Events
Classic Car Collector, Lenny Shiller will open his garage for a Brooklyn Free School fundraiser on Sunday, March 20. (Photo via Lenny’s Garage [https://www.flickr.com/photos/michael_marrs/sets/72157629254558990/show/with/6850530540/?rb=1] )Welcome to the weekend, which features many events: The St. Patrick’s
Business
La Royale Beer Burger House opened this week in the old Mezini space. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)The long shuttered on-again, off-again restaurant at 492 5th Avenue (between 11th and 12th Streets) now has a new name, a new menu, and newly opened doors. La Royale Beer Burger House
Neighbors
Photo by Park Slope StoopThe landlord of an assisted living facility at 1 Prospect Park has filed a suit against children of the elderly residents who remain in the building, according to the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/03/14/nursing-home-owner-sues-tenants-children-for-50m/] . Landlord and developer Haysha Deitsch accuses the
Food & Drink
Photo by Park Slope StoopWith so many places in the neighborhood to grab a mimosa and a plate of eggs on the weekend, how can you decide which is the best spot to take your visiting in-laws or where you’ll want to sit quietly for a couple hours with
Arts & Culture
Photo by Amanda Gentile via Irish Arts Center [https://www.facebook.com/IrishArtsCenter/photos/pb.111165658915969.-2207520000.1426521945./734498519916010/?type=3&theater] This St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish Arts Center [http://irishartscenter.org/] is once again spreading the word — quite literally — about Irish and Irish American authors during
Arts & Culture
Photo by Amanda Gentile via Irish Arts Center [https://www.facebook.com/IrishArtsCenter/photos/pb.111165658915969.-2207520000.1426521945./734498519916010/?type=3&theater] This St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish Arts Center [http://irishartscenter.org/] is once again spreading the word — quite literally — about Irish and Irish American authors during
Food & Drink
Photo by Park Slope StoopThe neighborhood boasts a brand new, authentic Japanese izakaya with this week’s soft opening of Yami-Ichi (206 Garfield Place). The opening happened surprisingly fast, since Chef/owner Saeri Yoo Park announced the closing of Moim on January 30 [/blog/business/7th-avenue-culinary-spring-training-sir-ds-lounge-opens-soon-moim-closes-and-an-izakaya-on-deck/] . The Korean restaurant had
Nonsponsored
Photo by Todd HaimanNeighbor Todd Haiman took some amazing photos of a magnolia tree on Lincoln Place that’s just about to bloom. We haven’t had the greatest weather over the last few days, but it looks like Spring is just about here! Photo by Todd HaimanTake any photos
Food & Drink
Bread & Joe opened Tuesday, March 8. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)“I live around the corner, and I’ve been waiting for you to open,” says Jennifer, a South Slope resident. The new coffee and pastry spot Bread & Joe [https://www.facebook.com/breadandjoe/?fref=ts] (618 4th
Business
A recent segment on BRIC TV [http://bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bric-tv] produced by Steve de Sève is an engaging and informative mini-documentary which tracks through the ongoing 5th Avenue Key Food development controversy [/blog/business/its-a-bodega-and-more-outcries-as-developer-presents-plans-for-5th-avenue-key-food-site/] that has been a major concern for community members in Park Slope, Gowanus, and
Nonsponsored
CB6 Chair Sayar Lonial. (Courtesy of Sayar Lonial)Our Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/] has recently undergone a change in leadership, as Sayar Lonial assumed the role of the Chair of the Community Board during their meeting last month. Outgoing Chair Gary Reilly — who was elected in December
Nonsponsored
Photo by Rick MidlerNeighbor Rick Midler shot this absolute beauty, displaying the rooftops of Park Slope. He calls it “Stairway to Heaven.” Indeed, it is. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.