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Historic Lundy’s Could Be On Its Way To Getting A Much Needed Facelift

Photo via Facebook/Brooklyn MemoriesThe historic Lundy’s Brothers Restaurant building on Emmons Avenue will be getting some much needed improvements, according to a set of plans that was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Committee, and Community Board 15 last night. The exterior alterations include repairing ailing areas of the

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Lundy’s Continues To Deteriorate Despite Promises By Owner And LPC To Fix It Up

Blue tarps still dangle from the Lundy’s Building on Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Ed Cheney / Sheepshead Bites)The historic Lundy’s Building on Emmons Avenue continues to deteriorate, despite promises from the owner to patch up the property. We reported in March the landmarked building, constructed in the 1930s, seemed

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Lundy’s Building: A Real Fixer Upper?

Ragged blue tarp hanging from the Lundy’s building. (Photo: Ed Cheney)The historic Lundy’s Building, located along the waterfront at 1901 Emmons Avenue, is in many ways the face of Sheepshead Bay. First constructed in the 1930s to house the legendary Lundy’s Restaurant, the Spanish-style colonial building,

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Sheepshead Bay’s Newest Seafood Restaurant, Cipura, Opens In Lundy’s Building

The inside of Cipura. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay’s newest oceanside seafood restaurant opened its doors for the first time last week in the west side of the historic Lundy’s building. The new restaurant, called Cipura after the bream fish caught off the coasts of Turkey,

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Cherry Hill Market Celebrates Its Own Independence For The Fourth Of July

Vietnam veteran Jim Markson (center right) presented a copy of his book to store owner David Isaev (center left) Also pictured: Sam Nitka (far left) and Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Andrew Thompson. Photo provided by Raisa Chernina.Cherry Hill Gourmet Market celebrated its own independence from a long, hard-fought

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Tomorrow: Community Board 15 To Hold Hearings On Cherry Hill Market, Loehmann’s Development

Following a postponement due to weather, Community Board 15 will hold their monthly meeting Tuesday evening, and two major items are on the agenda for a public hearing. The Board will meet at 7:00pm at Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulevard) in the faculty dining room. The Board is

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After Fire At Lundy’s, Tenants Get Back To Business

First they survived Superstorm Sandy’s wrath, and now they’re surviving a fire that drew a massive response of more than 100 firefighters, and left one fireman with minor injuries. We headed over to the historic Lundy’s building (1901 Emmons Avenue) on Saturday to check in on how

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Photo: Momoyama Picking Up The Pieces

Momoyama, the Japanese hibachi joint inside the hard-hit Lundy’s building at 1901 Emmons Avenue, only just began their cleanup efforts on Friday. When we stopped by, workers were there getting wooden boards up to secure the location, after Sandy’s flood waters battered the door. Like other establishments in

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Found On eBay: Circa 1930 Lundy Brothers Restaurant Silver Menu Holder

Source: qualityolstuff via EbayAn original table menu holder from Lundy’s Restaurant came on the buyer’s block on eBay. The famous seafood restaurant opened in 1934 or 1935 to 1977 or 1979, and then again from 1997 to early 2007. Currently, Cherry Hill Market has taken over the old

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Civics Urged To Fight Cherry Hill’s Attempts To Legalize Market Use In Special Zoning District

Bay Improvement Group President Steve Barrison spoke at last night’s Sheepshead Bay / Plumb Beach Civic Association meeting, explaining the importance of the neighborhood’s Special Purpose District, and urged residents to join in protecting it. The presentation came as Barrison and others seek to unite and fight off plans

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Sheepshead Bay’s Got The Best Deceased Restaurants

Courtesy of More Glib Than ProfoundRead it and weep, North Brooklyn. Well, in this case, we all have plenty to weep about. The Village Voice’s Robert Sietsema compiled a round-up of Brooklyn’s five great restaurants of the past, and while it’s very au courant for foodies to

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Lundys Bros.: A Wistful Reminiscing

Courtesy of More Glib Than ProfoundA talented writer running a personal blog named More Glib Than Profound posted a chronicling of his childhood memories of F.W.I.L. Lundy’s Bros. Restaurant. Living in Sheepshead Bay all my life, I’ve heard so many stories of the massive restaurant