2007 marked the end of another prototypical Brooklyn, if not wholly New York institution – the dirty water hot dog.

Those spicy Sabbret casings which, much like a fine wine, ferment in its own natural stock consisting of a succulent broth of natural oils and bacteria. And, as so many other things in Bay Ridge, have also felt the effects of a changing terroir.

Seen here in front of 5th avenue’s Commerce Bank, the dirty water hot dog now replaced by a more suitable street side cuisine more in line with 5th avenue’s middle eastern neighbors.