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
Pizza Hut is disgusting.
Here are the things this area needs:
1. Butcher
2. Cheese shop
3. Fish store
4. Gay bar
5. Ethiopian restaurant
6. Pizza Hut
Sorry, I love the pan pizza.
turn it into a gay bar.
“if they don’t know you, be prepared for the old west saloon staredown; you’re not good enough if you’re a STRANGER. god forbid you’re a stranger of a color darker than beige.”
The dude is right. That place is an insider’s bar. Not necessarily racist in my opinion, but definitely a “Who the hell are you?” type of atmosphere in there.
the key food sucks
Natural Land is better but has no meat, which is what sucks about Key Food.
both are 24/7 however.
and I would rather not see one of the stupid lounges like Sugarland or that one next to the sushi place go there.
theres alot of black people in mooneys.
how is it a racist irish bar?
There has been a Starbucks in Atlantic Terminal for years. Not sure what you’re talking about, 12:04.
And this bar is between 7th and 8th Avenues on Flatbush. I don’t think you know where that is.
What’s on this stretch is a Crunch Gym, a fancy gourmet Key Food, a Chase Bank, a Blockbuster…
Very few hair braiding or barbershops around this area.
Starbucks is surviving just fine in Atlantic Terminal
I don’t think a Starbucks would survive on this stretch. They certainly didn’t survive in the Atlantic Terminal (only a few blocks away), which seems like it would have been a shoo-in. This stretch of Flatbush is pretty dreary and has way too many barbershops/hair salons/hair-braiding shops. Let’s get something useful in there.