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Epiclylaterd
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via http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2012/04/crown-heights-in-news-falafel-murals.html

Falafel place coming soon to the nabe. Franklin is becoming a one stop shop for everything. Keep the exciting news coming. Looks like its shaping up to be a great summer with all these businesses popping up.

Just a thought but I'm holding out for a pet store and a really nice bookstore on the ave and I would be even happier!

# Posted 1 yr ago
whynot_31
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Businesses that are just now entering the area are most at risk of closure, because they are paying comparatively higher rents than businesses that opened just a few years ago.

I'll do my part by eating Falafel.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 1 yr ago
Epiclylaterd
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I should add that the article says rumored, however, hopefully not too far off.

# Posted 1 yr ago
whynot_31
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A gyro place would work as well.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 1 yr ago
tsarina
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I'm behind the gyro and falafel all the way.

# Posted 1 yr ago
whynot_31
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It will be named

"Hummus Station"

http://www.nychealthratings.com/nycrestapp/restaurantlanding/3/Crown%20Heights/30287/

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 1 yr ago
whynot_31
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This place sounds like it will be vegetarian, possibly even Kosher.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 1 yr ago
HisCrownHeights
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dang. no lamb falafel?

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# Posted 1 yr ago
whynot_31
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Time will tell.

Does anyone have a rumor as to when or whether this is still happening?

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 8 mos ago
whynot_31
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Confirmed ...it is still happening. The place next door to it will be a pizza place

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 6 mos ago
Capt. Planet
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Animal clinic coming to 753 Franklin Avenue. Stay tuned for details.

# Posted 6 mos ago
whynot_31
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Construction on Hummus Station and the Pizza place is ongoing....

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 5 mos ago
whynot_31
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Hummus Station was granted CB8 support for a beer and wine lic in Oct.

....it will feature 22 seats, 8 of which will be stools at a bar.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 5 mos ago
whynot_31
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Construction continues to move along nicely.

Dated photo of 798 Franklin:

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 4 mos ago
alwayslookaround
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Hummus Station is being opened by the owners of MySpaceNYC Realty. It's not MySpaceNYC renting the space to the restaurant, it is MySpaceNYC opening the restaurant on their own. Their greed knows no bounds.

If you do ever consider eating there, please realize you would be fueling MySpaceNYC's efforts as they continue to exorbitantly raise rents in this neighborhood.

Surely you can satisfy your hunger elsewhere - somewhere that wouldn't require you to swallow your own conscience with every bite.

At the very least, you should know the hand that feeds you. If you want to know more about Hummus Station and the people who will own/run it, stop into MySpaceNYC realty and talk with Guy or Rob. See what you think.

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# Posted 4 mos ago
eastbloc
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I trust MySpaceNYC to make good hummus.

# Posted 4 mos ago
whynot_31
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Eastbloc-
Hummus is not that hard to make, but I must try anything before I know whether it is good.

So, once they open, I will either ask fellow contributors if it is any good, or spend approximately $7 of my own money to see for myself.

I predict I will be served by employee making between $7 and $10 an hour.

I predict the manager will make more than the employee, for work that is less arduous.

As a result of being owned by their operator, I predict that they will have to pay less for occupying the space than they otherwise would, but will have to cover Opportunity Costs.

While I wish everything was cheaper (including residential rents, beer and hummus), I have grudgingly accepted that "fair" is determined by the amount I and others are willing and able to pay.

As a result, I will not let others define terms like "greed", "conscience", and "exorbitant". I will define these for myself, just as others define them for themselves.

If the hummus and beer are good, I'll be a regular.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 4 mos ago
chloeroyale
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Sorry why not if its owned by my space I won't go.

# Posted 4 mos ago
whynot_31
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You don't have to be sorry.

I suspect that much of the neighborhood won't go because they don't like hummus, and/or don't think it is worth the price asked.

The Hummus Station merely needs ENOUGH customers who do patronize it.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 4 mos ago
The Invisible Lines
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Hmm, it was somehow lost on me that this was to be owned and operated by MyspaceNYC. I still want to try some new Mediterranean, but unless it's mind-blowing, I'll probably avoid it. Boo.

# Posted 4 mos ago
whynot_31
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I find it weird that a MySpace employee (or a few of them) will actually operate a Hummus restaurant for any length of time.

It seems more logical that MySpace would buy a commercial property and then rent it out, OR launch a business that it would then sell or rent to a proprieter for a profit.

My sense is that prospective proprieters would be willing to pay a premium for a soon-to-open business with an approved kitchen and alc lic.

If it has recently opened and can show an expanding customer base, that sounds even better.

Hell, if I was a real estate employee, I would be willing to run a Falafel place for a couple of months just for variety ...I wouldn't "demand" a large portion of the profit that would be earned my employer from flipping it to a new owner.

BTW, here's the link to the pizza place that will go into the adjacent storefront: http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/slice-pizza-place-coming-to-franklin-and-ep#post-762872

I don't know if MySpace is involved in the pizza place in anyway.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 4 mos ago
whynot_31
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Bump. Anyone have any updates?

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 1 mo ago
whynot_31
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May 5, 2013: The Hummus Station (798A Franklin Avenue) is rumored to be opening within a week a two of its adjacent neighbor (the Yogurt Place).

The Yogurt Place now has a banner that says "Coming Soon".

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 1 wk ago
whynot_31
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I believe we the rumor that it was going to be a pizza place may have originated from the fact that an owner does own a local pizza place: http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/yogumoo-800-franklin-near-ep

Returning to Hummus Station, as noted above, they were recommended for a beer and wine lic by CB8.

A little digging indicates, yup, they have filed for a beer and wine lic. As of today, May 11, 2013, it is presently in "pending" status.

http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1269358&licenseType=RW

The following people are named as applicants:
COHEN, SHAY
KOZAK, MORTY
ROTHSTEIN, JACOB
BENJAMIN, MOSHE
HOCHMAN, GUY

Hummus Station is rumored to be opening after Yogumoo.

For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.

# Posted 5 days ago