The two storefronts at 70-72 Seventh Avenue, between Berkeley and Lincoln, that were last home to La Taqueria, have been slowly undergoing a renovation that's now just about complete. The old facade was completely removed late last year, and since then... »
If your car is parked on Seventh Avenue between Carroll and Third Streets, I'd recommend moving it tonight: Boardwalk Empire is taking over. The HBO show films in our neighborhood all the time, but they're mostly interior scenes, like in the Montauk Cl... »
Ace Supermarket, on the corner of Seventh and Berkeley, underwent a major overhaul and modernization recently, requiring the removal of a 40-year old hand-painted sign. I'd always read that no-frills sign as "ACE Super Market," as the ACE was front and... »
Monday brought the opening of a new barber shop called Badlands, advertising "Badass cuts, clips, and color- for men and women!", in the space that was last home to boutique Animated Closet. Also, the former Ace Supermarket, under renovation on Seventh... »
After spending many years as a cleaners and many more as a vacant space, the storefront at 202 Fifth Avenue, between Union and Sackett, has been completely gutted, given a new facade, and is now up for rent. Even though whoever comes into the space wil... »
Not in Park Slope. Over the past several weeks, one Billy Diddles has been a frequent commenter on this site, hilariously bemoaning the lack of proper Mission-style burritos in the Slope. I asked him to pen a full-length screed for HPS, which you can f... »
The hand-painted sign that has graced the facade of Ace Supermarket, on the corner of Seventh and Berkeley, for at least the past 40 years was removed last week amidst a massive renovation of the space. The market, which has occupied the corner for age... »
Since Uncle Moe's Taco and Burrito Shop closed down back in November after 20 years in business on Seventh Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets, the double-wide storefront has sat empty and Slopers have been left wanting in the burrito department. So... »
Hungry Ghost, the café that’s in the works in the former New York Naturals space on Flatbush Avenue near Sixth, is looking pretty good. The storefront has been completely rebuilt in a classic style, and while there’s still plenty of work to be done, ow... »
So this is an interesting development: the "Coming Soon" sign that's been in the window of the former Oko Frozen Yogurt, on Fifth between Degraw and Douglass, for the past month or so has vanished, along with all evidence that this space had ever been ... »
The Painted Pot, a "paint your own pottery studio," opened over the weekend in the northern half of what was previously La Taqueria, on Seventh Avenue between Berkeley and Lincoln Places. The studio, which has two other locations (in Carroll Gardens an... »
Monday brought official word of Southpaw's closure, and the space already being gutted. Signage is up at Burger Bistro, which should be opening by the end of the month, and the former Ozzie's on Seventh has been totally gutted. I noticed on Tuesday tha... »
The intersection of Third Avenue and Third Street is officially about to get a lot more interesting. Currently in the hinterlands of Gowanus, within a few years it'll be a hub of activity all brought on by a brand new Whole Foods, which has been strugg... »
It stuck around for a few days longer than its planned February 20th closing date, but it's official: Southpaw, the ten year old music venue on Fifth Avenue near Sterling Place, is closed for good. It was locked tight this past weekend, its calendar an... »
On Monday word got around that the long-empty storefront on the corner of Seventh Avenue and 14th Street will next be home to a store called "For Your Bathroom." Tuesday brought official word that MIX, the reboot of Barrio that opened only last month, ... »
