Gersh Kuntzman is posessed by the spirit of Crazy Eddie in his funny webcasts with breaking news from the Brooklyn Paper.

I love how he introduces himself holding his fancy Editor of the Year Award (from the Suburban Newspaper Association). Today he and senior reporter, Mike Mclaughlin, had this big story: Ikea opens on June 15th in Red Hook.

That’s big news for Red Hook. The big box Swedish store will bring traffic, shoppers and loads of business to the Hook.

Opposed for years, it remains to be seen if the Ikea is a win win or something else for the name. Fairway certainly turned out better than anyone ever expected.