New Kropotnick Shopping Plaza To Have "Classic" Stores

The new luxury condo development being built in Brighton Beach by eccentric billionaire Murray Kropotnick will have the types of classic stores returning Brightonites will relish.  An artist's rendering of what the some of the stores will look like along Kropotnick Boulevard is pictured above.  Condo residents will enjoy noshing at Big Zelda's Bagels, Dubrowsky's Deli, and Funkelman's Fine Fish.  Those seeking excitement can watch some razor cuts at Buddy's Barber Shop (4 chairs--no waiting) or, for the kids and teens, spend time at Pinky's Pinball Palace.  Thursday is league bowling night at Rainbow Cookie Lanes. Future plans include the Flavors of Seltzer Exhibit Hall, and Stu's Sporting Goods.  There will also be a newsstand right near the subway, manned by Benny the Newsboy, a spry 86 year old.  "It's a tradition in my family," Benny said.  "My father, who stood under the Brighton El was Abie the Newsboy, and his father was Moe the Newsboy."  Some Brighton lore:  Moe died tragically when a bottle of U-bet Syrup overheated and exploded when he tried to set the egg cream-making record in 1946.