2014 Park Slope Business Openings & Closings
It’s been another busy year for businesses coming to and heading out of Park Slope.
We thought for a minute it would be the year of the taco, but mostly it turned out to be a year of increased emptiness along 7th Avenue, and the loss of some longtime favorites — including Tea Lounge, Video Gallery, and Leaf & Bean.
But it wasn’t all downers — we gained lobster rolls, a brewery, and ice cream!
As you can see illustrated in the map above, the turnover was distributed along all of our major commercial streets, though 7th Avenue saw more businesses leave than open, and it’s about an even split for 5th Avenue. Not too surprisingly, growth along 4th Avenue was strongest, with fewer closures compared to openings — perhaps because rental prices remain lower on the growing strip — and it’s a similar scene on Flatbush Avenue, as the late-2012 opening of Barclays seems to have lured more businesses to the busy avenue.
Check out the full list and get more details at the links below on who we welcomed, and who we said goodbye to (and yes, some happened in the same year).
2 Duck Goose, 400 4th Avenue
200 Dry Cleaners Outlet, 351 5th Avenue
A. Cheng, 466 Bergen Street (moved)
Altamira Workshop, 217 6th Avenue
Ample Hills Creamery, 305 Nevins Street
A’Putia, 179 5th Avenue
Artist & Craftsman Supply Store, 307 2nd Street
Aunt Patty D’s Gourmet Ices, 432 4th Avenue
Bella Gioia, 209 4th Avenue
La Belle Boutique, 43 5th Avenue
Bhoomki Home, 237 5th Avenue
Black Bear Sugarworks, 374 5th Avenue
Blok Hill, 103 7th Avenue
Bloomie Nail Salon, 435 5th Avenue
Brooklyn Hearth Realty, 43 5th Avenue
Burger Village, 222 7th Avenue
BYKlyn, 258 Flatbush Avenue
Calexico, 280 5th Avenue
The Chocolate Room, 51 5th Avenue (moved)
CKO Kickboxing, 102 Flatbush Avenue
Clear Choice Dental Group, 422 5th Avenue
Crepe Mix, 348 6th Street
Cusp, 321 7th Avenue
Dog Wash N’ Go, 447 1st Street
Doughnut Plant, 245 Flatbush Avenue
Eleven Consignment Boutique, 71 5th Avenue
Eric Shoes, 202 7th Avenue
European Wax Center, 199 7th Avenue
Facets, 435 9th Street
Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza
Graine de Paris, 272 Flatbush Avenue
El Gran Castillo De Jagua, 355 Flatbush Avenue (moved)
Hair Craft, 176 Lincoln Place
HIIT BK, 264 Flatbush Avenue
Hungry Ghost, 183 Sterling Place
Ivy Bakery at Root Hill Cafe, 262 4th Avenue
JuiceLand, 337 9th Street
Level2 Kids, 252 Flatbush Avenue (moved)
Lucky 13 Saloon, 644 Sackett Street (moved from 13th St)
Luke’s Lobster, 237 5th Avenue
Mathnasium, 361 5th Avenue
McMahon’s Public House, 39 5th Avenue
The Modern Chemist, 191 4th Avenue
Morbid Anatomy Museum, 424A 3rd Avenue
Mr. Lime Fruit & Vegetables, 313 7th Avenue
Nailbed, 317 Flatbush Avenue
Napoleon Pizza, 412 5th Avenue (is it closed now, btw?)
