Gowanus Lounge has the scoop on the changes over at Maria’s Mexican Bistro on Union Street near Fourth Avenue. They said it was renovations but really it was so much more. 

Maria’s Mexican Bistro at Gowanus Lounge has the scoop about the changes over at Maria’s Mexican Bistro on Union Street near Fourth Avenue. 669 Union Street recently
closed for renovations. With the constant flux that Park Slope
establishments are known for, “renovations” took on a new meaning when
Maria’s reopened as Mercado Social instead. We contacted one of the new owners, Antonio Lara,
to talk about the restaurant. Some foodies might recognize Lara’s name.
He’s an old friend with Pedro Munoz and Vivian Torres of the Pan-Latin
restaurant Luz in Fort Greene, and he has teamed up in the past with the godfather of Nuevo Latino cuisine award-winning chef Douglas Rodriguez.