{"id":110216,"date":"2026-01-23T20:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/110216\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:24:21","slug":"greenpoint-this-week-wayne-sons-opens-brooklyn-denim-co-closes-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/110216\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpoint This Week: Wayne &#038; Sons Opens, Brooklyn Denim Co. Closes, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, Greenpointers.<\/p>\n<p>Bundle up, more snow is coming this weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Before it starts, may we suggest heading over to <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/22\/wayne-sons-officially-opens-in-williamsburg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne &amp; Sons<\/a>, which officially opened its doors or to <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/20\/gotham-burger-social-club-opening-permanent-restaurant-in-williamsburg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gotham\u00a0Burger Social Club<\/a>\u00a0before it wraps up its\u00a0residency at Threes Brewing.<\/p>\n<p>The team behind The Meat Hook and Cozy Royale are set to open <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/19\/the-meat-hook-and-cozy-royale-team-set-to-open-casual-corner-bar-peek-inn-in-greenpoint\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peek Inn<\/a> in the former home of Fin du Monde, not to be confused with Peek In Cafe opening in Cecily\u2019s old space.<\/p>\n<p>Macri Park announced its closure without citing a reason\u2014and, apparently, <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/23\/laid-off-macri-park-staff-say-they-were-not-given-advance-notice-of-bars-sudden-closure\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">without giving staff proper notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this spring, local comics will have a home base at <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/22\/greenpoint-comedy-club-set-to-open-this-spring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenpoint Comedy Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The popular Japanese brand <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/19\/uniqlo-is-coming-to-williamsburg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNIQLO will soon open<\/a> a location in Williamsburg, but, sadly, <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/20\/brooklyn-denim-co-closes-williamsburg-store\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Denim Co. has closed<\/a> after 17 years in operation.<\/p>\n<p>The room felt charged with contention as community members gathered at the Polish &amp; Slavic Center to consider a new housing development on the Bushwick Inlet, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/21\/greenpoint-community-contends-with-the-future-of-bushwick-inlet-at-monitor-point-meeting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monitor Point<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Three local landlords have earned a very dubious honor\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/22\/three-greenpoint-and-williamsburg-landlords-appear-on-public-advocates-list-of-citys-worst\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">they made the cut<\/a> for the Public Advocate\u2019s annual list of the worst offenders in the city. And speaking of bad behavior, <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/23\/greenpoint-man-arrested-for-animal-abuse-with-more-than-20-neglected-found-dogs-inside-apartment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Greenpoint man was arrested<\/a> for animal abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Get career help, sample shochu cocktails, and <a href=\"https:\/\/greenpointers.com\/2026\/01\/21\/get-career-help-sample-shochu-cocktails-and-more-whats-happening-greenpoint-1-22-1-28\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In and around North Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>North Brooklyn was shown some love from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesbeard.org\/stories\/james-beard-award-semifinalists-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Beard Foundation<\/a> this week. Lilia\u2019s Missy Robbins was named as a semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, while Shota\u2019s Cheng Lin and Ilis\u2019s Mads Refslund were named as semifinalists for Best Chef: New York State. Birdee\u2019s Renata Ameni was named a semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, and The Four Horsemen is a semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant. Congrats!<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good afternoon, Greenpointers. Bundle up, more snow is coming this weekend! 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