Frankies 457 Spuntino

457 Court Street | Carroll Gardens | built 1931

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 2004

    Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli open Frankies 457 Spuntino

    The Italian restaurant Frankies 457 Spuntino was established in 2004 by Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli. The Village Voice's Laura Shunk counted it among fourteen essential Italian restaurants in Brooklyn and described it as a pioneer of the crostini trend in New York. The partners also sell their own olive oil, Frankies 457 Extra Virgin, pressed from organically grown Sicilian olives.

    “…established in 2004 by Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli.”

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 2015

    The restaurant's chefs are James Beard Award semifinalists

    In 2015 Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, the chefs behind Frankies 457 Spuntino, were semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurateur.

    “The chefs were James Beard Foundation Award semi-finalists for Outstanding Restaurateur in 2015.”

    Source: Wikipedia

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