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Michael Halkias, Owner of Grand Prospect Hall, Dies From Coronavirus

Michael and Alice Halkias. (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – Michael Halkias, a Brooklyn legend and the owner of the Grand Prospect Hall, died yesterday afternoon. He was 82. Halkias, described as a philanthropist and a “lover of Greek letters and culture,” was fighting the coronavirus at Lenox Hill Hospital

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Community Board 7 Holds Meeting On 4th Avenue Homeless Shelters

PARK SLOPE – Officials took a grilling from Park Slope residents at a Community Board 7 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page] meeting Tuesday regarding two homeless shelters planned for 4th Avenue [/city-will-pay-over-261m-for-two-4th-avenue-family-shelters/]. Christine Quinn at the Community Board 7 meeting on the two planned 4th Avenue shelters (Photo:

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Indulge yourself at Park Slope’s annual food-and-drink festival – A TASTE OF FIFTH.

More than 50 Park Slope restaurants and watering holes will convene April 10th at the Grand Prospect Hall for the legendary food-and-drink festival A TASTE OF FIFTH [https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4095710]. The list of neighborhood hot spots participating runs the gamut from 12 new establishments (including Dram Shop,

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Grand Prospect Hall Will Not Host NRA Fundraiser

PARK SLOPE – Community backlash has convinced the owner of Grand Prospect Hall [/grand-prospect-hall-photos-dreams-come-true/] to cancel an NRA fundraiser scheduled to take place at the venue after Gargiulo’s Restaurant backed out of hosting the event [/nra-hold-fundraiser-gargiulos-coney-island/]. Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The second annual Brooklyn Friends of the

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Grand Prospect Hall In Photos: Where Dreams Come True!

Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Oak Room LoungeOak Room Lounge Oak RoomOne of three original paintings in the Oak Room that were sold and ultimately bought back by Mr. Halkias.Characters on the wood walls of the Oak Room had been painted over by the hall’s previous

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BKLYNER Weekend Events Spotlight: February 10-12, Anti-Valentine’s Day Edition

Your Love, Our Musical Flyer (Photo by evankaufman via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRBoeaBnQH/?taken-at=54373])For all those looking for a way to avoid amorous couples making goo-goo eyes at each other this weekend, BKLYNER’s compiled a list of 9 anti- or alternative Valentine’s Day

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Heaps Of Local Business Love Marks Smashing Taste Of Fifth At Grand Prospect Hall

Photo by Erika ClarkThe Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] (263 Prospect Avenue) was packed Wednesday night with hungry and thirsty neighbors ready to sample the food and drink from the expansive and eclectic 5th Avenue. The 5th Annual Taste of Fifth was sponsored by the extremely active Park

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Flashback Friday: When The Grand Prospect Hall Burned Down In 1900

Via Brooklyn Daily EagleYou’ve seen the beloved commercials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC6AzmXrNbU] , “We make your dreams come true. The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/].” Did you know, though, that the hall standing today is not the original? The original — called Prospect Hall — was built

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So Many Dreamy Bronies, So Little Time: Ponycon 2016 At The Grand Prospect Hall [VIDEO]

When entrepreneur and developer John Kolle built his “temple of music and amusement” in 1892, little did he know who would be roaming his Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] (263 Prospect Avenue near 5th Avenue) roughly 125 year later. Then again, he may not have expected Al Capone

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Friendly Ponies And Their Magical Bronies Will Soon Gallivant Into Dreamy Grand Prospect Hall

Ponycon mascots Cabbie, Bowtie, and Liberty. (Courtesy of Ponycon)There was a sizable line downstairs leading to the elevator banks, and I was anticipating a crush of bodies on the ride up. I got what I expected — well, with a bit of a surprise. Indeed, riding that elevator felt like

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Grand Prospect Hall Opens Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten

Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten at Grand Prospect HallThe historic Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/], on Prospect Avenue between 5th and 6th Avenues, is opening a biergarten, dubbed Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten [http://www.brooklynbavarianbiergarten.com/], in the enclosed outdoor space next to the hall on Friday. Honoring its New York

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Kensington Graphic Artist To Be Featured At The City’s First Queer Comic Convention This Saturday, June 13

Image via Flame Con [https://www.facebook.com/flamecon?fref=ts]Exciting news! Kensington’s own Jennifer Camper [http://www.jennifercamper.com/home/], a cartoonist and graphic artist, will be one of the artists featured at Flame Con, the city’s first queer comic convention [http://www.flamecon.org/] at

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Photo Of The Day: Oak Room

Sign for the Oak Room at the Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] . Photo by Christine Bush. Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to editor@bklyner.

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He’s Got A Dream: Grand Prospect Hall Owner Longs For Hotel

Despite a 2005 rezoning law that limits buildings in the area to around 6 stories, Michael Halkias hasn’t given up on an 11-story hotel/parking garage next to his Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/nyregion/09metjournal.html], located on Prospect Avenue between 5th and

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Photo Of The Day: The Test

Hope everyone who took their teaching certification tests at The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com] (263 Prospect Avenue, between 5th and 6th Avenue) today knocked it out of the park! Photo by terracewindsor [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=473911549695646305_401391045#.UbPWIJUbHap]. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.

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More Restaurants Added to A Taste of 5th Ave Lineup

Are your taste buds tingling for A Taste of 5th Avenue [http://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/tasteoffifthcal] yet? The food event of the year is scheduled for 6:30pm on Wednesday, April 10, at The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/] (263 Prospect Avenue). Tickets, which are available online [http:

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Photo of the Day: South Slope Sunset

Have a neighborhood photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], or tag it #southslope on Instagram, and we’ll post it to the site.