These Are The Park Slope Businesses We Lost In 2020

Park Slope NY

31 December, 2020

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PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A go-to watering hole, a diner hangout, a line-up of Fifth Avenue boutiques — Park Slope's commercial corridors will look different heading into the New Year. As with the rest of New York City, and the country, the coronavirus pandemic has meant saying goodbye to some neighborhood favorites. 2020 brought a record number of vacancies to Park Slope's main commercial corridor as the pandemic shut down non-essential businesses and sent New Yorkers inside for most of the year. But the closures don't necessarily mark the end for Park Slope's business community. Fundraisers are still in play for many neighborhood spots hoping to survive the year. A total of 32 businesses have shut down on Fifth Avenue in the past eight months, but 37 have opened or are preparing to open, according to the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District and a Wall Street Journal study of the street. The avenue also got a boost as a go-to dining destination thanks to the Open Streets: Restaurant program. New businesses this year include a fish market, a Lebanese restaurant opened by a longtime New York City chef and a new grocery store. Below is a round-up of some of the restaurants and businesses that Park Slope lost in 2020, including some that still need help to stay open: Coronavirus Crisis Doubles Empty Stores On Park Slope's Fifth Ave PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — For years, empty storefronts plaguing Park Slope's main commercial... Read more 200 Fifth Bar In Park Slope Closes After Three Decades PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN —Popular Park Slope sports bar 200 Fifth has closed permanently after more than three decades in the neighborhood, the restaurant announced. The Fifth Avenue bar and restaurant... Read more Park Slope Staple Dizzy's Diner Closing After 22 Years PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Iconic Park Slope hangout Dizzy's Diner has permanently closed its doors after financial troubles from the coronavirus crisis, owners announced."Deepest apologies to... Read more Fundraiser Asks Park Slope To Help Keep 'American Cheez' Bar Open PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A new fundraiser is hoping to raise enough to save a neighborhood dive bar that closed for the "foreseeable future" this week given the strain of the coronavirus crisis. The... Read more For Park Slope Pet Store, Community Fundraiser Is Last Resort PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Even as the coronavirus pandemic plummeted business at his new pet store, Peter Papadatos said he couldn't help but think about those who might have it worse. The Bensonhurst... Read more GoFundMe Aims To Save Dry Cleaners Owned By 'Mayor Of Park Slope' PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Mayor Bill de Blasio isn't the only mayor from Park Slope. A new GoFundMe... Read more GoFundMes Aid Beloved Park Slope Bars Closed During Coronavirus PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Support your Park Slope watering hole. That's the order served up by a bevy of GoFundMe fundraisers set up since the new coronavirus dried up the bar business. And it... Read more Do you have a favorite business that closed? Let us know in the comments. Read More: Pieces Of NYC We Lost In 2020: Coronavirus Ravages Businesses