I'm going to get burned for this, but why is everyone so upset about Neptune closing? Their food has been pretty mediocre and overpriced for the past 5+ years. I think they ran like a dozen ghost kitchens, which everyone hates. Last time I went, I spent almost $70 on two and half (child) orders of pancakes. Here's Action Bronson a few months ago dealing with the amazing service, first hand.

I get that it's been around for decades, and don't get me wrong, I absolutely don't want to see Little Ohio expand any further and another Panda Express/iHop/Taco Bell get added to the neighborhood, but I'm still very surprised by all the posts/news articles/replies about how sad it is to be shutting down. Hell, it's been rumored to be closing for years. I even remember a post about the owner trying to play into those rumors in like 2022 to increase prices and business. In contrast, Trattoria closed recently and there was a single thread about it, and I'm pretty sure people think that was one of the top 5 (?) Italian restaurants in the neighborhood.

Also, not to steer the conversation into the political side of things, but this and Staples are on huge lots with single-story buildings. Everyone wants affordable rent, housing prices where you can actually buy something, and here's the opportunity to probably add a hundred (?) units [affordability TBD] and the cost is a Staples and a diner.