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Last Week in Brooklyn Openings and Closings
A critical LICH update, Melt Bakery moves to Brooklyn, and Japanese tapas: news from Nov. 7β11

BROOKLYN, NY β If it's Monday, then it's time to review some of the Brooklyn openings, closings, and real estate-related stories that made headlines last week:
Bed-Stuy
- A Japanese-style tapas restaurant called Trad Room is coming to Malcolm X Boulevard (DNAinfo)
Cobble Hill
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- Fortis Property Group is no longer looking to bring affordable housing to its Long Island College Hospital site (Bklyner)
Dumbo
- Untamed Sandwiches is already planning to expand after just one week on Prospect Street (Patch)
- Melt Bakery is bringing its LES ice cream sandwiches to Front Street (DNAinfo)
Fort Greene
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- The Ashland, one of the neighborhood's largest new residential developments, officially opened its doors on Wednesday (Patch)
Park Slope
- Blue Bottle Coffee has opened its newest location on 7th Avenue in Park Slope (Patch)
- Tarzan West has expanded its neighborhood housewares store, while Good Footing shoe store moved to 9th Street (Bklyner)
Pictured at top: Blue Bottle Coffee in Park Slope. Photo by John V. Santore
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