NEW FARMER on Myrtle

Last week, new business FARMER BAGEL & GYRO opened its doors on Myrtle Avenue between Carlton and Washington Park! As seen in the NYTimes Local blog earlier this week, Farmer is an expansion of the neighborhood favorite Farmer in the Deli, where delicious and inexpensive sandwiches aren’t made, they’re BUILT! Ali, one of the owners, explained that after many requests from Farmer in the Deli regulars, the Farmer family decided to expand their menu and step over to the other side of Myrtle with a new restaurant offering hot foods, ice cream and more!

Farmer Bagel & Gyro, on Carlton and Myrtle is now serving Fort Greene delicious breakfasts, gyros, hot sandwiches, burgers, salads and other snacks of the famous Farmer quality. Stop by Farmer for BREAKFAST, LUNCH, OR DINNER (they’ve got it all)! Also, get ready for free delivery and ice cream, COMING SOON! Farmer is open from 6 am to 10 pm at 336 Myrtle Avenue. Their phone number is 347-529-4918.

Also, make sure to check out the signage, storefront and building façade while you are there! Farmer received one of the MABP’s Storefront Improvement grants, a program that assists merchants interested in beautifying their storefronts as part of the revitalization of Myrtle Avenue. We provided free design services and a $1,000, via a 1:1 matching, reimbursement grant towards their signage.

You may have also noticed improvements made to the upper façade of the building. The property owner of 336 was a recent recipient of the New York Main Street grant, a grant funded by the state that helps to restore the ‘main street’ to New York communities and create vibrant commercial corridors. MARP uses these funds to provide 1:1 matching, reimbursement grants up to $10,000 for façade preservation work and renovations to commercial interiors for merchants and property owners on Myrtle.

For the Farmer building, we cleaned the brick, made repairs and painted the upper cornice, window sills and lintels and installed a new storefront and cornice at the street level! If you are interested in making improvements to your Myrtle property or would like more information, contact sarah@myrtleavenue.org.