Closing Bell: 5th Ave. Botanica Torching Still a Mystery
The perps behind the “fire bombing” of the Botanica on 5th Avenue and Douglass Street in November haven’t been caught, according to a representative for the FDNY, and the case it still open. The owner of the former religious artifacts store is apparently MIA, according to a sign pasted to the front that reads “Botanica…
The perps behind the “fire bombing” of the Botanica on 5th Avenue and Douglass Street in November haven’t been caught, according to a representative for the FDNY, and the case it still open. The owner of the former religious artifacts store is apparently MIA, according to a sign pasted to the front that reads “Botanica La Fey is closed due to a fire that occurred on 11/15. The owner has NOT provided any further contact information to any of the neighboring businesses.” According to an employee of one those neighboring businesses, some of the building’s tenants have moved back to their apartments despite the fact that all its windows are boarded up (see photo on jump).
Botanica Torched on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue [Gowanus Lounge] GMAP
It’s obvious that people saying this was for Insurance did not patronize this business. I have, for over 20 years and trust me, this business made money. Don’t think because there’s Aluminum Foil in the window, they weren’t making money. Anyone who really knows about Botanica’s would know, there could be a lot of reasons why this happened.
Has the store re-opened. Really miss them. 10-30-65
Has anyone seen the owners yet?
A Brownstown owned by a long time resident in clinton hill also burned at 384 vanderbilt, I heard it was arson.
Um duh, this was clearly an insurance fire with the owner now MIA. Get real people.
Is my compass wrong or were both the chinese food place and the botanica on the West side of 5th?
I used to live above Los Pollitos II on Douglas and 5th and that place (Botanica, not the bike shop) did zero business. I don’t think this was a robbery. Sounds insurance-related.
“insanely-snobby bike shop across 5th”
Isn’t it though? The biggest bunch of jerks ever. They have a great shop full of good merchandise but I refuse to go in there anyomore because their attitude sucks.
Yeah, 12:01 what IS the deal with that bike shop? Went in there to pay READY MONEY to buy my kid a bike helmet and basically had to ask fifteen times to get someone to help me out. I guess if you’re not one of those ridiculous costume wearing “serious” bikers, who needs you?
Must be all the testosterone they inject.