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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR LUNCH AND DINNER
––––– A Small Sampling of Our Menu Items –––––
Pollo
CHICKEN CUTLET ..................................................$11.45
CHICKEN CUTLET WITH SAUCE ........................$12.45
CHICKEN CUTLET PARMIGIANA ......................$13.45
CHICKEN MARSALA ..............................................$13.45
CHICKEN CACCIATORE .......................................$14.75
CHICKEN FRANCESE ..............................................$13.45
Pesce
FRIED CALAMARI ....................................................$9.00
BAKED CLAMS ...........................................................$9.00
STEAMED CLAMS RED OR WHITE ........................9.00
STEAMED MUSSELS RED OR WHITE .................$9.00
LITTLE NECK CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL ..$9.00
SHRIMP COCKTAIL ..................................................$9.00
ANTIPASTO SML. $9.45 LGE .................................$13.45
MIXED SALAD .......................................................... $5.00
CAESAR SALAD......................................................... $5.45
CAESAR SALAD with GRILLED CHICKEN .........$9.00
SLICED TOMATOES with
AVOCADO & HEARTS OF PALM ...........................$9.00
SLICED TOMATOES with ANCHOVIES. ...............$8.00
SLICED TOMATOES with MOZZARELLA ...........$9.00
LOBSTER & SHRIMP & MUSSELS .....................$27.45
FILET OF SOLE FRANCESE ..................................$15.45
CALAMARI FRA DIAVOLO ...................................$15.45
CALAMARI MARINARA ....................................... $14.45
SHRIMP FRA DIAVOLO .........................................$17.45
EVERYTHING COOKED TO ORDER • ASK FOR OUR DAILY SPECIALS
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BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
It’s been 14 months since a fire
ripped through a Glendale storefront
and caused the business
to shut down, but aft er all that time,
the decrepit building looks virtually
the same.
The Farmer’s Market and neighboring
Metropolitan Restaurant Equipment
on Myrtle Avenue are a shell
of their former selves, with no siding
or signage left on the exterior, gaping
holes in the wooden structure and a
completely collapsed roof. Many local
residents will remember the blaze that
gutted the stores in June of 2017 and
left 11 fi refi ghters injured.
In the weeks aft er the fi re, a green
construction fence and sidewalk
shed were built around the property
and Department of Buildings (DOB)
permits showed that “emergency
shoring work due to fi re” had been
approved. As of Aug. 2, however, all
of the permits at the site had expired
and multiple complaints had been fi led
against the building.
Aft er a concerned resident contacted
the Ridgewood Times about the
property and Councilman Robert
Holden also fi elded complaints at his
offi ce, the lawmaker attempted to get
some answers.
“I spoke to the owner of the property,
and he relayed to me that he is doing
everything in his power to get that
building back up and running,” Holden
said in an Aug. 16 Facebook post.
“While he doesn’t have an ETA on when
he believes all the work will get done,
he told me that he cares deeply about
the community and understands their
frustration.”
Holden explained that, according
to the owner, the DOB “denied their
initial requests” and a new architect
has since been hired to “move things
along.” The owner also told Holden
that he intended on fi ling the new
permits for the work this week and the
building will remain residential with a
storefront on the fi rst fl oor, according
to the councilman.
The owner listed on the DOB permit
applications is Nazim Hodzic,
who is also associated with the Albanian
American Islamic Center, located
next to the burned properties. Multiple
attempts by the Ridgewood Times
to reach Hodzic prior to publication
of this article have been unsuccessful.
A spokesperson for the DOB had no
knowledge of any “requests” that were
denied by the agency, and explained to
the Ridgewood Times that all permits
fi led, whether approved or denied, are
kept in its online database.
While the details of the reconstruction
remain unclear, the real concern
from local residents lies in the offi cial
complaints about the building. The
fi rst complaint aft er the fi re came on
Nov. 11, 2017, and stated that “the scaffold
is leaning and I believe it’s unsafe.”
A second complaint about the building
on April 12 claims that “animals
live in it.” The third and most recent
complaint on July 30 again points out
the scaff old, stating “it’s leaning and
never know when it’s going to fall.”
Upon investigating the third complaint,
the DOB served a violation to
Total NYC Construction Corporation
on July 31 for the sidewalk shed failing
to meet code specifi cations, according
to online records. While there is a large
sign at the property with the company’s
name and phone number, an employee
of Total NYC Construction had no
knowledge of the project when reached
over the phone on Aug. 21.
Records show that no compliance
with the violation has been recorded yet.
The broken-down building also adds
to the recurring problem of storefront vacancies
along the Glendale section of Myrtle
Avenue. In 2016, there were close to 40 empty
stores along the commercial strip when
the economy was down, and not much
has changed since for small businesses.
As everyone in the community still
searches for answers as to why this
particular property has not been
touched, Holden said, “I stand ready
to assist in whatever way I can.”
Handout provided to the Ridgewood Times
The state of the Farmer’s Market and Metropolitan Restaurant Equipment
on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale on Aug. 8, more than a year after a fi re
destroyed the building.
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