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772 Dean St wants to serve beer. It is between Washington and Underhill.
772 Dean StreetProspect HeightsSmall storefront. Here's your street view: http://goo.gl/maps/UK7j9Entity would be called The Rendered Room. It would use the backyard.Please be advised that the SLA...
View ArticlePartial roof collapse 658 Washington @ Bergen
The slow-moving Brookland Capital project to convert the old 3-story brick building on the NW corner of Washington and Bergen to a 4-story mixed-use hit a snag this morning when part of the roof caved...
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Stadium Convenience opens on Vanderbilt Ave
Dear Business Owner,Please change your name to Extremely Stadium Inconvenient. Until you do, I'm boycotting you. The reason is simply that you were convinced based on zero evidence except possibly...
View ArticleSidewalk Bridge Lighting - 50 Plaza East/Butler Place
Hello folks at 50 Plaza East!Please turn on the sidewalk bridge lights on the Butler Place side of building, you are creating a very dangerous situation for those of us who have to go to work early and...
View ArticleOwner of Tom's Dies
According to DNA Info, Gus Vlahavas, longtime owner of Tom's, died yesterday: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141105/prospect-heights/gus-vlahavas-founder-of-toms-restaurant-prospect-heights-diesHe's...
View ArticleParticipatory oral history event @ BPL this Wednesday
Come on out! Events are free... The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council(PHNDC), Brooklyn Public Library, and urbanist studio Buscada announce theopening of Intersection | Prospect...
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We were going to have 15 Mexican restaurants, but Pequena is becoming Korean:...
601 VanderbiltWe were so close to having 15 mexican restauants between Vanderbilt and Nostrand, but now we...
View ArticleVanderbilt's Korean War has begun
And unfortunately for Bopsot there seems to a clear winner already. I think the food at both places is good, and the menus, while different, feel the same. It's Korean food - not too out of the box -...
View ArticleLA Burrito Bar comes to Underhill, Whynot attempts to count all the Mexican...
"L. A. Burrito Bar III" has applied for a kitchen inspection at 43 underhill avenue, the current location of purity diner. The other locations in williamsburg and bushwick have middling reviews, but...
View ArticleFish Fish opens
So it looks like Fish Fish Mo Fish (stupidest name) is open. It's been pretty empty when I've gone by. What do you think? 6 months before they close?
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A big change for Tom's Restaurant: A full liquor lic is being sought
In the Fall of 2014, the long time operator of Tom's Restaurant (Gus Vlahavas ) died.The new operators of Tom's have just signaled that they are going to make a major change in how Tom's is operated:...
View ArticleA new restaurant takes over 606 Vanderbilt: Wilderness Group LLC
Readers may recall that a few months ago, 606 Vanderbilt called it quits and the site was listed for lease:...
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What will actually happen to the former Capital One Building at 856 Washington
Despite several unfounded rumors (i.e. Trader Joe's), I can now confirm that this site has been purchased by a developer and financing is presently being sought for a multi-unit residential...
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Plan B on Vanderbilt is for sale?! 626 Vanderbilt
For those unaware, Plan B is a Sports bar that has been around for several years. The owners also operate Cookland, a new upscale restaurant that is located across the...
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Prospect Heights to get bioswales (no, that isn't a disease)
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is undertaking a number of projects aimed at improving water quality in the Gowanus Canal. Several of these projects are intended to...
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The BID near Barclays throws a community event, October 17
more details: http://nfbid.com/north-flatbush-fall-fest-2015/
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Raccoon decides courtyard of Turner Towers on Eastern Parkway is great place...
Turner Towers is a large doorman building located on Eastern Parkway across from the museum. For the past few nights, the overnight doorman has stated a raccoon has been wandering around the courtyard,...
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