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9:03 am, August 21st, 2008, Lonnie Lazar
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Members of a SoHo neighborhood group lodged a lengthy formal complaint against the Apple Store at Prince & Green in Manhattan yesterday, calling the retail outlet “the worst neighbor in SoHo.”
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[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint against Apple, saying that its lower-Manhattan Apple store is the “WORST NEIGHBOR in SoHo.” The group is vexed by not only the noise and lights of the building, but by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Gadget News, on August 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am
[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint against Apple, saying that its lower-Manhattan Apple store is the “WORST NEIGHBOR in SoHo.” The group is vexed by not only the noise and lights of the building, but by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Gadget News and Reviews, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:03 am
[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint against Apple, saying that its lower-Manhattan Apple store is the “WORST NEIGHBOR in SoHo.” The group is vexed by not only the noise and lights of the building, but by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | PcBlue.com, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:20 am
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Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Cell phone News and Reviews, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:31 am
[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint against Apple, saying that its lower-Manhattan Apple store is the “WORST NEIGHBOR in SoHo.” The group is vexed by not only the noise and lights of the building, but by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Apple Iphone and Tech News, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:36 am
[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint against Apple, saying that its lower-Manhattan Apple store is the “WORST NEIGHBOR in SoHo.” The group is vexed by not only the noise and lights of the building, but by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Gizmos and Gadgets, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am
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Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Gadget & Tech News, on August 21st, 2008 at 10:53 am
[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint that says APPLE IS THE WORST NEIGHBOR IN SOHO. The group is vexed not only by constant noise and light from the lower-Manhattan Apple store, but additionally by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
Apple Store Wrecks New York City Neighborhood | Techitorial, on August 21st, 2008 at 11:26 am
SoHo…
Myek!~~!~
flunkycarter, on August 21st, 2008 at 8:05 pm
[...] A New York City residents’ group has filed a formal, public complaint against Apple, saying that its lower-Manhattan Apple store is the “WORST NEIGHBOR in SoHo.” The group is vexed by not only the noise and lights of the building, but by the riff-raff Apple attracts, including: 1) “young teenage girls who screamed incessantly”; 2) overnight sidewalk campers who give SoHo the “appearance of a homeless encampment”; and 3) Apple employees who eat, smoke and litter on neighbors’ stoops. (props to Cult of Mac) [...]
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appleforapple.com » Apple Store SoHo cited as a bad neighbor, on August 22nd, 2008 at 7:18 am
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Apple Store SoHo cited as a bad neighbor, on August 22nd, 2008 at 7:45 am
okay the employee thing blows. but did they go to the store management to tell them and to have them tell their employees to stop. what were they told by the management. if they didn’t complain, the management can’t be blamed for not doing anything cause they might not have known. did the store talk to the local police about the whole iphone day and the concerts and set up traffic control. if they did and it was poor then it’s the police that are to blame not the store. cause generally they can’t control what’s outside their lease line. they don’t have jurisdiction. if they didn’t talk to the local authorities then yeah, blame the hell out of them
charlituna, on August 23rd, 2008 at 6:06 am
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Apple Store SoHo cited as a bad neighbor | "Voyage au bout de la nuit", on August 29th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Apple products might be nice at the beginning, but now they are becoming more like geek’s stuff. Things for those super geeks who do have anything better to show off.
I am so sick of listening to those geeky people bragging on and on about apple products.
Not to mention those sales in the store, they are the worst. They are disgusting. They don’t smile, don’t greet people, they don’t have any customer services basic skills. who do they think they are? Just a bunch of geeks selling some computer stuff.
With all these negative images of apple stores, apple staff, i am just sick to see an apple product now.
Chris, on September 23rd, 2008 at 2:09 am
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