Last Week in Brooklyn Openings and Closings

BROOKLYN, NY — It's Monday morning, which means it's time to review some of the openings, closings, and real estate-related stories that made news in Brooklyn last week:

Bed-Stuy

• A yoga, acupuncture and massage studio is coming to Lewis Avenue (DNAinfo)
• A new neighborhood sports bar, Fulton Ale House, will be opening this December on Fulton Street (DNAinfo)

Boerum Hill

• A combination gift shop, coffee spot and newsstand is now open on Smith Street (DNAinfo)

Bushwick

• Here's that chance you've been looking for to order a high-end cocktail in a wrapper everyone can appreciate (Patch)

Crown Heights

• The founders of Williamsburg Pizza have opened up a new spot in Crown Heights (Patch)
• The Bedford-Union Armory remains the focal point of intense debate over its planned redevelopment (Patch)
• Simple Syrup Wine and Spirits aims to offer unique wines at affordable prices (Patch)

Downtown Brooklyn

• The borough's first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has opened for business (Patch)

Fort Greene

• Crabby Shack is branching out from Crown Heights to Fort Greene (DNAinfo)

Park Slope

• Gnarly Eats is serving classic comfort food, along with classy donuts and (when the summer returns) curbside ice cream (Patch)
• Flora, a new restaurant on 8th Avenue, is offering authentic recipes from Italy's Campania region (DNAinfo)

Sunset Park

• Community Board 7 has backed plans to replace the current Sunset Park Library with an affordable housing development that has a new library inside (Patch)

Williamsburg

• Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration won't turn over a neighborhood property owned by ConEd to luxury developers, according to a report in Crain's (Patch)

Pictured at top: the Bedford-Union Armory. Photo by John V. Santore