NYC Restaurants: Copious Closures + Coors Crashes Into Popeyes Edition

NEW YORK CITY — Bad luck hit — in one case, literally — a bevy of New York City eateries this past week.

Closures, a wayward beer truck and a bad health inspection were all on the menu of misfortunes.

And Patch's tiny local news team was there to pass along the bad news, along with some good nuggets.

Here's the latest. Please come back next week for seconds for more.

Starbucks workers in Park Slope filed a petition to unionize.

The coffee shop at 4th Avenue and 11th Street this past week joined a nationwide unionizing trend.

"We're unionizing because we believe in democracy," said Victoria Blair, a two-year Starbucks employee who works at the Park Slope location.

Besides the union drive, New Yorkers saw other new developments in the city's restaurant scene.

Patch exclusively reported that a new 24/7 "restaurant/diner" will be coming to the Upper East Side.

And in Fort Greene, internet-famous chef Ham El-Waylly is partnering to open Strange Delight, an oyster and cocktail bar.

• Park Slope Starbucks Workers Push To Unionize, Joining National Trend
• EXCLUSIVE: New Diner Coming To Upper East Side Corner
• New Cocktail And Oyster Bar 'Strange Delight' Opening In Brooklyn

Now for the bad news.

A buffet of restaurants couldn't dodge the closure bullet. And one Popeyes couldn't dodge a Silver Bullet.

A Coors truck plowed into a Brooklyn Popeyes.

The crispy collision caused a temporary closure.

Boris & Horton, a popular dog-friendly café, announced it would permanently close next week.

A nearby Connecticut Muffin in Park Slope was shut down by health inspectors who found more than double the number of health violations needed to close a business

Littleneck, a well-loved New England-style seafood restaurant in Gowanus is closing its doors next month.

Gray Hawk Grill on the Upper East Side will be closing Saturday.

And, besides the Connecticut Muffin, health inspectors shuttered several restaurants — all of which were in Brooklyn.

• Coors Light Truck Plows Brooklyn Popeyes In Crispy Collision: Police
• Dog-Friendly Cafe In Brooklyn Closes After 1 Year
• Popular Park Slope Coffee Shop Closed By City Health Inspectors
• Beloved Gowanus Restaurant 'Littleneck' Closing Down Next Month
• Another Upper East Side Restaurant Set To Close
  
• NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed Feb. 16-23