Buy Mario's Hair!

You may have noticed that Mario DiBiase, owner of Aperitivo and Treasurer of the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District, has been growing his hair and pulling it back into a small ponytail for some time, now. You may have thought that this was just a fashion statement but, in truth, he was growing it for charity!

The time has come folks - I started this trek March 20th 2012 and it has finally grow long enough so I can cut it and donate it. Help me help children that suffer with hair loss as they battle cancer and many other juvenile diseases. Please go to my Fundly Page and make a donation, I will be matching funds up to $500 and all proceeds will go to Children With Hair Loss Charity along with my curly locks.

For more info on his fundraising campaign, click here.

News Round-Up

The first Friday of summer! Enjoy it, Park Slope! In case you missed it, we posted some ideas on how to spend your summer on Fifth on Wednesday.

Here are some local news items you may have missed:

Puppet Show, a 15-foot T-Rex & More at the Puppetry Arts Festival on Saturday [Park Slope Stoop]

Eagle Provisions Building on the Market for 9m [South Slope News]

Eleven Consignment Boutique to Open New Location Across the Street [Here's Park Slope]

Where to GO This Week [Brooklyn Paper]

AVAILABLE SOON!! FULL HOUSE OF NYC FIRST FAMILY--$6,500/MONTH--(SOUTH SLOPE) [FIPS]

Photo of the Day: Your Brooklyn Mural [Park Slope Stoop]

World Cup: Week 3 (USA! USA!)

Well, World Cup Fever continues to spread along Fifth Avenue. Bars and Restaurants are getting a much needed bump from the games and today's critical USA vs Germany match promises to be exciting for everyone involved.

If you need a place to watch the big match at noon, download Team USA's get out of work note and head to one of Fifth Avenue's World Cup headquarters !

See you there!

So much to do on Fab Fifth this Summer

Play, events, giant block parties, camps, theater and more on our own Fifth Avenue.

Parks

Greenspace@President St Not strictly a park, but a lovely community Garden to sit and read with your children and enjoy the tranquility. It's right opposite Dizzy's on President Street.

Old Stone House and JJ Bryne Park has a lot to offer. The beautiful playground, sprinklers, Wednesday Farmer's Market and theater in the summer.

Summer Events

Saturday 28th June Puppetry Arts Festival 11am - 3pm

4th Street next to JJ Bryne Park.

Puppet arts and crafts, bounce house and more.

Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID's South and North Summer Strolls
Some blocks will be closed for four giant, evening block parties! Eating and drinking on the Avenue, music, jugglers, bounce house, rock climbing, water play and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Come out and enjoy summer and the extra space!
Friday 18th AND 25th July 5-9pm 12th to 18th Streets
Friday 15th AND 22nd August 5-9pm Dean to Sterling

Piper Theater Summer Performances

Behind the Old Stone House in July.

Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson and More.

Summer Camps and Summer Lessons

Treblemakers Music School offers a summer camp for ages 6 and up, no musical experience required.

Garden Explorers  at the Old Stone House. Play, Harvest and get dirty! August camp, 6 years and up.

BAX Programs from Kindergarten to 6th Grade. Programs include circus, tumble and theater. Still space available.

Amerikicks has something for all ages.  Turn into a dragon or tiger, programs for kids and adults.

NY Guitar Academy has flamenco, classical and rock classes for children, teens and adults.

Park Slope Academy of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu offers programs for all ages and adults.

Aikido of Park Slope offers classes that promote discipline, coordination, self-defense and leadership.

BID Annual Meeting

You are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). Learn more about what the BID has accomplished this year and hear about our plans for the next 12 months. Food and drinks will be served but please RSVP via info@parkslopefifthavenuebid.com. Seating is limited.

