Peak Season for Farm to Neighborhood Businesses

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Our Farm to Neighborhood program connects and highlights businesses on Myrtle Avenue, and beyond, that offer regional, fresh products. Since 2011 we have had the pleasure of working with 36 Regional farmers/producers and 25 local businesses!

As we welcome in September, the beginning of peak season for NYS, we will share the bounty with you through regular updates on what Farm to Neighborhood businesses are featuring. Check back regularly! And, be sure to visit our local Fort Greene Park Greenmarket every Saturday 8AM-4PM at DeKalb Avenue & Washington Park. Use this handy Harvest Calendar provided by GrowNYC to plan ahead!

FARM TO NEIGHBORHOOD

Corkscrew Wines Brooklyn, 489 Myrtle Avenue between Hall & Ryerson Streets

Buy any 3 bottles New York State wines and get a free tote bag ($12 value) through the month of September.

Photo Credit: Corkscrew Wines

Fresh Fanatic Grocery Store, 88 Washington Avenue between Park & Flushing Avenues

So many fresh, local items at Fresh Fanatic! Pick-up apples from Wilkford Orchards, NY; Tomatoes of all kinds, hot pepper mixes and exotic eggplants from Hepworth Farm, NY; Parsley, Kale and Cilantro from Red Tail Farm, NY; Squash from Reeves Farms, NY; Arugula, Spicy Greens, Baby Kale from Remembrance Farm, NY; Green Beans and Bi-color Corn from Chow Farm; and so much more!

Photo Credit: Fresh Fanatic

Gnarly Vines, 350 Myrtle Avenue between Carlton & Adelphi Avenues

Join the Lewis Waite Farm CSA and pick up at Gnarly Vines! Orders are placed via our their on-line platform and, unique to most CSA’s, you pay as you go and only what you want! Visit the Lewis Waite Farm site to learn more and register for the Gnarly Vines pick-up site here. While you are there you can work with the staff to pair your farm fresh goods with just the right wine. Owner Brian has a nice stock of regional options!

ICI Restaurant, 246 Dekalb Avenue between Vanderbilt & Clermont Avenues

A great way to experience ICI is with their Wednesday night $25 3-course Prix-Fixe menu! The menu is newly created every Wednesday morning and allows the chef to be super creative and use the freshest farm ingredients.

Photo Credit: iCi

LuLu & Po, 154 Carlton Avenue between Myrtle & Willoughby Avenues

At the heart of Chef Matt’s culinary philosophy is fresh and local. this season he is featuring products from Local Bushel, an on-line ordering system that connects restaurants to local farms. The menu changes with the seasons, always offering the freshest ingredients. Also, every Sunday, all night, you can get their famous burger, beer and fries for $15.00, a real deal!

Other participating Farm to Neighborhood businesses:

Humo Smokehouse, 336 Myrtle Avenue between Washington Park & Carlton Avenue
Peck’s, 455A Myrtle Avenue between Waverly & Washington Avenues
Putnam’s Pub & Cooker, 419 Myrtle Avenue between Vanderbilt & Clinton Avenues
Tipsy, 584 Myrtle Avenue between Emerson & Classon Avenues

Pratt Station Retail Operations Suspended effective, 10/25

Brooklyn postmaster, Ed Roggenkamp has released details in a memo which was shared at last night’s Community Board 2 District Services meeting that the Pratt Station post office at 524 Myrtle Avenue between Ryerson and Grand will suspend retail operations at the Myrtle Avenue station effective Saturday, October 25, 2014.

Mail delivery to the neighborhood will not be affected and will continue as usual. Post office box customers will be directed to retrieve their mail at the new location (609 Myrtle Avenue) where temporary quarters will be held while finalization of construction takes place. Customer package pick-up service will also occur at this location.

All retail services can also be conducted at nearby USPS postal stations. Please note that local businesses, Sandbox Pack & Ship at 417 Myrtle Avenue between Vanderbilt & Clinton Avenues and Walgreens (stamp booklets sales) at 379 Myrtle Avenue at Clermont Avenue also offer some postal services and assistance.

