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Franklin and Union--not a new coffee shop. (Union St Pub) - Page 4 — Brooklynian

Franklin and Union--not a new coffee shop. (Union St Pub)

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  • mike dunlap
    mike dunlap
    Many of the same people have been hanging out on this block for years. They just live here. I'm sure some may sell drugs occasionally, but most just hang out and do not much.
  • Brooklyneya
    Brooklyneya
    edited November 2015
    Hopefully that's the case. There are guys hanging around the neighborhood all the time and I generally wouldn't assume anything shady is going on. There's just something about where they stand and how they look out onto franklin that makes it looks like they're trying to avoid being seen or something.
  • mcpoet
    mcpoet
    They've been working on this space fairly regularly of late.  The bar looks complete, Edison bulbs are hung, still a good amount of work to do, but it's looking more and more like a bar.  I'd estimate a summer opening, assuming there aren't any issues obtaining a liquor license or anything like that.

    On a related note, the bodega in the middle of the block that others have mentioned (the one that always seems to have dude's loitering out in front of it who seem to be a bit, uh hyper-vigilant, shall we say), has been closed up for the last week or two. It's unclear to me whether they're closing it or renovating it, but I figured I'd mention it here.  Until I had more credible information I didn't want to start another thread.  Anyone hear anything about what's going on with this space? 
  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    I had the same question about that bodega. It closing up was a shocker, but the dudes that hang in front of it are the worst offenders in terms of saying HORRIBLE SH*T to my wife when she is walking by herself down Franklin.

    Also, I love that "Edison bulbs are hung" is 100% a requirement of opening a bar now.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016
    I wonder if the new bar will have bespoke artisan tables made from wood reclaimed from bowling alleys.
  • iamahmadrabah
    iamahmadrabah
    they closed for renovations.
  • terekete
    terekete
    we left CH a few months ago but i still check in here by habit.

    This bodega "remodeled" a couple of years ago I thought?  As in, new vinyl tiles over the crappy vinyl tiles.

    There's very few open businesses on Franklin that are a blight.  I lived on Franklin and EP for 15 years and... yeah, that place was a disaster all the time.  
  • Brooklyneya
    Brooklyneya
    I think the bar will be done in a few weeks. It looks messy, but the bulk of the work is done. They seem to be working on the final details.

    And I was happy see bodega look shut down. I agree about the creepy dudes. Maybe the renovations and temporary shut down will disperse the group and it will re-open as a less shady bodega, though I'm not too hopeful.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016
    Bars usually open the weekend after the SLA permit is granted.    Their permit is still pending: 



    Serial Number:1290823
       License Type:ON-PREMISES LIQUOR
       License Status:Pending
       Credit Group:1
       Filing Date:12/01/2015
       Effective Date:
       Expiration Date:

    Premises Information
       Principal's Name:RABINOWITZ, JACOB 
    NOBLE, COREY 
    WIEBE, STEVEN 
    GREENBERGER, JESSE
       Premises Name:UNION FRANKLIN ONE INC
       Trade Name:
       Zone:1
       Address:829-35 FRANKLIN AVE
       
       BROOKLYN, NY 11225
       County:KINGS

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016
    BTW, I am kinda sad that the video that the corner guys made of themselves (linked above in June 2015) seems to have been deleted from youtube.
  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    All of the bodega's exterior signs are down too. While the people who hung outside were @ssholes, I enjoyed the colorful signs, like the ones we just lost to the Dunkin Donuts on the corner of the parkway.

    Speaking of signs, when they pulled down the awning over the soon-to-be bar. they uncovered a cool hand-painted sign for Sung's Discount something-or-other (you can sort of see it in Whynot's October photos above), with SHOES in big red letters on the Union side. They started to paint over it with white, so I was a little sad, but then they hand-painted it back in! I guess they were just brightening it up, it was quite a surprise that they saved it. Not sure how it will be folded into the bar's name/advertising.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016

    Google's photo of the bodega: image

    The new bar will be just out of view, on the right.

  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    Grabbed some pics of the old sign above the new bar. You can see the side one has been repainted.

