![]() ![]() As The Observer reported earlier this week, Apple may be gearing up to open a store in Grand Central.Īs is often the case with rumors about future Apple Stores, none of those with any knowledge of the deal could talk to reporter Laura Kusisto, but ifoAppleStore confirmed Apple’s interest in the landmarked terminal. The process to rent space from the MTA is a long one involving stringent RFPs and tight control over the space by the landlords. Still, as Apple looks to siphon customers away from its crowded 5th Ave. store while tapping into the crowds that pass through Grand Central, it’s enticing rumor at least.įor its part, the MTA said little to Kusisto about a next potential tenant, and we’ll just have to wait out the RFP process. “We select tenants through a public process that features a formal request for proposals,” said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the MTA. “We don’t comment on prospective tenants outside of the process.”Įven if no one wants to talk, this rumors got me thinking about the MTA’s retail division. A frequent charge leveled by politicians at the authority concerns the way it does or doesn’t make use of its extensive holdings. ![]() As I walk through the subway system, I’m often struck by how little space is actually used. While some stations see peak crowds too overwhelming to squeeze more onto a platform, most have open areas to spare, and yet, retail is sparse. Those stations that do sport stores do not seem to feature much in the way of use or creativity. A few storefront ATM locations populate the 42nd St./Times Square terminal while a record store earned headlines when it reopened a few years back. By and large, though, newsstands are all that we see in the subway, and even those are only set up at the big hubs. The headlines about subway retail aren’t particularly pretty.
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