Business
The fire took place at 561-563 5th Avenue on April 28, 2016. (Photo by Thom Widmann)A late April fire shuffled around a series of businesses on 5th Avenue, and a damaged storefront is coming to life. On April 28, 60 firefighters were called to 561 and 563 5th Avenue
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Photo by Thom Widmann60 firefighters were called to 563 5th Avenue Thursday evening after the owner of Excelsior Bar [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/] (563 5th Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets) discovered smoke in their basement. The FDNY received the call at approximately 6:02pm on Thursday, April 28, and
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Photo by South Slope NewsIt feels like business as usual. And it feels comfortable. Peter Clothier, a long-time regular at Excelsior Bar [http://excelsiorbrooklyn.com/] (now at its new location at 563 5th Avenue, between 15th and 16th Streets), is watching Jeopardy. “7:00 every night. It’s a ritual
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Excelsior’s new space at 563 5th AvenueOwner Mark Nayden’s face lights up as he shows off the new space for his bar Excelsior [http://excelsiorbrooklyn.com/], which he hopes to have open by the end of June. It is easy to see that Mark, who has a background
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Excelsior [http://excelsiorbrooklyn.com], the popular gay bar that had been located at 390 5th Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets, since 1999 until it closed in August [/blog/business/park-slope-closings-roundup-ms-prime-meats-9st-laundrette-cleaners-excelsior-more] , will soon have a new lease on life in our part of the Slope. The bar announced today on