Brooklyn Ikea On First Day Of The Year? Who Knew?

 Sunday 3 PM on January 1, 2012

I needed candles and some paper napkins,  so I took a walk over to Ikea in Red Hook, expecting the store to be empty. No such luck.  Even on this first day of the new year, the place was buzzing and the restaurant full.  Who knew so many people had  Köttbullar on their mind...

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Those Blue Ikea Bags Popping Up In Carroll Gardens

Those huge blue Ikea bags are starting to become a common sight in Carroll Gardens. Just today, I saw two within half a block. One of them had been re-purposed into a laundry bag.

Well, they ARE re-usable...

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Going To The Brooklyn Ikea? Do Us All A Favor And Follow The Map!

From Esquire, June 2006

Bus and Shuttle options for Ikea

Today is the big day! Ikea in Red Hook is finally opening. So listen up, Ikea customers! Do us all a favor, leave the car at home and take advantage of the bus and the Ikea shuttle service indicated on the map above.
You see, our local streets are already clogged. Smith Street, for example, has become a nightmare. Court Street isn't much better. If you insist on driving to the yellow and blue mega store, you will make the lives of people here in Carroll Gardens a whole lot more difficult.
So, please, be nice visitors. Check out Ikea's web site for ways to get to their Red Hook store using public transportation.




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