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The Williamsburg Whole Foods Plot Thickens

Earlier we mentioned the rumors that Whole Foods had shifted from Bedford Avenue to Broadway, abandoning the North Side of Williamsburg for the South Side. Could this story about a lawsuit over the property be the reason why? According to The Real Deal …

Brooklyn developer Yehuda Backer is facing a $50 million lawsuit from investor Joe Tabak for allegedly backing out of a deal to sell him two lucrative development sites in Williamsburg, and then selling them to a group led by the Cayre family.

Tabak, in a July 10 suit filed in New York State Supreme Court, claims that Backer and his wife, Ruthe, breached an agreement by selling the sites without consulting his lawyers or at least putting the sites up for auction. Tabak, who filed suit under his Princeton Bedford affiliate company, claims his firm lost $1.3 million after Backer threw the site into bankruptcy to protect it from lenders.

Another Condo owner who is a lawyer said that these suits can tie up projects for years. Will we have to wait past 2014 for our promised Whole Foods?

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July 16, 2012
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Whole Foods Vs Fairway Murray Hill

Apparently Fairway is moving into Murray Hill in the movie theater building. What’s that have to do with Whole Foods Williamsburg, you ask? Here’s what. Would you rather stop off at the Fairway on your way home from midtown to do some grocery shopping or would you rather head back to the Hood and shop at our local Whole Foods after getting home. You may still be confused as to why anyone would want to schlep those groceries so far, but don’t forget that Fairway will be so close to the amazing East River Ferry! You could do a quick shop and then hop on the boat and be back at your Condo in twenty minutes. Just something to chew on!

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April 25, 2012
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Whole Foods Is Coming To East Hampton

If the wait for Whole Foods to open in Williamsburg is killing you, the SUPERmarket announced that it would be opening a pop up store in East Hampton this summer too. We don’t summer in East Hampton (but Billyburg is a great place to summer too!) but this is pretty exciting news for those of you that do. One stop shopping is such a convenience. But we hope that this doesn’t distract them from working hard to get out Whole Foods Williamsburg open on schedule. It won’t, right?

Meanwhile, a long trek home from Whole Foods Bowery this week with three heavy bags to the Condo really made 2014 seem so far away. Can’t they build our location any faster? Maybe we could do a Habitats for Humanity deal where the community comes out and builds our Whole Foods together. Who else is in?

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April 13, 2012
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Whole Foods is opening their third store in Hawaii this month in the beach town of Kailua on the island of Oahu. Can you believe that Hawaii has three Whole Foods and Brooklyn has zero? Even though Hawaii is great and all for vacations, that doesn’t make any sense since so many people live in Brooklyn and love Whole Foods. But watch out Hawaii because Brooklyn is getting two of its own markets soon. This new Hawaii Whole Foods is going to have its very own bar serving beer and wine. Our great neighborhood already has some great bars (Radegast anyone!), and some pretty good beer and wine stores too. But wouldn’t it be amazing to take a break from shopping for groceries with a nice glass of wine inside the market? Apparently you aren’t allowed to do that in New York, but maybe Billyburg can be an exception because our little hood is so exceptional!

Whole Foods is opening their third store in Hawaii this month in the beach town of Kailua on the island of Oahu. Can you believe that Hawaii has three Whole Foods and Brooklyn has zero? Even though Hawaii is great and all for vacations, that doesn’t make any sense since so many people live in Brooklyn and love Whole Foods. But watch out Hawaii because Brooklyn is getting two of its own markets soon.

This new Hawaii Whole Foods is going to have its very own bar serving beer and wine. Our great neighborhood already has some great bars (Radegast anyone!), and some pretty good beer and wine stores too. But wouldn’t it be amazing to take a break from shopping for groceries with a nice glass of wine inside the market? Apparently you aren’t allowed to do that in New York, but maybe Billyburg can be an exception because our little hood is so exceptional!

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April 11, 2012
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Rough Trade Records Is The Whole Foods Of Music

Great news fellow BillyBurgers (hahaha, just made that up. it’s a keeper!) Rough Trade Records is going to open in BillyBurg. For those that don’t know what Rough Trade is, here is the big scoop - it’s one of the coolest and most popular music labels and stores in all of England (and maybe the world), and it offers great music and shopping and is promising to partner with local music venues and bands. That kind of makes Rough like the Whole Foods of music labels and stores, no? It is unique, independent, much loved, and coming to Williamsburg soon! Is there anything this neighborhood doesn’t offer? The answer is no of course! Welcome Rough Trade!

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April 11, 2012
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This video by Kennedy (our favorite MTV VJ from back in the day) tries to show that there is a rift between Whole Foods and Brooklynites. But it doesn’t work (except for a couple of Gowanus crazies) because we are united in our love for Whole Foods. And Brooklyn, from Greenpoint to Gowanus and from Williamsburg to Prospect Heights, cannot wait for Whole Foods!

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April 02, 2012
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Doing It Again!!

“Whole Foods Market said Friday that it will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods”. Does this company get it or what? They are kind of like most BillyBurg Condo owners, who do what’s right for their adopted neighborhood instead of what’s easy. Whole Foods could have easily kept on selling that octopus, gray sole, skate, Atlantic halibut cod caught by trawls, but they are better than that, and so are we. Can’t wait for you to open!

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March 30, 2012
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Another Natural Market Coming To Williamsburg

Yesterday came news that a market specializing in organic produce would be opening in the Edge, but it’s not a second Whole Foods (although we bet the neighborhood could probably support two!) This one is called Brooklyn Harvest Market, and it is sure to make all of those lucky Condo owners really happy they invested in BillyBurg. But we feel bad for the Brooklyn Harvest Market owners, because it is probably going to be pretty tough to compete against Whole Foods. May the best market win!

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March 28, 2012
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