Openings and closing on these 2 blocks of 1st Avenue

Acro Coffee recently debuted at 213 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. 

We don't know too much about them yet (their Instagram account has this slogan: "Rooted in hospitality, designed for discovery.") 

Meanwhile, next door, Sweet Cake is officially closed. A small for-rent sign is now on the storefront that has been dark for months...

This was the second outpost for the Flushing-based bakery and cafe, which serves coffee, matcha drinks, and Asian-style desserts.

The EV shop debuted last June. We last saw anyone in here in the fall, around the time an Instagram post called for investors. 

And up the block, grand-opening signage hangs at Fat Boys Burgers, 231 First Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street.

This is the second location for the burger joint, first launched by two brothers and a cousin on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. (All three were born and raised in that neighborhood, helping out at the family-owned A&A Deli, now Healthy Market.) 

Fat Boys offers a variety of burgers (including a meatless version), fries, chopped chicken fries and shakes. Find a menu here.

Fat Boys Burgers for 1st Avenue

Photo by Pinch 

An outpost of Fat Boys Burgers is coming soon to 231 First Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street.

This will be he second location for the burger joint, first launched by two brothers and a cousin on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. (All three were born and raised in that neighborhood, helping out at the family-owned A&A Deli, now Healthy Market.) 

Fat Boys offers a variety of burgers (including a meatless version), fries, chopped chicken fries (chopped fried chicken, cheese and gordo sauce served over fries), and shakes.

This First Avenue storefront was most recently Chick-N-Smash, which debuted in December 2023. Locals will recall this space was home for 18 years to Vinny Vincenz until the spring of 2021.