The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

thanks Dan. i still like Boat.

although if i'm over that way i am more likely to go to Brooklyn Inn

I know, my friend who usta bartend at GL took me in there one night.... We had CHEESE. Like that's supposed to be DINNER.

hahaha. well to be fair it's supposed to be more "wine bar with snacks," not "restaurant/bar." if you were expecting dinner that's more on your friend I think. I haven't been in though. not that into wine really.

I liked Great Lakes, I think I was going there well past the heyday but it was still pretty fun.

has anyone ever been inside Park Slope's Beauty Bar? it ALWAYS looks empty. I don't know how they stay open.

yeah, he (Ray) didn't care how much I was eating, cuz he was staying up til 7 a.m.

vigil against Syria intervention, Fort Greene Park @ 7pm

did anyone else hear gunshots last night? i was suffering one of my periodic bouts of insomnia and heard what sounded like two gunshots, close together, somewhere within what i assume was a few blocks? this would be clinton hill/fort greene area. don't see anything on the news about it, so it's possibly it was sometihng other than gunshots.

i dunno, when i lived in clinton hill a few years ago there was a shooting on the other side of the street. cops, etc, and we couldn't find out whether the guy lived or died media-wise until a police blotter days later (he lived).

i didn;t hear sirens after the 'shot' so i'm still not sure if that's what they were. but i'm sure i will find out at some point

fwiw the few times i have heard nearby gunshots i feel like i have always been able to tell, very clearly, that they were gunshots

i thought my experience in crown heights/pros. heights had me knowing what gunshots sounded like -- and i think these were. but, you know, i could have been wrong.

couldve just been someone firing a gun off for lolz

yeah but im thinking maybe they were far away or something?

http://www.brooklyntheborough.com/2013/10/the-mallification-of-brooklyns-creative-makers/

http://hyperallergic.com/88183/blessed-are-the-makers-the-rise-and-fall-of-3rd-ward/

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/junior-selling-flagship-location-brooklyn-article-1.1620413#ixzz2tp4RQlms

long story short:
junior's sold property, gonna be a new condo building, they hope to re-open when the new building is complete (but this has not been worked out yet, if it ever will be.)
meanwhile, new/temporary location TBA?

Man, that would feel wrong if they don't reopen, but I guess all things must pass. I could totally see some VC fund swooping in, buying the brand and making it a chain though.

Don't go George Harrison on me

Have people been posting about this somewhere else?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/spike-lee-blasts-brooklyn-gentrifiers-article-1.1701847

spike-lee-finger-blasts-gentrifiers

Gentrification: Gone Too Far?

Yeah but how about the photo of a typical Brooklyn dog lover

I know it was trash, but I loved Mexicali on Court just below Atlantic, and they delivered. Anyone recommend Mexican that delivers in Boerum Hill? (I don't like California Burrito) Thanks!

oh Mexicali was gross! Is Buddy's Burittos still there? They used to sell their own root beer. I'd get beans and rice and chicken. Is California Burrito the place at Bergen and Court? I actually liked that place. I'd get enchiladas plate delivery, totally disgusting mess but I loved it.

I remember Lobo being pretty shitty tex mex -- maybe they deliver?

There's a taco place on Smith that was called Oaxaca and is called something else now, and that was decent, again don't know if they deliver

Not Oaxaca anymore -- it's called omg taco and they aren't bad (basically the same place; different name). The food ends up a little cold when they deliver but I like them bc tacos also it seems to be owned/run by young dudes and I like kt support them.

And I will voice my support for the late mexicali

Anyone else been to French Louie yet? Atlantic btw smith and Hoyt. Run by Bmilk channel ppls. It's really good.

Is there anywhere good to eat lunch near the library in Brooklyn Heights? And/or any nearby bars I shouldn't miss while I'm there?

Sure. If you want ultra-cheap, fascati pizza and heights falafel are both very good. If you don't mind a bit more of a walk, walk south to Joralemon and turn left and walk almost all the way down and make a left on Columbia Pl and go to Iris Cafe, which is probably my favorite coffee and sandwich place anywhere.

I think Henry's End is supposed to be pretty good if you want like gastropub food.

Henry's End is only open for dinner.
Fatoush on hicks isn't super close, but has excellent middle eastern (there's tons of these places on atlantic). also shake shack on fulton st mall.
also i like Teresa's on Montague for eastern european food.

Whenever I serve jury duty, I like to go to that oldschool diner that must be popular with mob guys.

Park Plaza diner, always a good spot to see lawyers and clients discussing strategy.

Yeah I second Fatoush and Teresa's. I also like Waterfalls Cafe on Atlantic for middle eastern. I dig the Park Plaza too -- well above average diner. There are so many more good options starting around Atlantic Ave and south, but that is a bit of a walk. There seemed to also be some new places right on Atlantic last time I was there. Maybe there's new stuff on Fulton Mall by now.

Oh and of course there's the Shake Shack, I guess that's not super far. Do they have the food carts in Brooklyn Bridge Park on weekdays? Are they out yet? Calexico is good.

Goddamnit I miss that area. I'm just going to work until I'm 75, move back there, and die in a brownstone.

Ack, I headed out before I saw these suggestions. Walked past Siggys Good Food but it was too crowded,
ended up at a little falafel place on Henry. Thanks for the tips nevertheless.

Oh, the falafel place on Henry was one of my tips

I miss that area.
Forget it, Hurting, you're exiled to the Queens thread.

Food at Henry's End is really rich, too rich for my blood, as the saying goes, lots of creamy, creamy sauces.

oh also there's a Hill Country bbq next to Shake Shack now so amuse yourself etc

so smoky this morning

fire from Jersey

remember when it smelled like syrup lol crazy times

Smoky syrup

Man, this sucks:

http://gawker.com/brooklyn-venue-suddenly-declares-bankruptcy-stranding-1575652190

More info:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/dumbo-hot-spot-owner-hot-water-article-1.1789876

FWIW, I liked that place a lot. A really cool space, pretty decent food and good beer list, plus the coffee bar downstairs was solid before there were any other coffee options. Sometimes they had cheesy art and/or performance, but it was a great neighborhood spot when there weren't many options (H used to have her studio in the building so we were there a lot). I have good memories of that place and the building.

people paid now bankrupt Rebar more than 20,000 for their wedding package! Must have been some wedding plan

Considering the average NYC wedding costs something like $35,000, I'd say it's not a bad deal. Granted I don't know how many people that covers.

http://www.tanveerbadal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wpid6366-rebar-brooklyn-wedding-7.jpg

looks nice

ReBar is one of New York's cheaper wedding spots, I think. Was.

And being a bar/restaurant, prices probably included catering. Even if you count something like 150 per head for 150 people, that's 22,500, plus rental feels and whatever other costs.