in brooklyn shopping news...

Trendy upscale department store Barneys New York is planning to open its first-ever location in Brooklyn, according to sources close to the situation. The retailer is canvassing the market in the hope of opening a Barneys Co-Op in Cobble Hill, despite the still treacherous retail climate and the precarious condition of its Dubai-based owner, Istithmar World. (via)

i sure hope they don't let poopy gensler design / rueen it.