Thank you

Thank you for your reservation to the 2014 BID Annual Meeting. We look forward to sharing this year’s accomplishments with you.

UPDATED: 32-Story Tower Planned for Myrtle Avenue at Fleet Place

86 Fleet Place, on the corner of Myrtle Avenue. Rendering provided by Red Apple Group.

Plans for a new 32-story tower set to rise on Myrtle Avenue at Fleet Place were filed this week with the city’s Department of Buildings. The high rise – listed as 86 Fleet Place – is the fourth and final building to be developed by the Red Apple Group on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene. The mixed-use building will have 10,600 square feet of new commercial space on the ground floor, with ~~191~~ 440 residential units above.

Red Apple Group’s other properties on Myrtle Avenue include 81 Fleet and 180 Myrtle Avenue (both currently under construction) and 218 Myrtle Avenue. 218 Myrtle, known as The Andrea, houses Red Apple Supermarket and CVS at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Ashland Place.

86 Fleet Place is the latest in a number of buildings planned for Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Between Flatbush Avenue Extension and Classon Avenues, there are currently seven new buildings either under construction or with plans submitted to the DOB. These new buildings will house 915 new residential units and add 70,000 square feet of new commercial space – approximately 25 storefronts – to Myrtle Avenue.

The new building is being designed by Goldstein, Hill and West Architects, who also designed the DKLB BLDG at 80 DeKalb Avenue, across from LIU. Final renderings of the building have not yet been released.

Image Credit: Dattner Architects, via The Rinaldi Group.

Pic of the Week: Barking Brown’s Fall Collection

Check out Barking Brown’s Fall Collection, which includes an extensive collection of hats and scarves, socks, bags, jewelry, and more formal as well as informal wear. Stop in and check them out!

Barking Brown is located at 468 Myrtle Avenue between Washington Avenue and Hall Street, or call (718) 638-3757.

Sneak Peek: Brooklyn Eats on Myrtle to open in November

Brooklyn Eats on Myrtle (474 Myrtle Avenue between Washington Avenue and Hall Street), a brand new eatery specializing in good solid eats for $8 to $12 is scheduled to open for business in November. At Brooklyn Eats you can choose to grab and go or stay a while, hang out and enjoy.

One of the eatery’s highlights: ping pong!

Stay tuned for more.

Chekhov’s Three Sisters: Interactive Theatre

From September 4-28, Highly Impractical Theatre will present Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (Directed by Elana McKelahan). It’s 2040 and Brooklyn is burning. Seek refuge within the safety of the Prozorov Estate, where you will enjoy live music, food, and drink in this fully-immersive production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters in a magnificent historic building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (259 Washington Avenue).

Tickets range from $0.99 to $99. You must choose your own fate in this dystopian future. Will you opt for the secrets of the servant’s quarters ($0.99 a ticket)? Or the luxurious ignorance of the Tsar ($99 per ticket)? The choice is yours!

Serfs: You will be following the servants throughout the show, YOU WILL WORK during the show.
Proletariat: You are a member of the working class. You may be searched upon entrance.
Bourgeoisie: You will enter through the front door as party guests. You must however pay for your own drinks.
Aristocracy: You will enter through the front door as party guests. You are an honored guest. You will be served a selection of delicacies and beverages from Fresh Fanatic and Corkscrew Wines. Ticket price includes one drink ticket for the bar.
Tsars: You are royalty and will be treated as such and lavished with gifts which MAY INCLUDE a pre-show serenade and the best beverage and food we have to offer from Fresh Fanatic and Corkscrew Wines. Ticket also includes two drink tickets for the bar.

Click here for details and to purchase tickets.

