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Fort Greene Residents Hungry for More Meat, Survey Finds

By Janet Upadhye | November 25, 2014 8:22am
 Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents would like more butchers in the neighborhood, such as The Brooklyn Kitchen in Williamsburg, which teaches students to butcher meat and then allows them to take home their fresh cuts.
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill residents would like more butchers in the neighborhood, such as The Brooklyn Kitchen in Williamsburg, which teaches students to butcher meat and then allows them to take home their fresh cuts.
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FORT GREENE — Fort Greene residents are asking, "Where's the beef?"

People in the neighborhood and Clinton Hill want more butcher shops, according to a recent survey.

The Fulton Area Business Alliance asked approximately 400 residents what kind of businesses they want in the neighborhood and nearly 50 percent answered, “butcher,” according to the study.

"I would love a reasonably priced, full service butcher shop like Paisano's in Cobble Hill — different kinds of meat, olives, cheese, deli, etc.," said 15-year Clinton Hill resident and Hunter College professor Sarah Chinn. "These used to be all over Brooklyn...and they're a dying breed.

"It would be amazing to have something like that in the neighborhood, and it would benefit a variety of residents."

Another resident, Chelsea Schuster, who works in public affairs, agreed that a good meat market is needed in the area.

"We have great bakeries, produce, wine and cheese, but where's the meat?" she asked.

Grocery stores Greene Grape Provisions, at 767 Fulton St., and Fresh Fanatic at 88 Washington Ave. sell fresh-cut meat but neither is a dedicated butcher.

In addition to meat purveyors, 134 residents asked for more "Fashion/Retail," 131 thought the neighborhood needs more "Fitness/Health" businesses and 123 asked for more "Shoe/Footwear" stores, according to the survey, where respondents were able to give more than one answer.

The survey also found that the majority of residents do their shopping — including grocery, clothing and housewares — on DeKalb Avenue as opposed to other nearby business hubs like Myrtle Avenue, Fulton Mall and Fifth and Seventh avenues in Park Slope.

And it found that walking is the preferred mode of transport for more than 70 percent of surveyed residents.