Streetlevel
November 20, 2009
StreetLevel: South, New 5th Avenue Bar, Opens
South, the new bar in the former Vin Rouge space on 5th Avenue between 17th and 18th streets, has opened. According to BlackBook, South is run by the same people who own the Brooklyn Ice House in Red Hook and has half a dozen beers on tap.
StreetLevel: New South Slope Bar on Tap [Brownstoner] GMAP
New Restaurant Coming to Bergen Street
The public notice regarding the liquor license application is a couple of weeks old at this point, but the tipster who alerted us to the fact that a new restaurant is slated for the storefront space at 68 Bergen Street just down the street from Dunkin Donuts just noticed it. The name of the company on the application is Le Anfore LLC. That mean anything to anyone? GMAP
New Cafe for The Heights
Brooklyn Heights Blog has the scoop (and the photos) on the latest addition to the neighborhood's culinary scene: A cute spot called the Iris cafe opened yesterday at 20 Columbia Place in Willowtown. Anyone tried it yet?
Willowtown’s Iris Cafe - the Photos! [BHB] GMAP
Huh? Benetton for Bed Stuy Stretch of Bedford Avenue
We wouldn't believe it if we hadn't seen it with our own two eyes...Benetton has opened a store at 741 Bedford Avenue between Flushing and Park Avenues. Seems like an odd location for the upscale brand's only store (as far as we know) in Brooklyn the area. Maybe some exec in Europe was given orders to open up a store on Bedford Avenue and found the cheapest rent he could on Bedford Avenue not realizing it was a far cry from Williamsburg! GMAP
November 19, 2009
Streetlevel: New Veterinarian for Flatbush
Pet owners of Prospect Heights and Park Slope, rejoice! A little birdie tells us that the storefront undergoing construction at 277 Flatbush Avenue will ultimately be a new veterinarian. GMAP
November 18, 2009
Streetlevel: Vinnie's Styles Opening New Store on Flatbush
Vinnie's Styles, maker of hip-hop and Brooklyn-themed apparel, is in the process of building out a new double-wide storefront at 239 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights. If the Nets arena does ever get built, this location will look like a pretty smart choice. GMAP
Coming to Bergen: Mid-Century Furniture Dealer
A poster has gone up in the window of the former Unameable Books space on Bergen Street saying the storefront will soon be home to a business called Grandma's Attic that specializes in "mid-century furniture." The store's website says the company is based in East Meadow and has been around for a couple decades. A taste of their wares is on this Flickr stream. GMAP
November 17, 2009
StreetLevel: Gardening Supply Store Opening on Hicks
A gardening supply store called Brooklyn Farms is coming to the corner of Hicks and Degraw. A neighbor says workers have been busy fixing the space up and that it's slated to open soon. GMAP
New Bar Opening in Prospect Heights
The Brooklyn Paper has the lowdown on a new bar opening in Prospect Heights. The new spot, being launched in a small storefront at 706 Washington Avenue by the owner of the Kings County bar in Bushwick, will be called Minor Arcana, a reference to a Tarot reading he received in Coney Island while contemplating the new venture. The new space will be filled with Coney Island references like a cabinet of curiosities and freak show-related wall hangings. As the owner described it to us in an email last week, "The Minor Arcana will focus mainly on drinking in a slightly creepy but still fun sideshow/carnival atmosphere." The opening is slated for this Friday.
Bar Owner Defies Tarot Reading [Brooklyn Paper] GMAP
Johnson Gourmet Deli Revealed
When we first saw the signage for the Johnson Gourmet Deli at 176 Johnson Street, we thought it might be the great culinary savior of this newly residential part of Downtown Brooklyn. Based on our pass-by last night, though, those hopes appear to have been somewhat misplaced, though we're sure the first wave of Oro residents will be happy to have a clean and convenient spot for deli food and essentials. It certainly beats the place across the street!
Streetlevel: Johnson Gourmet Deli [Brownstoner] GMAP
November 16, 2009
Closing Bell: Gradys Collective on Fulton
As Clinton Hill denizens may have already noticed, a new boutique opened up about a week ago at 923 Fulton Street. It's called Gradys Collective and is the brainchild of Lashunda Davis, founder of the Cure Beauty Bar next door. For a look at some of the merch, check out this blog post. Great to see this kind of thing on Fulton! GMAP
Streetlevel: New Wine Bar for Dekalb
A new wine bar called Mauzac will be opening at 136 Dekalb Avenue between South Portland and South Elliott adjacent to the existing Carol's Daughter space. Actually, the new lease (which was arranged by CPEX) will be in space that Carol's Daughter has been renting but not using in recent years at the rear of its store. In addition to being excited to partake of the new venture's grape-derived offerings, we think it's great for this stretch along the park to have some nighttime activity. It should make this stretch past Brooklyn Tech and the community garden a little less ominous for those walking home from the train at night. GMAP
Cubana Cafe Opens in The Slope
We just noticed on Friday that the new outpost of Cubana Cafe (of Smith Street fame) is now open on the corner of St. Marks Place and 6th Avenue in Park Slope. It can't have been open more than a few days.
