Closing Time on 5th Avenue
Over the past few days several businesses on 5th Avenue in the Slope have announced that they’re calling it quits. It doesn’t appear that rent hikes are the sole cause of the pileup of shutterings, though they may have contributed to a couple of these closings: Biscuit BBQ: The restaurant, which relocated from Flatbush Ave.,…
Over the past few days several businesses on 5th Avenue in the Slope have announced that they’re calling it quits. It doesn’t appear that rent hikes are the sole cause of the pileup of shutterings, though they may have contributed to a couple of these closings:
Biscuit BBQ: The restaurant, which relocated from Flatbush Ave., took the place of the former Night & Day diner on President Street. No word on why the restaurant has decided to close. Will the back room jazz venue live on?
Nancy Nancy: The card/knick-knack store has been open for nearly 10 years. According to the shop’s blog, the landlord pulled the lease, but NN’s stuff will still be on sale at NancyNancy.com.
Cocotte: The French restaurant, which opened in 2002, in saying goodbye because of “rising rent and an inability to make a go of it financially,” according to Gowanus Lounge.
Hollywood Video: The large video rental store closed last weekend. The chain movie-rental biz is in the process of closing hundreds of stores nationwide. With the vacated Eckerd space only a block away, that means there’s two pretty large retail locations now available on 5th.
How much does retail space go for on 5th ave (north)? Does anyone have any idea what the price per sq/foot is?
I liked Cocotte much more than Belleville. The food was very good, the drinks creative and the service warm and good. That’s a real loss for the neighborhood. I’ll miss Biscuit, too — I enjoyed the pulled pork sandwich with a side of grits. Never tried the ribs or chicken, though, so maybe I got the one good thing on the menu.
Hollywood Video isn’t a big loss, but I wonder what will go in that space — I’m surprised that the Eckerd property hasn’t been snapped up yet. I’m wondering if the commercial landlords are getting unreasonably greedy.
I loved Cocotte. Very sad to see it go 🙁
I must have pushed a button. Go back to your little home town in the midwest, settle down and come back when you are able to take the heat.
You are the reason people don’t like the Slope. You try to justify silliness and then you get all hot under the collar when someone calls you on your crap.
oh, and while your at it, go stuff your face with yet MORE pizza (hmmm…how many do we have in the hood–15???), since you’re just a bit too lowbrow for an actual restaurant.
then go hybernate in your apartment and park your oversized ass on the couch and think of clever posts to put on brownstoner
why do you have to call people names?
grow up
Ruby: La di da is pretentious. Bring back the pizza parlor.
btw, Brooklynites are part of the B&T crowd you asshat.
Dirty????
This is a city, people!
Besides, the dirt comes from the “tourists” that all our “cute” restaurants are luring in. Why should the B&T-ers keep the nabe clean? they don’t live there!
As for the post about Al Di La being pretentious. Have you ever actually eaten there? The reason the restaurant is so successful is precisely b/c it’s not pretentious. They offer excellent food and service at very reasonable prices, really friendly service. (ok, the hosts can be short and matter-of-fact about your hour wait, but it’s a business.)
Yes, the line outside is ridiculous, but it’s not unmerited.
8:09 is a clever one.