I am very concerned about the traffic. 145th Street can become a gridlock nightmare when there are Yankee’s games. I am thinking of the combination of the Yankee’s fans with the shoppers coming from every direction! And poor I-87 heading toward the GW Bridge is going to bear the added brunt as well. From the signage there are plenty more retail spaces available. What out shops might be a good fit? I am thinking a bookstore. We don’t have enough bookstores in Harlem or The Bronx. The only B&N I know of is all the way in Co-Op City. It doesn’t have to be a B&N though. If Starbuck’s doesn’t have a moratorium on opening new locations I’m sure they will jump in on the action as well. Wish they hadn’t bought out ALL the smaller chains so they could have some competition. Too bad Pete’s Coffee isn’t here in New York.

Traffic will be out of control though. That street (145th/149th) already goes through horrible congestion during rush hour. Coupling that with eager shopper can become a nightmare. Hopefully they can find a system that will mitigate the problem a bit. All that aside, whoo-hoo!