I have pretty good news to report on Bogart Street: the burrito place seems to have been canceled, and in its place, it seems, will be a new wine shop. Great news for those up by the Morgan stop, and those heading to Roberta’s will be able to grab a bottle of wine for dinner without having to lug it from home or Trader Joe’s. It might be a while, since they just applied for their liquor license yesterday. I’ll update this post as I hear more.
UPDATE: Here’s more info from Myriah of Big Tree Bottles:
“We are, as one reader commented, at the mercy of the State Liquor Authority in terms of our time-line. We expect about 4-6 months if everything goes well but we cannot be sure as the process is a lengthy one.
“In terms of stock — we’re working with local distributors who specialize in organic and sustainable wines but our main focus is affordable wines ranging from $10 – $15 a bottle that are accessible and good. Wines will compose roughly 80% of our stock, the remaining 20% will be liquor as we don’t want our neighbors going thirsty – so we will carrying the full gamut of everyday liquors!
“We will have frequent (free!) tastings.”
Dresden September 4th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I would not hold your breath.
Retail liquor licenses can take a long time.
Guest September 8th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
But this would be sweet.
Man September 9th, 2008 at 2:52 am
A liquor store in the inner city, what an event.
Mmmmmm organic Corona.
Todd September 9th, 2008 at 9:41 am
But will they take credit/debit cards?
devilducki September 9th, 2008 at 10:20 am
is there a website up yet?
bourgiwck September 9th, 2008 at 10:33 am
jesus, we get a frickin’ wine store *before* more affordable food options? i’m sure the burritos would’ve sucked, but fuck your yankee winestore. can’t we get a goddamn slice shop or something that’s open late instead of more proto-yupster footholds?
Jeremy Sapienza September 9th, 2008 at 10:53 am
bourgewick, maybe Morgan hipsters don’t actually eat very much? :-D
jessica September 9th, 2008 at 10:55 am
yankee?
Jeremy Sapienza September 9th, 2008 at 11:02 am
oh yeah, I also meant to ask: yankee?
bourwick September 9th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
i eat plenty, and i have for the 7 years i’ve lived in this neighborhood. i’m really, sincerely excited to get more businesses around here, but don’t like feeling that the new businesses are explicitly designed to eventually price me out.
and fuck your yankee bluejeans. ;)
Todd September 9th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
yankee? i smell a rebel transplant.
nevertheless, bourgiwick has a good point. a late-night pizza we’re you can get a thin, greasy slice would be better. i dig Roberta’s, but fuck, i feel like an asshole if I don’t go in there with three or more people. and what’s more, i don’t have the kale to afford to eat there more than once or twice a month. (insert cheap-looking emoticon here)
Dresden September 9th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
There is always a cheap bottle of red available at any wine store.
This is the one thing we really, really need. I just hope they have whiskey.
abbey September 14th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I’m very much looking forward to the opening. I’m a fairly new resident of this hood, and when my friends and I want to just hang out and drink wine at home and don’t feel like hopping on the subway for it, we have to get it from that nasty ghetto liquor store on knickerbocker (if you’re not familiar.. you can’t even go in the store.. you point to what you want through a dirty window and give your cash to the guy through a slot).
g-man September 16th, 2008 at 10:29 am
What do you guys think about Smoothie King store?
citizen October 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
last year a hasidic businessman asked me what this neighboorhood needs. He was thinking about opening a taco bell franchise near the morgan stop. I spent about 20 minutes trying to talk him out of it. Suggested a heathy, inexpensive food place that is vegetarian friendly. He was surprised to hear that the loft residents like falafel…
Jeremy Sapienza October 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Taco Bell! LOL — between little stories like this and seeing the kinds of renovations they do on their properties, I’m beginning to think most Hasids are really terrible businessmen. Sure they make money off these projects, but is it as much as they could make if they weren’t so hopelessly culturally disconnected from who their customers are? When you think about it, it really only ever was secular and moderate Jews who attained significant business success, likely due to their assimilation into the culture at large. Religious Jews were always poverty stricken.
deladaisy December 17th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
WOW! a liquor store with out bullet proof glass, AWESOME!!!
midge February 2nd, 2009 at 7:43 pm
hey all — just walked by and saw the lights on for the first time ever. good news is that a guy was standing on a ladder doing constructive stuff. bad news is that the space was completely raw and empty.
fingers crossed for an opening soon. in other news, the mediterranean place next door is pretty okay. bare bones and terrible ambience, but their falafel sandwich (better than the shish kebabs or schwarma, each $5.00) is delicious — lots of falafel, with terrific crunchy pickles and pickled cabbage filling. only $3.00, $3.50 if you want hummus or baba ganoush!