Brooklyn, NY – The colors of the Swedish flag are beginning to fly in Brooklyn.
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After years of delays and controversy, the unmistakable blue walls of the city’s first Ikea store have started to go up on the Red Hook waterfront – prompting strong reactions from critics and supporters who long have clashed over the project.
“I’m very happy and very proud,” said Dorothy Shields, 75, who has led the tenant association at the nearby Red Hook Houses East for 32 years and been a vocal cheerleader of the project. “I gave the first okay on it. I can’t wait for it to finish and open. It’s going to give my people in the community jobs.”
Company officials said it will still be six to 12 months before the Swedish furniture retailer is ready to open. Its signature yellow sign will not go up until closer to the opening.
But as the store’s well-known look begins to take shape at Halleck and Columbia Sts., residents are taking renewed interest in the 346,000-square-foot project that has sparked debate since it was proposed in 2002. [nydailynews]
Ikea should be the primary stop for yeshivishe families seeking furniture and other home items. The value is extraordinary and the styling is appropriate for bnei Torah — not flashy or overdone.
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Do a search on Ingvar Kamprad and see what comes up. You’ll think twice about buying from Nazikea.
That’s the whole point of having one in Brooklyn; shipping is exhorbitant if you don’t live within relatively easy driving distance.
So, yes, you have to read the catalog first, measure your space, go there, shlep it home, and put it together. But my bookshelves and beds were all assembled by my pre-bar mitzvah son with some minor help on my part. I can certainly see that it might not be a good solution for the elderly or the disabled, but the price/value ratio is excellent and a young couple or family should have no trouble assembling the stuff.
When our schools are rolling in money and our chesed organizations are hard-pressed to spend all the donations they receive, I’ll definitely grant the argument that the quality isn’t the finest available or that it’s a hassle to have to spend a few hours on such a project.
I tried shopping there once, found NOTHING! Maybe I don’t know how to shop…
…A bunkbed for $150? Does that include the mattresses and shipping? You should really look at the TOTAL when you shop, and if you will be able to assemble it all by yourself. I did some research and found that it simply does NOT pay…
Now you can buy the Chosson Kallah a bedroom set for less than $500! Yeah it is made cheaply but think of all the money you save! (Oh, and you do have to assemble it all by yourself.)
where exactly will it be ?
Ikea should be the primary stop for yeshivishe families seeking furniture and other home items. The value is extraordinary and the styling is appropriate for bnei Torah — not flashy or overdone.
We purchased 85″ tall and 15″ deep bookshelves to be used as seforim shranks — 8 or 9 separate units added up to about $1400 total. Well-made bunk beds are available for approximately $150.
The ads in Jewish publications offering “chassunah furniture” for “only $5000” are beyond disgusting. I feel like I’m looking at pornography when I see them.
It is a great store with good
prices.