ILe Pain Quotidien, ebonelela ngendawo ehlaziyiweyo kwindawo yokugcina iivenkile, ilungile kwisitalato iMontague. (Ifoto nguCara Genovese weNew York Braganca) IBrooklyn Heights ibisoloko iyindawo yokuqala-kudala ngaphambi kokuba ibe yindawo yokuqala eBrooklyn ukubamba ikomkhulu lephulo likamongameli. Kwasekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ye-19, ngaphambi kokuphakama kwamabala amakhulu eFifth Avenue, yayiyeyona ndawo yokuqala yenkulumbuso yokuhlala esixekweni. Kamva, yayiyidolophana yokuqala. Ngo-1965, iBrooklyn Heights yaba yindawo yesithili sokuqala sembali eNew York City. Iminyaka elishumi elinanye emva koko, iHäagen-Dazs yavula indawo yayo yokuqala yokuthengisa apho, kwisitalato iMontague phakathi kweHicks neHenry, apho ihlala khona namhlanje, ikhunjulwa yipleyiti yokuvula.
Ukuba ikhonkco lezizwe ngezizwe elisekwe kwiBronx kunye nokuzilungisa njengomsebenzi ococekileyo weedenmark zaseDanish zikhethe ukuseka indawo yayo ejonge eluntwini eMontague, ebaleka kwiSitalato iNkundla isiya kwindawo engaphambili yolwandle, iya kuba kukuxelwa kwangaphambili kwezinto ezizayo.
Kwibhlokhi enye, eyona ndawo inomtsalane ngakumbi Chipotle, umntu ngoku angatyelela iBhanki yaseMelika, i-HSBC, i-TD Bank, iSantander, iChase, iCitibank, iFlushing Bank kunye neDime Bank. Qhubeka ujonge ngasentshona kwaye uza kubetha i-AT & T, iVerizon kunye ne-Sprint, i-Starbucks, i-Sleepy's, i-Subway kunye nokuma kwesixeko kwi-wigs ye-fluorescent kunye ne-costume ye-Halloween, Ricky's NYC. Ngaphakathi naphakathi kwezi kukho izidlo zedolophu ezincinci ezahlukeneyo; Ivenkile yezixhobo zokusebenza; kunye neJames Weir Floral Co ethandekayo, enezipreyi zeentsiba ezimibalabala ezikroba ngasemva kwesango lesinyithi elimnyama.
Kukule ndawo apho abasebenzi bephulo lika-Hillary Clinton, abamele ukuba kwikomkhulu labo kufutshane ne-One Pierrepont Plaza, banokuthi batye isidlo sasemini-bathathe iinyawo ezintlanu-ezinyawo apha, ibánh mì evela kwityathanga le-Hanco yaseVietnam apho- kunye nokunandipha ukutya okuhlala phantsi phakathi kwabazimeleyo abazimeleyo abangakhange bazithobe njenge Heights Cafe, iArmando's Restaurant kunye neBar kunye neTeresa's Polish-American.
Ukuba kwakungekho kwizakhiwo ezintle kunye nemithi epinki epinki, umxube wezorhwebo unokucebisa ukolulwa okungaziwayo kwenye indawo eManhattan's East 30s, endaweni yesiqwengana sento ekuthiwa yeyona ndawo inqwenelekayo yaseBrooklyn. I-block-span span iphantse yafunyanwa ziintlobo zeminikelo yokuthengisa esele ivele kule minyaka ili-15 idlulileyo kwiNkundla ekufuphi naseSmith Streets, esele zisasazeke kwangokunje ukuba zibonakalise ukuba ayiqhelekanga iAtlantic Avenue, kunye nesikram sayo seeteksi ezilandela umsi. ukusuka kwi-BQE ukuya kwiZiko leBarclays nasemva. Akunakuphikiswa ukuba indawo epholileyo yaseBrooklyn, indawo ye-hipster ukuba i-press yamazwe ngamazwe ichaze ngamabali malunga nekomkhulu likaNks Clinton. Ukuthengiswa kweemarike kwindawo yokugcina izinto ezintle kuyinto eqhelekileyo. (Ifoto nguCara Genovese weNew York Braganca)
Kwaye okwangoku, umba wokugcwala kwesitalato iMontague uyamangalisa. Kuya kubonakala ngathi ukwenziwa kwendawo ethile kwenzeka kakhulu. Kodwa akwenzeki, kwaye akuzange kube njalo. Ngoba kutheni?
