StreetLevel: New Biz Adds to 4th Ave. Buzz
As Velvet Sea noted this weekend (and Gowanus Lounge followed up on this morning), a café called Brooklyn Bean is coming to the corner of 4th Avenue and Carroll Street—a sign, according to the blogger, that the avenue has finally arrived. While we’re not sure if the coffee shop—which is being started by the folks…
As Velvet Sea noted this weekend (and Gowanus Lounge followed up on this morning), a café called Brooklyn Bean is coming to the corner of 4th Avenue and Carroll Street—a sign, according to the blogger, that the avenue has finally arrived. While we’re not sure if the coffee shop—which is being started by the folks who own Cuppa Cuppa in the East Village and has nothing to do with Atlantic Avenue’s Brooklyn Bean & Tea Company—is definitive proof of that, we’re happy to see a cool-seeming business come to this stretch of 4th Avenue. (High-quality new establishments like Mule and Pacific Standard have congregated on the avenue’s northern end, while the blocks farther south have for the most part been all about condo construction.) The owners say they’re going to open sometime in January and that they’re planning to book live shows. Sounds good to us. GMAP
Yes, Ozzie blows massively. They serve you at a stoners pace on the best of days. I live on Carroll between 3rd and 4th and can’t wait for the new joint to open up. There’s nothing else close by and, I’m sorry, but I don’t think Gorilla is all that. The wait staff are too-cool-for-school billy-burger types and the interior reminds my of an institutional cafeteria. Cold. Not cozy. Which is fine for some, just not for me.
A lot of foot traffic blows by Carroll and 4th ave daily. There are a few schools and a lot of folks who live on the Gowanus side of the tracks that will keep the place busy.
Funny no one’s mentioned the super-old-school coffee roll joint on Carroll. Anyone got the 411 on that place? Seems pretty hardcore.
Its you – Ozzies never had a groove
Is it just me or has Ozzie’s lost its groove?
the other side of the street really needs a serious coffee shop. used to live around the corner from there and having to go to ozzies drove me crazy.
Every morning, our 7 month old snorts three lines of that Pico stuff they sell at the bodega. Then she does the Times crossword, grabs a bialy and heads out to kick the crap out of the world.
We give our 2 year old triple shots with steamed Benadryl to even her out. Otherwise she gets really wound up and has problems concentrating on her Halo 3 game.
Coffee is great for babies. My 8 month old is a fan of the double-shot caramel macchiato. I fill his bottle with the stuff about 2x day.
It’s better for the baby to chew on the unbrewed beans. It builds strong teeth and provides plenty of pep.
don’t think babies are supposed to drink coffee.
not sure, though.
maybe that’s why i’m not a father.