\u201cWe see it as a standing set, as opposed to a set that\u2019s built for a production and torn down,\u201d Doug Steiner, chairman of Steiner Studios, told the paper.<\/p>\n
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The diner, currently on Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, will be relocated to Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Google Earth<\/p>\n
Steiner\u2019s personal connection to the eatery made him want to preserve its history rather than build a diner set from scratch. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat diner was one of the few places we would go to have lunch in the early days,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cThat was before major gentrification.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Wythe Diner first opened in 1968 and operated under that name until the late 1980s. The old-school eatery was purchased by Sandy Stillman\u2019s Blue Sky Diner Inc. in 1997 and was reopened under the name Relish until 2010. <\/p>\n
A year later, it became the Mexican joint Cafe De La Esquina, the old-school diner\u2019s final full-service restaurant iteration before it too shuttered in 2018.<\/p>\n
In the years since, the 2,800-square-foot prefab has housed a short-lived Blank Street coffee shop and hosted pop-ups, including a Chanel fragrance event <\/a>during fall fashion week in 2023, while being mostly vacant. <\/p>\n Over the next weeks, the \u201950s style diner will be moved piece by piece to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where shows like \u201cThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,\u201d \u201cInventing Anna,\u201d and \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d have been filmed.<\/p>\n The property the diner sits on was sold by Stillman for $12.5 million<\/a> to a real estate development company, which plans to build an apartment building on the lot.<\/p>\n Stillman praised the \u201cabove and beyond spiritual beauty, talent and desire to help save this shiny diner.\u201d<\/p>\n The Wythe is not the only diner New York City has lost in recent years. <\/p>\n Hector\u2019s Cafe<\/a>, the iconic Meatpacking District diner featured in the movie \u201cTaxi Driver\u201d, shuttered its doors last month after 76 years of service. One year earlier, Astoria said goodbye to the Neptune Diner<\/a> after 40 years of service. <\/p>\n![\"Brooklyn](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/brooklyn-navy-yard-industrial-park-109335252.jpg\")
The Wythe Avenue diner holds sentimental value for Doug Steiner, head of the entertainment studio, which is located in Brooklyn Navy Yard. Beata Zawrzel via Reuters Connec<\/p>\n