U-Ofer Cohen, umongameli kunye nomsunguli we-TerraCRG, urhwebo olusekwe eBrooklyn, uthi isitrato iMontague sinengxaki yokuba singazange sibe phantsi. Ngokwembali, iSitrato iSmith sasiyi-collar eluhlaza okomhlaza kunye nomama pop iminyaka emininzi, utshilo uMnu Cohen. Iqale ukutshintsha kuphela kwiminyaka eyi-12 ukuya kweli-15. Isitalato iNkundla salandela umkhondo ofanayo, njengemivuzo yomntu ophakathi kwiibhloko zokuhlala ezingqonge inyuka ngokunyuka, ukufumana iTrader Joe's kwaye kamva, iRag kunye neThambo, ukufanisa ii-cocktails zeedola ezili-15 kunye ne- $ 35 entrees ekunikezeleni i-avenue ngaphaya kukaSmith.
IBrooklyn Heights kangangeminyaka ibikukuphela kwendawo ekumiswe kuyo (eBrooklyn), uMnu Cohen uqhubeke. Kwakungekho lutshintsho kwiiBrooklyn Heights njengokuba sibonile eCobble Hill okanye eCarroll Gardens. Into esinayo ngokusisiseko ngabantu abafanayo baba zizityebi nangakumbi. Ke asikaboni hlobo lunye lotshintsho eMontague.
Le ngcaciso ishiya uvule umbuzo wokuba kutheni, ngokwembali, abahlali baseBrooklyn Heights bengakhange benze bango lweentlobo zokutya kunye nezokuthenga eziye zavela ngokukhawuleza kwiindawo ezisandula kuvela zeeklasi ezinemali. Omnye unokuqiqa ngokufanelekileyo, nangona kunjalo, ukuba ngaphambi kokunyuka kwesithonjana sedolophu, abemi bayo abazizityebi kunokuba babethanda ukujonga eManhattan ngeenkonzo ezinjalo, ngelixa bexhasa amashishini endawo ngakumbi ngokutya emini kunye nezinye iindlela zekota.
Njengoko uMnu Cohen wabonisayo, Kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini ukuya kumashumi amathathu eyadlulayo, iBrooklyn Heights yaziva isaziwa ngakumbi. Yayilulwandiso lweManhattan kunePark Slope, umzekelo, eyayilungiselela abantu abafuna ngokucacileyo ukuba namava eBrooklyn. Iivenkile ezimbalwa zokutyela umama-kunye-pop zithandeka kakhulu. (Ifoto nguCara Genovese weNew York Braganca.)
Kwaye yinkxaso yeemfuno zomsebenzi oqhubeka nokubonelela ngegazi lobomi laseMontague Street, ukuba kunjalo, ngokungaqhelekanga ngokwaneleyo, ukuthintela ekutsaleni abathengisi abancinci abenze iiNkundla kunye neSmith Streets-bangathethi nto ngeBedford Avenue eWilliamsburg-impelaveki Umtsalane kubahlali baseKing County kunye neManhattanites ngokufanayo.
