The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

Pacific Green (grocer) on court and pacific lost the battle w J Crew; last day tomorrow

Di Fara, the iconic Midwood pizzeria that has been around for more than 50 years, has been seized by the state after not paying taxes. pic.twitter.com/AN2UtvL4rC

— Morena Basteiro (@morenabasteiro) August 20, 2019

lol those 30$ pies were such a bargain too

it's about a mile from me and never made it there

nor did i. i live around the corner from lucali if i want to wait two hours for a $30 pizza

yeah i don't wait for... anything

I went a bunch of times a long time ago and it was fantastic. The wait was frustrating but it was really really good pizza.

i had it once because i happen to be walking by and there was only a small line . It was pretty damn good though but not mind blowing and the place is a dump ffiw

the government is eating all the pizza now

uhhhhhh

Does anyone know what the hell kind of chicken massacre happened in Boerum Hill? pic.twitter.com/Wfk73zm1jZ

— Sara Vilkomerson (@Vilkomerson) August 30, 2019

Well there goes chicken as a lunch option

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDO8I4cWsAAqzF4?format=jpg&name=small

omg

see what you’re missing, hippie?

Has this been noted here?
https://bklyner.com/36-years-court-street-office-supplies-will-close-brick-mortar-location/

ppl are real excited abt this Wegman's place

It was a big deal when a Wegman’s opened up near my parents in South Central PA because I could get snooty city stuff when I visited. Don’t exactly get the point of one in an actual city, much less New York City.

— Splat! Prigge (@mattprigge) October 28, 2019

miss brooklyn today. could be enjoying the view of the cars queuing to park in wegmans from my house.

I used to go to Wegman's when I lived in central PA. It was really nice. It was the second best thing about central PA.

I'm kind of interested in the Sahadi's new Sunset Park location. I really like that they do (or at least used to) carry jelly babies in the bulk section.

wait, did Sahadi's move or does it just have a second location?

FWIW I loved Wegmans when I lived in Jersey but I really can't see spending 40 minutes on the damn BQE to get to one, it's not *that* good.

https://ny.eater.com/2019/8/28/20836646/sahadis-open-menu-industry-city-sunset-park-brooklyn-nyc

I still haven't been to InDustRY cITy.

the bulk food scene at sahadis was always so exciting

I don't know how NYC grocery shopping is these days but what I remember being so cool about Wegman's when I lived in Jersey was its scale. I remember NYC shopping as being "you are trying to find things crammed in a very small space and the store is too small to have all the things you need, and maybe you can muster the energy to go to another store while carrying all the stuff you bought from the first store" -- in its way, it was fun and felt very New York, but the opposite is also fun!

Or do people in New York just buy all their groceries off an app and have somebody deliver them?

The other thing is, I don't really think Wegman's would be that fun if you didn't have a car. People who live in Brooklyn don't drive cars now, do they?

mostly the rich pigs in the condo towers

tho i think ian still has a sporadically working vehicle

I had a truck for 10 years in blyn, but I had a driveway so it was convenient.

I could get all my groceries to last a week in one trip from Trader Joes, carrying them on the subway.

i had a car for a while. it was only good for going to fairway for groceries or dragging my gear to play hockey

oh and it's good if you have large dogs.

A lot of people would ask me to give them rides or pick them up from the airport. It took me two years to learn not to do that.

oh god yes

I don't know how NYC grocery shopping is these days but what I remember being so cool about Wegman's when I lived in Jersey was its scale.

Yes. It's like wandering into a food theme park.

My neighborhood now is absolutely shit for groceries. We get most stuff from Costco and supplement with fresh direct and a local Jewish/Russian/Israeli store (labneh, olives, pickles, bourekas, etc). The other options are a Key Food, a C-Town and a bunch of those corner green grocers. There's a Trader Joe's that's only accessible by car and has the world's worst parking lot. Still not driving all the way to Navy Yard though.

Are you talking about the Trader Joe's in Rego Park? I used to go to that one all the time when I lived in wburg. I would just automatically park in the larger lot behind it.

that costco in astoria is the most aggro costco in the world.

Plenty of non rich people in Brooklyn and queens w cars.

Frank's is closing; last human bar I know of near BAM

https://brooklynbuzz.com/the-legendary-franks-cocktail-lounge-in-ft-greene-brooklyn-closing-for-good-as-owners-sell-the-building-just-blocks-from-bam/

rip

fuuuuck

There's also Moe's about a block away but I def prefer Frank's, this is a real loss

On a positive note, Gage & Tollner will reopen this Sunday after being closed 16 years. The new owners are intending to keep it essentially old school. Looks like the beautiful interior has been preserved.

i've been hearing a little bit about that behind the scenes and through the grapevine, and it sounds positive - -- one of the people involved is the guy behind Fort Defiance in Red Hook, which is a great bar, so that's promising. i did peek through a gap into G&T a couple weeks back and the interior looked fantastic.

Is O’Connor’s on 5th ave still there ?

No, it's a different bar called McMahon's now

Looks like the beautiful interior has been preserved.

― Josefa, Wednesday, March 11, 2020 12:53 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

beautiful interior is a city landmark, which is why the arby's that was there was so goofy

if anyone has tips for best availability of sanitizer/rubber gloves in/around Kensington/Ditmas Park/Slope lmk

Neergaard @5th Ave/9th St was selling mini Purell bottles out of a cardboard box near the front register but there were only about three left late Thursday night (& they're marked up).

Someone told me Save-On Fifth @5th Ave/8th St was being accommodating with this kind of stuff, but I suspect that mainly what they have is the non-alcohol based Handi Wipes. Maybe they have something behind the counter.

thx Josefa, I go to Neergard frequently

rip my gym

Building collapse on the corner of Union at and Court St... really hope no one is hurt @NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/mMjVJgQkvY

— Anton Tsimbler (@atsimbler) July 1, 2020

Whoa. It was an active gym until shutdown?

does that cyclist have ... a monkey on their back?

it's been closed since march because of the virus; not sure why it chose now to fall apart