--- title: Hillary Clinton's New Brooklyn Neighbors Hope She'll Shop Local description: Locals were largely pleased that the Empire State's political superstar had picked their neighborhood to spearhead her run for president canonical: https://time.com/3771033/hillary-clinton-brooklyn-neighbors/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-03T18:56:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:41:01.281Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here's What Hillary Clinton's New Brooklyn Neighbors Say About Her og:description: Brooklynites are bracing for the political superstar's arrival og:url: https://time.com/3771033/hillary-clinton-brooklyn-neighbors/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What Hillary Clinton's New Brooklyn Neighbors Say About Her twitter:description: Brooklynites are bracing for the political superstar's arrival twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Here's What Hillary Clinton's New Brooklyn Neighbors Say About Her ## Video: Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Political Moments [Watch (HLS stream): Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Political Moments](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/L3I0gpwt.m3u8) (1:49)  _Published 2015-04-09. Watch the top 10 moments from Hillary Clinton's career in politics._ by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Apr 3, 2015 6:56 PM UTC by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Apr 3, 2015 6:56 PM UTC Try the diner food, shop local and please don’t make the traffic any worse. That’s what Hillary Clinton’s new Brooklyn neighbors had to say on Friday, as news broke the presumptive presidential candidate had [leased campaign headquarters](http://time.com/3770590/hillary-clinton-office-space-brooklyn/) at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. In interviews with TIME, locals were mostly pleased that the Empire State’s political superstar had picked their neighborhood to spearhead her run for president, though they were wary about the prospect of more cars and people on the already-bustling commercial and residential strip. “We always love celebrities in this neighborhood, but to me, the traffic is going to be so bad,” said Ting Ko, 38, a stay-at-home mom who lives nearby and supports Clinton’s run. “I would tell her to go to local diners. Grand Canyon, Park Plaza.” Emerson Kokol, 23, a financial analyst who lives in the neighborhood, wasn’t concerned about the influx of security and traffic that Clinton’s campaign could bring. “It’ll definitely be more crowded,” he said, but he added that the subways are already “packed anyway, so what’s another 50 people, 100 people?” Kokol recommended that the campaign staff try the nearby Heights Cafe, a cozy New American spot, and Teresa’s Restaurant, which serves Polish food. One of Clinton’s biggest fans in Brooklyn Heights on Friday was Estela Johannesen, an owner of James Weir Floral, just a block from Clinton’s new headquarters. “We all hope for better business,” said Johannesen, 50, who had heard the news from a customer that morning. “It would be great to have a woman run for president of the United States and it would be my pleasure to be around that campaign.” At Azzuro, a dry cleaning and shoe repair shop, owner Edward Shamalov, 48, was already thinking ahead and said he’d put up posters for Clinton’s campaign in his shop if she put posters for his business in her office. “Why not?” he said. “She’s a tough lady, and we need that kind.” But not everyone will welcome Clinton with open arms. Philip Stevenson, 39, an art dealer and local resident, said he’d rather see Elizabeth Warren run for president instead of Clinton, whom he described as “opportunistic.” He predicted the headquarters would wreak havoc on the neighborhood. “It means more inconvenience, more traffic, more hassle, but she doesn’t care,” he said. “You can write that I find her loathsome.” ### See Hillary Clinton's Evolution in 20 Photos  Teenager: Hillary Rodham poses in her 1965 senior class portrait from Park Ridge East High School in Illinois. AP  Law School Student: Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham pose for a snapshot at Yale Law School in 1972\. They married in 1975. Clinton Presidential Library  Mother: Clinton poses with her husband, Bill, then in his first term as governor, with their week-old daughter, Chelsea, on March 5, 1980. Donald R. Broyles—AP  Campaign Companion: Clinton celebrates her husband's victory in a Democratic runoff in Little Rock, Ark. on June 8, 1982. AP  Arkansas First Lady: Clinton is seen in her inaugural ball gown in 1985. A. Lynn—AP  Political Wife: Clinton celebrates her husband's inauguration in Little Rock on Sept. 20, 1991. Danny Johnston—AP  Dignitary: Clinton receives an honorary law degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., on May 30, 1992. Chris Ocken—AP  Campaigner: Clinton speaks at a meeting during the presidential campaign for her husband in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 4, 1992. Bill Sikes—AP  First Lady: Clinton appears at the MTV Inauguration Ball at the Washington Convention Center on Jan. 20, 1993. Shayna Brennan—AP  Second-Term First Lady: Clinton attends the Inaugural Ball after her husband was sworn in to a second term on Jan. 20, 1997. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  New York Senator: Clinton speaks at a press conference with female Democratic senators in Washington on June 21, 2006. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Committee Member: Clinton listens to the testimony of Lt. General David Petraeus to the Senate Armed Forces Committee at a hearing on Capital Hill in Washington on Jan. 23, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Candidate: Clinton holds a a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., while running for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sept. 2, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Campaigner: Clinton speaks at a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Jan. 2, 2008. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secretary of State: Clinton kisses President Obama at a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 24, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Witness: Clinton joins Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 3, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Witness: Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Jan. 23, 2013. J. Scott Applewhite—AP  Author: Clinton attends a signing memoir, "Hard Choices," at a Costco in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Grandmother: Clinton holds her granddaughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City on Sept. 27, 2014. Office of President Clinton/AP  Once and Future Candidate: Clinton speaks at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2014. 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