October 2009

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A Brighter Y

The 14th st. YMCA has been spruced up.

The new tenant in the old Foxy Lady space on 14th St. will be GameStop.

Here’s the update: 

Since Best Buy is constantly looking to build on its existing culture of innovation and tailor its stores to the needs of local customers, the electronic retail powerhouse figures, “Heck, why not open a 24-hour spot down there in New York City’s Union Square?” That’s right, Best Buy’s CEO Brian Dunn announced today that a 24-hour, 48,000 square-foot location (the old Circuit City) will open its doors at the corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue, the heart of historic “please don’t run into me with your skateboard” Union Square, on Nov. 13. Dunn explained, “Today’s consumers have hectic lifestyles that don’t always conform to traditional retail hours. New York has long been known as the city that never sleeps.” Ye —people are lying awake at night, wishing they had a Golden Girls DVD or an Epson scanner! (Sorry, Virgin Megastore.) Maybe people really are looking to shop after 10 p.m.—the 24-hour 5th Avenue Apple Store is doing well. And there’s always the possibility of making a night of it with a bite to eat at the soon-to-come TGI Friday’s. The new location will be open each week from 8 a.m. on Monday through 12 a.m. on Sunday, re-opening for regular Sunday hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Niall will be away until Thursday October 15.

Backing him up is James, at 917-689-4884

New Akam Contacts

Our new managing agent: Pierre Zarzour pzarzour@akam.com

212-986-0001 ext 169

his assistant: Jillian Rothenberg, jrothenberg@akam.com  ext 181

his boss: Alexis Kaminoff, akkaminoff@akam.com, ext 145

Akam VP: Michael Basile, mbasile@akam.com, ext 113