Closing Bell: Clams for Clams in Gowanus

The folks behind Littleneck, the clam shack that’s opening on 3rd Avenue near the corner of Carroll Street, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $8,000 for the D.I.Y. build-out they’re doing of the space they’ve leased. Why give? They say they’ll be “Brooklyn’s first and only New England-style clam shack”; they’re using local and sustainable ingredients (“although, scout’s honor, we promise not to get our seafood out of the Gowanus Canal”); the space will use a bunch of reclaimed furnishings; and “eventually we’d even like to convert a vehicle over to run on SVO, or straight vegetable oil, the exact same stuff we are using to fry the clams, taking it out of the grease trap and putting it straight into the van!”
Littleneck – A Clam Shack Coming Soon to Gowanus! [Kickstarter]
Littleneck [Official Site]
Clam Joint Opening on 3rd Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP