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DDT Opens During The Pandemic: “We’re Not Going Anywhere”

When Randy and Suzanne Tyson started planning their Park Slope bar, DDT [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=21&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjozLGH4cXpAhU0mnIEHRNjA_8Q_BcwFHoECBEQEg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ddt.nyc%2F&usg=AOvVaw17WK5WhAwDfD5vl6u8q9Go] , they anticipated opening sometime

Business

Pasta Louise: A Family-Focused Restaurant is Coming to Park Slope

PARK SLOPE — Allison Arevalo knows how to run a restaurant. Although she is originally from Long Island, her Oakland, California, mac and cheese restaurant Homeroom [https://homeroom510.com/] was a flash success when it opened in 2011, after she left a job in marketing. Before she knew it, the small

Bushwick

Philadelphia’s Favorite Fried Chicken Comes to Brooklyn

BUSHWICK — Redcrest Fried Chicken [https://www.redcrestfriedchicken.com] is a Philadelphia favorite [https://www.phillyvoice.com/fried-chicken-day-best-places-fried-chicken-philadelphia/] . Since it’s opening last year in the City of Brotherly Love, it has only been gaining popularity and notoriety. Now, Brooklyn is getting in on the fun. Redcrest opened its second location

Business

Amy Thai Bistro: Good Energy and Thai Food on Flatbush

The new space at Amy Thai Bistro [https://www.amythaibistro.com/], one of the only Thai restaurants on Flatbush Avenue, has a minimal design. The walls are a crisp white, and the dishware come in mismatched, rich colors. It feels chic, but warm and inviting. This all makes perfect sense

Business

Bakers Fulfill Brooklyn Dream With Simple Loaf Bakehouse

PARK SLOPE- Shari Call has been working as a baker for over 13 years. She’s been all around the country helping to open bakeries and perfecting her craft – California, Cape Cod, Key West, and now, Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue. She and her business partner, Julissa Escobedo, will introduce

Brooklyn Heights

San Blas Brings New Latin Cuisine to Brooklyn Heights

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – San Blas Latin Cuisine and Cocktails is named for a sad song about a sad story. Panama’s San Blas Islands are involved, as well as tragic love lost and shipwrecked sailors. However, it is in no way a sad place. It takes up the second floor of

Bushwick

Abe’s Pagoda Bar – New Bushwick Hang

BUSHWICK- Abe’s Pagoda Bar [https://www.abespagodabar.com] on Wyckoff Avenue opened on April 20th. The space has a tropical feel, with eccentric decorations pretty much everywhere you look. Lamps line the space above the bar, red lanterns make up a hallway, there are two pool tables, a photo

Business

Beer+Oysters – Blue Point Brewing Company to Open Brewpub in Dumbo

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

Business

Cena Opens to Eager Crowds in Windsor Terrace

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

Food & Drink

Republic of Booza Opens Summer Pop-Up in Fort Greene

FORT GREENE – Republic Of Booza [https://www.republicofbooza.com], the Williamsburg ice cream spot made famous for its stretchy treats, has opened a pop-up in Fort Greene for the summer. The location debuted on Wednesday, July 3rd and will be open through September. Republic of Booza pop-up, 45 Willoughby Avenue

Business

Eager Lines Wait For LaLou, A New Natural Wine Bar In Prospect Heights

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – LaLou [https://laloubrooklyn.com], Prospect Heights’ newest natural wine bar, opened to a line last Thursday for their soft opening weekend. They will take reservations starting this Tuesday, July 2. “[The opening] went so well. It was busier than we thought, actually,” partner Joe Campanale told Bklyner over

Bay Ridge

Openings and Closings: June Edition

Here, we bring you another installment of openings and closings around Brooklyn. Check out the spots opening all over the borough- from Crown Heights, Williamsburg, Bay Ridge, and more. Crown Heights Mexicocina Agaveria [https://www.mexicosina.com/] Mexicocina Agaveria’s guacamole and the JCP, two of the most popular items

Business

Pilot Kombucha To Open New Space in Red Hook

RED HOOK – Pilot Kombucha [https://www.pilotkombucha.com/] is coming to Red Hook to ferment. The female-founded and operated kombucha company has put down the deposit on their new space and hopes to open in late August or early September with big plans. > [https://www.instagram.com/p/By5heDMh-Ek/] [https:

Announcements

Shaved Ice, Hot Dogs, Vietnamese Noodles: North 3rd Street Market Welcomes New Vendors

WILLIAMSBURG – Food hall and event space, North 3rd Street Market [https://www.north3rdstreetmarket.com/], welcomed several new vendors this month and plans to introduce more in the coming weeks. Brooklyn Shave Ice, courtesy of N. 3rd Street Market.Among the new vendors is Brooklyn Shave Ice [https://www.instagram.com/

Crown Heights

Crown Heights Store Openings

CROWN HEIGHTS — We have already told you about Izzy’s opening up its third business — a fried chicken spot— in Crown Heights [/izzys-fried-chicken-to-open-in-crown-heights/]. Here’s the scoop on what’s ahead among the growing retail spaces in the neighborhood. Nostrand Avenue Bar & Lounge at 818-822 Nostrand Avenue (Photo credit: Roger

Food & Drink

Ovenly Opens 4th Outpost In Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG – For a moment on Monday afternoon, the bake shop smelled as much like caulking as it did cookies, as contractors worked quickly to get the newest Ovenly [http://www.oven.ly/] outpost ready for its soft opening. Employees and owners alike worked to fix flowers, arrange chairs and set

Arts & Culture

April 3, Avenue C Plaza Awakening: A Harbinger of Summer Fun

Clear out those parked cars. Make way for the new Avenue C Plaza [/blog/events/meet-your-neighbors-who-are-creating-a-plaza-in-kensington-beautiful-plaza/] on the asphalt triangle in front of the green MTA Relay Center at McDonald Avenue. Co-sponsored by the Neighborhood Plaza Partnership (NPP) [http://neighborhoodplazapartnership.org] and The Kensington Stewards, the Avenue C Plaza’s

Business

UPDATE: Propellerhead Putting Up Sign; Opening Soon On Coney Island Avenue

Photo by Carly Miller/Ditmas Park CornerUpdate 1/18/2016 3:10pm: There is a partial stop work order [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/OverviewForComplaintServlet?requestid=2&vlcompdetlkey=0001939857] on the new restaurant for unlicensed electrical work. Propellerhead’s designer Brittany Echlin says they were unaware their electrician had not

411 7th Avenue

Antique Raiders Sweep In, Offering Artisans And Authenticity

Photo courtesy of Antique RaidersThis new antique shop is anything but an old-fashioned gallery. Antique Raiders [http://antiqueraiders.com/parkslope/] (411 7th Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets) will be opening Friday, September 18 and will feature antiques, collectibles, jewelry, and art. However owner Adelina Man is excited to highlight

openings

El Paso Mexican Grill Open For Business On Flatbush Avenue (Sponsored)

Courtesy of El Paso Mexican GrillEl Paso Mexican Grill [http://www.elpasomexbk.com/]is now open at 387 Flatbush Avenue, between Sterling Place and Plaza Street East, for people craving tasty, authentic Mexican and American food. Branching off from their first location on Newkirk Avenue [/blog/food/el-paso-is-open-on-newkirk-avenue-for-all-your-burrito-taco-needs-2] in Ditmas

businesses

Next Door Restaurant Serves Up Stone Oven Pizza On Emmons Avenue

Next Door owner George Katsichtis shows off a freshly made pie. Photo by Megan McGibneyby Megan McGibney Walk into the newly opened restaurant, Next Door, and one may immediately notice something different about this upscale pizza restaurant at 2005 Emmons Avenue. It might be the stone oven flame burning brightly

2574 coney island ave

Eat ‘N Run Cafe, A New Kosher Eatery, Now Open On Coney Island Avenue

Eat ‘N Run Cafe is now open at 2574 Coney Island Avenue, serving a variety of hot and cold kosher treats. The luncheonette-style cafe will serve up pizza, salad, sandwiches and, yes, sushi, among other things, all deemed kosher under the supervision of Kehilas Hashrus [http://m.greatkosherrestaurants.com/restaurant-detail.

273 13th Street

Voodoo Lounge Now Open On 13th Street

Photo by Voodoo Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynvoudoulounge/photos/pb.1591262821093467.-2207520000.1421682519./1599271353625947/?type=3&theater] Looks like something of the vibe of Lucky 13 Saloon is back on 13th Street, as a new bar has opened in their former space. Voodoo Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynvoudoulounge]

Business

Free Pizza Alert: Two Boots Is Opening Next Week

The new Two Boots [http://www.twoboots.com/] is holding its grand opening next week, and it’s bringing with it two of the best words in the English language: FREE PIZZA. The pizza and po’ boy outlet is coming to 284 5th Avenue on the corner of 1st Street,

Clear Choice Dental Group

Clear Choice Dental Group Now Open On 5th Avenue

Just a few months after starting construction [/blog/business/dental-office-coming-to-former-video-store-space-on-5th-ave], a new dental office has opened on 5th Avenue, next door to the urgent care center (which, incidentally, is now branded CityMD, though that’s still Premier [http://www.premiercare365.com/urgent-care-locations/brooklyn/park-slope/]). Clear Choice Dental Group [http://www.