Brooklyn’s Seafood Boom: “The Crab Craze Has Moved Up Into New York” Several of these new seafood spots are Black-owned, including Crabs in a Barrel, The Crabby Shack, and BK Lobster, making them a perfect destination for this Black History Month. Over the last year, the influence of Brooklyn’s seafood-heavy coastal neighborhoods has started spreading inward. We’ve reported the openings of new seafood boil, crab, and lobster spots, not in the typical Sheepshead Bay, Red Hook and beach neighborhoods, but instead in East Flatbush, Crown Heights, and Bed-Stuy. The Crab du Jour location at 888 Utica Avenue. Courtesy of Crab du Jour.