Comments on: Liquor Store Opens on Jay Street

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » J’s Wine and Spirits Vandalized (DumboNYC.com)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:22:16 +0000

[...] even two weeks after it’s opening, J’s Wine & Spirits’ windows have been vandalized. It looks like someone threw [...]

By: dumb-O

dumb-O — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:32:47 +0000

With any of these places, if you don’t like ‘em, go shop there. I’m personally very grateful for the Apothecary because I remember when there wasn’t a place to buy shampoo in the ‘hood. And while the new liquor store is pretty charmless, the guy there was pretty nice and their prices on hard liquor are great. They have my favorite scotch for $15 less than B&R–which I still love and will still patronize for wine.

If you haven’t noticed, there are lots of vacant storefronts still in the neighborhood. We should be grateful people are willing to open businesses here.

By: mumbodumbo

mumbodumbo — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:20:21 +0000

blanc et rouge has a nice staff but they price gouge the piss out of us. Not that they’re much worse than Henry St. or Atlantic, but they’re still worse -haha.

Duane Reed-esq as Apothecary may be, the staff conducts themselves like human beings and seem genuinely appreciative of my business. Their biggest flaw is that they’re under-stocked. Actually, they’re not much like Duane Reed after all when you think about it…

By: anon

anon — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:31:49 +0000

poke her with what?

By: mike d

mike d — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:50:31 +0000

thanks prof for the lesson but I did get it. street cred… still zero.

By: Prof. Harold Hill

Prof. Harold Hill — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:42:09 +0000

mike d, It’s “poker HER in the rear”, you moron! Jeez! Just in case you still don’t get it, “Licker HER in the front”.I think your “street cred” is back to zero.

By: mike d

mike d — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:39:56 +0000

disappointed when I figured it out and realized there really isn’t “poker in the rear”!
illegal gambling den would do a lot for our street cred.

By: dumbonyc

dumbonyc — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:04:39 +0000

I’m with anon @ 4:47p. J’s just opened and we should be glad that there’s a business owner taking a risk and providing residents with more liquor. If you’ve ever been a small business owner, you know how difficult it is to start and manage a business. One reason for this blog is to support our local small business, so I hope we can give J’s a chance. Give them time to get to know Dumbo. I appreciate jokes like Beavis, but on the other hand, can we be a little more positive?

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:47:47 +0000

Wow, I love the support for a new local business. Hmm . . . and they just opened less than a week ago. I am glad to see that people are willing to cut people some slack when they are starting out with no income from the business.

Also, God forbid that in NYC there are two (completely legally licensed) liquor stores seperated by numerous blocks! If George Duboeuf is willing to distribute to both stores, does a beaujolais from one taste sweeter than one from the other?

By: Resident166

Resident166 — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:42:49 +0000

I agree with dumbo resident. the look of the store is terrible. the developers should institute a standards policy, at least for the window displays. Something that prohibits patterned, corrugated cardboard and smiley faces. Is that too much to ask?

By: loose stool

loose stool — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:34:12 +0000

Beavis, took me a minute, LOL

By: Butthead

Butthead — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:09:40 +0000

damn these developers and their new-fangled changes! Rapscallions and bounders the lot of ‘em! I was bad enough when they built those bridges and invaded our streets with their horseless carriages!

Seriously, people – grow the f*** up. Change happens and you only end up looking stupid and small-minded when you complain about it.

By: Beavis

Beavis — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:22:29 +0000

Liquor in the front, poker in the rear.

By: dumbo resident

dumbo resident — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:50:10 +0000

the new liquor store is horrendous. I agree that we need more than just a bunch of high end boutiques and furniture stores. But, it doesn’t take a lot of effort and money to make a place have some appeal and charm. The liquor store is incredibly tacky and ugly. I hope the owner gets a clue and brings some class to his store.

By: ?

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:02:37 +0000

i’m all for new neighborhood banks, shops, restaurants, but please don’t sell lotto tickets! have waited a really long time in line at the pharmacy and the hardware store while people blow their money on miles of useless tickets.