Popular Park Slope Bar Closing After 15 Years On Fifth Avenue
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A popular Fifth Avenue bar will become the latest business lost to the pandemic when it closes at the end of the month after 15 years, owners announced this week.
Sidecar, which is found between 15th and 16th streets, will permanently close its doors on Jan. 31 after financial struggles brought on by the coronavirus crisis, owners said Thursday.
"We have been kept afloat through these trying times with government financial aid, which has unfortunately run dry," owner Bart DeCoursy wrote on Instagram. "...It has become clear that sustaining in this climate is just not possible."
The news comes nearly two years after restaurants across New York City were first forced to shut down during the early days of the pandemic, which has so far claimed more than 1,000 of the city's restaurants.
At Sidecar, DeCoursy said the bar qualified for the federal government's Restaurant Revitalization Fund, but was not one of the businesses chosen to receive financial help.
Park Slopers were quick to mourn the watering hole.
"Gutted to hear this. We love you so much," fellow Park Slope bar Good Judy posted.
"In two years of heartbreaking closures, this one hits hardest," another commenter wrote.
Sidecar encouraged neighbors to stop in before its last day, saying that it will be treating January as a month-long "Irish wake." The eatery will also have delivery available on Seamless or its website until the closure.
"A huge thanks are due to our loyal customers and my amazing staff for all the support in making it possible over the past 15 years," DeCoursy wrote. "It’s been a true pleasure to serve our neighbors here in Brooklyn and I couldn’t imagine doing it anywhere else."
This article originally appeared on the Park Slope Patch
