Veggie Castle, the former White Castle turned vegetarian eatery in Flatbush, is no more. “The end of a 10-year lease is to blame, according to Cindy Bernard, daughter of owner Viburt Bernard. She said the landlord wanted to sell the lot to someone who plans to tear down the building and develop a new commercial space. In the meantime, “distraught” describes the mood among her regulars.” There’s another Veggie Castle on Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill, Queens. But that’s a small consolation for this loss.

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