dram shop
Time Out New York [http://www.timeout.com/newyork] released their top NYC burger picks on Tuesday, and two area favorites made the cut. Readers [http://www.timeout.com/newyork/food-drink/readers-choice-best-burgers-ten-nyc-classics] chose The Dram Shop [http://dramshopbrooklyn.com/Home.html] (339 9th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenue) as
living room cafe
Have you stopped by the new Pavilion Living Room Cafe [http://www.paviliontheater.com/]? The service counter, which sits in a tiny room to the right of the theatre on 14th Street and Prospect Park West, opened last week and offers a fairly large selection of sandwiches, wraps, crepes, milkshakes,
farmers market
The PS 295 [http://www.ps295.org/] Farmers Market (19th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue) is back on Thursday from 2:30pm to 4:30pm, and according to their Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/PS295FarmersMarket?ref=br_tf], Sungold cherry tomatoes are in the spotlight. Don’t stop
Applewood
Trading life in the big city for a small farm in Upstate New York might seem like a pipe dream to most, but Applewood [http://www.applewoodny.com/] owners David and Laura Shea did just that in 2012. It’s been a long road, but the couple is now bringing
community
Hootenanny Art House [http://www.hootenannyarthouse.com/index_music_together_park_slope.html] (428 15th Street, between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West) owners Kira and Pete woke to a sad sight Tuesday morning. A vandal chopped down the beautiful 10-foot-tall sunflowers that stood outside the family play space, leaving
taylor swift
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15th Street
One month after Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/] approved the revised proposal from the Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml], 4th Avenue safety improvements are on the way. According to signs posted Tuesday, the work is scheduled to begin on August
niblo's garden
Looking for a unique night out this weekend? Bring a blanket and a bottle of wine to Green-Wood [http://www.green-wood.com/2012/a-night-at-niblos-garden/] (5th Avenue and 25th Street) on Saturday, August 10, for fire jugglers, trapeze artists, opera singers and more, as the cemetery celebrates the life and spirt
Cheese
Congratulations are in order for our neighbors over at The Ploughman [https://www.facebook.com/theploughmanbklyn?hc_location=stream] (438 7th Avenue, between 14th and 15th Street). The artisanal cheese/charcuterie/beer mecca was recently awarded an “extraordinary to perfection for quality” rating by the Zagat Shopping and Food Lover’
The road work [/blog/transportation/13th-street-road-work-scheduled-for-thursday-and-friday] on 13th Street is in full swing, so be extra cautious when driving your car (or pushing your stroller…trust us) between the Park and Hamilton Place. It’s definitely a bumpy go right now. As for a completion date, the work is not
counter service
After a 3-month renovation [/blog/business/pepper-mill-closed-for-renovations], Pepper Mill [http://www.yelp.com/biz/peppermill-grocery-brooklyn] (355 7th Avenue, between 10th and 11th Street) opened back up this week, and offers a gigantic counter menu with everything from gelato to Korean food. We stopped by on Monday to check out the
adopted
On Friday, we shared the story of Taylor Dayne [/blog/animals/adoptable-animal-of-the-week-taylor-dayne], a one-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier found abandoned in a Red Hook apartment building. Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue [http://www.badassbrooklynanimalrescue.com/] and Park Slope Veterinary Center [http://parkslopeveterinarycenter.vetstreet.com/] have spent the past several months nursing her