These Are Businesses Bed-Stuy Lost In 2020

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A yoga studio, a coffee shop, a favorite cocktail bar — Bed-Stuy'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.

The city lost businesses at a furious, tragic pace in 2020. The closures — which experts fear could encompass a third of small businesses in the city — left vacant storefronts in neighborhoods.

The year wasn't without its bright spots, though. Bed-Stuy continued to support its local favorites, whether it be with fashion shows, winter wonderlands or fundraisers.

Some neighbors also found new opportunities and opened new businesses, including, most recently, an Acai bowl shop or a new burger joint.

Here's a round-up of businesses Bed-Stuy, and Brooklyn, said goodbye to in 2020, according to neighbor submissions and Patch's coverage:

• Coronavirus Woes Close Decades-Old Diner In Brooklyn
• Colador Cafe
• Namastuy Healing Collective
• D'Kalabash Restaurant
• Pizza Chef
• Crown Heights Beer Garden Franklin Park Closes After 12 Years
• Coronavirus Closes Crown Heights Favorite Glady's Rum Bar
• Coronavirus Crisis Doubles Empty Stores On Park Slope's Fifth Ave
• 200 Fifth Bar In Park Slope Closes After Three Decades
• Park Slope Staple Dizzy's Diner Closing After 22 Years

Submissions were generated from a neighborhood Facebook call-out and through Patch Neighbor Posts.

Do you have a favorite business that closed? Let us know in the comments.

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