StreetLevel: More Bread, Brawn on 5th Avenue
A couple new 5th Avenue businesses are about to satisfy the demands of Slopers who’ve been longing for a one-stop shop to carbo-load and work out. The corner space on 6th Street is going to be a branch of Brooklyn Bread, the Carroll Gardens bakery on Court Street and 2nd Place. And the space right…
A couple new 5th Avenue businesses are about to satisfy the demands of Slopers who’ve been longing for a one-stop shop to carbo-load and work out. The corner space on 6th Street is going to be a branch of Brooklyn Bread, the Carroll Gardens bakery on Court Street and 2nd Place. And the space right next door is being turned into an outpost of Fitness Together, a gym with hundreds of franchises across the U.S. (Their only other NYC location, however, is in Cobble Hill.) Fitness Together emphasizes personal training, and the 5th Avenue space is being carved up to include three private studios. The gym is scheduled to open sometime next month, and the bakery should be cooking by late December or early January. GMAP
What’s going on in PS is like what happened on the UWS of Mahattan. Yeah, the blocks close to central park have been desirable since whenever, and they still have a stuffy kind of old-school premium. But with the emergence of the UWS over the last 25-30 years, ALL of the action has been well west of the park.
The same thing, on a less grand level, is going on in PS. 7th ave basically sucks. The mansions near the park will keep their premium. But I’ll venture to say that the center of gravity in the neighborhood will continue to shift toward 5th ave. “No way” cries the stalwart 8th Ave resident! But that’s the same person who in 1980 thought the UWS didn’t go much west of CPW.
OMG, Brooklyn Bread “bagels” are like the rolls with holes they pass off as bagels at those ubiquitous carts all around midtown office buildings. Worse, even. Blech.
And what’s with all the bagel places opening up in the slope given Atkinsism?
Are(n)a bagels are too sugary.
Okay ….good news for Park Slopers. What restaurant is opening on Grand Ave and Fulton St in Clinton Hill on the corner?Anyone have the scoop?
3:15, people with kids or a dog to walk may go to the park every day during most of the year. I live closer to 5th and prefer it for shops and train access, but I know my priorities aren’t everyone’s. It’s nice to read an ‘eastsloper’ like 3:06 acknowledging the value of 5th ave for once. Don’t knock them down for it.
First of all…I’m sure some people lie about it…I agree. Whether or not I go to the park every day is irrelevant (although in the warmer months, I go almost every day…run there, hang out with friends, etc). I’m certainly there every Saturday and Sunday at the least besides the run. And one of my favorite things in Park Slope is going to the Greenmarket at GAP, which I roll out of bed and hit up nearly every Saturday.
But I just prefer living near the park in general. I like getting off the train at Grand Army Plaza after work and seeing trees and open space, I like that it’s a little quieter and in general the blocks up near the park are prettier in my opinion. I just like it better.
That’s not to say that I don’t LOVE the stuff down on 5th…I DO! But for me personally I would rather live near a park, than a store.
I find the walk short and enjoyable and totally see why some people would prefer to live closer to the action. That’s the beauty of life…everyone likes something different.
3:06. So if you are five minutes from 5th ave and guessin you’d say five minutes in the other direction to the park, then people near 5th ave are 10 minutes from the park, which ain’t bad. Better to be near the stores on 5th, which you use almost every day, than the park, which at best you go to once a week, on the weekend. (The little white lie is that most people – including those who live near the park and trumpet it endlessly – don’t go to the park as often as they would like to think they do.)
Amazing stuff! Brooklyn Bread makes the absolute worst bagel you have ever tasted!
Served to you with attitude, but not the charming NY good kind. Enjoy!
I live near 7th avenue and spend most of my time on 5th avenue.
I prefer living closer to the Park, but still being a 5 minute walk to all these great things only a couple blocks away.
So happy to see all of these small shops opening.
2:47. The number of people dwelling between 5th Ave and PPW is fixed. The newcomers are net adds that can support more of these business establishments.
And the $2-$3 million home-price comment is irrelevant. Are you implying because they live in high-priced houses means they spend more on Brookyn Bread? Like since they can afford it. they’ll spend $50K a year on bread?
Plus, I pity the people who have to make the long hike from PPW down to 5th Ave to buy a loaf of bread.