'Bullet Hole' Wall Plastered Over At Controversial Crown Heights Bar: Report

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Summerhill has apparently plastered over the fake "bullet holes" that the new Crown Heights bar once touted in a press release.

Gothamist was on the scene Tuesday night when the bar closed early and a worker was seen patching up the wall.

Here's how the website described the scene:

A Summerhill bartender would not comment when asked about plans to plaster over the wall on Tuesday night around 9:00 p.m., and Brennan told a reporter to leave the bar as a man entered holding a ladder.

Around 10:30 p.m., a group of people could be seen inside the bar behind partially pulled-down grates. Photos show the plastering taking place around midnight.

Read the full Gothamist story here.

Summerhill and its owner, Becca Brennan, have faced a torrent of criticism since opening the bar after many found a press release it sent out touting a bullet-ridden wall inside insensitive to the neighborhood that is facing sweeping gentrification.

In advertising the interior, the release said, "Yes, that bullet hole-ridden wall was originally there and, yes, we’re keeping it." Brennan eventually admitted that the bullet holes were fake.

They also removed a 40-ounce rose, served in a paper bag, from the menu.

The bar was described as "Crown Heights' most Instagrammable, 'let’s just crush some watermelon cocktails' hangout."

But the neighborhood organized protests against it and Brennan faced some locals at a community forum to discuss the controversy.

At that forum, she vowed that she wouldn't cover up the fake bullet holes.

"I'm sorry I have a sense of humor," she told the forum, according to Gothamist. "I was alluding to the fact that people asked if those were bullet holes and I was more trying to focus on the fact that I was keeping the integrity of this 100 year old building, and trying not to cover up the history of my neighborhood and that corner."

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