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Casa Azul. Ellie Plass/BklynerPARK SLOPE – The bright blue facade of Casa Azul is hard to miss. This brand-new Park Slope spot, in the space previously occupied by Talde, softly opened Friday, June 14th, and as of Sunday the 16th is ready to serve the neighborhood. Located on the corner
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Council Member Carlos Menchaca addresses Community Board 7 in Sunset Park (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)SUNSET PARK—Industry City’s CEO on Monday defended the complex’s planned expansion at a Sunset Park’s community board meeting, responding to neighborhood residents’ questions as they mulled the plan, which was
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The shop, on Court St. between Degraw and Sackett, is cozy. Ellie Plass/Bklyner CARROLL GARDENS – Milan Schwartz grew up working in the bakery owned by his grandparents, the much-loved Shlukers in Brooklyn, and has now gone on to open an ice cream shop with his wife, Samantha, called Sweet
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A close-up of their off-menu special, the tlayuda. Ellie Plass/BklynerPROSPECT HEIGHTS/CROWN HEIGHTS – It took Antonio Vilchis ten years of running Mexicocina in the Bronx [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/dining/reviews/mexicocina-in-the-south-bronx-restaurant-review.html?_r=0] (eleven this November) to consider venturing into Brooklyn, and he does
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CROWN HEIGHTS—The Ryerson is on a mission to bring modern Southern food to the neighborhood. The restaurant, located at 698 Nostrand Ave. (between St. Marks and Prospect Place) had it’s soft opening last night, and is working towards offering a full menu in July. > [https://www.instagram.
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PARK SLOPE – Another New York State Liquor Authority [https://sla.ny.gov] (SLA) hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, regarding the fate of Woodland’s liquor license. Woodland, 242 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)As reported last week [/details-on-woodlands-liquor-license/], following a May 29, 2019 SLA disciplinary hearing regarding
Bushwick
Inside of Zatar, Ellie Plass/BklynerWelcome to the latest installment in openings, coming soon’s and closings across the borough. Check out spots form Sheepshead and Dyker Heights to Fort Greene, Park Slope, Crown Heights and beyond in no particular order. Openings: Zatar [https://zatar.nyc] On the corner of
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PARK SLOPE – Following an emergency New York State Liquor Authority [https://sla.ny.gov] (SLA) meeting last Thursday, June 6, an Emergency Order of Suspension was placed on Woodland [/woodlands-liquor-license-suspended/], preventing the business from serving alcohol. By Friday evening, the order had been lifted, allowing the venue to continue hosting
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L&B Spumoni Gardens via Google MapsDUMBO – L&B Spumoni Gardens, the beloved Italian eatery in Bensonhurst, has announced the opening of a second location after eighty years of business. The draw? The new spot is just down the street from Grimaldi’s [https://www.grimaldis-pizza.com/] and
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[UPDATED: Friday, June 7, 2019 at 7:15pm] Woodland’s General Manager, Pedro Yamasaki, contacted Bklyner Friday evening to tell us that a judge lifted the Emergency Order of Suspension and that the venue is back to normal operations. A representative for SLA confirmed that the business was granted a
Bensonhurst
8500 18th Avenue will soon be a Churutto ramen spot. Liena Zagare/BklynerOpening Soon: Churutto Ramen 8500 18th Avenue The Old Sea Breeze fish market spot on the corner of 85th and 18th Avenue is turning into a Ramen joint. They have a location on the Upper East Side in
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PARK SLOPE – Say “hi” to Miss American Pie! Former fashion designer turned professional baker, Lindsey Hill, is looking to expand her online pie business [http://missamericanpienyc.com/] into a brick-and-mortar storefront. Via Miss American Pie | Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/missamericanpie/make-miss-american-pie-a-storefront-bakery] Hill launched a Kickstarter campaign this week