New York lost two longtimers this week: Japonica, the Greenwich Village sushi restaurant open since 1978, and Caputo Bakery, the 120-year-old Carroll Gardens institution. The closures come amid the ongoing pressures of expensive labor, pricier ingredients, and rising gas prices that push up the cost of everything else.

Known for its maki rolls, long lines, and onetime regulars like Elvis Costello and Sarah Jessica Parker, Japonica, 90 University Place, at East 12th Street, apparently closed on Friday, April 24. A call to the restaurant connects to a voicemail that confirms it has permanently closed. Eater has reached out for more information.

Beyond its sushi and maki rolls, the menu included yakitori, tempura, teriyaki, and soba. The restaurant moved locations through the decades — debuting at 90 University Place, relocating to 100 University Place, then returning to its original address in 2014 after the second location was torn down for condos. The wait for a table, even in 2009, could be “a torment,” according to a diner.

A reviewer on Yelp had been a customer for 45 years, “twenty of which we were regulars to the point the owner would present us with actual gifts around the holidays.” He had celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary there just days before the closing.

Over in Carroll Gardens, Brooklynites lamented the shutter of Caputo Bakery on Monday, April 27. In response to a sign on the door, “neighbors walked by, stopping, gasping. Some cried,” wrote Andrea Strong, a nearby resident and author of the Strong Buzz.

The family-run, five-generation bakery at 329 Court Street, at Sackett Street, posted an announcement taped to the door.  “It is with immense sadness that I am writing to tell you that the flame in our oven has been lit for the last time,” it begins. Owner James Capoto thanks staff and customers, noting that Sunday night was the last evening of production. He signed off, thanking people for “allowing us to be a part of your lives.”

Writer Robert Simonson noted on Instagram the “temporarily closed” sign on the door last week. “So many seeded loaves, buns, and ‘Sinatras’ and the occasional onion roll and chocolate birthday cake,” he wrote yesterday when he learned of the permanent closing. “Fair prices, friendly service. What an irreparable loss to the neighborhood.”

Caputo’s closes ahead of the still-running nearby Mazzola Bakery, the nearly century-old institution listed for sale at just under $10 million. The Caravello family, who bought the bakery from the Mazzolas in 1980, would like a buyer who would keep the place operating. The listing at 192 Union Street, at the corner of Henry, includes three apartments above the bakery and the adjacent building with four units. No word yet on whether it has sold, having been listed since the fall.