tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post924462506950243658..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Welcome to Newkirk PlazaBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-60490283711875854142016-08-31T21:22:56.886-07:002016-08-31T21:22:56.886-07:00I have been living in the area since 2001 and love...I have been living in the area since 2001 and love the plaza anything you need <br />But u should come back they replaced it and now have nice benches for people to socialize mothers sit there while their kids run and play on scooters<br />Nice produce market that sells bubble teas and the Jamaican restaurant r my favorite eating spots its evolved as the neighborhood has Chef Mireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06049445534033821654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-10357061820826960372016-07-04T07:43:22.035-07:002016-07-04T07:43:22.035-07:00As a lifelong Brooklynite I have a long relationsh...As a lifelong Brooklynite I have a long relationship with the Plaza. Walked there from Ocean Parkway to get on the D and explore the world!<br /><br />Also I've been a guitar player for nearly 50 years-I started in Feb 1967 at Matos Music School-it was right on the hump on newkirk ave-got lessons from a great teacher Mr. Moresh! I believe Angie worked the counter; What happened to those folks? I loved that place-anybody remember it? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824226478051300231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-20435704392085952112016-06-12T09:26:46.693-07:002016-06-12T09:26:46.693-07:00Funny you mention DiFarra's. When we moved fr...Funny you mention DiFarra's. When we moved from Argyle Rd. in 1962 we wound up on East 17th St. around the corner from DiFarra's on Avenue J. I remember sitting with my Dad at the little tables along the wall opposite the counter eating slices of cheese pizza. By then it was probably 25 cents a slice. A couple of years ago America's Test Kitchen (on PBS) ran a story about making pizza at home. The show began with a trip to DiFarra's. I couldn't believe it! For years I'd been telling everyone about this great pizza place on Ave. J and they all got tired of hearing about it. That place ruined every other pizza place in America for me. <br />Good memories.<br /><br />Gary Wasserman<br />Portland, OR (apparently the new Brooklyn; or maybe Brooklyn is the new Portland, OR?)grwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647893250880176864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-46474621128060673332016-05-21T17:24:15.246-07:002016-05-21T17:24:15.246-07:00I miss Grilles Clam Chowder approx ~$2 for a quart...I miss Grilles Clam Chowder approx ~$2 for a quart. Used to come with oyster crackers. Yum. Now I get Clam 'juice flavor" Chowder with ALL potatoes. I will just have to make it myself. I used to work at Liptons Chemists delivering Rx's for 10 cent or 30 cent tips. Used to splurge on grillos...and Difarras Pizza when it was 20 cents a slice<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241198066784071179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-88089316589260293282015-09-18T11:17:31.597-07:002015-09-18T11:17:31.597-07:00Sure do... My neighbor would get "smashed&quo...Sure do... My neighbor would get "smashed" at Moriarty's. His name "Cirrillo".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-31166785838492017922015-09-18T11:04:08.879-07:002015-09-18T11:04:08.879-07:00Did you play stick ball on 17th st with me, Bobby ...Did you play stick ball on 17th st with me, Bobby S, Jimmy S., etc. & with the rubber band balls ? It was awesome.<br />Paul Pagnato <br />16st between Newkirk & Foster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-5467768014045241962015-09-18T10:14:24.231-07:002015-09-18T10:14:24.231-07:00The gas station had the rare chestnut tree.The gas station had the rare chestnut tree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-14780914556127245812015-09-18T10:08:59.824-07:002015-09-18T10:08:59.824-07:00Hi Karen, in the 50's I lived at 623 E 16 st, ...Hi Karen, in the 50's I lived at 623 E 16 st, now 73 , went to PS217, ms cares, Ms Schwartz, Ms Driscoll, etc. lived across Cafeteria & Shoe repair store. Then to Erasmus. I worked in Almacs when I was 13/14.