The perps behind the “fire bombing” of the Botanica on 5th Avenue and Douglass Street in November haven’t been caught, according to a representative for the FDNY, and the case it still open. The owner of the former religious artifacts store is apparently MIA, according to a sign pasted to the front that reads “Botanica La Fey is closed due to a fire that occurred on 11/15. The owner has NOT provided any further contact information to any of the neighboring businesses.” According to an employee of one those neighboring businesses, some of the building’s tenants have moved back to their apartments despite the fact that all its windows are boarded up (see photo on jump).
Botanica Torched on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue [Gowanus Lounge] GMAP