Business
PARK SLOPE – Many locals were surprised to learn that “neighborhood institution” George de Boissiere, the gruff, enigmatic, cigarette-smoking owner of Mailboxes on 5th, passed away over the holidays. De Boissiere died of natural causes the evening of December 23rd, his sister Helene de Boissiere told Bklyner last week. He was
Business
PARK SLOPE – “When we closed this place, many people cried. It was crazy,” Antonio Garcia said as he recalled Santa Fe Grill’s final night in September. “People came from everywhere. People were outside, they couldn’t come in.” L-R: Claudia, Maria, and Antonio Garcia, owners of Santa Fe Veracruzano
Business
PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Brooklyn’s first licensed medical cannabis dispensary, Citiva [https://citiva.com/], officially opened for business at 202 Flatbush Avenue on Sunday, December 30. “The store is designed to provide the most patient-friendly experience possible,” Carlos Perea, Chief Operating Officer of iAnthus Capital Holdings, said in a
Arts & Culture
PARK SLOPE – Now in its 22nd year, The Gallery’s Players [http://galleryplayers.com/]‘ signature theatrical event, the Black Box New Play Festival, will present 11 new plays over the next three weekends. Kicking off Thursday, January 10, the Black Box New Play Festival will present select new plays Thursday
Business
PARK SLOPE – George de Boissiere, the owner of longtime mail service shop, Mailboxes on 5th [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mailboxes-On-Fifth-Ave/135877773128291?__tn__=%2CdkC-R-R&eid=ARCdfsU1jdJRSuq5F7SerhRetxvtHzVjuiWDZ5HquppreABfzwOQuHyyenkaia0xScVwn6le-BWgLaV8&hc_ref=ARQ33wpyjilmYCCPNVDKNyxYnt0ZNBauqCiAsWmIg7c-r3KJ8eVB6_TzqljlRQeBv_4&fref=tag] , passed away recently. Though details surrounding his death have not been made public, family
Business
PARK SLOPE – Following up on a reader’s Tweet that Talde Brooklyn [http://www.taldebrooklyn.com] was closed on Wednesday, January 2, and the restaurant’s social media accounts deleted, Bklyner reached out to Three Kings Restaurant Group [http://www.threekingsrestaurantgroup.com] which owns and operates the popular Park Slope
Central Brooklyn
Zellnor Myrie (Photo: Office of Zellnor Myrie)PARK SLOPE — Brooklynites voted overwhelmingly to extinguish the torches of former Independent Democratic Congres (IDC) members this past November 6 election, allowing for a new slate of progressive state lawmakers. Bklyner spoke to one of those freshman state senators about what he wants
Neighbors
PARK SLOPE – Florence Leopoldi, the matriarch of 5th Avenue’s family-owned Leopoldi Hardware [https://ww3.truevalue.com/leopoldi/Home.aspx], passed away on December 19. She was 83 years old. Message posted on window of Leopoldi Hardware, 415 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)“She had congestive heart failure about
Arts & Culture
Park Slope Library interior with two-story iron bookshelves, wood details, and stained glass. (Photo: Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein)Walk into one of the four Brooklyn Public Library branches in Park Slope, Red Hook, Pacific, or Carroll Gardens – and you’ll be entering a well-used building that, in three out of the four
Boerum Hill
CARROLL GARDENS/PARK SLOPE – Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] elected Park Slope resident Peter Fleming as its new Chair at the start of its December board meeting. “One of the things that I think is really important about the community board is that
Boerum Hill
The fire is so delightful at Camp, along with a host of other cozy bars (Via Camp Bklyn)Winter is finally here. We’ve been blessed to avoid early storms, but if you’re looking to brave this weekend’s rain, there are some great spots to dry off fireside—
Announcements
Photo by Donny Levit / Bklyner.PARK SLOPE – Legionella bacteria was found during a Department of Health inspection in the water system at the New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. “The water supply of many large buildings and hospitals often contains small amounts of Legionella bacteria, and most people who are exposed