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It is a nexus of old and new-a trace of the past and a new social balcony. A 2-block-long elevated walk reinvents the catwalk experience that was distinctive of the original factory complex and provides an up-close view of the artifacts, a unique perspective from above, and views of the Manhattan skyline. Restored artifacts include 80-foot-tall gantry cranes and a crane platform that once unloaded sugar syrup tanks bucket and screw conveyors a hoist bridge and 21 columns from the Raw Sugar Warehouse. Artifact Walk One of the primary park features is an interpretive and educational “Artifact Walk,” which integrates over 30 large-scale salvaged relics that showcase the inner workings of the sugar refining process. The overall project includes adaptive reuse of the landmark Refinery building for creative office space and four new mixed-use residential buildings, including 700 units of affordable housing. Combining with upcoming Two Trees’ River Ring development, Domino Park creates an integral link for a fully connected waterfront of the future. The park reconnects Williamsburg to the East River for the first time in 160 years and provides much-needed open space for local residents, while honoring its history as a working waterfront. Domino Park was the first built portion of the 11-acre site’s transformation into an ambitious mixed-use development project, representing a commitment to deliver public space for the surrounding community. Today, the park is a tribute to the story of this site and is dedicated to the diversity and resiliency of generations of Domino workers, their families, and their neighborhood. Closing in 2004, the Refinery was the last major active industrial operation on Brooklyn’s once-bustling East River waterfront. It was once the largest and most productive sugar refinery in the world, producing up to 98% of the sugar consumed in the United States. Industrial Legacy Domino Park is built on the former Domino Sugar Refinery, a site of incredible significance to the growth and development of the Williamsburg neighborhood and Brooklyn waterfront on the East River. Domino Park has seen over 4 million diverse visitors from nearby Latino, Hasidic, and Black communities and hosted hundreds of events and gatherings for local organizations. The park integrates over 30 large-scale salvaged relics, including 21 original columns from the Raw Sugar Warehouse, gantry cranes, screw and bucket conveyors, and syrup tanks into an interpretive and educational “Artifact Walk.” Raised above FEMA flood elevations with many native plant species that reduce stormwater runoff, the park also functions as an absorbent sponge and first line of defense against sea level rise. Inspired by community input and the site’s rich history, the 5-acre Domino Park reconnects Williamsburg to the East River for the first time in 160 years and provides much-needed open space for local residents while honoring its history as a working waterfront. In addition to Bushwick, it has a location in Brooklyn’s Domino Park and the not-Brooklyn location of Los Angeles.Domino Park is the first phase of the transformation of the former Domino Sugar Factory site into an ambitious mixed-use development project, sited within an area with one of the lowest ratios of open space to people. Roberta’s Montauk location, schedule to open around Memorial Day, will be its fourth. “I think we fit in both the worlds that exist out there-the everyday local people I think can really enjoy it and the people that are coming seasonal can enjoy it,” Hoy said. Hoy added that the Montauk location can attract both locals and visitors alike. “It’s, hopefully, something, that we can sustain all year round.”

“We’re not looking at it as just the seasonal, pop-up,” Hoy told Behind the Hedges. Hoy said the previous owners “did a really nice job” with its 2016 renovation, but it’s a “little too nice for Roberta’s.” The location will seat about 165 people and has an outside patio and two bars. Roberta’s opened in 2008 on Moore Street in Bushwick in a converted warehouse covered in graffiti, so the new Montauk location is aesthetically different. The 5,400-square-foot space, located near the Montauk LIRR station, is taking over a former restaurant named Arbor. Roberta’s is acting like any well-heeled New Yorker and heading east this summer: The Bushwick spot, best known for its wood-fried pizza, is planning to open a location in Montauk.Ĭo-owner Brandon Hoy said he and his partner have been looking for a space in the posh neighborhood for a while, and they finally found the perfect location.