This Week in Brooklyn Openings and Closings

BROOKLYN, NY — Here are some of the Brooklyn openings, closings, and real estate-related stories from around the web that made headlines last week:

Brownsville

• Several Brooklyn politicians are trying to prevent the demolition of Our Lady of Loreto Church (Kings County Politics via Patch)
• $30 million in improvements are coming to Betsy Head Park (Patch)

Bushwick

• A former warehouse is being converted into an art, food and office complex (Patch)

Crown Heights

• Modell's is opening its new Eastern Parkway location this coming Thursday (Patch)

Downtown Brooklyn

• The demolition of a former office building at 217 Duffield St. is moving ahead, to be repalced by an underground garage topped with a green space (New York YIMBY)

Fort Greene

• New neighborhood Thai restaurant Samui is operating out of a former garage (DNAinfo)
• A temporary redwood forest is coming to MetroTech Commons this fall (Fort Greene Focus)

Windsor Terrace

• Market Fresh Supermarket is back in action after a brief closure while it prepared for new organic products (Patch)

Pictured at top: Market Fresh Supermarket in Windsor Terrace. Photo by John V. Santore