Red Hook: Turns out, this guy was not all he claimed to be. Comments (4).

Red Hook: The Swedish furniture giant, which made alternative transportation a big selling point at its Red Hook megastore, will now start charging for boat rides from Manhattan. Comment.

Mean Streets: Fewer people are driving to the one-year-old Ikea in Red Hook than the Swedish superstore expected, but big box traffic is exacerbating backups at a historically pesky intersection, a new study finds. Comments (1).

Red Hook: A city crackdown on livery cab drivers who cruised for furniture-lugging passengers at the remote Ikea in Red Hook has led the Swedish home-furnishings behemoth to create a livery dispatch station for shoppers. Comments (5).

Red Hook: Marty says it, so it must be true: The Ikea in Red Hook is already the busiest in North America. Comments (11).

Red Hook: Ikea has again slashed its free ferry and shuttle bus service, citing declining use of the complimentary transit by shoppers to its Red Hook megastore. Comments (3).