Now Open: Brewklyn Grind on Myrtle Avenue

Myrtle Avenue’s newest coffee purveyor has now opened its doors in Clinton Hill on Monday, September 15th. Brewklyn Grind, at 557 Myrtle Avenue, between Emerson and Classon, opened this morning at 8am – just in time to start your work week off with some much need caffeine. The shop is the first storefront for the company, which continues to roast their beans and sell wholesale from their Red Hook headquarters. In the coffee shop, you’ll find Brewklyn Grind’s line of hand-picked, small batch, and locally roasted coffees. From Ethiopia to Brazil, you’ll be able to taste flavorful, single-origin coffees made from beans found around the globe. Also, small fare and baked goods from Balthazar and Ovenly will be available. Brewklyn Grind, 557 Myrtle Avenue, between Emerson and Classon.

Pic of the Week: Le Petit Bakery’s Mini Walnut Tarts

For an after lunch treat, stop in to enjoy the delicious mini walnut tarts or any of the other wonderful baked treats at Le Petit Bakery today. The walnut tarts practically melt in your mouth.

Le Petit Bakery is located at 354 Myrtle Avenue and can be reached at 718.875.6500.

DOT Starts to Implement Park Ave Safety Upgrades

NYC DOT has begun to implement its Park Avenue Corridor Safety Improvements. Changes include: reducing eastbound travel lanes from two to one to calm traffic, simplifying access to the parking areas under the BQE to reduce conflicts, and improving lane designations on the westbound approach at Ryerson to eliminate the dangerous 3 to 2 merge. Parking spaces and parking regulations under the BQE will not be impacted.

These changes are a direct result of our Park Avenue Pedestrian Safety Plan, published after years of advocacy by MARP . We produced the Safety Plan in collaboration with Architecture for Humanity, building upon ideas gathered at community workshops, input from an Advisory Committee of local stakeholders, and guidance from DOT. Over 1,000 people signed a petition in support of the plan. This work was supported by the Brooklyn Community Foundation and the NYC Department of Small Business Services.

Statistically, Park Avenue is a “high crash corridor” (top third in crashes) where up to 75% of drivers exceed the speed limit. Therefore, these changes signify a great step forward for Park Avenue, especially its residents and visitors, which include a large number of school-aged children. There is much more to be done, and we will continue to advocate for additional Park Avenue safety improvements and upgrades to the areas under the BQE.

DOT’s official “What’s Happening Here” flyer is below.

Let’s Move, Fort Greene: Walk with a Doc!

Join us for Let’s Move, Fort Greene: Walk with a Doc! on September 27th! The walks are held in partnership with local health professionals from Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Prominis and St. Joseph’s College. The walk will be led by a New York Road Runners certified coach.

The mission is to provide an opportunity for residents to connect with local Health Professionals who can offer guidance and support while moving together and feeling the benefits of a brisk, refreshing walk led by a certified trainer around Fort Greene Park. Inspired by the Brownsville Partnership’s success with their own “Walk with a Doc” event series, MARP set out to implement the programming for Fort Greene residents.

Walks are FREE. Registration is encouraged, and space is limited. All details and registration link can be found here.

We hope you’ll join us!

Pic of the week: Bella Rosa Flowers

Bella Rosa Flowers & Gift Shop located on Myrtle Avenue between Emerson Place and Classon Avenue is a beautiful plant and flower haven. Bella Rosa boasts a wonderful selection of house plants, flowers, including roses, beautiful mixed bouquets, tropical and exotic flowers, vases, cacti and custom flowers and greeting cards, stuffed animals and balloon bouquets for any occasion.

Bella Rosa offers daily deliveries to surrounding area universities, colleges, hospitals, funeral homes, residences and more. Call or drop by for personalized service. Quality and customer service is Bella Rosa’s top priority.

Bella Rosa Flowers & Gift Shop is located at 566 Myrtle Avenue between Emerson Place and Classon Avenue.
(347) 763-6006

Welcome Back, Students!

The photo, though from a very late fall day last year, is inspiring us to give a hearty shout out to all local students on (for some) this first day back to school. Welcome to and welcome back to, for many, Myrtle Avenue! We really appreciate you.

All college, high school, junior high and elementary school students, teachers, administrators and parents, we are wishing you the very best success for this new school year.

Check out our ‘student page’ here on the Myrtle Avenue website for a number of specials and other information geared especially for you.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if we can ever be of assistance to you. Wishing you the very best!

