With severe thunderstorms expected to last into the evening hours, tonight’s “Summer Stroll on 3rd” event has been canceled, the Merchants of Third Avenue announced. read more
Leske’s co-owner and head baker (past and present) Steven Howe shows off his work with a tray of Leske’s famous black-and-white cookies. Eagle photos by Marc Hibsher
Leske’s Bakery celebrated its grand reopening Wednesday, Aug. 8, to the delight of local fans, many of whom lined up all the way around Fifth Avenue to order their favorite sweets.
Leading the way was Sue Grecke, who grew up on 79th Street with her family as a child. Her family members, now dispersed across the U.S., are looking forward to receiving a care package in the near future from Grecke, who left her home in Queens at 5 a.m. to be first on line. read more
Carlo Scissura (right) is presented a statue of the Brooklyn Bridge by Borough President Marty Markowitz during the farewell reception. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
By Paula Katinas
Borough Hall — Talk about a fond farewell. Carlo Scissura, a top advisor to Borough President Marty Markowitz who will become president and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce on Sept.1, spent his last day at his job at Borough Hall last Wednesday afternoon laughing, reminiscing with colleagues and munching on pizza.
“The chamber wisely stole him from me!” Markowitz joked. read more
Pictured at the annual meeting of the Bay Ridge Fifth Ave. BID are (back row) Joseph B. Sollecito, Michael Melamed, Jerry O’Mara, BID President Jim Clark, BID Treasurer Sandy Vallas, Seth Kruchkow, John Avelluto, Nick Nikolopoulos, (front row) BID Executive Director Patrick Condren, Zoe Koutsoupakis, Heather Hamilton and Joseph Loccisano (left to right). Eagle photos by John Calabrese
By Paula Katinas
Bay Ridge — The Bay Ridge portion of Fifth Avenue has a store vacancy rate of six percent, according to a local business leader. It’s a good sign for the economy, he said.
Jim Clark, president of the Bay Ridge Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID), said there are approximately 340 shops in the territory covered by the BID, from 65th Street to 85th Street along Fifth Avenue. There are currently 21 vacant stores in that area, Clark said.
“Our economy is slowly improving and we are seeing new merchants opening up at an improving rate,” he said.
Clark gave an update on the avenue’s store vacancy rate during his remarks at the BID’s annual meeting at the Bay Ridge Manor catering hall, 476 76th St., on June 11. Business Improvement District leaders are required by city law to hold annual meetings to update members and merchants about their finances and activities. read more
Gold Coast may be closing, but owner Mike Esposito said some of its popular menu items will be made available at nearby Cebu. Eagle photo by Rick Buttacavoli
By Paula Katinas
The owners of Gold Coast, the delicatessen-style restaurant on the corner of Third Avenue and 86th Street, closed the eatery on May 23, but said they will still be doing business in Bay Ridge.
“We’re going to be concentrating on our restaurant Cebu,” said Mike Esposito, one of the owners.
Cebu, located on the corner of Third Avenue and 88th Street, will be the beneficiary of the closure of Gold Coast, according to Esposito, who said he and his partners plan to bring over many of the delicatessen’s most popular dishes to Cebu’s menu.
“We’ll be bringing over a lot of the dishes that our customers told us they liked and offering them as weekly specials at Cebu,” he said. read more
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