters — which already has two locations in midtown and in Queens — is looking to cash in by luring Nets fans from the new Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards, which opens in September.
Posted by eric at May 1, 2012 11:08 AM