Astoria: For all their great ethnic pastries, bakeries in the nabe sure make tasty red-velvet cakes, too. [Joey in Astoria]
Carroll Gardens: A sign for "Old Brooklyn Wine & Liquor Co., a new wine shop" has replaced the ancient one for Sonny and Nancy's sign . [Lost City]
Chelsea: First they came for Bright Food Shop. Then they came for Kitchen Market next door, which is now apparently going to be a Subway. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch]
Murray Hill: Fino has been closed by the Department of Health, and not for the first time. [Eater]
West Village: BarFry tops this list of one-hit-wonder restaurants. [Gridskipper]