PayDragon
By the scan of QR code or manually adding/deleting product items, mobile consumers can now place purchases on their phone. The app also bills consumers simultaneously with their saved credit card info.
PayDragon partnered with several food trucks to promote the app at a recent event. Patrons were encourage to sign up for the app and place orders for extra free goods
Tasting Table compares Petey’s Burger to West Coast’s In-N-Out Burger while keeping the menu simple with a choice of burgers, fries, sodas and shakes.
Petey’s Burger is located on 46-46 Vernon Blvd (near the corner of 47th Avenue)
Life Cafe is closing up shop after a dispute about repairs with the landlord. Ninth Street Espresso’s small “annex” cafe is looking to move into half of space since patrons have been requesting the need for an expanded coffee bar. The 500 sq. ft. shop, located at 341 E. 10th Street, plans to
expand to 900 sq. ft.
With the expansion, Ninth Street Espresso will acquire the backyard garden once owned by
Life Cafe
The 45,000 square foot rooftop farm at The Brooklyn Navy Yard aims to supply local restaurants and residents with fresh produce. The Brooklyn Navy Yard is located near Flushing Avenue and Cumberland Street.
The Brooklyn Grange is actually located in Long Island City, Queens. They plan to replant 10,000 seeds that were used at the Long Island City farm for the Navy Yard
The Chocolate Shop, which was launched last year by Precept Wine, has had amazing success with an expanding market. Originally, the idea was to the product towards females and young people but the company is finding out that the potential for this “wine” is much greater. The Chocolate Shop, known as the chocolate lover’s wine, is made with red wine, sugar, and natural
dark chocolate.
Last year, 1.2 million bottles were sold to a predominant U.S. market
Macaron Parlour
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MACARON PARLOUR: A PASTRY SINGLE PRODUCT ENTERPRISE
Macaron Parlour was founded in 2010 by Christina Ha and Simon Tung. Macaron Parlour aims to expand their offerings beyond traditional fillings– offering fun flavors like candied bacon with maple cream cheese frosting, s’mores, and red velvet. Macaron Parlor is soon to open a retail
store this summer.
Nitehawk Cinema
New York Magazine says “Dinner and a movie may be the classic American date, but Williamsburg’s newest (and only) movie theater, Nitehawk Cinema, has improved upon the age-old formula…”
Read more of New York Magazine’s report
After one year of being in business, the Americana sandwich shop located at 202A Mott Street has officially cleared out all furniture as confirmed by Grub Street New York.
The sandwich shop was well known for their homemade stuffing
A boost in productivity and rising food prices gave farmers quite a boost last year– earning a net income of $98 billion. Exports have also been helping to increase their bottom line as countries like China demand more American farm products.
Between the locavore movement and foreign exports, this is a great time for farmers
The all-cash transaction for 242 Bedford Avenue (at N. 4th Street) closed this week Monday. The space will feature Whole Foods and a New York Sports Club on the ground floor with luxury apartments above. With the remaining retail space of 30,000 square feet, there are talks of Sephora being close to signing a lease and Brooklyn Heights Pizza in development.
What do you think about the opening of Whole Foods and a New York Sports Club in Williamsburg? With purposed opening of Sephora, do you think Williamsburg might become more commercialized?
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