Emini emaqanda, iMontague ibuzzs kunye nabasebenzi abanxibe iihempe kunye neesuti, iimpompo kunye neetassel loafers, abafuduka besuka kwiholo yesithili kunye nenkundla yenkundla enqumla i-Court Street, nase-Metrotech ofisi yeenyosi kufutshane nje empuma. Bathatha isidlo sasemini, mhlawumbi bathathe iselfowuni kwitshaja, babetha iDuane Reade kwaye bakhawuleze babuyele emsebenzini. Inani leendawo zokutyela ziphaka isidlo sangokuhlwa, nazo, kodwa ukuhamba kwezithuthi ngeeyure zangokuhlwa, kwaye iindledlana zendlela zilala zingenanto.
Okwangoku, ishishini ngeeyure zasemva kwemini evekini lanele ngokwaneleyo kwaye indawo kwisitalato iMontague yanele ngokwaneleyo ukuba irente yomyinge ihlale iphezulu. Ziphezulu nge-84 yeedola kwisikwere sonyawo kunesahlulo seNkundla yeSitalato apho zifunwa khona izinto ezinomtsalane ezinjengeButtermilk Channel, i-Prime Meats kunye ne-Court Street Grocers ziye zavela, kwaye zangaphezulu kune-Atlantic Avenue kunye neSmith Street Ngokwengxelo elungiselelwe yi-CPEX Real Estate Services, umrhwebi osasaza eBrooklyn.
IMontague yayihlala ixabisa kakhulu ukuba kwenzeke into epholileyo, utshilo uMnu Cohen. Masithi ungumpheki-opholileyo ophekiweyo kwaye ufuna ukwenza i-barbecue-brewery e-funky, engenayo i-hormone-free, i-gluten-free-nantoni na. Ngaba uza kuvula kwisitalato iMontague? Wayezibuza naye, nokuba inyani yokuba iMontague isungulwe ixesha elide inokubagxotha oosomashishini abanomdla wokuthatha inxaxheba kuhlaziyo lwasekhaya.
Ndicinga ukuba abanye abantu, inxenye yovuyo kunye nokulukuhla kuyinxalenye yoluvo lwenguqu, kwaye awukwazi ukuyifumana loo nto eMontague. Kungangabi mnandi ukuya kwinxalenye yesitalato iCourt esingaphuhliswanga, apho ufumana intlawulo entle kwirente kwaye uthathe inxaxheba kwindawo eguqukayo, indawo eguqukayo.
Nangona kunjalo, uBrigit Pinell, umlawuli olawulayo weSithili seMontague Street Improvement District, wakhankanya abantu abatsha abafikayo nabatsha, abanye babo babezimele, ethathela ingqalelo ubungqina bokuba iMontague iyahambelana nesitokhwe sommandla ngokubanzi: i-Heights Salon, a iitoni eziphezulu; Amabali asekhaya, umthengisi weempahla onamaxabiso ophethwe sisibini esivela eSwitzerland; Ivenkile yokulala yendalo kunye nomatshini wokushicilela ijusi. Uyonwabile, naye, ngokuvulwa kwevenkile iLe Pain Quotidien, u-Ann Taylor Loft kunye neBhanana Republic kunye nevenkile yaseKiehl.
Ewe kunjalo, aba bathengisi bafana omnye nomnye-kwaye kunjalo nangakumbi ngabemi baseBrooklyn Heights kunye neendawo ezingqongileyo-kukuba banako ukubanakho ukuseta ivenkile kakhulu naphi na apho bathanda khona. Ungababona okanye i-ilk yabo ephezulu okanye ezantsi, eWest Village okanye eMpuma, kwiKing yasePrussia Mall okanye ngaphandle kwendawo yokulinda yehotele yakho. Ukuhamba phakathi kwabo, usenokulibala ukuba ukuyo nayiphi na indawo.
Kwaye kwakhona, iMontague ikwaluluhlobo lwendalo-ngaxeshanye ibiza kwaye iphakathi-kwendlela, ibandakanya iimveliso ezothusayo eziqhelekileyo zaseMelika ecaleni kweebalms zedermal eziphezulu-ezifanelekileyo ukwenza oosozigidi basemhlabeni abanjengoClintons kanye ekhaya.