La Newkorkina, 808B Union Street
Numero 28 Pizza, 173 7th Avenue
Nunu Chocolates Cafe & Tap Room, 179 5th Avenue
Nuteria, 82 5th Avenue
O Live Brooklyn, 140 5th Avenue
Ocean Fish Market, 413 5th Avenue (moved from 7th Ave)
Om Gift Shop, 152 5th Avenue
Omni Beauty Salon, 152 5th Avenue
The Painted Pot, 200 7th Avenue (moved)
Parish Cocktail Bar & Lounge, 223 7th Avenue
Park Chemists, 164 5th Avenue
Park Optics, 337 5th Avenue
Park Slope Veterinary Care, 417 5th Avenue (moved)
Perfect Eyebrows Salon, 145 5th Avenue
Petrune, 233 5th Avenue
Pierre Loti, 78 5th Avenue
Pitas & Sticks, 321 9th Street
Pizza Superstar, 446B Dean Street
Pure Essentials, 234 5th Avenue
Rare Earth, 440 Bergen Street
Reedchy Nail Salon, 274 5th Avenue
RES Real Estate, 291 5th Avenue
The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, 514 Union Street
Russo’s, 312 5th Avenue
School of Rock, 327 Douglass Street
Shake Shack, 170 Flatbush Avenue
Something Else, 187 5th Avenue
Subway, 423 5th Avenue (new management)
Taco Santo, 669 Union Street
Teaus, 86 5th Avenue
Threes Brewing, 333 Douglass Street
Tikka Grill, 54 7th Avenue
Two Boots, 284 5th Avenue
Ume Ume Music & Arts, 319 4th Avenue
Uncle Arthur’s Cafe, 237 9th Street
V Curated, 456 Bergen Street
Wangs, 671 Union Street
5th Avenue Bageltique, 242 5th Avenue
9st Laundrette Cleaners, 334 9th Street
Anthony’s on 4th, 400 4th Avenue
A.O.C. Bistro, 259 5th Avenue
Aperitivo, 279 5th Avenue
Atomic Wings, 321 9th Street
Back to Earth Food Market, 139 5th Avenue
Bank of America Home Loans, 138 7th Avenue
Boing Boing, 204 6th Avenue
Brooklyn Fish Camp, 162 5th Avenue
Butter Lane Cupcakes, 240 7th Avenue
Campo de’ Fiori, 187 5th Avenue
Canvas Cafe & Gallery, 348 6th Street
Chase, 290 Flatbush Avenue
Cheeburger Cheeburger, 222 7th Avenue
Chip Shop, 383 5th Avenue
City Sub, 450 Bergen Street (though we’re holding out hope)
Corner Burger, 381 5th Avenue
Cozbi, 351 5th Avenue
Crespella, 321 7th Avenue
Cycle Bar, 274 5th Avenue
Danny’s Electronics, 146 5th Avenue
E Lingerie by Enelra, 140 5th Avenue
Eidolon, 233 5th Avenue
Excelsior, 390 5th Avenue (moving soon, though!)
Fish & Sip, 216 Flatbush Avenue
Gamestop, 153 7th Avenue
Garfield Farm Market, 156 7th Avenue
Guvnor’s, 178 5th Avenue
Joe’s Pizza, 173 7th Avenue
Kim’s Grocery, 313 7th Avenue
Leaf & Bean, 176 Lincoln Place
Luscious Food, 59 5th Avenue
Marco’s, 295 Flatbush Avenue
McDonald’s, 275 4th Avenue
Met, 185 7th Avenue
M&S Prime Meats, 312 5th Avenue
Percy’s Pizza, 447 1st Street
Petrune, 233 5th Avenue
Prospect Perk, 183 Sterling Place
Rare Earth, 440 Bergen Street
Razor, 329 5th Avenue
Rivet, 103 7th Avenue
Sanskriti, 54 7th Avenue
‘sNice, 315 5th Avenue
Spectacles, 107A 7th Avenue
Stitch Therapy, 180 Lincoln Place
Subway, 83 7th Avenue
Subway, 423 5th Avenue
Tea Lounge, 837 Union Street
Terroir, 284 5th Avenue
Trois Pommes Patisserie, 260 5th Avenue
Two Moon Art House & Cafe, 315 4th Avenue
Uncle Arthur’s Cafe, 237 9th Street
Video Gallery, 316 7th Avenue
The Walk-In Cookbook, 72 7th Avenue
YogurBerry, 77 5th Avenue
To see what places opened and closed in 2014 below 9th Street, check out the list on South Slope News.
Anything we forgot? Anyplace you’re loving, or anyplace you miss more than others? Share your thoughts in the comments below! And if you notice any comings or goings in 2015, let us know at editor@bklyner.com.