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FYI- a new candy/ ice cream store is slated to open up June 21st. They will be selling Blue Marble. Not sure if the candy will be current or retro- hopefully both.
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Ilovefranklinavenue has been posting a bit about the place. I'm excited about the Blue Marble news, though!
Here's one post about it:
http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-photos-from-new-ice-cream-place.html -
The sign in the window today said it would open in 5 days.
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Press release confirming the rumors:
http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2011/06/candy-rush-opens-saturday.html
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Wait, candy cigars AND Blue Marble ice cream!?! Right around the corner on Franklin, no less?
Hmmm. I predict long lines of ironic white folks. However, just this once, I may actually be one of them.
If you're happy, you're not paying attention.
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ntfool said:
Wait, candy cigars AND Blue Marble ice cream!?! Right around the corner on Franklin, no less?And you know what else?............waffles!!!
(Heard from a reliable source.)
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I'm sitting here watching my clock and calender, bring it on! I am ready for this.
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Starting yesterday they now have donuts!! They are from Dough -- and are a.m.a.z.i.n.g! Not sure if it's every day or only weekends, but this is awesome!!!
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This new place is thriving.
I hope she does soup, chili and stews once the weather cools.
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Went to a kids birthday party there today. The kids had a blast! Ice cream Delicious. Cake from Lily and Fig bakery a couple doors down. Bought a gift from across the street at Owl and Thistle General Store (cool gifts and greeting cards and an assortment of other things, opened 3 weeks ago).
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Oh and it's the candy/ice cream store is called "The Candy Rush."
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oh no! Dough - too close to home. At least I can resist since it is bike ride away. Now there is no defense against these donuts.
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ak217 said:
Went to a kids birthday party there today.Heh. My wife and daughter were there as well.
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They had some live jazz in there yesterday around 4pm and it was really nice. The girls behind the counter said that this will be an every Sunday afternoon thing.
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Yes, they are among the local businesses figuring out that the new folks don't need to be at a bar to be entertained.
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Looks really nice inside
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The cinnamon ice cream is delicious!
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They have Dough,, the donuts are fantastic and I agree the cinnamon is great stuff
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Whynot, you mentioned something about The Candy Rush being closed. I didn't even realize this. Is it a permanent closure? What's going on?
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The owners of Candy Rush own the building it is in.
The Candy Rush store will not return. I know what is coming, but have been asked to be quiet about it. Suffice it to say they are adapting to the changing surroundings...
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Glad to know the owners are opening up something else. Sad to see the sugar go.
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Don't be surprised if some of the sugar and ice cream appears at Taste Buds (a sandwich shop they own directly across the street), once Spring arrives.
PS the stock will be new, not left over from the prior store.
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Looks like I'm gonna scoop Whynot on this one!
Welcome Cool Pony
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I had totally forgotten that this was now public info. I would have scooped Brownstoner had I remembered.
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It would be lovely to move away for the excess coffee and liquor. When will we get a pet food place, a spa, a salad bar, a small fitness center where exercise classes could be offered. Pet grooming would also be lovely. A jewelry boutique or an optical store. Everybody is doing the same thing that's why several people have decided to leave the area to spend their monies out of the community because the new businesses follow the same model.
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Chloeroyale: There is already a pet food place on Classon, between Park and Prospect. And there's pet grooming on Sterling (between Washington and Classon). And for salads, try Bella Greens on Franklin. Want fitness classes? There's a place over on Sterling, right by Franklin.
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Don't forget Lady J jewlery. Chloeroyal, you ever been to Crown Heights before? 5 out of 6 of those places exist already and there might already be a spa on Franklin as well.
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sounds like launchpad 2.0 - meh!
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I'm gonna presume that the big green awning that says "Franklin Eyewear," just south of the parkway, that's been there for at least 10 years, is an optical store.
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There is also a pet food store and groomer on St. Johns & Nostrand(although they only sell all natural foods). A new yoga spot opened on Nostrand as well, but its on the second floor with no signage so I don't know how well its doing. And a new place opened just off Park Place that has all natural beauty items, massage, aromatherapy, etc.
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homeowner, don't know how well the yoga place on Nostrand -- Urban Asanas -- is doing either, but they got Julianne Moore to come out. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146040342227069&set=a.109363692561401.19661.102762986554805&type=1&theater
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Urbanexplorer said:
sounds like launchpad 2.0 - meh!Yea, I'm not sure what the business plan is for this space.
In the case of Launchpad, the owner heavily subsidized the place: He owns the building, folks make donations, and there are occasionally fund raisers, but there is no way the space brings in anything close to market rent to cover the opportunity costs. I think of it more as a "gift" to the community than anything else.
I'm not sure that Cool Pony is going to have the same "low" expectations regarding income. Unlike the people presently operating Launchpad, the people who are operating Cool Pony are paying something that is equal (or close) to market rent.
