Food & Drink
PARK SLOPE – A new French bistro opened in March on the 5th Avenue corner previously occupied by Café Wolf and two former Gallic eateries—Chagall and Belleville. Le Mistral, 330 5th Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)Named after the fierce wind [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistral_(wind)] that gusts
Business
More than 50 Park Slope restaurants and bars convened on April 10th at the Grand Prospect Hall for the legendary food-and-drink festival A TASTE OF FIFTH.PARK SLOPE – If you ever wished to be able to walk up and down Fifth Avenue in Park Slope and sample the food of
Arts & Culture
The rack at St. Hrouda. Spring 2019The spring wardrobe, the most delicate of seasonal wardrobes to put together. With the often unpredictable and uncooperative winter season still lingering on, some might have reservations about when, where, and what clothing to get as we usher in the new spring season. Now
community
PARK SLOPE – For the seventh time since its inception in 2013, the 78th Precinct [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/78th-precinct.page]‘s “Police Officer of the Year” was awarded to an officer for outstanding contributions to the community (Park Slope/Prospect Park). On Sunday, April 7th,
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Park Slope native Jake Dobkin has been sharing advice for newcomers to this city in true native New Yorker fashion since forever. The co-founder of the popular New York online news site Gothamist (that was acquired by DNA Info and has since become part of WNYC), traces it
Neighbors
Brad Lander speaking at the 9th Street Vision Zero Redesign walkthrough (Photo: Nathan Haselby)PARK SLOPE/KENSINGTON — All but fifteen members are term-limited in New York City 51-member council body. And as the 2021 municipal elections approach, some lawmakers have their sites on other offices, including Brad Lander, who opened
Carroll Gardens
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,
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the photos and video below in connection to three recent attacks in Prospect Park. Via NYPDThe first incident happened at approximately 5:15pm on Sunday, February 24 inside the park between East Drive
community
PARK SLOPE – Excitement about new possibilities in District 39 [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] ran high at the Participatory Budgeting [https://pbnyc39.com/] Project Expo at the Park Slope Library on Tuesday night. “I think there’s a strong argument to be made that this ballot has more good things
Business
PARK SLOPE – A new addition to the 5th Avenue dining scene will be joining the 50-plus food establishments at this year’s A Taste of Fifth [https://www.facebook.com/events/566643780468375/] food festival on Wednesday, April 10. Lizzie King’s Parlor, 75A 5th Avenue (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Lizzie King’
Development
GOWANUS – Representatives from NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] (DCP) and Housing Preservation & Development [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page] (HPD) met with the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Thursday evening to address
Boerum Hill
Big aLICe Brewing [https://www.bigalicebrewing.com/] 52 34th Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues), Sunset Park Kyle Hurst and Scott Berger, owners of the Big aLICe Brewing taproom in Long Island City, recently debuted a new barrel room at Industry City featuring a dedicated barrel aging facility to produce