· Park Slope's Bar Minnow, which was thought to be temporarily closed may be, in fact permanently shuttered. A note we got today: "It's closed. I stopped by last night on my way home, Chef is gone a few weeks already. I spoke directly with the owner of the property today." Coming in its place, apparently, is a, wait for it, wait for it, bank. [EaterWire Inbox]
· It seems that Ess-a-Bagel on 21st Street, which was last week shuttered by the health department, remains so. To wit: "Whats up with the essa bagel on 21st. and 1st...they have been closed for weeks now with a health department sticker on the door. They were shut down by them! Dirty bagels!" Developing, obvi. [EaterWire Inbox]
· In rapid-name-changing news, Villedge Publik House [sic, unfortunately], which opened less than two months ago at 17 Stanton Street, is now Stanton Public. Since there is absolutely no way the change had anything to do with a copyright infringement, it's hard to say what the owners were thinking. [EaterWire]
