It’s uh…large. via Flickr user Seuss People are really excited at the idea of a new supermarket coming to Brooklyn in 2017. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Wegmans, a family run chain with stores around the Northeast, will have its first store in NYC: a 74,000-square-foot building (their smallest location!) inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard. But first, the city needs to get rid off those pesky Civil War buildings that make up Admiral’s Row. According to the Times article, “the Navy Yard’s board approved a deal for the redevelopment of the site on Tuesday. Several buildings will be knocked down and replaced with Wegmans, other stores, industrial space and parking.” This isn’t the first time the Civil War era buildings demise has been foretold. If this new deal manages to stick, it will suck that such historical buildings will be torn down for yet another corporation to set ground in Brooklyn, however the… Read More