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February 13, 2008
’Bilt to last
A mix of pioneers, beloved stalwarts and hot newcomers has transformed Prospect Heights’ Vanderbilt Avenue into a dining and nightlife hot spot. Take a tour of Brooklyn’s newest restaurant row.
Time Out New York
by Joshua M. Bernstein
A decade ago, Prospect Heights’ Vanderbilt Avenue was little more than an automotive speedway lined with liquor stores and barbershops. “There was nowhere to go after dark,” says Anatoly Dubinsky, owner of the pioneering Soda Bar. But since Dubinsky’s saloon opened in 2002, this street—only eight blocks long, from Atlantic Avenue to Grand Army Plaza—has blossomed into a bona fide destination.
NoLandGrab: "Bona fide destination?" But what about the blight? According to the Atlantic Yards Environmental Impact Statement, one-eighth of this sizzling stretch — the blocks on the west side of Vanderbilt between Atlantic Avenue and Dean Street — suffers from irreparable blight, and as such, is slated to be razed to make way for Bruce Ratner's megaproject.
Posted by eric at February 13, 2008 5:10 PM