Change in Carroll Gardens Squeezing Little Guy
In an article lamenting the fact that the owner of a local Carroll Gardens pharmacy recently had to sell out to Eckerds because of the economics of gentrification, The Daily News notes a couple of specific changes on the retail landscape of the increasingly popular nabe: The pharmacy in question is slated to become a…
In an article lamenting the fact that the owner of a local Carroll Gardens pharmacy recently had to sell out to Eckerds because of the economics of gentrification, The Daily News notes a couple of specific changes on the retail landscape of the increasingly popular nabe:
“They’re making it very difficult for the small businesses to stay in business,” says the displaced pharmacist. “Everything changes. I guess they call that progress.”
Becoming a Link in a Chain [NY Daily News]
Cristardi’s pizza move to 13th avenue and 70th street in Bensonhurst.The Pharmacy on Clinton and President street Clinton Apothecary is the best pharmacy in Carroll Gardens the owners Nick and Joe and there Pharmacy Tech. Nicholas are great.Those 3 guys will go out of there way to help you with what ever you need weather it is going over medication or getting something from the back or ordering something special,I wish them all the luck and hope those guys are there for a long time.They are the best.
Cristardi’s pizza move to 13th avenue and 70th street in Bensonhurst.The Pharmacy on Clinton and President street Clinton Apothecary is the best pharmacy in Carroll Gardens the owners Nick and Joe and there Pharmacy Tech. Nicholas are great.Those 3 guys will go out of there way to help you with what ever you need weather it is going over medication or getting something from the back or ordering something special,I wish them all the luck and hope those guys are there for a long time.They are the best.
I used to live right next door to Cristardi’s pizza! (On President Street). LOVED it! It was the best pizza in NYC as far as I was concerned. I was bummed when it closed. I heard that the owner was in some kind of financial trouble and had to close. About a year later I was eating at that old bar/restaurant way down on Court Street (toward the BQE overpass), I forget the name but it’s been there forever (at least 80 years), and they had ‘Cristardi’s’ pizza on the menu. I ordered one and it was pretty close… I guess they got the recipe from the owner or something.
A great place to eat is at Vinny’s of Caroll Gardens on Smith and Union (I think)
Lynn
I remember Cristardi’s in fact when I vistied Bklyn I stayed with the owner Tom Mallette.
Also love Mazola’s Bakery’s lard bread. Do not live in Bklyn anymore but was born there and lived there until I started elem. school. My dad was a Mohawk ironworker, my mom was a Mohawk who lived there all her life. We lived in the downtown area, State St. and so did many other Mohawk families. There was a large Mohawk neighborhood because our men were in the ironwork trade. My grandfather worked on the Emp.St.Bldg., Verrazano,GWB bridges, UN Bldg and WTC. My brothers were at Ground 0 for months-one generation of Mohawks built it and another generation of Mohawks sent it to the scrap yard.
Lynn
It’s Official. The Key Food is closing its doors on Sunday, February 19th. Signs went up this morning that everything is 50% off–everything must go. The last time I was there, all the checkout girls were discussing if they should submit applications to work at the new Dunkin Donuts/Baskin & Robbins across the street.
Anon 11:38: You’re welcome. I attended one of the community meetings that were held at P.S. 58, and I can tell you it got quite raucous. Residents were concerned about truck traffic deliveries on the President Street side (right opposite the Park’s playground) or on Smith St which would seriously impact traffic on an already narrow, busy thoroughfare; overly-bright facade lighting and a larger-than-life neon sign (like some of the Duane Reade signs); and the overall visual design of the building, etc. The developer did want to build a higher structure, and that was a major sticking point in the low-rise configuration of Smith & President Streets. Thanks to the community activists and local politicians who stuck to their guns, Eckerd is the low-rise and relatively acceptable structure it is today.
to anon 9:20 from the (temporary) eckerd tenant, thanks very much for filling me in on the history of this spot. I do recall that it was only due to neighborhood outcry that they didn’t make this a much higher building. They mystery of the plaque remains!
Do remember Cristardi’s Pizza. They had the best calzone in the neighborhood.
The Vermont Store opened around 1994-1995 and was an actual functioning store for about a year. My daughters used to go there to buy maple sugar candy by the piece. They also sold Christmas trees out front for several years. The store really hasn’t seemed to be “open” since then.