BP MARKOWITZ, MAYOR BLOOMBERG CUT RIBBON AND OFFICIALLY OPEN SHAKE SHACK IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
On Tuesday, December 20, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, elected officials and hungry patrons for the ribbon cutting and official grand opening of Brooklyn's first Shake Shack at 409 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn.
"Foodies rejoice - the wait is over! The Shake Shack to end all Shake Shacks is open in Brooklyn. I have no doubt this will be the most successful outpost yet with the revitalized Fulton Mall, colleges and universities, courts, government offices, the BAM Cultural District, the soon-to-be-completed Barclays Center and new residents in Downtown Brooklyn all lining up for Shake Shack's delicious burgers and world-famous shakes," said BP Markowitz. "Danny Meyer has Shake Shack locations across Manhattan and at Citi Field in Queens, as well as Connecticut, Miami, Washington, DC and even the Middle East--but now he's finally hit the big time in Brooklyn. Kudos to Union Square Hospitality Group for really 'shaking up' the Downtown Brooklyn food scene!"
In photo (left to right): Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; Rob Walsh, commissioner, New York City Department of Small Business Services; Randy Garutti, COO, Shake Shack; David Swinghamer, CEO, Shake Shack; BP Markowitz; Jeff Flug, president, Union Square Hospitality Group. Partially obscured in back right are Stephen Levin, New York City Council Member and Brad Lander, New York City Council Member
Photo by Kathryn Kirk
