Crown Heights Bar That Touted 'Bullet-Ridden' Wall Closes: Report

CROWN HEIGHTS , BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn bar that outraged residents with its "bullet-hole ridden" decor has closed down for good, according to city records and reports.

Oyo’s Bar and Kitchen, formerly known as Summerhill, shuttered its doors at 637 Nostrand Ave. almost two years after owners' boasts about bullet holes in the wall first spurred a massive community protest, Bklyner was first to report.

The restaurant's social media pages have been shut down, its been reported as closed on Yelp, and the New York State Liquor Authority records show owner Rebecca Brennan has allowed the liquor license, which expires on May 31 to lapse.

Summerhill made citywide headlines in 2017 when Brennan sent out a press release for her boozy sandwich shop boasting of bullet holes and malt liquor-themed cocktails that went for $12 a pop.

The news triggered several protests and town hall meeting where locals accused Brennan of capitalizing on the negative aspects of a culture that was not her own, Gothamist reported at the time.

Brennan eventually plastered over the wall, invited Chef Wallahi Oyo to come in as a co-owner and rebranded the shop, which was featured as a success story in a This American Life feature called "Hole In The Wall."

But several residents told Bklyner this month they welcomed the closing of the controversial bar.

“Licensed operators who disrespect the community and show blatant disregard for rules and regulations set forth by government agencies have no room in our neighborhoods,” James Ellis , a Community Board 8 committee chair, told Bklyner.

“I’m not sorry that they’re closing,” Sarah Lazur told Bklyner. “I’m not losing anything.”