Open and Shut

Red Hook
It was widely reported that last Friday was a big day in Red Hook with the opening of several businesses shuttered by Sandy. Fairway posted a great collection of photos of its grand opening and the new store on its Facebook page. The Village Voice checks out the Red Hook Winery, which also reopened in the neighborhood. And Eater profiles the owners of the Red Hook Lobster Pound, the third business with a triumphant return on Friday.

Park Slope
An artisanal candy shop is coming to 315 4th Avenue and will occupy part of the Two Moon Art House & Cafe space. It should be ready in about a month. A high end consignment store is replacing Get Reel Video on 5th Avenue and St. Marks Place. A restaurant called Mezini is opening soon at 492 5th Avenue after a long period of construction. Rachel’s Tattoo and Hair Salon on 5th Avenue has a for rent sign up in the window. Chagall Bistro opened over the weekend in the old Belleville Bistro space. It’s a different menu but still French kosher. And the small French bistro at 78 5th Avenue, Canaille Bistro, shuttered over the weekend. The rent for the space? Now $4,500 a month. And here’s a roundup of openings and closings along 5th Avenue.

North Brooklyn
Williamsburg institution La Borinquena closed on Marcy Avenue after 40 years in business. A new owner purchased the building and did not renew the family’s lease. The DIY party and music venue XPO 929 closed at the end of February in Bushwick. The biz had just been approved for a liquor licence before the landlord “pulled the plug,” said one of the owners. A French and Vietnamese fusion restaurant is coming to 985 Flushing Avenue in early March.

Elsewhere
Amusing the Zillion goes down Mermaid Avenue to see how Coney Island businesses are fairing after Sandy. Jarro XIV is now open in Cobble Hill, at the old Broken English space. It’s an American restaurant with a seasonal menu. Tapas restaurant La Mujer Gala opened in Prospect Heights at 665 Vanderbilt Avenue. Patagonia is now selling its wares at an in-store boutique, located inside Boerum Hill‘s Something Else clothing store. It’s Brooklyn’s only Patagonia shop. Finally, Colson Patisserie set up shop inside the Bush Terminal Market in Sunset Park. The owner will bake pastries for wholesale operations and also open a cafe for the neighborhood.