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WTF? Another New Restaurant/Bar On Myrtle Avenue? — Brooklynian

WTF? Another New Restaurant/Bar On Myrtle Avenue?

limestonekid
limestonekid
edited November -1 in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy

No, no, no and NO! Clinton Hill (technically this place will be in Bed-Stuy but try telling that to Brownstoner) does NOT need another phuqing restaurant or bar. There's already one short stretch of Myrtle with six restaurants in a row!

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2011/09/huge-beer-garden-prepping-in-clinton-hill/?stream=true

Am I the only one that thinks it would be a good idea to have an honest to goodness bakery (not a misnamed dessert bar) in the nabe? How about a butcher? Some place where I can buy a steak that's not already wrapped in plastic.

From the economic standpoint I find it hard to believe that all of the new places are going to be able to make a go of it. I haven't done the market research but I can't believe that there's a bottomless pit of disposable income in the neighborhood but that sure seems to be the belief of developers.

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  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    I mean, their are neighborhoods similar to CH/B-S borderlands that support way more bars than this area has now, you know?

    I agree there's a serious lack of butchers and bakers and the like, but that's a problem city-wide, IMO.

    I wonder if the city offers incentives for specialized businesses that are underrepresented.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I wonder if the city offers incentives for specialized businesses that are underrepresented.

    None that I am aware of.

    ...but DOH has recently made it very easy to get a vendor permit to sell fruit on the street. Hence, I am beginning to see more of those "Green Carts".

  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    Yup, the Green Cart program is great.

    Too many (poorer) neighborhoods in the city don't have access to decent fruits & veggies.

  • boygabriel
    boygabriel

    Yup, the Green Cart program is great.

    Too many (poorer) neighborhoods in the city don't have access to decent fruits & veggies.

  • pastoralia
    pastoralia

    While I agree a good butcher, bakery, or fish-monger would be great I also love me some beer so I'm OK with this.

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