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Nabe bloggers Jazz & Jill report on the opening of Athena Mediterranean [213 Smith Street, 718-625-2616]: Continue Reading →
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213 Mexican Now All Greek to Us
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Nabe bloggers Jazz & Jill report that a Greek place called Athena will be opening in the old 213 Mexican space on Smith Street:
Jazz & Jill: We couldn’t be any more excited! At the old 213 Mexican address – 213 Smith Street – the new spot looks almost ready for opening. Tonight there was a logo projection moving across the sidewalk. Tacky, yet eye-catching! It was introducing Athena Mediterranean. The front of the building has a Greek relief type sculpture. Again, could be tacky – but in Carrie Bradshaw’s words “Most people would say she’s Eurotrash, but I think she’s fun.”
Atlantic Avenue Gourmet Kosher Food Place Opening Soon
A “gourmet” kosher food restaurant is coming to 497 Atlantic Avenue Brownstoner reports:
Brownstoner: According to the new business’s Facebook page, Pardes, as it is called, is scheduled to open at the end of September. The menu looks Asian-inspired, with heavy Indian and Japanese influences. Based on the comments on the Facebook page, it looks like there’s a big pent-up demand for some good kosher food on this stretch.
Boerum Hill Corn: The True Story
Photo: Keith Olsen/The Brooklyn Ink
Brooklyn Ink dives deep into the story of that corn at the corner of Smith and Bergen created by artist Christina Kelly:
Brooklyn Ink: Nestled just steps away from the Bergen subway stop, across the street from a Dunkin’ Donuts and adjacent to a Domino’s, the raised-bed garden has become home to what Native Americans called the three sisters: corn, beans and squash. The term is derived from how all three plants grow by complementing one other: the beans fix nitrogen for the corn and soil, and the squash keeps the soil moist.
After participating in similar gardening activities at the Lefferts House in Prospect Park last year, and at P.S. 115 in Canarsie, Kelly crafted a grant proposal to fund the project. She chose the Smith and Bergen location after the city expanded the sidewalk significantly. The larger sidewalk would allow for visitors to look at the corn, as well as maintain regular walking traffic.
Jodi Arnold NYC Opens Atlantic Ave Boutique
This Saturday, July 24th, contemporary women’s fashion designer Jodi Arnold will celebrate the grand opening of their newest retail location at 347 Atlantic Avenue (at Hoyt). Ms. Arnold, a neighborhood resident, is thrilled to have a location in the hood:
“Brooklyn isn’t as transient as other parts of the city; it reminds me of home. Most people wouldn’t put Brooklyn and Birmingham in the same sentence, but they both have a sense of community and warmth. This lack of pretense – what I call “soul” – is the essence of our brand.”
Jodi Arnold NYC’s grand opening sidewalk party runs from 1 PM to 5 PM this Saturday. In the meantime, check out the photos provided by Ms. Arnold of her new retail space.
Fire at Baptist Temple Church
A three alarm fire broke out at Baptist Temple Church [360 Schermerhorn Street] last night around 11:45 pm. The blaze was brought under control around 1:30 am this morning. It is believed the fire began in the church’s organ loft. The organ had just been renovated. WABC-TV reports that part of the church’s interior collapsed in the fire. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries.
The church was built in 1894 and rebuilt in 1917. It is on the National Register of Historic Places (added 1995 - Building – #95001334).
D&D Pool Saved from Budgetary Drowning
This just in from the office of Assemblywoman Joan Millman, representative of our 52nd District – the Douglass-Degraw Pool will be saved!
Assemblywoman Joan L. Millman is pleased to announce that the Douglass-Degraw Pool will be open for summer beginning Tuesday, June 29th. After the community and local elected officials rallied to protest the City’s plans to shutter the beloved pool, the City responded by abandoning budget cuts that would have closed the facility. The Douglass-Degraw Pool is located in Thomas Greene Park in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn and serves a diverse population, including nearly 3,500 residents at the nearby Gowanus Houses, Wyckoff Gardens and Warren Street housing developments. The facility is also the nearest public pool for residents of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Park Slope.
Flickr photo by CaptainKidder
Area Mom, Listserv Get Shout Out in USA Today
In a USA Today article this morning about mommy listservs and sites, the “Bococa” listserv gets a shout out:
USA Today: Based on a count of lists on Google and Yahoo, they seem to be more an urban than suburban phenomenon. “You live in New York City, you’re one of 8 million people, but yet you can feel all alone,” says Sheryl Braun, who founded the Bococa parents list for the neighborhoods of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn.
Parents tell Braun that they felt isolated and disconnected. But then they joined the list, which has 2,500 members, “and it made those things go away.”
Are you a parent? What local online resources do you use?
Report: Shake Shack Courted by Atlantic Gardens
Eater reports that Boerum Hill’s Atlantic Gardens could be courting the super-fantastic burger emporium Shake Shack:
Eater: A tipster claims that they overheard the management at Atlantic Gardens, a new business development in Boerum Hill, talking about a new Shack location moving in. If the thought of Danny Meyer and Co. setting up shop in the neighborhood sounds like a bit of a stretch, please note that the young development sits just two blocks from BAM, in an area that is not far from Fort Green, Cobble Hill and Grand Army Plaza that is easily accessible by no less than twelve different train lines, all within a five block walking distance. In its first few months of operation, Atlantic Gardens has already courted Nunu— an upscale new chocolatier and wine bar— as well as another cafe, a salon and an art gallery.
Both Atlantic Gardens and the Shake Shack remain elusive on the subject: A call to the development’s management confirms that the group has contacted the Shake Shack and shared information about the retail space.
Boerum Hill Getting Some Protection
The effort to “downzone” Boerum Hill is moving forward the Brooklyn Paper reports:
Brooklyn Paper: The Department of City Planning plan would cap new building heights in a 29-block area generally bounded by Atlantic Avenue, Warren Street, Court Street and Third Avenue, preventing large structures in a quiet enclave of Greek revival and Italianate brownstones.
New buildings on side streets would be capped at 50 feet, while buildings on commercial strips such as Court and Smith streets, and Third Avenue, could rise 70 feet.
The plan would also allow building upgrades and limited “appropriate development,” according to the agency.
The rezoning has already glided through the initial stages, and is supported by lawmakers, Community Board 2, and the Boerum Hill Association, which first requested the change.
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