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    ArA15VlUr1Yf3-tlxEBioH4WmXlhoDcawLoSNQSJ6cTZ
  • mcpoet
    mcpoet
    They were working on this space (Brooklyn Union One) last night and it looks pretty much done. I'd imagine they'll be open within the next couple months.
  • mugofmead111
    mugofmead111
    I vaguely remember that old sign. 
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Just adding a photo. This thread discusses the NE corner...


    image
  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    This one looks aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalmost done.

    Also, because we don't have a separate "harrass-y a$$holes" thread, this morning two guys were posted up by the newer deli up the block right by the subway entrance (across from Dunkin Donuts), creating a literal gauntlet that the HIGH SCHOOL girls had to walk through on their way to school, while they made comments to every one that passed and looking/leering down on them from 6 inches away. So I guess even though the mid-block bodega closed, they will just move to another spot so they can do what they do.

    Sorry, just had to rant somewhere.
  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    Does anyone have any info on liquor licenses? This place looks like it could open any day.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Bars usually open the weekend after the SLA permit is granted.    Their permit is still pending: 

     https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1290823&licenseType=OP


    Serial Number:1290823
       License Type:ON-PREMISES LIQUOR
       License Status:Pending
       Credit Group:1
       Filing Date:12/01/2015
       Effective Date:
       Expiration Date:

    Premises Information
       Principal's Name:RABINOWITZ, JACOB 
    NOBLE, COREY 
    WIEBE, STEVEN 
    GREENBERGER, JESSE
       Premises Name:UNION FRANKLIN ONE INC
       Trade Name:
       Zone:1
       Address:829-35 FRANKLIN AVE
       
       BROOKLYN, NY 11225
       County:KINGS

  • Brooklyneya
    Brooklyneya
    @Z1010P I wonder if we can report that. I'm assuming they were grown men and not teen boys?
  • mcpoet
    mcpoet
    edited February 2016
    The sign up over this place says "Union Street Pub" so that may be the actual name of the bar itself.  The space looks ready to open any day now.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016

    As of yesterday afternoon, license now active!

    Trade name is reportedly Union Street Pub.   

     ...Expect it to be open in 5-4-3-2-

    https://www.tran.sla.ny.gov/servlet/ApplicationServlet?pageName=com.ibm.nysla.data.publicquery.PublicQuerySuccessfulResultsPage&validated=true&serialNumber=1290823&licenseType=OP

    License Information

       Serial Number:1290823
       License Type:ON-PREMISES LIQUOR
       License Status:License is Active
       Credit Group:1
       Filing Date:12/01/2015
       Effective Date:02/24/2016
       Expiration Date:01/31/2018

    Premises Information
       Principal's Name: RABINOWITZ, JAY B
    NOBLE, COREY
    WIEBE, STEVEN
    GREENBERGER, JESSE
       Premises Name:UNION FRANKLIN ONE INC
       Trade Name:UNION STREET PUB
       Zone:1
       Address:829-35 FRANKLIN AVE
       STORE 5
       BROOKLYN, NY 11225
       County:KINGS
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    @joshb states:

    joshb 2/26/2016

    Loading kegs in now as we speak. 
  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    Brooklyneya said:
    @Z1010P I wonder if we can report that. I'm assuming they were grown men and not teen boys?
    Yep, grown men. So gross.
  • Z1010P
    Z1010P
    edited February 2016
    Union Street Pub has a Facebook page up: https://www.facebook.com/unionstreetpub/?fref=ts

    When we passed by last night, they even had the taps installed and the cable TV hooked up, and were having a beer and watching TV after a hard day's work.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited February 2016
    Sign:
    image
    image

    This shot is too crappy to show it, but they are still arranging some stuff inside.
    image
  • mac1
    mac1
    I hope that's just a temporary sign.
  • MrBisco
    MrBisco
    One of the listed principals (Corey Noble) has listed on his Facebook page that he's owner of Fourth Avenue Pub. If somewhat similar, this bar should be yet another beer-oriented bar for the neighborhood.

    He also claims to be owner of The Evergreen, which is only a few months old. If true, that's a lot of new bar-ownership in a short amount of time.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Facebook page now states they will open on Monday at 8 PM.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited March 2016

    Now open.

    Here is their beer menu:   https://www.beermenus.com/places/31257-union-street-pub

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