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Brooklyn Piling On Chain Stores Faster Than Anyone
See how the Carroll Gardens and Red Hook area ranks among chain-saturated neighborhoods.
It's getting harder to shop local every day in Brooklyn, according to a new report on the Center for an Urban Future.
The report, picked up today by Brokelyn, among others, showed that growth of chain stores is happening faster in Brooklyn than any other part of the city. There are nearly 3 percent more chain stores in Brooklyn this year than there were last year, the most growth of any borough.
In fact, the home of Times Square itself — Manhattan — actually has less chain stores in 2013 than it did in 2012.
Things aren't as bad as they could be. Brooklyn still lags way behind Manhattan in total number of chain stores, with just over 1,500 compared to nearly 2,800.
In the 11231 zip code that covers Carroll Garden and Red Hook, there was an increase in chain stores by one in 2013. Overall, however, the area still has fewer chain stores (11) than most and is in the bottom five in all of Brooklyn.
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