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-26473274688906687382015-09-18T10:01:16.538-07:002015-09-18T10:01:16.538-07:00In the 50's Paul would cut my hair at LeonsIn the 50's Paul would cut my hair at LeonsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-66702986264763602602015-09-18T09:59:52.437-07:002015-09-18T09:59:52.437-07:00Wow, I ate at Grillos many times. I lived at 623 E...Wow, I ate at Grillos many times. I lived at 623 E 16st 1942 - 1959Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-69803001003806777652015-09-18T09:57:02.488-07:002015-09-18T09:57:02.488-07:00Yep, when I was 13 I worked in Almacs & bought...Yep, when I was 13 I worked in Almacs & bought a switch blade knife. They were legal then. 60 years ago ! Now I'm 73😀Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187679368797777262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-87473792131954776752015-09-17T21:42:57.889-07:002015-09-17T21:42:57.889-07:00In answer to Erin' s question... Yes I remembe...In answer to Erin' s question... Yes I remember Moriarity' s bar quite well. In the early 1960's I took some Irish step dancing lessons there, as well as the Parkville Tavern afterwards on the corner of Parkville Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. I remember stopping in Moriarity's for a drink or two (or three or four) when I was of age (back then legal drinking age was 18 years old) usually on a Friday when getting off the Newkirk Plaza subway stop before walking home. That was a simpler time, when many families' relatives lived in the same neighborhood... many times they even lived in the same apartment buildings growing up.<br /><br />I believe my brother, who is much younger than myself, had a friend who wound up buying the bar. Whatever happened to Moriarity's after that ownership I know nothing of. I wasn't aware of it being closed. I haven't been back to the old neighborhood in many, many years. I want to keep my memories of the good old neighborhood as it was. I hung out in St. Rose of Lima's schoolyard with my brother Tommy and all our friends playing basketball and handball mostly. I've been told that the schoolyard no longer exists. We also hung out, what we lovingly called 'The Ledge'... which was the St. Rose of Lima's caretaker's house (Walter and his wife Kitty) which I've been told also no longer exists. I am told that there is now a building there for senior citizens.<br /><br />Grillo's fish market is mentioned by quite a few, along with the well known Ebinger's bakery... diagonally across from Bohack's grocery store. The Newkirk Plaza brings many fond memories back of an era long gone by. I only hope that it continues to bring many more generations of fond memories of their past. It was a great neighborhood to grow up in. My mother's family was in that area of Brooklyn for many generations. My Mom was born and taken from us in the good old neighborhood by the Newkirk Plaza. Mom's family, along with her Aunt, Uncle and cousins, actually lived in one of apartments that overlooked the Plaza. So Erin, I remember Moriarity's, as well as many of the other places on 'Newkirk Plaza' and the rest of that wonderful neighborhood that I grew up in. I wouldn't change a thing of all my years in the good old neighborhood!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236164696997734967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-65552765387456712192015-07-22T17:17:55.345-07:002015-07-22T17:17:55.345-07:00Grillos! Grillos! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-2909535224477904232015-07-15T19:40:53.912-07:002015-07-15T19:40:53.912-07:00Does anybody remember Moriarty's bar?Does anybody remember Moriarty's bar?Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-24519744662802152202014-12-12T06:02:21.783-08:002014-12-12T06:02:21.783-08:00I started selling fresh fish to Andy Grillo back i...I started selling fresh fish to Andy Grillo back in the seventies. My first sales were stripers from the Breezy Point surf. I later bought a boat and supplied Andy with fresh bluefish two to three times a week. Bob Randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-44112364596988108322014-11-16T13:10:30.105-08:002014-11-16T13:10:30.105-08:00I grew up on "The Plaza"> My parents ...I grew up on "The Plaza"> My parents had a "beauty" shop {Walker`s] at * Newkirk for over 20 years. It was a Great place back in the 50s-60s. I knew Al & Mac form the hardware store, & Ebingers, & Sam at the toy store. And Feldbaums, old post war type bar-lounge-restaurant. My father loved the goulash. And Lipton Chemists, Eddie the florist, the recored shop, candy store, so many to remember. Vic, at Vesuvius, the pizza place near the tunnel.On & on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602180645627135197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-8258076099334885392014-10-24T16:16:34.198-07:002014-10-24T16:16:34.198-07:00Brooklyn is a place of really good memories. Chadi...Brooklyn is a place of really good memories. Chadish Jewish market on the corner of Newkirk Avenue and East 17th Street, then the bigger grocery store two doors down, the Bar and Grill, Augie's Barber Shop next to the Dry Cleaner on the corner of East 16 Street. Ebingers Bakery with their Blackout Cake, Othello eggs (hard chocolate on top, mocha and yellow cake