Last Week in Brooklyn Openings and Closings

BROOKLYN, NY — It's Monday, 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

• The Park Slope-based pet groomers of Dog Wash N' Go are opening a new location on Malcolm X Boulevard (DNAinfo)

Crown Heights

• Brooklyn Children's Museum will be expanding its programming space thanks to funding from Borough President Eric Adams, one of several cultural institutions receiving additional backing from the officeholder (Patch)
• New Citi Bike stations are coming to the neighborhood, and on Dec. 7, you'll have a second chance to weigh in on where they should, and shouldn't, be placed (Patch)
• New Era, a new Caribbean-American fusion restaurant, will open this December on Utica Avenue (Patch)
• A small-scale rezoning effort prompted a major discussion at Community Board 9 last week (Patch)

Downtown Brooklyn

• Starting in January, a formerly vacant storefront on Schermerhorn Street will host a program allowing formerly incarcerated teens to clear their records by completing a four week art class (Patch)

Park Slope

• The Park Slope Food Coop is moving ahead with its exploration of a second location (Patch)
• Two new Park Slope eateries, plus one in Red Hook, are seeking a liquor license approval from Community Board 6 (Patch)

Kensington

• The neighborhood will soon have a new restaurant/cafe serving American fare and classic German pastry (Patch)

Williamsburg

• After more than a decade, the city has finally secured all of the land needed for Bushwick Inlet Park (Patch)
• But in related news, activists are worried that the green space could fall under the shadow of new skyscrapers (Patch)

Windsor Terrace

• And Prospect Heights adult learning center Brooklyn Brainery is opening a new class space in Windsor Terrace (DNAinfo)

Pictured at top: Greg Barbiero, left, and Björn Böttcher. Photo by John V. Santore