Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – Brooklyn Baklava [https://brooklyn-baklava.business.site/#gallery] has set up a brick and mortar shop on 4th Avenue in Boerum Hill. The big “Coming Soon!” sign in the window is hard to miss, but don’t let it fool you – you can snag the treats now, they just
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – San Blas Latin Cuisine and Cocktails is named for a sad song about a sad story. Panama’s San Blas Islands are involved, as well as tragic love lost and shipwrecked sailors. However, it is in no way a sad place. It takes up the second floor of
Business
PARK SLOPE – The good folks at the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/event/dine-in-park-slope-2019/], North Flatbush BID [https://nfbid.com], Park Slope Chamber of Commerce [http://www.shopseventh.com], and Park Slope Civic Council [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org] have teamed up for the 2nd Annual Dine in Park
Bay Ridge
Gigi’s Bakery Bay Ridge. Ellie Plass/BklynerBAY RIDGE – Gigi’s Bakery opened in Bay Ridge on June 22nd, right off of the 86th Street R stop, and hopes to appeal to more than those looking for traditional Chinese sweets. “The majority of our stuff is sweet – it’s traditional
Business
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – This August will be twenty years since Angelo Viscoso gave up on a career in engineering and opened il Fornetto [https://www.ilfornettorestaurant.com] on Emmons Avenue – continuing his family’s tradition of serving good food to good neighbors. Angelo Viscoso, owner of Il Fornetto on Emmons Avenue,
Business
PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Cook Space [https://www.cookspacebrooklyn.com], a Prospect Heights culinary studio, is based in a towering loft on Bergen Street. The studio occupies two big rooms, with ceilings so high they need to be seen to be believed, and lots of whimsical details, the lettering on the big
Bay Ridge
Welcome back to Openings and Closings. This week brings lots of sweet treats, including two new bakeries and a new baklava spot, which you’ll definitely need to get through the closings of several neighborhood favorites. Park Slope Brooklyn Baklava 42 4th Avenue, between Dean and Pacific streets. This new
Business
FLATBUSH/MIDWOOD – Mirna’s Pupuseria [https://www.facebook.com/Mirnas-Pupuseria-1800441120176957/] opened on Flatbush Avenue last Saturday, August 3rd. The spot is fairly small, but makes the most of the space with several tables by the windows facing the avenue, as well as a small counter with 5-6 seats against the
Bushwick
BUSHWICK- Abe’s Pagoda Bar [https://www.abespagodabar.com] on Wyckoff Avenue opened on April 20th. The space has a tropical feel, with eccentric decorations pretty much everywhere you look. Lamps line the space above the bar, red lanterns make up a hallway, there are two pool tables, a photo
Business
It takes a certain kind of restaurant to capture our heart from the hours of 12:00 am – 2:00 am. We’ll be honest, maybe we’ve had a few drinks, and now what we want is to sit down in a comfy place, eat something- often something with
Business
PARK SLOPE/DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – The Philly Pretzel Factory [https://phillypretzelfactory.com] is coming to Brooklyn, as we reported a couple of weeks ago, and now we have more details. There will be two locations, one in Park Slope and one on Fulton Mall. The first of the two franchises hopes
Announcements
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul makes an announcement at Brooklyn Navy Yard (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the Brooklyn Navy Yard area will get $10 million in upgrades to its streetscape and to neighborhood institutions. The 6-part project is part of a