Open and Shut
Park Slope Last week we broke the news that Ozzies on 7th Avenue was closing, and Brooklyn Paper had a follow-up that the owner is opening up a new coffee shop one block south into the old La Taqueria space (pictured). Rumor says the shop will expand its offerings with beer and wine in the…
Park Slope
Last week we broke the news that Ozzies on 7th Avenue was closing, and Brooklyn Paper had a follow-up that the owner is opening up a new coffee shop one block south into the old La Taqueria space (pictured). Rumor says the shop will expand its offerings with beer and wine in the evening. Also Here’s Park Slope notes that the Five Guys facade is now out on Flatbush Ave., and an origami studio is coming to 95 7th Avenue.
Williamsburg/Greenpoint
Brooklyn Eagle reports that Retro Fitness has leased approximately 25,000 square feet of space at 203 Berry St., at the corner of North Third Street. It’s the first Retro Fitness in Brooklyn. Eater says that Calyer, a restaurant from the same people behind Anella, has opened in Greenpoint with “about a dozen vaguely South American and Caribbean-leaning small plates, including fluke crudo with avocado, stewed oxtail, bacala mousse with a Scotch egg, and flank steak with chimichurri.” Eater also takes a tour of Isa, Taavo Somer’s new Williamsburg restaurant set to open “any day now.”
Elsewhere
Le Paddock is coming soon to the old Bistro on the Park space in Windsor Terrace. People cannot stop talking about Ted Mann’s beer garden in the South Slope. Sadie’s Kitchen should be opening soon in Cobble Hill. Moonshine Bar is closing on Columbia Street, which Lost NYC calls “the only extant bar space remaining from Columbia Street’s old days as a commercial strip.” Lore Cafe is opening at 46th Street and 4th Avenue in Sunset Park. Coney Island gets a gourmet salad bar. As VNY posits: “Who goes to Coney Island for a salad?” And finally, there’s a demolition and groundbreaking at the future Marshall’s site in Sheepshead Bay.
About a half dozen cafes have opened in Greenwood Heights in the past few months. That gentrification train is about to steamroll its way into Sunset Park. With the exception of the area around the arena, I think it’s the part of Brooklyn that will change the most in the next five years. Although the City seems really interested in developing actual industry in the area. Hopefully it doesn’t lose its cheap eats though. I would hate to pay 200% more for a hipster taco that doesn’t taste as good. Or pay twice as much for a bowl of pho just because a white person somehow got involved with the operation. Don’t get me wrong, I love white people. But it is nice to have one area of the city where I can walk out the door with $10 in my pocket and come home stuffed and beery.
About a half dozen cafes have opened in Greenwood Heights in the past few months. That gentrification train is about to steamroll its way into Sunset Park. With the exception of the area around the arena, I think it’s the part of Brooklyn that will change the most in the next five years. Although the City seems really interested in developing actual industry in the area. Hopefully it doesn’t lose its cheap eats though. I would hate to pay 200% more for a hipster taco that doesn’t taste as good. Or pay twice as much for a bowl of pho just because a white person somehow got involved with the operation. Don’t get me wrong, I love white people. But it is nice to have one area of the city where I can walk out the door with $10 in my pocket and come home stuffed and beery.