Two more Apple Stores confirmed for New York City

...and still, zero in Vancouver.

Damn Proud I was a Mac Genius at SoHo...the original

I'm sure the Williamsburg rumor is due to the confusion with the name of the bank downtown. I just can't see them opening up a NYC store so out of the way--yes, it's one stop from Manhattan but it's not a central location like downtown Brooklyn.

I have been calling Apple and trying to find someone that will take a request for a store at Atlas Park in Queens. :( Wish I knew how they make their decisions.

Williamsburg isolated? It's only one stop from Manhattan and 3 from Union Square. I'd certainly not call it isolated (and its become a major hot spot for club goers, rockers, restaurants, coffee shops and bars.) Lots of hipsters who own macs too.

Only major strike against the Burg is that the MePa store is only 5 stops away on the same train line (L.) Putting two apple stores that close to each other (distance is all relative to the subway in NYC) seems strange.

Then again, an apple store in Williamsburg is a good 'image' move for them, so who knows...

It's about time they put a store downtown! J&R can't be too happy about that. I'm kinda happy though, just a few buildings from where I work!

Downtown is turning all residential anyway. This is a good move for them!

Yeah, Brooklyn! Word on the street is that there is some significant retail space available at One Hanson Place, also known as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank. Ironically enough, it is not in Williamsburgh, but downtown Brooklyn/Fort Greene area. It would be perfect for an Apple store as there are a lot more transportation options to Atlantic Avenue than there are to Williamsburgh, which is completely isolated from the rest of the borough and city.

Here's a rendering of what the space might look like, if anyone is interested:
http://gowanuslounge.blogspot.com/2008/04/one-hanson-place-retail-space-rendering.html

I have to say, given how empty the Rockafeller store is off hours, i'm a little surprised. Granted both it and the SOHO store get pretty steady business through a day, but I wouldn't have thought the demand for a store at wallstreet would exist... in fairness tho, for residents there it's a PITA to get crosstown. Brooklyn doesn't surprise me...Queens must be coming soon. Litchfield mall shop does good business too. Still 9 million people, i'm sure they wil stay busy.

Come on, is two more necessary? I mean, while it's good that Apple is getting more stores everywhere, they're leaving millions of people and places left in the cold.

Canada, Australia and England all have very few (if any at all) but there are millions of people in each of these countries dying to buy new iPods and iPhones, and other Apple-y goodness. They should concentrate on how much money they can get from Apple stores in other countries on the whole before working on individual cities.

And England in particular, we pay them MORE than Americans do (Exchange rates FTL) so give us some more Apple stores, please ;)

meh, they need to stop putting them in NYC and build elsewhere. If I need something I either have to go 2 hours to the palisades, 2 hours to NYC, or go however long it takes for me to get to danbury.