Streetlevel: Lots of Doings on Vanderbilt
We’ve haven’t been on our game in terms of reporting on Vanderbilt Avenue’s retail/food scene, and there’s a lot of catching up to do. First off, there were two new additions to the avenue over the last six months or so: This summer, the nostalgia-tinged ice-cream/coffee joint Old Brooklyn Parlor opened, and a couple months…
We’ve haven’t been on our game in terms of reporting on Vanderbilt Avenue’s retail/food scene, and there’s a lot of catching up to do. First off, there were two new additions to the avenue over the last six months or so: This summer, the nostalgia-tinged ice-cream/coffee joint Old Brooklyn Parlor opened, and a couple months later cocktail bar Barrette joined the party. In terms of coming attractions, there are fliers posted to a storefront between St. Marks and Prospect promising the impending arrival of an organic juice/coffee joint. More exciting, however, is word that the owners of Beast are going to open a new business directly across the street from their original location. The space, which used to be filled by the store HouseBroken, is currently being renovated. Any other Vanderbilt action we’ve missed?
what happened with the garden cafe, by the way?
Yo, 5:22, ye of the remark “walk around wrigley field. in recent years the hood has turned from eh to incredible.”
First of all, Chicago’s Wrigleyville has been a reallllly nice neighborhood since at least 1985, in terms of renovation, restoration, home value, etc. Third most expensive neighborhood in the city, after Lincoln Park and Gold Coast.
Secondly, as someone who worked as a reporter covering this nabe for years in the 90s, trust me, living next to a fucking ballpark sucks (unless you like Cubs fans pissing on your house–literally). It has some charms, yes (the ballpark, not the pissing). It also ruins your life on a daily basis. Like every time there’s a night game, and your guests’ cars get towed from in front of your building because they didn’t know any better.
AY will bring some good things, I’m sure, but it’s going to bring massive headaches. Silly to sugarcoat it.
you can get old school mix tapes in ps on 5th avenue around 8th street.
without the recently released inmates on every corner.
Vanderbilt rocks! Where else can you get old school mix tapes conveniently located on a fold-out table right outside the Metfood??
PS?? I think not homie!
If you want to pretend PH isn’t a stroller-mom capital, 4:00, go ahead. Your nabe is PS lite and it always will be. GO BED STUY!
Can’t argue with you on that one, 7:54. You presented your facts and made us all look like fools. Bravo!
Prospect Heights is the best neighborhood in Brooklyn period. It beats PS CG BH CH FG BH CH and all the others – PH ROCKS!!!!!!
Meh-dy Waters, buh-bye!
5:22pm guest: Your comments would be a bit more valid if we weren’t talking about about FCR as the developer. Look at Atlantic Terminal Mall — it’s a bunch of truly crummy retail tenants with tremendously high turnover. I’m praying they bring in someone with a more high end sensibility to line up the AY retailers.
Meanwhile Vanderbilt pre-AY is developing very well thank you in a nicely organic way. Zaytoons is a fabulous new addition: great middle eastern food and very inexpensive. It’s always packed. Hre’s a shout out also to the (relatively) new furniture/home decor store btw St Marks and Bergen on the east side of the ave. I think it’s called Fabrique. Anyway, a very nice selection of mid-century modern furniture boldly reupholstered and fun accessories. There’s also a new bar called Plan B opening where Half used to be (next door to Amorina). And yeh, neighborhood consensus is that Muddy Waters won’t be missed.