Best. Movie. Ever.
This Saturday, July 11, The Bell House (149 7th Street) will be hosting Pretty in Pink Prom Night, inspired by director John Hughes and the decade that was the 1980s. There will be an 80s backdrop to have professional photos taken in front of, an 80s DJ, an 80s cover band, Aqua Net in the bathrooms, and snacks and drink specials all night long. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased here.
Photo of Lucali, New York Times
In Wednesday’s New York Times, Frank Bruni examines the newest in the crop of artisan-like pizzerias that have opened around New York recently, giving our very own Lucali, which has been open since 2006, its due praise. There’s also a rumor that Lucali may be expanding into Park Slope…
Bastille Day will be celebrated two days earlier this year in the nabe, with this Sunday, July 12, marking the 7th annual Bastille Day on Smith Street celebration. The festivities, which run on Smith from Bergen to Pacific, will begin at noon and go until 8:00 pm. As always, there will be live music and dancing in the streets, plenty of food and drinks, and Bar Tabac’s annual petanque tournament, where 80 teams with players from around the world will take place in the largest North American petanque tournament there is. This is definitely one of the more fun events to check out this summer, so mark your calendars now!
BlackBook reports that Mile End, a restaurant featuring the cuisine of Montreal, will be opening at 97 Hoyt Street (between Pacific and Atlantic). We can get moules frites at just about every other restaurant on Smith Street, but now poutine is coming to the nabe (for those who don’t know, it’s basically a dish of french fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with brown gravy)- this is exciting stuff.
Montreal regional cuisine — part Jewish, part Quebecois — has been MIA from New York’s diverse culinary scene until now. Expat Noah Bernamoff opens Mile End this fall, named after the city’s hippest ‘hood, and serving up the city’s no-fuss favorites. Poutine done right, with cheese curds flown in from la Belle Province, and topped with in house smoked meats (lamb, chicken, pastrami). Sink your teeth into MTL’s famouse St. Viateur bagels (with cream cheese and lox, obv), also making the trip across the border. Artisinal grilled cheese rounds out the all killer no filler menu, and micro-brewed beer from Quebec is on tap. Montreal is a great city, and here’s why.
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Housing prices were up one percent last quarter in Cobble Hill, the only Brooklyn neighborhood to see an increase. Across Brooklyn, the average housing price fell 18 percent, according to data from HMS Associates, a Brooklyn-based real estate appraisal firm.
While prices may be up, however, Cobble Hill housing sales plummeted 62 percent compared to the same period last year.
The steep decline could be good news for those looking to buy. “If you are able to come up with the financing, there is a lot of inventory out there,” said Sam Heskel, an appraiser.
Cobble Hill’s average housing price is now $933,438, compared to the borough-wide average of $548,560.
As if the rumor that Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the new owners of Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany’s Prospect Park West townhouse wasn’t enough excitement for stroller moms up and down the streets of Park Slope, Publishers Lunch announced last week that HBO and Parker’s production company optioned Prospect Park West, a chick-lit book written by Amy Sohn. (Thanks to a tipster, we know that Sohn’s mother lives in Brooklyn Heights and used to own a business on Cranberry Street.)
Publishers Lunch: Amy Sohn’s forthcoming PROSPECT PARK WEST, a sexy “mommy romp” set over one steamy Brooklyn summer as four women’s lives collide, sold to HBO and Sarah Jessica Parker’s production company, Pretty Matches, with Sohn creating and writing the pilot, via agent Daniel Greenberg at Levine Greenberg, with Creative Artists Agency.
Oaxaca (pronounced wa-ha-ke) opened at 251 Smith Street this past week. The tiny restaurant serves traditional Mexican fare like tacos, tortas, and horchata. Has anyone tried it yet?
Littlefied, the new eco-friendly performance and art space in Gowanus (622 Degraw Street), is hosting their first annual Super Festive 4th of July Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ this Saturday.
Littlefield declares independence from the usual 4th of July boredom. These colors don’t bleed. Yes its our 1st Annual Super Festive 4th of July Gowanus Scavenger Hunt and BBQ. Get ready for a day of wild high jinks and crazy new discoveries in the Gowanus! Get hype! Send us your team name and number of people, or sign yourself up and we’ll put you on a team with other friendlies. Expect prizes, bbq, djs, free booze and a super festive good time. Hunt starts at 2pm. Party lasts all night. The first team that drags out an old tire from “Lavender Lake” gets 100 points. Sign up now at hey@littlefieldnyc.com.
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