2014 BID Annual Meeting Set for September 29th

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership will be holding the 2014 BID Annual Meeting, with guest speakers Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (invited) and Council Member Laurie Cumbo (confirmed), September 29, 6pm-7:30pm at The Emerson, 561 Myrtle Avenue, between Emerson Place & Classon. Light appetizers and refreshments will be served. The meeting is open to the public, but RSVP is required. To RSVP or register your membership for the 2014 BID Annual Meeting click HERE. If you are unable to complete online registration, click here to download the BID Member Registration Form. Fill it out, and fax it back to the BID office at (718) 230-3674.

Spotlight: South of the Navy Yard Artists

Do you know our friends at South of the Navy Yard Artists (SONYA)? They’re a local arts collective that supports artists living and working in our community, and partners with organizations like ours to make arts programming and events accessible to neighborhood residents. We’ve collaborated with them on a number of projects including the “Say Hello to Tomorrow” mural, Black Artstory Month’s “Local Heroes” project, their annual Art Walk, and numerous Myrtle Windows Gallery exhibitions. Here are just a few of their upcoming events – great opportunities for you to connect with and support our very own vibrant arts community! SONYA Social Thursday, September 18 at 7:30pm They are kicking off their monthly socials right here on Myrtle Avenue’s at Putnam’s Pub and Cooker. Come and have a drink with fellow artists and art lovers, catch up on summer news, learn about upcoming SONYA events, and take part in our free raffle: prizes include Blick gift cards, free drinks and a year’s membership to SONYA!

Urban Soul / Group Exhibition Curated by Ramona Candy, presented by St. Joseph’s Council on the Arts.

St. Joseph’s College Alumni Room Gallery 245 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn NY 11205 For information: 718.940.5971 or stemple@sjcny.edu

“Urban Soul” will feature works in various medium from artists of diverse backgrounds, ages, genders who use the urban environment as inspiration, process, material and use the “streets” as stimulus. Reference is made to inner city life, and a culture that has influenced several generations, creates solidarity and division, urges protest and fosters community. Featuring works by SONYA ARTISTS Ellie Balk & Jorge Valdes Deborah Brown, Trevor Brown, Eileen Burgess, Culture Shock, Byron McCray, Steve Pauley.

OPENING RECEPTION: Monday, Sept 15th – 5:30-8 pm GALLERY TALK: Thursday, Sept 25th, 12:40 pm ARTIST TALK: Saturday, Sept 27th, 12 – 3 pm GALLERY HOURS: Wednesdays, 4-8 pm & Saturdays, 12-3 pm

Pic of the Week: Ruthie’s Southern Cuisine

This week’s ‘pic of the week’ is from Ruthie’s Restaurant.

Clockwise from top: golden brown to perfection, perfectly seasoned fried whiting and fried shrimp; moist, scrumptious cornbread; savory macaroni and cheese.

Ruthie’s recipes are based on founder/mother, Ms. Ruth West’s tried and true recipes, learned during her childhood in Bayboro, North Carolina. Her powerhouse legacy remains.

Menu items at Ruthie’s include many soul food classics, including candied yams, collard greens, macaroni and cheese and southern fried chicken. Check out the menu for a full range of delicious lunch and dinner options, including salads, soft drinks, and desserts.

Stop in Wednesday through Sunday for lunch or dinner.

Ruthie’s is located at 560 Myrtle Avenue between Emerson and Classon, and can be reached at 718.399.2400.

Humo Smokehouse Joins Celebrities, Others to ‘Strike Out Diabetes’

Join Humo Smokehouse and friends as they raise monies on Saturday, September 6th to ‘Strike Out Diabetes’. Now in it’s second year, ‘Strike Out Diabetes’ is a fundraiser aimed at raising monies for education, awareness and a cure for the disease.

The day’s events will take place at the Prospect Park Parade grounds will include both a 10am softball game and a 2pm BBQ tasting affair, which will include fresh, flavorful and succulent cuisine of Myrtle Avenue’s own, Humo Smokehouse.

