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Friday, July 17th, 2009
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2:02a
Hey, Mr. Monteleone. Where's Mr. Cammerari?
http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/hey-mr-monteleone-wheres-mr-cammerari.html 
Does anyone know what happened at the bakery hitherto known, since it's grand reopening in early 2007, as Monteleone & Cammareri Bakery & Cafe. Sometime recently, in the quiet of night, the red sign was switched to one that only lists the Monteleone name. (See above.)
Of course, the space previously belonged only to Monteleone, which has been in the neighborhood since 1902, when it was founded on Columbia Street by Harry and Frank Monteleone. Somewhere along the way, the brothers took on two unrelated partners, moved to Court Street and passed away.
Monteleone closed up shop in 2006. But they teamed up with another name from the past, Cammareri (of "Moonstruck" fame and formerly on Henry Street) and came back. Cammareri closed up its storefront sometime around 2000 but still survived in a wholesale fashion.
Anyway, Cammareri ain't around no mo'. See the new sign below.
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
lost_nyc
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11:14a
Huge B61 Bus News
http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/huge-b61-bus-news.html Earth-shaking news regarding the infamous bus known as the B61!
Word has come through Craig Hammerman, through the Word on Columbia Street blog:
"After much consideration, NYC Transit has finally agreed to split the B61 into 2 routes -- one from Red Hook to Downtown Brooklyn, and one from Downtown Brooklyn into Long Island City, Queens (which would become a new B62 route). This move is intended to improve the reliability and timeliness of the B61 route, particularly as it serves our district.
The change would go into effect in January 2010, assuming it receives approval of the MTA Board which it is scheduled to come before later this month. We should be receiving our formal letter from NYC Transit within the next week."
Could it be that Brooklyn's worst bus line is about to enter a new era of improved service? Doubtful. But it's got to get better than it is now!
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9:48a
Faded Ad Decipherers Wanted
http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/faded-ad-decipherers-wanted.html 
I have been looking at this faded ad for some time now. It sits on the side of a brick building on President Street, between Hicks and Columbia. It's obviously been there for some time. But for the life of me, I can't figure out what it used to say or what company or product it used to advertise.
Can anyone out there give me a hand? Maybe you have better eyes than I do. The best I can figure is we're dealing with four large letters, then an apostrophe, then an "S." So, it's a good bet it's someone's name.
Part of the problem may be that we're looking at two faded ads here, one painted over the other, thus obscuring the lettering of both ads.
If anyone's got a guess, please write in.
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9:33a
Belltower of Columbia Street Not Only Ugly, But Self-Important
http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/belltower-of-columbia-street-not-only.html 
Having overcome a previous setback in which the community challenged the legality of its strange, medieval structure, the Belltower of Columbia Street has chugged along toward completion. The two-story tower at the top of the thing—which, it turns out, is actually an elevator shaft to house a fancy glass elevator, to be used by the buildings residents—is now wholly covered in brick.
What's more, it now bears a stone plaque, engraved with a large "V" and the dating "Est. MMVIII." Roman numerals! So the creators of this monstrosity are not only vulgarians, but pompous as well. (They also got the date wrong, obviously having ordered the plaque early on, when they thought the building would be completed last year.)
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9:22a
Piccolo Cafe Finito?
http://lostnewyorkcity.blogspot.com/2009/07/piccolo-cafe-finito.html 
The teeny-tiny, and super bizarro Piccolo Cafe attracted some attention when it opened on Columbia Street, Brooklyn, last January due to its piccolo menu. Three items, to be precise.
It bulked up the menu over time, advertising each new addition in bold red and white signs outside the door. But the joint never caught on—possibly, as many readers pointed out to me, because the food was processed and lousy, and the fries routinely undercooked.
Piccolo's story may be told, now. Walking by today, the signs are gone and the inside is ripped up. No staff in sight. It may be a renovation, but I'm guessing it's doneski.
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
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