Original Article on Brooklyn Paper

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Kate BriqueletThe Brooklyn PaperThe Fulton Mall is going upscale now that Shake Shack, Gap, and even a Las Vegas developers theme restaurant are moving in but small business owners whove been here for decades say that high-speed gentrification is pricing them out. On Tuesday, the high-end fast-food burger joint opened in a former pizzeria at the western end of the mall, just days after Downtown boosters hailed the news that Sugar and Plumm, a touristy cafe, and American BBQ and Beer Company, a new venture by a Vegas casino operator Mark Advent, are coming to Adams Street, the latest chains to join the mix of low-end retailers and mom-and-pops. Downtown boosters sa...(read more)