Closing Time on 5th Avenue
Over the past few days several businesses on 5th Avenue in the Slope have announced that they’re calling it quits. It doesn’t appear that rent hikes are the sole cause of the pileup of shutterings, though they may have contributed to a couple of these closings: Biscuit BBQ: The restaurant, which relocated from Flatbush Ave.,…
Over the past few days several businesses on 5th Avenue in the Slope have announced that they’re calling it quits. It doesn’t appear that rent hikes are the sole cause of the pileup of shutterings, though they may have contributed to a couple of these closings:
Biscuit BBQ: The restaurant, which relocated from Flatbush Ave., took the place of the former Night & Day diner on President Street. No word on why the restaurant has decided to close. Will the back room jazz venue live on?
Nancy Nancy: The card/knick-knack store has been open for nearly 10 years. According to the shop’s blog, the landlord pulled the lease, but NN’s stuff will still be on sale at NancyNancy.com.
Cocotte: The French restaurant, which opened in 2002, in saying goodbye because of “rising rent and an inability to make a go of it financially,” according to Gowanus Lounge.
Hollywood Video: The large video rental store closed last weekend. The chain movie-rental biz is in the process of closing hundreds of stores nationwide. With the vacated Eckerd space only a block away, that means there’s two pretty large retail locations now available on 5th.
I can’t wait to see what new stuff is going to open!!!
Park Slope retail has been on a steady increase in quality over the last couple years.
Just heard about the cute new organic frozen yogurt place opening on Berkeley and 7th today.
Sounds terrific!
I think the loss here is Nancy Nancy. It’s the old mom-n-pop model that used to define Park Slope. That woman has been running that store pretty much by herself for years, offering a somewhat creative product. Far better than that stupid eyesore of a clothing store on the corner of Union and 5th, banks and cell phone stores
Cocotte tried hard. It’s sad; this is someone’s dream.
Sorry, Biscuit had their chance. Why do restaurants think the recipe for better business is higher prices and mediocre food?
And Hollywood? Who’s cryin’ over that one? not me!
just a side note…if you consider park slope dirty and depressing, that is a little something called, projecting.
you, my friend sound like the depressed one.
SHABBY CHIC!
Park Slope is definitely kind of shabby. The streets are really dirty, and everything closes early. Depressing.
wow, that was original, 4:54. how many times you posted that one before? 20, 30?
Park Slope sucks. Suck it, slopers
You sound fun, 4:28.
Hope you don’t have kids. Such a negative nelly.
You don’t know me.
I’ve bought something at Flight001 probably every other week since they opened in December.
I like the store.
You don’t.
End of story.
“I spent $800 bucks in there on Sunday.”
And the next time you spend $800 at Flight001 will be in how many YEARS?
The place will be gone within a year. Two tops.