Fire Island Leather contest took place on May 18 at the Ice Palace disco and nightclub. Events were held at the Ice Palace, just reopened after Fire Department inspections Belvedere Guesthouse for Men, the host hotel and Island Breeze restaurant, and attendees also patronized Dune Point Grove Hotel Floyd’s restaurant Cherry Grove Pizza Sweet Licks Ice Cream and the Fire Island Market during the busy weekend. Fire Island Leather contest, in which Excelsior’s Bruce Michael II (to distinguish him from this writer) beat two other contenders, Jon Makay and Santiago Olevo, for the title of Mr. The bakeshop was known for its was a go to for Polish stapes like makowiec and pączki.įor more New York City restaurant closings, check out our weekly roundup here.New York City-based Excelsior Motorcycle Club held its 44th Lust for Life run, billed as “Battle for the Bulge,” in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, from May 17 to 19, attended by more than 70 Leathermen and one Leatherwoman, from all over the Northeast, and the centerpiece of the event was the 19th annual Mr. A farewell note hangs on the front of the bakery’s building thanking customers for a “wonderful” 34 years of business. after over three decades in the neighborhood. On Wednesday, the owners will host a farewell event called the “grand finale” starting at 6 p.m.Īnd over in Greenpoint, Polish bakery Rzeszowska recently closed up shop at 948 Manhattan Ave. The bar originally opened in 1999 at 390 Fifth Ave., where it lived for 15 years before moving to its current location. The current lease is ending, and the landlord was only willing to renew for another year, Bklyner reports. “More than ever, rising costs, like rent and taxes, make your neighborhood bars and restaurants struggle every day,” they in a statement on Facebook. Partners Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy blame the rising real estate costs of the neighborhood. The 20-year-old bar closes Wednesday, July 31, at 563 Fifth Ave., near 15th Street. Park Slope will say goodbye to its longstanding gay bar Excelsior. It’ll be replaced with a new jazz cafe and bar in the beginning of August, according to Bangiyev. Nargis opened in Park Slope in 2017, bringing an exciting new cuisine to the neighborhood that garnered two stars from Eater critic Ryan Sutton. He says the closure will give him more time to devote to his original Sheepshead Bay restaurant Nargis Cafe. Meanwhile, popular Uzbek restaurant Nargis Bar & Grill is exiting Park Slope, chef-owner Boris Bangiyev announced on Instagram. She shared a farewell letter online that hints at a possible continuation of her pies: “I am hoping that Daly Pie will live on in other ways in the future, so stay tuned!”
Although she completed her treatment last year, she has struggled to keep up with rent at the pie shop.
But in 2017, Daly was diagnosed with breast cancer, which took her away from the shop for several months. Owner Meghan Daly closed the shop this weekend, she says on Instagram, despite diners’ efforts - like an online crowdfunding campaign - to keep it open.ĭaly began selling her pies at markets in 2011 and opened her brick and mortar store at 665 Vanderbilt Ave., between Park and Prospect places, in 2016.
Over in Prospect Heights, one of the city’s best best pie shops Daly Pie has closed after three years in the neighborhood. It’s no surprise that New York summers are tough on restaurants - and over the weekend, news came out about several local closings, including a beloved Brooklyn pie shop whose customers donated money to keep open following its owner’s cancer diagnosis.