A number of celebrities and others, including NFL Giant, Leonard Marshall, NBA player, Gary Forbes, Bravo’s Africa Miranda and celebrity chefs, Chris Santos and Candice Kumai of Chopped, will be on hand.

To attend / participate or donate to the fundraiser, please click here: ‘Strike Out Diabetes’.

Humo is home to delicious barbecued foods (meats and veggies) whose menu features organic and locally-sourced foods. The smoking process adds moisture and a richness of flavor and color to menu selections. A variety of sides also available.

Throwback Thursday at Jill Lindsey’s

This great shot from 1940 captures the storefront at 372 Myrtle Avenue, which is now home to the new Jill Lindsey store. But 74 years, the store housed Landi’s Jersey Pork Store. Landi’s was just one of a large handful of butchers found on Myrtle Avenue in this era. Before large supermarkets and cheap refrigeration at home became commonplace, people would buy their meat fresh and daily a local butcher shop found just around the corner. Landi’s is a prime example of one of these neighborhood butchers.

Interested in more local history? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to catch our weekly #ThrowbackThursday posts.

Road Work on Myrtle Ave for Verizon Fios

Starting Wednesday, 8/27, contractors from Verizon will be installing Fios high-speed internet fiber lines under Myrtle Avenue between Vanderbilt and Clinton Avenues.

Based on the placement of cones, the work area will extend a bit beyond those streets and onto cross streets. The work is estimated to last for two days, but it’s prudent to expect it to take longer. Myrtle Avenue will remain open to traffic, but traffic flow and parking will be impacted at times.

Pic of the Week: $1 Ice Cream

During this week’s “heat wave” – when the thermometer will hit a whopping 90 degrees – some cooling ice cream may be in order. You’ll be able to give your sweet tooth a fix for only $1.00 at Liberty Pizza (found at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Hall Street). Liberty Pizza offers up $1 scoops of ice cream, where you can choose from half a dozen flavors. They also have Italian Ices, and of course their tasty slices are still on the menu too.

Liberty Pizza, 482 Myrtle Avenue, at the corner of Hall Street.

Call for Artwork: Drawings Along Myrtle Avenue

Show your work on Myrtle Avenue! The first opportunity listed below is not just for Pratt artists, it’s open to all local artists. See below, and contact drawingdemocracies@gmail.com with questions.

OPEN CALL for Exhibition Opportunities
Artists from the Pratt community including students, faculty, staff and alumnus along with professional artists who live and work near Pratt’s campus are invited to apply.

Deadline: September 1st, 2014
1) Drawings Along Myrtle Avenue in partnership with MARP (Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project): A series of month long exhibitions focused around drawing, both in a formal and the expanded field, exhibited at selected local businesses along Myrtle Avenue. Curators will choose artists to mount work for designated locations. The work can range in medium and scale as is appropriate for the locations. Please keep this in mind when submitting work that is appropriate for restaurants, shops, and other commercial locations. Related events and art walks will happen during the month as well.

2) “Drawings by the People” exhibition at Pratt Institute in Dekalb Gallery curated by the Drawing Club and faculty coordinator Nanette Carter. In its second year, the exhibition will be held from October 1st to October 25th in DeKalb Gallery. Each artist can submit up to 2 drawings no larger than 4’ x 4’ framed (plexi-glass preferred) or unframed, if possible matted or mounted, and ready to hang on the wall.

The exhibitions will culminate with the second Drawing Democracies event will take place on Saturday, October 25th, 2014 from 12-4pm. Drawing Democracies is an interdisciplinary collaborative project spearheaded by the Pratt Institute’s Fine Arts, Foundation and Art & Design Education departments. It serves as a community collaborative project designed to engage with all the departments on campus through our students, alumni, faculty, as well as the broader local community in Brooklyn.

Submission Guidelines:
1) Please send up to five images, no larger than 1200 pixels, 72 DPI, 2 MB, labeled with first initial and last name and numbered ex.) JSmith1.JPG.
2) Include in your email information for each image: Title, Date, Measurements, and Contact information.
3) Send images to drawingdemocracies@gmail.com

* Please note that you may submit for one or both; just specify in your submission header.
Acceptance Notification on or before September 15th
Work will be on view through October 25th.

