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Any recent break-ins?

wr — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:15:35 +0000

There was an attempted break in on Prospect Place near Bedford recently - they tried to drill a hole through a door...Use your home security systems!

Natty Garden

foolio — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:20:22 +0000

that dog is a sweetheart. a little excitable but basically a big kid

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

thelambchop — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:49 +0000

to be clear, the block with the liquor license restrictions is the fish fish mo fish block. not sure how far the 250 ft radius (that restricts liquor licenses) goes - probably just to park pl intersection. I heard that old pena's is the location Dumont is looking at for a burger joint, but maybe they are looking someplace else where they can do full liquor. as for forest floor, wasn't it the plan b owners who were going to do the tapas place? maybe they're back in the game.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

thelambchop — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:02 +0000

the issue with this stretch of Vanderbilt is that no full liquor licenses are available (most or all of the block, I think) due to the presence of the brotherhood Baptist church on the corner. beer & wine-yes; full liquor-no. SODA is grandfathered and R&D somehow got in under the wire. I understand that the inability to become a "sports bar" is one reason why there is no FFMF. I am not sure whether the landlords have priced this reality into their commercial lease demands, but if not you may see some empty storefronts while they figure it out the market.

also, the "blessed hands" hair salon (next to prospect heights realty) has moved. no idea what is going in there.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

whynot_31 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:25 +0000

He put so much money in to those places that a local following would not have sustained him. He needed visitors that were willing to overpay.

lots of 'em.

I was told his grand plan was to have moderate prices until the arena opened, then jack them up.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

MrLithe — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:30 +0000

That's too bad. I got take out a few times from Back 9 and it was pretty good. It's a shame they didn't have the cash to last at least a year, so they could've built some local following.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

whynot_31 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:29:47 +0000

Fish Fish Mo Fish was financially affiliated with Back 9.

Back 9 went under when the avenue did not instaneously fill with burger/wing eating haords.

Fish Fish Mo Fish stopped work and never opened. I've heard the owner lost a lot of money on the two establishments.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

MrLithe — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:45 +0000

What happened to Fish Fish Mo Fish? I don't remember it ever opening, even though they got that fantastic sign.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

whynot_31 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:39 +0000

While it is good, Soda takes forever to produce a burger.

Natty Garden

stacey — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:15 +0000

Ribbons you may have solved a mystery for us around the corner. We kept hearing a dog barking but could not figure out where it was coming from.

Something is happening at 659 Vanderbilt Ave, the old Forest Floor space

Amighty — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:54:02 +0000

The Forest Floor was much bigger inside than it looked. It even had a little garden out back. I'd love a burger place - I think the owners of Stocked were telling me they had heard that the "Fish Fish Mo' Fish" space might become a burger joint.

Sounds like the street could use one - even though the Soda burger is pretty good and Plan B has that "inside-out" thing. Plan B just seems to have some sort of force-field that repels my appetite as I approach.

Natty Garden

ribbons — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:25 +0000

I shop here often, like this place, and will continue to shop here but just want to give a heads up to people to be careful around the dog that is often in the store in the side room.

Natty Garden

whynot_31 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:56:16 +0000

Destruction & construction coming to 735 Bergen (Underhill and Washington)

stacey — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:28:36 +0000

whynot_31 said:
In addition to rude and careless behavior (like those you report), it would not surprise me if we began to see corners being cut on other fronts:

-Shoddy work

-Unsafe worksites that result in needless injuries and deaths.

This is my main concern. Also the yards that are abutting them are very narrow so if anything on the back wall falls it will definitely damage property not just fall into a backyard.

new bar on 706 Washington Ave; the Minor Arcana

whynot_31 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:25:50 +0000

Dah! I need to go to bars in that area more?

The SLA site says the lic hasn't changed, so maybe they just remodeled?

Anyone know if this place is going to become known as the Flying Monkey? Was it briefly named that?

The SLA site is being completely unhelpful:

http://www.trans.abc.state.ny.us/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1223146&licenseType=OP

God Is...

stacey — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:24:52 +0000

Jack Krohn said:
I live near Plan B, a sports bar, and anytime I've been in there or walked past it, the patrons are perfectly civil and simply enjoying a game on TV. Actually, I always found Freddy's, with its wannabe "artist" patrons and live music, to be much more raucous than Plan B. But we shouldn't let reality get in the way of a good stereotype, huh?

I agree with this 100%. My son and I would go to Plan B for their burger and curly fries. The staff as well as the patrons were always very nice and welcoming to us.

new bar on 706 Washington Ave; the Minor Arcana

ribbons — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:19:52 +0000

Whynot, this place is already open. They quickly renovated over a few days and have been open for about a week now.

God Is...

yuppie_scum — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:14:38 +0000

Half Court, which is a little bit further south on Washington, is also a great sports bar and a welcoming place. Don't let the outside fool you.

God Is...

whynot_31 — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:44 +0000

Regardless of whether God Is Dead or alive, I am going to have to wait.

S/he doesn't seem to communicate to me on such things.

God Is...

Back to Brooklyn — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:08:16 +0000

Plan B is a sports bar. So is 95 South.

God is...the only one who knows what this place will be like.