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Blue Point Brewing Company [https://www.bluepointbrewing.com/] has announced that they will be opening a Dumbo brewpub called The Hull this September. The Long-Island based brewery is famous for its innovative flavors and cheeky names- including a “What the L?” [https://www.amny.com/eat-and-drink/blue-point-l-train-1.26427343] beer released
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The exterior of Pomp and Circumstance. Ellie Plass, BklynerWILLIAMSBURG – For Pomp and Circumstance [https://pandcdining.com], their small stature is part of their strength. The thirty seat, cozily brick-walled restaurant opened in early June on Lorimer Street right off of the Metropolitan Avenue subway stop, in a part of Williamsburg
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Ciao Gloria coming to 550 Vanderbilt (Photo: Norman Oder)By: Norman Oder PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Ciao Gloria [https://www.ciaogloria.com/], a new cafe from a co-founder of the dessert specialist Baked—which opened in 2005 [https://bakednyc.com/about/] in Red Hook—will be the second retail outlet to open
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PARK SLOPE – Made in New York Jazz Cafe & Bar, a new space slated for the former Nargis Bar and Grill [https://nargiscafe.com] location, will soon offer Park Slope residents a place to enjoy some music. Founded by the creators of the Made in New York Jazz Competition [https:
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Welcome to another week of openings and closings around Brooklyn. This edition includes a new spot from a Michelin starred chef, the loss of a beloved pie shop, and new things to come for Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. Estuary [https://www.estuarybrooklyn.com/]159 Bridge Park Drive, between Furman
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PARK SLOPE – After twenty years on 5th Avenue, neighborhood gay bar Excelsior [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/home.html] will pour its last cocktail next Wednesday, July 31. Excelsior, 563 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Partners Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy opened Excelsior in 1999 in a vacant storefront at
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BID Supporter Chip Cafiero speaks during public comment section. Ben Verde/BklynerA proposed Third Avenue Business Improvement District is proving to be a hard sell to Bay Ridge merchants and building owners. During a public hearing Thursday night, BID supporters took a grilling from skeptical business owners, many of whom
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GOWANUS – After Monday’s downpour [/heavy-rain-floods-4th-avenue-businesses-monday-night/] flooded the basement of Colony [https://www.colony274.com] at 274 4th Avenue, business owner Kitty Hernandez was optimistic about reopening her bar/restaurant after cleaning up the lower level, but a visit from the NYC Department of Health [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/
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PARK SLOPE – Another beloved 7th Avenue business will shutter next week. Beva, a boutique specializing in unique children’s clothing, will close on Wednesday, July 31. Beva, 340 7th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Opened in 2013 by sisters Eva Borak and Betty Hernandez at the corner of 7th Avenue
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PARK SLOPE – Members of The Black Institute [https://theblackinstitute.org/], Black Lives Matter [https://blacklivesmatter.com/], and Woodland patrons held a rally outside of the New York State Liquor Authority [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cecm/permitting/new-york-state-liquor-authority.page] ‘s (SLA) offices on Wednesday ahead of another hearing on the
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Cena [https://cenabrooklyn.com], a new Mexican eatery and coffee shop in Windsor Terrace, opened on July 12th and neighbors could not be more excited. The exterior of Cena. The logo was painted and designed by Watman’s wife, Molly Watman. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.“That first weekend was bananas. We
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Brooklyn businesses scrambled this week as they dealt with the impact of the blackout initiated by Con Edison. “Due to heat, about 14,000 customers in Brooklyn have been taken out of service for repairs. Service restored through today,” Con Edison promised yesterday. Not everyone was back to normal on