underneath). Almac Hardware, Grillos Fish Market and Restaurant. Everyone knew everyone. No one was a stranger. It was a kinder, gentler time. It is a place and time that, like the LOEW'S KINGS theatre, will always remain a place in everyone's memory.EDWARD OSLERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-77759720327040428042013-05-28T14:02:58.484-07:002013-05-28T14:02:58.484-07:00I lived in this area in the 50s. We lived 1st floo...I lived in this area in the 50s. We lived 1st floor over Almacs hardware store and the corner of Newkirk and Marlboro across from the gas station. My dad known as Rudy or Tony had the barbershop on Marlboro Rd. I went to PS 217 till 8th grade and then to FIT. Would love to talk to some people from that era...My name is Karen Fischetti.rampthd verykarennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-41727007019736143802013-01-26T19:05:46.681-08:002013-01-26T19:05:46.681-08:00I worked at Grillos Fish store in the during 1966-...I worked at Grillos Fish store in the during 1966-1998 period. I delivered throughout the neighborhood on a commercial bike, usually until around 6PM when I was reassigned to the rear dinning room to clean tables. We'd roll the fish gets out the front and around the corner, past the bank to the rear street entrance where the trash was. there was a wholesale business run mainly out of the basement where the big cooler was. the neighborhood was still intact and very multiethnic. BLSHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-70652538807017989392011-10-22T11:51:08.806-07:002011-10-22T11:51:08.806-07:00Grillos started as a fish store that would also se...Grillos started as a fish store that would also sell you a limited number of cooked items. There were a couple of wood tables you could use to eat the cooked fish. Later the store became a restaurant, and later bought the neighboring storefront to expand before going out of business. It was a real loss.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586746252579348587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-4419289116100674892010-12-20T11:05:57.527-08:002010-12-20T11:05:57.527-08:00Grew up on 19th Street between Foster and Newkirk....Grew up on 19th Street between Foster and Newkirk. As a kid, loved Wardell's(Spelling?)Hobby shop and pizza by the slice(15cents)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-29883489315701679632010-09-20T14:05:16.130-07:002010-09-20T14:05:16.130-07:00I should add to my previous post a couple of thing...I should add to my previous post a couple of things. One is I'm referring to years between 1957 and 1963. My recollection is that the Plaza looked old and well worn back in those days. I'm amazed it's still around much less that it's a bit seedy. From the photos it doesn't look much different than I remember it. Just to keep things in perspective.grwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647893250880176864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-29896457581985600582010-09-20T14:02:29.846-07:002010-09-20T14:02:29.846-07:00I remember getting my hair cut at the barbershop o...I remember getting my hair cut at the barbershop on Newkirk Plaza as a kid. We lived around the corner on Argyle Road when I was between 1 and 5 years old. I attended kindergarten at PS 139. It's possible I got my first haircut at that barbershop. We didn't do a lot of shopping there (mostly we went to Waldbaum's on Coney Island Ave.) but it was a favorite place to stroll and to hang out with my friends watching the trains come and go.<br />Thanks for the great photos!grwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647893250880176864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-6461935654755066132010-08-23T09:27:49.873-07:002010-08-23T09:27:49.873-07:00I'm a new arrival to the neighborhood, so this...I'm a new arrival to the neighborhood, so this article was a great find. Three owners does help explain the state the plaza was in.<br /><br />I'd love to see an update to this entry soon as it looks like work on the Plaza renovation is finishing up (read: winter 2010?)kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131992385794189061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-28304174020697672342010-03-11T19:22:04.579-08:002010-03-11T19:22:04.579-08:00we used to live on Rugby Rd a few blocks away in t...we used to live on Rugby Rd a few blocks away in the early-mis '70s. My dad used to take me to a shop right across from the subway entrance where he's buy us ice cream and comic books. I also remember a shop that served fountain sodas and even then had an old-fashioned look to it. There was a hardware store that used to entrance me with all the lamps that hung from the ceiling. I also recall an Exxon gas station at one end of the plaza.Joelnoreply@blogger.com