...Hence, Cool Pony may have to bring in some regular, substansial revenue to survive. Hosting events and classes at market rates is what I see in its future, and I expect the competition from entities like Brooklyn Brainery, and 1000 Dean Street to be fierce.
When the space was Candy Shop, it had events just about every weekend....
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When I say fitness center optical store jewelry store and spa I mean high end not whole in the wall. I would love to have a jewelry store that sells 14kt gold white gold platinum and of course a girls best friend DIAMONDS!
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Hopefully 1000 dean street can come forth with some high end stores
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Ambled in earlier today - they've got a soft opening with a whole bunch of performances coming this weekend, and they're aiming for a March 1 "grand opening."
http://ilovefranklinave.blogspot.com/2013/02/cool-pony-arrives-this-weekend.html
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From ILFA's comment section:
1 » Wow trust fund kids in the hood...
I feel bad for the neighbors and recommend arguing against a beer/wine license. This reeks of late night parties. How do they expect to pay there rent which rumored to be on excess of 5,000$. Good luck with that selling (clears throat) 78's!
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.2 » Garnet and Kevin have been owners for a while, and I'm glad they still own the space. There is so much unnecessary stuff opening on Franklin, replacing businesses that actually had a function- The hair salon for ex. And now Jamrock the Jamaican restaurant is closing I wonder what is going to open there. We don't need another bar/ overpriced grocer/ overly hip overly priced pizza joint....
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.3 » there are enough quirky thrift-style shops on the avenue as it is, not sure what this one hopes to add (and this is coming from someone who is probably among their intended demo).
I think what is interesting about these comments is the concept of "need", "necessary", and "enough".
In reality, business open and survive not based on what a given community "needs", but on what the owners believe the community will financially support, and what the community actually supports. This distinction is crucial.
There is, of course, a small minority of businesses that seem to not follow these rules. They seem to perpetually operate in a manner that they barely break even or actually lose money. These owners seem to be either:
-following their life dreams of operating a business that is not based on money, OR
-in need of money, but lousy at making it.
I wish this business the best.
If their business fails, I hope that it does not involve too much investment. In many ways, operating a failing a business is not as bad as paying for a worthless college degree:
-The cost is often not as large.
-The lessons are more immediate, as are the chances to implement corrective action
P.S. Businesses that seem stranger to me have survived and thrived! They should listen closely to the market, not me.
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There goes real diversity on Franklin ave with Jamrock closing ! oh will I can see the Franklin ave rents will probably start at five to six thousand and peak at fourteen thousand during this year and next !
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As the neighborhood changes, businesses have to adapt and reinvent themselves to survive and thrive. Another alternative is to move to an area in which they think their services match the preferences of the local demographic.
I hope everyone's stay in the neighborhood is profitable, or rewarding in some way. As this stops being true, they should make changes....
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High rents is what's driving people out!!!!]
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Cool pony 5000.00 it's just the beginning I feel park slope rents coming
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Yup. One needs a very profitable venture to survive on Franklin these days.
Bring your A Game.
Note, in this instance, I am defining "profitable" as merely being the difference between income and costs BEFORE rent.
P.S. People should not assume that Candy Shop closed because it was losing money.... Businesses close for other reasons. They own the building and will be opening another venture soon, but not in that location.
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Money is a bottom of everything u don't make money so goodbye unless your health is shot and u are being called to the cemetery
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More details re: Cool Pony
The neighborhood is about to get a big influx of people seeking antiques and kitschy items, as a result of the 1000 Dean St. project.
This store could be the first of many similar stores that seek to profit from this coming customer base.
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The neighborhood is about to get a big influx of people seeking antiques and kitschy items
Can't they stay where they are? Last thing I want is stores full of twee crap.
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My theory is that businesses are wise to pitch said stuff to people milling in the area eating lunch and whatnot on weekends, as part of the identity we are about to receive as a result of 1000 Dean.
You are right, we weren't asked it we wanted said crap, or people looking for said crap.
....opinions on such matters are rarely requested by new businesses. When they are requested, they are only listened to if they feel they will improve the position of the firm.
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So I walked by Cool Pony the other day. It didn't look fully set up but a couple hours later there was a guitar player in the window and about 8 people sitting on benches inside watching. I would love a good thrift store, but they seem to be going for dark, messy, casual and certainly isn't inviting to me. Has anyone actually gone in?
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Here's hoping it's more thrift store and less performance space. They seem to open late in the afternoon, odd for a store. But I do like the look of their window display (and am hoping now that their clothing racks seem complete that there will be less sawing and drilling noise coming from the back yard at 3:30am :wink:)
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Poor little wink sign didn't work up there...
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Ah, the renters are endearing themselves to their neighbors.
How sweet.
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Press on Cool Pony:
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/11/dtg_hipstersnotparents_2013_03_15_bk.html
It is starting to sound like a more thought out business idea than just vintage clothing and puppets. This latest article doesn't mention puppets at all.
For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.
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