Open and Shut

Fort Greene
It’s official: Tillie’s on Dekalb Avenue is closed. Last week Brooklyn Paper ran a story about interest from local buyers with a promise from the landlord that the space wouldn’t become a chain. Sad to see it go.

Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill
Pardon Me for Asking reports on two changes coming to the Carroll Gardens retail landscape. Perfect Corner Picture Framing will close on the corner of Smith and Carroll Streets after more than eight years in business. Also Smith-N-9 Pizza will replace Il Cantuccio, the Italian pizza joint at the newish, ugly building at 478 Smith Street.

Park Slope
Here’s Park Slope profiles the huge amount of neighborhood businesses closing in the new year: Aunt Suzies, Perch Cafe, Comida and Kappa Sushi House. PSBrooklyn also shuttered and Leaf and Bean is leaving after 39 years on 7th Avenue due to a rent increase. In a bit of good news, Timboo’s Bar, which was supposed to close December 31st, is still open and a closing date has not been set yet.

Williamsburg
As businesses in Park Slope close, they seem to be multiplying in Williamsburg. Here’s Williamsburg repors on the opening of Kabob Shack on Havemeyer Street, Xixg Restaurant on South 5th, DB Southside, also on Havemeyere and Brooklyn Coffee Shop at 170 Marcy Avenue. Grub Street also reports that Fatty Cue has closed for renovations; there’s a possibility the restaurant may be fancying up more like its Manhattan counterpart.

Elsewhere
In Downtown Brooklyn the Dekalb Market closed for the season. It will repoen in the spring. Also in DoBro, a pizza place, Antonio’s, is coming to 32 Court Street near Remsen. Not far away in Boerum Hill Nona Brooklyn profiles Maimonide of Brooklyn, a vegan/vegetarian restaurant that serves open-faced vegetarian sandwiches in the shape of national landmarks. We don’t get it, so let us know if you do. And in Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Heights Veterinary Hospital at 59 Hicks Street has closed after the vet decided to retire.