Streetlevel: Franklin Park Already Packed
Franklin Park, by the creators of Park Slope’s Southpaw, is already packed after only being open a week. We stopped by the Crown Heights bar and beer garden on its opening night April 25 (totally packed) and last Friday, when even the patio was full despite the chilly weather. There’re not many places like it…
Franklin Park, by the creators of Park Slope’s Southpaw, is already packed after only being open a week. We stopped by the Crown Heights bar and beer garden on its opening night April 25 (totally packed) and last Friday, when even the patio was full despite the chilly weather. There’re not many places like it in close proximity — featuring a large patio that welcomes (apparently) dogs and carryout, a unique beer list mostly for $5 or $6, good music (primarily hip hop), and a trendy yet comfortable atmosphere. We’re going to go out on a limb here, but we think this is going to be The Summer Place for a lot of people living in Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, and for people visiting the Brooklyn Museum two blocks away. Its success reminds us of when Enduro, a mid-priced bar and Mexican restaurant, opened 12 blocks away in Prospect Lefferts-Gardens. Almost instantly it grew into the neighborhood gathering place for a diverse cross-section of residents and is busy EVERY night of the week, probably beating out a lot of similar restaurants in Park Slope. While the photograph doesn’t show the most diverse clientele, as the word gets out, we think the mix will be more representative of the overall neighborhood. The bar is located at 618 St. Johns Place at Franklin Avenue.
Streetlevel: Crown Heights Bar Goes to Bed Early
The hipsters will riot in Crown Heights when they get tired of being discrimminated against and abused by the majority.
This seems like a poor man’s “Pete’s Candy Store”
3:12, you are correct, but you must remember that on this board there are two rules:
(1) 100% black = diverse
(2) 100% white = homogeneous
Hence, an area that is 50% white and 50% black is less diverse than an area that is 100% black. Whites reduce diversity, whereas blacks constitute it. Learn and obey, my friend.
I hereby christen this the “Summer of the Bloody Hipster” as dozens of indie-rocker types lose their iPods, iPhones, cell phones, and cash to the “entreprenuers” who are “just out here surviving” on the safe, safe streets of Crown Heights.
I cant wait to here people whinning ” WHY ARE THE GENTRIFIERS HERE”…
HAHA before you know it yuppies will be all over brooklyn and the artists will be pushed to Long Island… Keep going EAST…
I bet they don’t recycle.
“Already packed”? Anything new in NYC gets instantly packed. The attrition starts later. But if this place has a colonial compound vibe, the owners will have nothing to fear.
Dave, while the photograph doesn’t show the most diverse cans (only orange), as the word gets out, we think the mix will be more representative of the overall assortment of cans that populate the neighborhood.
crown heights is less diverse than park slope.
lets not kid ourselves.
2:49 – funniest comment ever! I nearly split my sides laughing.