1) First, Brooklyn Heights. Then, Flatbush Avenue. The Ricky’s invasion of Brooklyn is happening quickly. There was a story about in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle last week. Now, posters over at the Park Slope Forum report:

On Friday I was on my way to work and was getting off the bus at the Bergen subway station and I noticed that they have the sign up for the new Ricky’s now.

It is indeed where I thought it might be, in what used to be Pintchik’s blinds and lighting department. There’s still paper up over the windows and I didn’t cross the street to check to see if they’ve posted an opening date. The sign says it’s going to be a “Ricky’s SuperStore”…

2) Over on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, that new Zaytoon’s branch, which has been ready to open “in a couple of weeks” since sometime in early August, is actually closing in on opening. Set Speed reports they’re looking for waitstaff.