Last night at about 8:30 Pm, my husband and I took a walk down Smith Street and walked by the Gowanus Yacht Club at 323 Smith Street. It was busy as usual. When we walked by about an hour later, it was empty, the lights were off and the entrance was closed. It seemed strange, but I didn't give it another thought.
This morning, I found an email by Bill W in my inbox. He writes:
Gowanus Yacht Club Closed! this is serious news. Looks like it was closed by the health department, something about proximity to the subway.
It is strange that the Health Department would show up at night to close the place down. However, just this last week, the Union Smith Café a few doors down at 305 Smith Street, was also closed by the Health Department. It has since reopened.
Does anyone have further information or was anyone at the Gowanus Yacht Club when it was ordered closed?
****UPDATE****
Just walked by the Gowanus Yacht Club and sure enough,there is a chain locking the gate to the entrance. Bagels By The Park is also closed. A hand written note and a sticker by the Health Department on the window confirms what reader Bill wrote in his email.
Stay tuned.
***Saturday Afternoon Update***:
The bagel place is still closed, but the Gowanus Yacht Club is open again and was rather crowded at about 4 Pm on Saturday afternoon. The yellow sticker from the Department Of Health was still taped to the window of the bagel store.
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