A quick walk around Park Slope reveals that summer has wrought some changes on Seventh Avenue.
Applewares is vacating its space at 548 10th St., nr. Seventh Avenue. Not so long ago I announced its opening by running this blurb from New York Magazine: " lTo
save themselves a trip into Manhattan for every new kitchen gadget,
Applewood’s David and Laura Shea opened a tiny kitchen-supply shop last
week, stocking everything from side towels to “a cheap plastic peeler that really works.”
It was a lovely shop but I think the location—just off Seventh Avenue—probably did them in.
Diana Kane is vacating her Seventh Avenue space near Berkeley Place. I think the location, the limited selection (and sizes) of merchandise, and the price point probably doomed that location. Her very successful shop on Fifth Avenue, will, of course, stay open. There she features a broader selection of jewelry, lingerie, clothing, bags, beauty items and more.
As for shops going in, OSFO noticed that the For Rent sign is no longer on the space that was Seventh Avenue Books. It’s been vacant since last summer, when that used book store went out of business. No sign of what’s going in. Yet.
Kids Rx, as everyone now knows, is going into the Second Street Cafe space on Second Street and Seventh Avenue. Kids Rx has a branch on Hudson Street in Manhattan and will carry all manner of children’s
health items and that’s a broad term. In addition to being a pharmacy,
they carry baby products with an emphasis on organic and natural,
homeopathics, vitamins, skin care, hair care, dental care, household
items, gift baskets, gifts baskets and a baby registry.
Flipsters is a new burger joint at 444 9th Street. It used to be the Brooklyn Burger Bar so I hear that’s there’s a new owner and a completely new menu, which includes, burgers, sandwiches, and shakes. Would you like fries with that?
Five Guys Burgers is off to a successful start across from Methodist Hospital on Seventh Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets. It’s got a clean, bright red and white look. They give out free peanuts. You get to choose from, like, 20 toppings to put on your burger. The service is fast and the burgers are good. What can I say? I enjoyed myself except that the air conditioning is way too cold. Hepcat says it’s the closest thing on the east coast to In ‘N’ Out Burger, a big Hepcat fave only in California. (Photo above by Slice on Flickr.)
Carmen’s Exclusives for Children has been open for about a month now. That shop, which features slightly old fashioned and expensive looking children’s clothing isn’t hopping with business yet. I’m guessing they have a successful web business. Remains to be scene whether the nabe will take to their style of clothing—and prices.
If it comes close to an In ‘N’ Out burger, that says alot. My first visit to In ‘N’ Out was a revelation. Until then I was confident in Meeter’s first law on fast food: that a fast food joint cannot have BOTH good burgers and good fries. I had to scrap that law.
There’s so much changing! Does anyone know what’s going in at the corner of 5th Ave/15th? Used to be the produce place. I stopped by Bird’s new location yesterday – like the new digs!