Streetlevel: Cubana Cafe Coming to 6th Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP
November 13, 2009
StreetLevel: Cortelyou Market, Wine Bar Coming Along
Work was humming along yesterday on two future adjoining Cortelyou Road spots, a Middle Eastern market and a wine bar. According to Ditmas Park Blog, the wine bar will be called Castello Plan. Both businesses are being opened by an owner of Mimi's Hummus, says the Voice. GMAP
November 12, 2009
Streetlevel: New Design Store for Dumbo
The doors have actually been open for a few days, but tonight is the grand opening party for Dumbo's newest boutique. Trunk, as it is called, is located at 68 Jay Street and features a mix of clothing, art and furniture, all sourced from local designers. For a complete list, check out the post from DumboNYC below.
New Dumbo Store: Trunk [DumboNYC] GMAP
November 11, 2009
StreetLevel: New Bail Bonds Office Closed Til Next Year
Bad luck for anyone who hoped to visit the new bail bonds office across the street from the House of Detention sometime in the next few weeks: According to a sign on the door, the business is closed until next year. No explanation was given for the closure, but we suspect there's a group of homeowners in the area that won't be mourning the loss.
New Retail Tenant at The Smith [Brownstoner] GMAP
November 10, 2009
Streetlevel: New Burger Place for Franklin Avenue
Via a tipster comes new that a new burger joint is getting ready to open at 766 Franklin Avenue. The new space is right next to the recently-opened Breukelen Coffee House. Crown Heights is really going through a rebirth right now! GMAP
New Sneaker Boutique on Tompkins
There's a new "premium sneaker boutique" coming to Bed Stuy. The Bed Stuy Blog spotted the new shop called Sole Survivor getting ready to launch at 378 Tompkins Avenue between Putnam and Jefferson. We wonder how it will stack up against Fort Greene's recently opened Pedigree Sneaker Gallery?
Premium Sneaker Boutique Coming to Tompkins [Bed Stuy Blog] GMAP
Purple Yam Opens Today
Purple Yam, the long awaited Filipino restaurant from the former owners of Cendrillon in Soho, opens today at 1314 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park. New York Magazine has a slideshow of the restaurant's interiors and Ditmas Park Blog has a post about Sunday's soft opening; Nelson Ryland has some photos posted on Flickr from the soft opening as well. Are all of you Victorian Flatbushers psyched or what? GMAP
Photo by Konstantin Sergeyev for New York Magazine
November 9, 2009
Streetlevel: Brooklyn Kitchen/Meat Hook Opening Imminent
The Brooklyn Kitchen and The Meat Hook, the pair of food-related businesses at 100 Frost Street being brought to you by former Marlow & Daughters butcher Tom Mylan and partners, had been slated to open on Wednesday of this week. When we stopped by on Saturday, however, word was that it was looking more this weekend, a date now confirmed by the website. GMAP
November 6, 2009
StreetLevel: Cafe DuCharme Opens on President
Cafe DuCharme opened earlier this week on President near the corner of 5th Avenue. The small cafe, which gets its handle from the last name of its Swiss owner, is open from 7 to 7, and in addition to fair trade drip ($1.25/cup) has a variety of sandwiches (a prosciutto combo, eg, for $8.75) and breakfast fare. The shop's proprietor previously had a coffee shop in Old San Juan.
Two New Eateries Coming to Slope's President Street [Brownstoner] GMAP
Fulton Sports Bar Signage Revealed
There's been a lot of speculation (in a neighborhoody, chit-chatty sort of way) about the sports bar that's going to be opening soon on Fulton Street between Vanderbilt and Clinton Avenues in Clinton Hill, so we were interested to receive the photo at right yesterday of the new signage being installed. Just to make sure they we're only going to 11, we rode by this morning to regard the handiwork ourselves and, sure enough, the name's "Chance 11"—anyone have any ideas what that might be a reference to? The sign might be a little flashy for our taste but at this point we're 100% rooting for any business that can generate foot traffic and stimulate the local economy in this part of town. On a related note, this block as a whole has really come a long way in the last few years, hasn't it?
Streetlevel: Sports Bar for Fulton [Brownstoner] GMAP
November 5, 2009
StreetLevel: Lucas Fine Foods Coming to Union
A reader dropped a line to let us know signage has gone up announcing that a biz called Lucas Fine Foods is coming to Union Street between 6th and 7th avenues. The poster in the window says Lucas will be a cafe and sell prepared foods, and that it's opening in late fall. GMAP
Foxy & Winston Store Opens Saturday in Red Hook
The Red Hook retail scene is about to get a nice bump with the official opening on Saturday of the first storefront from Flea vendor Foxy & Winston. The shop, which is located at 392 Van Brunt Street, will showcase the design companies mix of greeting cards, accessories and children's clothing. There's an opening party from 6 to 9 p.m. GMAP
Union Market Progress Report
Pardon Me For Asking posted some great photos of the progress at 288 Court Street where Union Market is preparing to launch its next location. As PMFA points out, it ain't looking like the gourmet market is going to make its stated goal of opening before year-end.
Union Market On Court Street Moving Along Nicely [PMFA]
Union Market Coming to Court Street! [Brownstoner] GMAP
Court St. Blockbuster Changes Hands; Future Unclear [Brownstoner]
Latest Restaurant Additions
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Le Barricou
added November 20, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Der Schwarze Kölner
added November 19, 2009 12:00 PM in Fort Greene -
Oak Wine Bar & Café
added November 18, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Mr. Wonton
added November 17, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Casa Rosa
added November 16, 2009 12:00 PM in Carroll Gardens -
Cousin John's Café & Bakery
added November 13, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Elote
added November 12, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Miracle Grill
added November 11, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Phoebe's Cafe
added November 10, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Ruthie's
added November 9, 2009 12:00 PM in Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn