The bar, once known for its large outdoor area and banning of children, was taken down along with the entire side of the block on Atlantic Avenue between Clinton and Vanderbilt avenues.
A recent stroll past the site showed signage up, hiring banners in place and sidewalks going in.
The building at 435 Tompkins stood at the corner of Halsey Street and boasted an impressionistic mural from the street artist Alan Aine.
A row of one-story retail stores facing Schermerhorn Street was recently razed, and on Tuesday firefighters were knocking windows out of the largest building on the site.
Across the street from the Franklin Avenue station in Bed Stuy, the exterior of a 10-story mixed-use building in the works for a number of years is nearly finished.
Recently landmarked after years of advocacy work by local preservationists, Empire State Dairy is noteworthy for its unusual architectural style and tile murals.
This morning, the long-delayed park bordered by Fulton Street, Lafayette Avenue and St. Felix Street was suddenly open to the public -- again.
Although the mixed-use building stands in Fort Greene, it more closely resembles, in scale and style, neighboring towers in Downtown Brooklyn.
Plans for a six-story building with 10 apartments and ground-floor retail at the site have been approved.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden leaders are fighting back against a proposed new development that would block crucial morning sunlight to its gardens and greenhouses.
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