Prospect Heights Watering Hole Getting the Boot
A neighborhood fixture on Flatbush is about to serve its last pint, according to a thread on Brooklynian. Mooney’s Pub has been served with an eviction notice because of a dispute with its landlord about a rent hike. Many people commenting on the thread are mourning the impending loss of the bar, and there’s plenty…
A neighborhood fixture on Flatbush is about to serve its last pint, according to a thread on Brooklynian. Mooney’s Pub has been served with an eviction notice because of a dispute with its landlord about a rent hike. Many people commenting on the thread are mourning the impending loss of the bar, and there’s plenty of speculation that a chain like Starbucks is going to take its place:
I’m sure they’re hoping that American Apparel’s good buddies at Starbucks or some such place will take over the location. It makes me nauseous. For me, this is a tremendous loss of a lovely neighborhood gathering spot. It may not be the hippest or the most glamorous, but it’s such a great place to meet and talk to your neighbors – people from all backgrounds gather there and actually interact with one another. I have met some wonderful people there who I now count amongst closest friends.
Aside from the American Apparel and a couple of bank branches, though, this stretch of Flatbush has hardly become a haven for chains. Think a national retailer’s really gonna be sweet on this spot?
Mooney’s Evicted! Same evil landlord as Royal Video [Brooklynian] GMAP
Oh, it stinks- literally and the drinks do as well. In spite of the bottom-shelf liquor and the always-wrong mixers, I love Mooney’s -at least in theory. Over the years, various small cells of hipsters have tried to make it their own only to find that the barflies aren’t that interesting and that there are only about 8 of them. I don’t know what’s up with the dart throwers but I guess that there aren’t enough of them to keep the bar going. Cheers to Joey-
thanks mother theresa.
would love to see your bod.
Too bad they are closing. It is inspiring to do the treadmill at Crunch across the street while looking out at the out of shape late afternoon drinkers on a smoking break. Maybe when they close these patrons should consider lifting weights instead of drinks.
Sorry to hear about this. One of my favorite places to hang out in the Slope area, and one of the few places around there that still really felt like Brooklyn. Are there any real bars left now east of 5th Ave.?
cheese and meat are considered upscale items now?
hmmm. back in the day brooklyn used to be filled with butchers, cheese shops, etc.
guess it was more upscale back then.
silly me.
and, someone please tell me where the Starbucks in Atlantic Terminal is.The one right by the LIRR (and next door to Bath and Body works) closed down last year.
it wasn’t closed when i walked by it last night.
The anger isnt at the suggestions, its at the tone and implication that anything that doesn’t appeal to the “Brownstoner aesthetic” (which apparently only approves of a small independent store that sells upscale items or is geared towards the poor) indicates that Brooklyn has “jumped the shark”
I like mooneys but as a 22 year old its not that great a place to go with friends, unless your friends are 50 year old truck drivers.
The beer isnt exactly cheap either.
i hope something lame doesnt go there.
I remember Mooney’s when it was on 7th Ave. – so I googled it up:
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:gb4hNmbJHSMJ:query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html%3Fres%3D940DEEDE153DF934A25756C0A961948260%26sec%3D%26spon%3D%26pagewanted%3Dprint+mooney%27s+pub+brooklyn+7th+ave&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us
that would be between Union and President, next to Super Savers.
Also found it on this Chowhound thread, which took me back to the 7th Ave. of the 80’s I’d almost forgotten…
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/418185