Via Roma Pizza Bar To Replace Vinny's On Court Street In Carroll Gardens

         445 Court Street in November 2015

and now.

Late in 2015, Vinny's, a long time neighborhood pizzeria at 445 Court Street near the corner of 4th Place, closed its doors for good. The closing seems to have been a result of non-payment of rent and problems with the Health Department. Though never one of the best pizza places in Carroll Gardens, Vinny's was missed by many in the community.
It now appears that a new pizza place will open at this location. According to flyers in the window, Via Roma Pizza Bar is "coming soon to this wonderful neighborhood of Brooklyn."
It sure looks like this establishment will be a much sleeker eatery than Vinny's ever was.
Does anyone have more details about VR? Are you looking forward to trying their pizza?



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Vinny's Pizzeria On Court Street May Have Closed Its Doors

A few days ago, a reader asked what was up with Vinny's Pizzeria at 445 Court Street near 4th Place.
I immediately asked around and found out that the pizza place is closed and is unlikely to re-open,
It appears that the owner, who had bought the business in the past 5-10 years from its original owner Joe, was way behind on payment of  rent and may have been evicted.
Someone seemed to think all the equipment has already been moved out of the store.
Apparently, things have been a bit slow for this pizzeria for a while now.

If all the information is correct and Vinny's is gone for good, will you miss their pizza or their rice balls?  Which is your favorite pizza place in the neighborhood?

****Update****
Someone just forwarded the link to the NYC Department of Health.  Looks like Vinny's was closed by the department in November 2015 for a host of issues. Here is a screen shot of the page.

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