The Brooklyn Eagle reports on The Brooklynites, a new book by Seth Kushner and Anthony LaSala. It covers many of the borough’s characters including Emma Sullivan, owner of the Long Island Restaurant on Atlantic Avenue:
Brooklyn Eagle: Internationally famous Brooklynites are included: Spike Lee, Paul Auster and Jonathan Lethem, for instance. So, of course, are those well known only on their blocks, like Dominick Guarnera, a Bay Ridge barber, and Emma Sullivan, who has owned a Cobble Hill restaurant since she took over for her father 50 years ago. “Now everyone comes here to show me their babies and their family,†Sullivan says. “It’s still a family place. I just sold over $5,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies. I had to put the beer away just so I could fit the cookies.â€
Didn’t this place close down last month? I’ve walked by several times, and the gates are pulled, and the same ‘Closed’ note is hanging in the door. It’s really a shame, as it’s such a beautiful space.
They’re on vacation in Spain.
According to a rumor on Atlantic Ave., they may be in the process of selling the building. Based on their ages and the “better sell now if you can” status of the real estate market right now, it would make sense. We’ll see what happens.