This Week in Brooklyn Openings and Closings

Pictured: Park Slope's new Chipotle. Photo by John V. Santore

BROOKLYN, NY — Happy 4th! Here are some of the Brooklyn openings, closings, and real estate-related stories from around the web that made headlines this week:

Brooklyn Heights

• Don't forget: the Brooklyn Heights library will be replaced with a temporary branch at the end of this month (Patch)
• Planet Cute is selling artisinal baby onesies. What more could you ask for? (Patch)

Bushwick

• The guys behind Glasslands are opening a new venue (Patch)

Carroll Gardens

• Authentic Venezuelan arepas are coming to Smith Street (DNAinfo)

Clinton Hill

• Kelso Beer is probably going to leave Waverly Avenue after its lease expires (Fort Greene Focus)

Ditmas Park

• The Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot could be getting $500,000 in renovations (Ditmas Park Corner)

Fort Greene

• Café Paulette has settled into its new location on South Elliot Place (Fort Greene Focus)
• We're learning more about the neighborhood's planned LGBT senior residence (Fort Greene Focus)

Flatbush

• Tina's Dry Cleaners is closings its doors — but its owners hope to reopen in a different neighborhood location (Ditmas Park Corner)

Park Slope

• A new Chipotle opened on 7th Avenue (Patch)
• The future status of Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant Brooklyn is unclear (Park Slope Stoop)
• A seven story residential building is planned for 5th Avenue between 18th Street and 19th Street (Yimby)

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

• Rodgers Avenue is getting a new brick oven pizza spot on July 8 (DNAinfo)

Red Hook and Gowanus

• There's a new gelateria opening this week on Van Brunt Street (Patch)
• Threes Brewing is permanently teaming up with The Meat Hook (DNAinfo)

Sunset Park

• In the eyes of developers, Sunset Park is now officially "cool" (Sunset Park Voice)

Williamsburg

• The neighborhood's long-planned Whole Foods is opening on July 26 (Patch)
• There's now a dog run in East River State Park (Patch)
• Clothing boutique East of the Mississippi will be closing on July 10 (Patch)

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