Compton’s, a sandwich shop with two locations in Astoria, is expanding to Greenpoint. Compton’s will open its third location at 99 Franklin, which used to be home to another sandwich shop that shared its name with the address.Â
99 Franklin served up delicious breakfast and lunch sandwiches, plus thoughtful sides and desserts. The tiny space in the front secretly opened up into a speakeasy-style bar in the back.
99 Franklin closed recently and turned…
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Thank goodness…makes no sense why there aren’t more sandwich shops in Williamsburg/Greenpoint. This is a welcomed addition to the area!
Agreed, Mary—this is long overdue! I know I’ll be one of the first in line.
I hope they will also make healthy sandwich options and have multigrain bread!