Arts & Culture
Artwork by Gabriel RiveraAfter delighting neighbors and passersby with a colorful Dia de los Muertos display [/colorful-skeletons-on-9th-street-smile-for-dia-de-los-muertos-and-frown-on-trump/] on his front stoop last October, artist Gabriel Rivera [https://www.facebook.com/Cosmic-Collisions-636267773054799/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf] is following up that project with another vibrant, Mexican-themed exhibit—this time to
Food & Drink
Hirame Usuzukuri at Kizuna Nikkei, 318 5th Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets (All photos by Dina Rabiner)The Nikkei is a stock market but the word also refers to the Japanese diaspora and a type of Peruvian cuisine which fuses ingredients, cooking styles, and cultural influences from both countries.
Food & Drink
Clever Blend located at 97 5th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Ciao bella! A bright, welcoming coffee shop has moved into the 97 5th Avenue corner storefront vacated by Gorilla Coffee in January [/caffeine-buzz-gorilla-coffee-to-shutter-5th-avenue-location-in-january/]. Luca Tesconi and Andrea Alimonta launched Clever Blend [https://www.facebook.com/cleverblendcoffee/] on Saturday,
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SoulCycle via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/73r-CJH51I/?taken-by=soulcycle]SoulCycle [https://www.soul-cycle.com/], the cultish spin fitness center, is scheduled to open a new location on the upper level of 342 Flatbush Avenue (between Sterling Place & 8th Avenue) in June. Their signature yellow stationary bikes will
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April showers might bring May flowers, but in the meantime, they provide a perfectly good reason to stay home and cozy up. I could have said hygge [http://www.vogue.com/article/hygge-trend-lagom-2017], but let’s face it: it’s time for a change. (Courtesy Elena Boeva of Kings and
Announcements
Photo by linknycofficial via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL_rfSKF6G4/?taken-by=linknycofficial]Ever find yourself running around and suddenly realizing that you desperately need to recharge your cell phone? Who hasn’t ever been in this situation? Now it’s a cinch for Park Slopers to juice up
Arts & Culture
Sara Erenthal, Three “subconscious self-portraits” spotted on St. Marks Place (Photo by Nathan Haselby)Chances are, walking in or around Park Slope, you’ve encountered Sara Erenthal. The artist often leaves her mark on storefronts [/from-ultra-orthodox-jewish-sect-to-street-artist-sara-erenthal-shows-her-three-selves-parkslopestoop/] , mattresses, or other discarded items on the sidewalk that might make a good canvas
Announcements
Don’t miss the party!A Taste of Fifth [http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2875655]spotlights Park Slope 5th Avenue’s best and tastiest food and drink from 45+ destination restaurants and legendary watering holes that line the Avenue. Come hungry to fully enjoy the annual festival of fine food
![[UPDATE] Bye Bye Key Food: Deal Closed, Construction To Begin This Year](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/key-food-4.jpg)
News
Photo by BKLYNER[Updated: Monday, April 3 at 9:30am] City Council Member Brad Lander’s office released an announcement [http://bradlander.nyc/news/updates/agreement-reached-for-neighborhood-supermarket-affordable-housing-at-5th-avenue-key-foo] on Thursday, March 30 regarding the agreement reached [/bye-bye-key-food-deal-closed-construction-begin-year/] with Avery Hall Investments on the Key Food site located at 120 Fifth Avenue. “The
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Intersection at 6th Avenue and Flatbush Avenue (March 30, Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Flatbush Avenue, between Bergen Street and Sterling Place, is going to get a lot nicer—and safer. A project that will transform three islands along Flatbush Avenue into pedestrian-friendly green spaces kicked off this week. The
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Wrestlemania is this Sunday, and so this week’s theme will be legendary independent pro wrestlers with submission finishers. ….I kid [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3BE-Ck1D58]. I kid because I love. (Early) April Fools! But don’t be a freier [http://www.haaretz.com/thou-shalt-not-be-a-freier-1.211247] and get
community
District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park SlopeVoting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] began Saturday, March 25 and runs though Sunday, April 2. If you haven’t voted yet—what are you waiting for?! Wednesday night New York City Council Member Brad Lander [http://council.nyc.gov/