This is a shot of Halleck Street in Red Hook as it intersects with Beard Street. Ostensibly, new sidewalk and curbs are being put in, but it seems to be too much of a coincidence given the opening of the Ikea next year across the street. (We also worry, long-term, about the health of the Community Farm, which will find itself across the street from Ikea, surrounded by traffic.) It also looks like Columbia Street is in the process of being prepped in an Ikea-related way. The photo below, by the way, is Ikea’s blue exterior starting to go up, as seen from the Columbia Street side.