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Yooberry is planning some major renovations for this summer. (Photo: Yooberry Frozen Yogurt [https://www.facebook.com/Yooberry/photos/a.515525248474928.132404.507131659314287/528544817172971/?type=3&theater ] / Facebook)Yooberry [https://www.facebook.com/Yooberry/timeline] — the frozen yogurt shop on Sheepshead Bay Road — is planning a major overhaul that
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(Photo: Carvel [https://www.facebook.com/218589968272017/photos/pb.218589968272017.-2207520000.1440622437./655056051292071/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Scorching weather has prompted the city to issue several heat advisory warnings this summer. Just last week, New York City experienced its first official heat wave in more than two years, AccuWeather
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Photo by Park Slope StoopThe summer heat is here and if you are looking for a sweet treat to help you cool down, have we got the roundup for you. Here are some of our favorite places to grab a cold snack in the 90 degree heat! Thai Ice Cream
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It would appear that the fro-yo mania [/blog/food/flavors-toppings-tartness-the-definitive-guide-to-park-slope-frozen-yogurt] that descended on Park Slope a few years back is definitely starting to melt away. Frozen yogurt shop Yogurtland [http://www.yogurt-land.com/] closed its doors for the final time on Tuesday, according to a sign posted in the window,
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After a blitz of independent and local chain frozen yogurt joints opening up in Sheepshead Bay these last few years, national franchise Red Mango has staked out a location on Kings Highway. Located at 1222 Kings Highway, it’s the second Red Mango to open in Southern Brooklyn (the first
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Have we finally reached frozen yogurt market saturation? YogurBerry [http://www.yogurberry.com/], a fro-yo franchise with locations around the world, recently closed its spot at 77 5th Avenue, on the corner of Prospect. The business is essentially cleared out, and “for rent” signs hang in the windows. Opened in
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It was less than a year ago that Funkiberry, a frozen yogurt outpost, opened on Avenue U and Ocean Avenue [/funkiberry-opens-up-on-avenue-u-ocean-avenue/]. The franchise continues to expand, with a new location set to open soon at 1917 Kings Highway (between East 19th Street and Ocean Avenue). A third location already exists
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After many months of waiting [/blog/business/coming-soon-no-really-red-mango], the newest frozen yogurt spot in Park Slope is finally open. Red Mango [http://www.redmangousa.com/store-locator/brooklyn-flatbush-ave/?s=11215], a franchise of the national chain based in Texas, opened at 276 Flatbush Avenue on the corner of Prospect Place over
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Sure, there may be a fair bit of frozen yogurt fatigue [/blog/business/down-one-fro-yo-shop-forever-yogurt-gets-eviction-notice], and the weather might make some shy away from a chilly treat, but when the limited number of flavors change regularly at Culture [http://www.cultureny.com/] (331 Fifth Avenue), you may come across a new
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Is frozen yogurt the new sushi? Well, I guess we’re not quite there yet. But another frozen yogurt, this one called Funkiberry, has opened up at 2001-A Avenue U, right on the corner of Ocean Avenue. The location used to be a pharmacy. Good luck, Funkiberry!
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The Fro-Yo Bandit, wanted for a string of robberies around Brooklyn (three of which occurred at the Tasti D-Lite at 339 7th Avenue), was arrested last night. Robert Coston, 47, was apprehended at the Linden Motor Inn (714 Conduit Boulevard), after a Crimestoppers tip identified the suspect. According to the
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Man, has it been a tough week for businesses in the Sheepshead Bay area. First we wrote about Randazzo’s Sandwich Spot closing up [/electrical-problems-spur-randazzos-sandwich-spot-to-shutter-permanently/] after electrical problems proved too frustrating to deal with, then we moved on to Chicken Masters throwing in the towel [/vinnie-mazzone-chicken-masters-regulations/] in the face of