Contrary to rumors, the Ikea Water Taxi hack we discovered a few months back is still free, even if you are not shopping at Ikea. However, if you are planning on taking it to the ballfields this weekend, be prepared to let Ikea shoppers board the boat ahead of you. [Gothamist]
Posted by Gordon Mark, June 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM
First, I'm sure there are some of you that are sick of hearing about the new Ikea in Red Hook. You've heard about the people who lined up for free stuff, you heard about locals' reactions to having the store in their neighborhoods. But you haven't really heard about the food at Ikea. Granted, that might not be the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about Ikea, but I had heard the food was good, cheap and worthwhile. That said, I went yesterday to check out what they had to offer.
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Posted by Adam Kuban, June 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Because the first thing you think of when you think Ikea is food (What's that? You think hex-head wrenches?), Eater has a sneak peek at some of the Swedish smörgåsbord that will be on offer at the Red Hook store when it opens next Wednesday.
It's a bit hard to tell what's going on in some of the photos, but die-hard Ikeaheads will find it worth a gander anyway, I'm sure. Me, I'm more excited about the Ikea Ferry Hack that will allow you to access the Red Hook Vendors—once they finally open.
Posted by Adam Kuban, May 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM
The food-related buzz about the Red Hook Ikea in Brooklyn so far has been that the cafe there will serve "unspecified New York specialties" in addition to the usual meatball fare.
But the real story is this, ladies and gents: The Red Hook vendors will now be easily accessible from Manhattan via the Ikea Ferry.
Take the New York Water Taxi–Ikea Ferry to Red Hook; the soccer taco vendors are an easy couple blocks away.
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