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 headlines in Brooklyn last week:

Bushwick

• A fire struck Busy B's laundromat at the corner of Covert and Wilson Streets.

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Carroll Gardens

• A clean-up crew got to work at Paul Manafort's Carroll Gardens brownstone (yes, that Paul Manafort).

Clinton Hill

• Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo led a rally against the privatization of the St. James Place Towers.

Crown Heights

• Another tense meeting was held over the Bedford Union Armory. The gathering was hosted by Assemblywoman Diana Richardson.

Flatbush

• Errol's Bakery has won its fight to stay on Flatbush Avenue.

Fort Greene

• Putnam's Pub & Cooker quickly raised more than $3,400 for its workers after a devastating fire shuttered the business.

Gowanus

• After a police raid and 24 arrests, the home of the "God's Only Demons" motorcycle club is up for sale.

Greenpoint

• It's time to start saying your goodbyes to the old Kosciuszko Bridge.

Kensington

• "Der Pioneer," a new pastry shop and restaurant on Church Avenue, is waiting for its gas to be turned on so it can open its doors.

Park Slope

• Beer and "broga" are coming to 4th Avenue (as you'd expect, that's yoga for bros, plus beer).

Prospect Heights

• A $50,000 complaint was filed against the owners of "Sweet Chick," which plans to open a new, Nas-backed location in the neighborhood.

Sunset Park

• A strike may be coming to one of the city's largest recycling facilities.

Windsor Terrace

• And after a cancelled auction, the owner of Kensington Stables expressed optimism about the business's ability to remain in its currently location.

Pictured at top: outside the Kensington Stables in Windsor Terrace. Photo by John V. Santore