Saturday, May 19, 2012
On Sunday, May 20, the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District will host a street fair with music, antique cars, arts and crafts, jewelry and great food on Fifth Avenue between Sterling Place to 12th Street from 12 to 6 p.m.
Get ready for a real Brooklyn-style street fair: The Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair on Sunday, May 20 from 12 to 6 p.m. The Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District will sponsor the fair, like it has every year for the past 25 years. There will be music, over 100 crafters, jewelers, merchants and food. “Our fair is not just about sausage and peppers and tube socks, it’s a real neighborhood event. We have record numbers of our own merchants and restaurants participating—we’ll have high value food,” said Irene LoRe, the executive director of the Fifth Avenue BID, explaining that restaurants like Stone Park Café and Blue Ribbon will be serving food along the street. “It’s going to be really a fabulous day.” There will be three stages for …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
According to a survey conducted by Park Slope Parents, 44 percent of participants said that they pay their nanny the same rate for hours worked above 40 hours a week. It also revealed that only 15 percent of nannies who work over 40 hours receive overtime
Nannies have an important job: To take care of a child or children when their parent or parents are either at work, running errands or otherwise cannot be with them. Many nannies are considered to be a second mother for they spend a great amount of time rearing the child and are responsible for their wellbeing. So, making sure you take care of your nanny financially is an important aspect of being an employer, not only to ensure your child is in good hands, but also because it is the law. The Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights clearly states that if a caretaker works more than 40 hours in a week (44 hours if they are a live-in nanny) that the employer must pay time-and-a-half for each hour after. The 2011 survey conducted by Park Slope …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Is a 2 a.m. last call too late for the 18,000-seat arena? Is a 10 p.m. cutoff time too early?
The answer to this question may help keep the surrounding neighborhoods more quiet: At what time should the Barclays Center stop serving alcohol? Last week, Community Board 6 voted to recommend an absolute cut-off time for all alcohol sales at 2 a.m. during all events at the arena. However the recommendation, which will go to the New York State Liquor Authority, came with two conditions that follow the policy already in place for the 40 NBA games: But, BrooklynSpeaks , a coalition of civic organizations surrounding the arena, has a petition that requests all alcoholic beverage sales be cut off at 10 p.m. at the absolute latest in all areas of the arena, reflecting area residents' fear of drunk pedestrians and drivers flooding the streets…
Memorial Day weekend is about tangy backyard barbecue and sweet coleslaw. But what if you don’t have time to prepare it all? We want your pick for the best spot to get catered food for your next party.
Memorial Day weekend is all about backyard (or stoop) gatherings with friends and family. But whether you fire up the grill (for steaks burgers and veggie burgers) or channel your inner Martha Stewart, preparing the entire banquet may be impossible to pull off from a small apartment. For those planning to get some help preparing your Memorial Day feast, where is the best spot to order from? Readers’ Choice is a weekly feature where we ask you – our readers – to tell us your top picks. Each Monday we’ll list our nominees – this week it’s catered food – and ask for your recommendation. Did we leave your go-to spot off the list? Go ahead and add it in comments. Then vote. Readers' Choice winners are all up to you, so it's important not only …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The battle between Kemistry and the community has risen to local government: Councilman Levin, Assemblywoman Millman and State Senator Montgomery all have sent letters to the SLA asking them not to approve the liquor license.
The Barclays Center is coming, and bars, clubs and lounges are hoping to get a piece of the financial pie as game and concert-goers leave the arena looking for a place to drink. But one particular place that is currently being built, Kemistry Lounge on Flatbush between Prospect Place and St Marks Avenue, has been met with intense disapproval. At first it was just individual residents of Prospect Place who opposed the not-yet-open “upscale” restaurant/lounge because it has a glass façade on their street. Then they formed a neighborhood organization, Prospect Place Neighbors (PPN), to make their opposition more cohesive and concentrated. Eventually, after two months and two meetings, Community Board 6 voted to oppose their liquor license …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
At the general board meeting on Wednesday, CB6 approved the cutoff time with two conditions: During all NBA games last call is at the end of the third quarter and alcohol sales cease an hour before the end of all other events.
When should the Barclays Center's 18,000 attendees stop drinking alcohol during events? During a Community Board 6 general board meeting on Wednesday night, members voted to recommend an absolute cut-off time for all alcohol sales at 2 a.m. during all events at the arena, which is scheduled to open on September 28. However, CB6’s recommendation, which will go to the New York State Liquor Authority, came with two conditions that follow the policy for events and NBA games: But the decision, which took a couple times to count and recount before the final vote of 21 in favor and nine opposed was established, CB6 considered the fact that the arena will have 57 points of sale. Some members said that alcohol should not be sold past 10 p.m., …
The group is calling for a 10 p.m. cutoff time for all alcohol sales at the arena during all events.
Last call! Get your last beer! In the latest development regarding Levy Restaurants' liquor license application, which will be the Barclays Center’s food and liquor vendor, BrooklynSpeaks created a petition that requests all alcoholic beverage sales be cut off at 10 p.m. at the absolute latest in all areas of the arena. "Barclays Center has applied for a license that would allow it to keep serving alcohol up to the 4 a.m. state limit in an 18,000-seat arena," the petition reads on BrooklynSpeaks' website. "Sure, the NBA has a policy that requires liquor sales to end after the third quarter. But basketball only accounts for 40 of the expected 220 events to be held at the arena each year. And Barclays’ application isn’t even limited to …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Local breweries will take a hit, along with the wallets of consumers.
Bad news if you like to raise a few locally-made beers with friends at the local watering hole. A pair of tax exemptions for local craft breweries has been found to be unconstitutional by a state court, according to a report in the New York Post. For breweries themselves, the ruling means thousands of dollars more in yearly costs. For fans of locally-crafted ales, lagers and other beer styles it can mean up to another dollar or so per pint. According to the report, the ruling is the result of a complaint brought by Shelton Brothers, a beer importer based in Belchertown, Mass. In the suit, they claimed the lower prices New Yorkers paid compared to out-of-staters was unfair, and the court sided with them. As a result New York-based beer …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The new cafe will use the historic landmarked space's roots to serve coffee, crepes, goulash and wine in a neighborhood-style joint.
It was a pharmacy, long ago. Then it was Ozzie's for 18 years. And soon, it'll be a French-Hungarian café and wine bar. The owners are not set on a name for their café, but they are temporary naming it "Café Des Amis." The space on Seventh Avenue and Lincoln Place has big shoes to fill, for Ozzie's served the neighborhood for almost two decades. But co-owner Gabor Ferencz, who came from Hungary eight years ago, said that'll be no problem to take over the space and turn it into a new neighborhood locale. "I’m excited, it’s going to be a great space for the whole neighborhood,” Ferencz said. “We are here for the long haul, over ten years. We want to be known for food, service and hospitality.” The historic attributes, like the facade's plate…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Farm-to-table restaurant will be open by Friday, owner says.
After months of delays, Carlton Park, the new farm-to-table restaurant on the corners of Park Place, Carlton and Flatbush, will open by Friday. Owner Greg Yerman, who also owns Burrito Bar down the street, had hoped to open in January, but given the minutely crafted interior (and the nature of contractors), it’s not surprising that construction took longer than planned. The 42-seat eatery adds yet another local, seasonal and organic restaurant to the neighborhood. It will also have a full bar, and Yerman has applied for outdoor seating on Carlton and Park. The restaurant will serve three meals a day, seven days a week, with a more casual tone during lunch and especially breakfast—where commuters can get take-out lattes and biscuits on the …
Ken
6:30 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
It would have been nice if this wasn't on the same day as the Park Slope House Tour. more ›