Arts & Culture
Photo via Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/AlamoNYC/].After much anticipation, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will officially open [https://drafthouse.com/nyc/program/brooklyn-grand-opening] its downtown Brooklyn theater this Friday. Brooklyn moviegoers have a new spot for indie classics (and not so classic films) like Suburbia, Heavenly
Food & Drink
The classic key lime pie. (Photo by Donny Levit / BKLYNER)A blustery, sunny late afternoon feels extra-blustery and extra-sunny in Red Hook. That’s especially true if you head down a cobblestone road which dead ends at the industrial-cum-stunning vista of Louis Valentino, Jr. State Park and Pier [https://www.
Food & Drink
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bite.Why can’t everything be buttery bread stuffed with creamy cheese? At Toné Café Georgian Bread [https://www.yelp.com/biz/ton%C3%A9-caf%C3%A9-georgian-bread-brooklyn] in Brighton Beach, that dream comes close to reality. Toné is located at 265 Neptune Ave, between Brighton
Food & Drink
https://youtu.be/RntmWdBSH68 On this cold morning, I stopped into the Coffee Spot Cafe [/the-bite-unthaw-with-hot-brew-soup-at-coffee-spot-cafe/] at 1617 Jerome Ave for a hot chocolate, which was delicious. The very first thing I noticed about the quaint cafe was the Halloween decorations. Hanging from the ceiling are unsettling ghosts — some freely
Central Brooklyn
Pizza art spotted on Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)At Ditmas Park Corner, we love our local restaurants, which is why we’d like to take a moment to honor two local faves that have made the news this week — one high-brow fusion eatery that puts Ditmas Park
Arts & Culture
Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/358251337697133/photos/] Here’s our list of great things to do in and around the neighborhood this weekend: Parent’s Happy Hour [/calendar/#event|parents-happy-hour|129186] When: Friday, October 21, 5pm-7pm Where: Werkstatt, 509 Coney Island Ave What: Parents, bring your kids
Central Brooklyn
Chicken gyro platter with yellow rice, cucumbers, and white sauce. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)…Because sometimes a lunch salad just won’t cut it. Gyro Cafe, a Middle Eastern Halal restaurant on Coney Island Avenue between Beverley Road and Avenue C, is a great local spot for a hot
Bensonhurst
Photo by Yelp user Lisa H. [https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/lioni-italian-heroes-brooklyn-2?select=1Fi0Y9NlJGyQXSoNbIrIsA] The Bensonhurst storefront on 7803 15th Avenue has a long reputation in the neighborhood for its fresh mozzarella, and a slightly newer reputation for its mouthwatering, arm-long heroes. “We deliver all the way out to
Food & Drink
The menu at PNS Soul Food (Courtesy Justin Fox/Fort Greene Focus)I go through a lot for you, my dear readers. This week, my search for a dining partner who could add input led me to the single worst date of my life. The only reaction worth talking about
Food & Drink
Rendering from early 2016 of new development at 120 7th Avenue via YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/02/park-slope-key-food-developers-unveil-details-for-120-fifth-avenue-at-contentious-public-meeting.html] The Fifth Avenue Committee announced a community meeting [https://www.scribd.com/document/327933993/Key-Food-11-01-16-Meeting-Flyer-Final#from_embed] to provide updates on the controversial development of the 120 5th Avenue
Food & Drink
Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead BitesThe Sunflower Cafe is located at 1223 Quentin Rd and Kings Highway. They offer a wide array of fresh and delicious kosher Israeli food. The atmosphere in Sunflower is very relaxed with light rock Hebrew ballads playing softly over the chatter of people who are
Food & Drink
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopI know very few people who don’t like soup. Have you ever been with a group struggling to make a decision about where to eat lunch? Try bringing up soup. The indecisive group is sure to give you that look which means: “What