Just Because Salon Celebrates 7 Years

Just Because Salon, just north of Myrtle celebrates 7 years in business this month. On Saturday, August 23rd at 6pm, they are hosting their second annual outdoors cat walk and hair show as part of their month-long celebrations.

The outdoor catwalk, which will feature models strutting down Myrtle and Carlton Avenue, just outside of the salon, showing off stylish fashions and hairdos, many of the fashions by local designers, all hair and makeup by Just Because Salon. Please stop in and support. Fashion, food, prizes and fun. Last week Just Because offered free haircuts, makeup and tips, chair massages and consultations as a part of a ‘Beauty in the Salon’ day.

Just Because Salon is located at 141 Carlton Avenue, just north of Myrtle Avenue.
(718) 722-7810

Let’s Move, Fort Greene! Walking & Biking Events in September

Let’s Move, Fort Greene! Active Living programming is part of the Partnership for a Healthier NYC, a citywide effort to make New York City a healthier place to live through four key focus areas: Healthy eating; Active living; Tobacco-free living; and Reducing underage and excessive alcohol use.

On Saturdays through September we will host four FREE Active Living events. Details and registration links are below. We look forward to moving with you!

Bike With Us

Use a Citi Bike at no cost, or bring your own, and take a ride with licensed bike instructor, Dahlia Ramsay, to Brooklyn hot spots! All riders MUST bring and wear a helmet and be comfortable riding on the street.*

TIME: 10am – 1pm
WHERE: Rides start at Citi Bike Station at Flushing & Carlton Ave
DATES:

September 6th – ride to McCarren Park Greenmarket in Greenpoint. Riders will take a few breaks along the way to look at local attractions and to do some shopping at the Greenmarket.Space is limited, REGISTER HERE today!

September 20th – ride to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Riders will enjoy a leisurely ride along the park path and see all that it has to offer!Space is limited, REGISTER HERE today!

*In the case of inclement weather rides are cancelled, no rain dates. Watch for an email from us as the date approaches.

Walk With a Doc

Take a stroll around Fort Greene Park with physicians, specialists and healthcare professionals from Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Prominis and St. Joseph’s College Nursing Program and get answers to your health-related questions!

TIME: Walks start at 10am
WHERE: Meet at Fort Greene Park, corner of Myrtle Ave & Washington Park
DATES:

September 13th – REGISTER HERE
September 27th – REGISTER HERE

Brooklyn Family Dental Set to Open on Myrtle Avenue

Dentist Dr. Terry Unchali’s Brooklyn Family Dental’s office is quickly moving forward with plans to open an office on Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill. The dental practice, which is currently located on Clinton Avenue near Myrtle Avenue, will be opening its doors this Fall at 580 Myrtle Avenue between Emerson Place and Classon Avenue.

Dr. Unchali is making quite an investment in the 1,400 square foot space, which includes the installation of a new storefront. Plans for the storefront include opening up the storefront by removing a large amount of brick and installing larger windows, along with installing a new awning sign. The dentist office will be located in an unique 1930’s building that was originally built as part of the M.H. Renken Dairy complex, which is in the process of being designated an official historic landmark by New York City.

Stay tuned during the next couple of months for an opening date announcement.

Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership Announces New Executive Director

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership Board of Directors has announced Meredith Phillips Almeida as the organization’s new Executive Director. In this role, Meredith will serve as the organization’s chief executive officer for the Partnership’s two entities, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Business Improvement District and the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project Local Development Corporation. Meredith will oversee the organization’s day-to-day operations, including financial management, fundraising and close work with the organization’s Board of Directors and will oversee the organization’s work in its program areas, Commercial Revitalization, Business Assistance & Attraction, Historic Preservation, Urban Planning Advocacy and Food Access & Health, Arts & Culture. Meredith joined the organization in 2007, and has served as Acting Executive Director since May of this year, and as Deputy Director since 2010.

Click HERE for Press Release.