Daly Pie, Nargis Park Slope, Rzeszowska, and Excelsior All to Close by End of July - Eater NY
"Park Slope will say goodbye to its longstanding gay bar Excelsior. The 20-year-old bar closes Wednesday, July 31, at 563 Fifth Ave., near 15th Street. Partners Mark Nayden and Richard Kennedy blame the rising real estate costs of the neighborhood. “More than ever, rising costs, like rent and taxes, make your neighborhood bars and restaurants struggle every day,” they said in a statement on Facebook. The current lease is ending, and the landlord was only willing to renew for another year. The bar originally opened in 1999 at 390 Fifth Ave., where it lived for 15 years before moving to its current location." - Carla Vianna
