"The Brooklyn outpost of the Meatball Shop has closed after more than a decade on Bedford Avenue. Owners Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman opened this offshoot of their meatball-themed restaurant in 2011, a year after their first location took off on the Lower East Side, Greenpointers reports. Google now lists the restaurant as permanently closed and a “for rent” sign hangs in its window. At peak, there were eight Meatball Shops around the city, along with accompanying cocktail bar with the tone-deaf name, Sidepiece." - Luke Fortney
