Opening Soon On Court Street: Moscot, Iconic Optical Shop

Moscot, the nearly hundred year old New York City eyewear institution with flagship stores on Orchard Street and 14th Street in Manhattan has crossed the river into Brooklyn, taking over the former Photo/flower shop at 159 Court Street.
According to its web site,  Moscot, a family business,  was started by patriarch Hyman Moscot, "who arrived from Eastern Europe via Ellis Island in 1899.  He began selling ready-made eyeglasses from a pushcart on Orchard Street on Manhattan's famed Lower East Side."
One wonders why it took so long for the Moscot family to have ventured into our fair borough.