Annual Meeting
Wednesday, June 25th 6:30 pm
The Old Stone House

AGENDA

1) Welcome
2) Remarks: Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams
3) Annual Report Presentation
4) Presentation of 2015 Budget and Updated By-Laws
5) Election of Directors
6) Election of Officers
7) Reception

Photos from MMNY

Thanks for coming out on Saturday and enjoying the amazing weather and music with us! Nearly 50 bands played along Park Slope's Fifth Avenue over the course of the day, between 11 am and 9 pm. Check out some of the photos, above. A video will be available later in the week.

Tomorrow: Welcome Summer with Make Music NY!

Believe it or not, summer starts Saturday morning at 6:51 am! Can you believe it?

To welcome the season properly, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District will be joining Make Music NY to bring music to the sidewalks of Fifth Avenue, outside of your favorite stores, bars and restaurants! Performances start at noon and go until 9 pm. The full schedule of performances is available at parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/mmny14

Also taking place on Saturday:

-Drop by the Green Space @ President Street for some music and an evening reception, starting at 6 pm.

-Mavi (205 Fifth Avenue at Union Street) will be hosting a Brooklyn Block Party at their store on Saturday from 1-5. They'll be unveiling their new mural on the Union side of the building, so don't miss it!

-Look out for specials and sales! For example, Tabeel Aromatherapy & Gift Shop (76 Fifth Avenue) will be hosting a  musician from 5-7pm and during that time, bath products, candles, jewelry and hair products will all be on sale (20% off).

Festivities will take place, rain or shine. Fingers crossed for great weather!

Celebrate Music on Fifth With Tabeel's Aromatherapy Gift Shop and Salon

Celebrate Make Music NY on 5th Avenue, Park Slope at Tabeel's Aromoatherapy Gift Shop and Salon

Beautiful bath products, candles, jewelry and hair products are all on sale whilst the music is playing.

76 5th Avenue between St Mark's Place and Warren Street, Park Slope of course!

World Cup: Week 2

Go ahead, admit it. You're suddenly a soccer fan, especially after Team USA's epic, last-minute win against Ghana. It's ok!

World Cup fever has a grip on us all! In fact, if you take a stroll up and down Fifth from early afternoon on, you'll notice that most bars are hosting World Cup fans and many shop keepers are glued to television screens!

This week's game schedule is available via the FIFA website. A good list of places to watch the games on Fifth is available here, although it appears that pretty-much any restaurant, bar or store is a safe bet (okay, don't buy beer and plant yourself in a Fifth Avenue store to watch a match unless you know the store owner or are willing to share your beer with them).

This Saturday: Summer Starts with Music!

You may have noticed that this week we have already begun to transition to summer. Well, it's okay because summer officially begins on Saturday, June 21st and the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID is going to welcome it with live music!

As part of Make Music NY, an annual citywide musical celebration held on the summer solstace, the BID will be host to musical performances throughout the day, starting at noon. There will also be a small reception held at the President Street Garden (President @ Fifth Avenue).

For the full schedule, go to www.parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/mmny14

That isn't all! We've just learned that Mavi will be hosting a Brooklyn Block Party at their store (205 Fifth Avenue at Union Street) on Saturday from 1-5. They'll be unveiling the new mural on the Union side of the building, so don't miss it! 

Sounds like a great day to explore Fifth!

Photos from Pride

Saturday's Brooklyn Pride Festival and Parade on Fifth Avenue were colorful, positive and fun events for the community. 

Did you miss the festivities? We took a lot of pictures. Check them out on our Flickr page !

Happy Father's Day!

-from the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and the merchants of Park Slope's Fifth Avenue! We hope you enjoy the day, dads!

Today: Brooklyn Pride Parade!

Hey Park Slope: it's Brooklyn Pride Festival and Parade day!

Festivities actually kick-off at 10:00 am in Prospect Park with the Pride 5K Run. Then, at 11 am, come down to Park Slope's Fifth Avenue for a day-long festival between 3rd and 9th Streets (until 5 pm). At 7:30, Brooklyn's famous twilight Pride Parade kicks off at Lincoln Place and continues south to 9th Street.

We'll see you there!

For more information, visit brooklynpride.org/.

Help South Brooklyn Shakespeare

As you'll recall, last year South Brooklyn Shakespeare produced an amazing version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in a parking lot at 17th Street and Fifth Avenue. This year, however, "Shakespeare in the Parking Lot" (as it was known) is branching out into the street (partially because the parking lot was sold).

So, performances of Romeo and Juliet will be taking place at Summer Strolls, right in the middle of Fifth and Seventh Avenues:

July 25th 7:30pm 5th Ave between 17th and 18th
July 26th 2:30pm 7th Ave between 12th and 13th
Aug 15th 7:30pm 5th Ave at Dean St.

The Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID is donating funds to make the production possible, but more will be needed to pull off the additional performances. Please visit their Kickstarter Campaign and give, if you can. The funding will go a long way towards making this summer in the slope truly great!

Today is the Day! The World Cup Begins!

Fifth Avenue is the place to watch World Cup matches this spring/summer. Starting today, the following locations are set up as go-to spots to catch all of the action:

Skylark on the corner of 11th Street. They have a food menu as well as an outdoor seating area if you need a breather from the screens!

Prospect Bar and Grill between 14th and 15th Streets. The menu includes burger and beer and beer and shot specials.

Blackhorse Pub: Football at the Horse with pub food and a few pints. There are plenty of screens. Located on the corner of 16th Street.


Loki Lounge on the corner of 2nd Street is under some renovations but they are open and ready to pour you a beer. Showing all the matches live. Keep Calm and Drink Up!

Yayo's Authentic Latin Cuisine is situated between Dean and Bergen Streets. They can accommodate large groups and have breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and tapas menus, so you can eat something different with every match!

Beauty Bar will be showing all the games live. It's situated between Garfield and Carroll Streets. They have featured cocktails and manicures. Soccer and nails, what more could you wish for!

Pork Slope between Garfield and Carroll. Extensive whisky menu, American bar food and soccer matches.

200 Fifth is between Union and Sackett. They have a lot of screens and show just every sport they can get a TV package for! There is a bar area for the soccer and you can escape to the restaurant area for a relaxed meal in between games

Oh, and of course from the photo above, you can see that The Monro is also a hot spot to watch the big games!

Save the Kentile Sign?

Sure, it's not on Park Slope's Fifth Avenue, but the Kentile Sign has been an important part of Brooklyn's skyline for decades.

On Saturday we stumbled upon the tail-end of the protest to save the sign from demolition. Community members from Gowanus and Park Slope were on hand, raising their objections and signing petitions. As you can see from the photo we took (above) the scaffolding is up and parts of the sign have already been removed. Time is short.

If you feel strongly about this issue, Council Member Brad Lander is leading the charge against the sign's demolition and has created an online petition that helps explain the issues and calls on the property owner to keep the sign in place or save it for future re-use in another location. The petition is available here.

MS 51 Sustainability Summit - Sustainable Attainable

Saturday June 14th 11:00am-2:00pm, MS 51, 350 5th Ave between 4th and 5th Streets

Hear from guest speakers Jennie Rohmer from Plasticbaglaws. 

Elizabeth Cline read from her book "Overdressed" and Alex Prud'homme will speak and sign books. 

Participate in fun activities; crafts with paper and plastic, water games; contests with prizes, clothing swap, food, and a visit from the PLASTIC BAG MONSTER with GrowNYC.


Admission: $5.00 - goes toward new bottle filling water stations for the school.

This Saturday: Brooklyn Pride!

This week marks the start of Brooklyn Pride! The events kick off today at noon with a flag raising ceremony at Borough Hall and end on Saturday, June 14th (Pride Day) on Park Slope's Fifth Avenue. The full schedule is below. Don't miss the festival and parade on Saturday! 

Lots Going on These Next Few Weekends!

As usual, lots of activities take place in New York City in June, just before people go away for summer vacation. So, it's no surprise that Fifth Avenue will be buzzing with activity this weekend and next:

Saturday, June 7th
Ample Hills Creamery Event at Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store
Local Produce Mini Festival 

Saturday, June 14th
Brooklyn Pride 2014

Saturday, June 21st
Make Music NY on Fifth!

Then, of course, there's the  New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals and the World Cup starts on the 12th. You can watch it all at one of Fifth Avenue's many bars! Plus,  our calendar of merchant and BID events is always kept fresh with recommended live music, art and in-store events.

So, you add all of the amazing restaurants and boutiques to the mix and there is absolutely no reason not to spend your next few weekends on Fifth.

There, that's settled! Come down!

Watching the World Cup on our Fabulous Fifth Avenue!

The Park Slope 5th Ave BID is joining in the World Cup fever. We've listed the watering holes below where you can also watch your favorite teams from 12th June to 13th July. Some of these venues are screening Wimbledon Tennis too (23rd June to 6th July) and with Make Music NY happening all along our Fab Fifth Ave on Saturday 21st June, you can never be short of entertainment these coming summer weeks. 

We know there are more bars on Fab Fifth showing the World Cup, so please let us know and send some photos!

Joanna Tallantire

Skylark on the corner of 11th Street. They have a food menu as well as an outdoor seating area if you need a breather from the screens!

Prospect Bar and Grill between 14th and 15th Streets. The menu includes burger and beer and beer and shot specials.

Blackhorse Pub. Football at the Horse with pub food and a few pints. There are plenty of screens. Located on the corner of 16th Street.

Loki Lounge on the corner of 2nd Street is under some renovations but they are open and ready to pour you a beer. Showing all the matches live. Keep Calm and Drink Up!

Yayo's Authentic Latin Cuisine is situated between Dean and Bergen Streets. They can accommodate large groups and have breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and tapas menus, so you can eat something different with every match!

Beauty Bar will be showing all the games live. It's situated between Garfield and Carroll Streets. They have featured cocktails and manicures. Soccer and nails, what more could you wish for!

Pork Slope between Garfield and Carroll. Extensive whisky menu, American bar food and soccer matches.

200 Fifth is between Union and Sackett. They have a lot of screens and show just every sport they can get a TV package for! There is a bar area for the soccer and you can escape to the restaurant area for a relaxed meal in between games.

Just in case you need to spruce up your look  or just can't see the TV screen during the World Cup, then head to Brooklyn Eyeworks Optical for their special Eyewear event!

Save the Date: South and North Slope Summer Strolls

This warm weather is starting to remind us that summer is nearly here (June 21st). This summer, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID will celebrate with not two, but four Weekend Walks (known as Summer Strolls) events! Save the Dates!

Friday, July 18: 12-18th Streets 5-9 pm
Friday, July 25: 12-18th Streets 5-9 pm
Friday, August 15: Dean - Sterling Street 5-9 pm
Friday, August 22: Dean - Sterling Street 5-9 pm

Come enjoy the summer weather, explore the avenue and the extra open space as we close Fifth Avenue for these nights and turn the street into a block party!

In addition, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot returns to the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID this summer! However, last year's parking lot location was recently sold for development. So, performances of Romeo and Juliet will be taking place at Summer Strolls:

July 25th 7:30pm 5th Ave btwn 17th and 18th
July 26th 2:30pm 7th Ave btwn 12th and 13th (on 7th Avenue)
Aug 15th 7:30pm 5th Ave and Dean St.

Don't miss it!

Two Upcoming Events at Annie's

A couple of cool, in-store events coming soon at Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store (232 Fifth Avenue):

This Wednesday, June 4th from 6 -8pm drop by for a party with Mason Shaker! Luke's Lobster will be providing Maine shrimp rolls! Please RSVP to  ann@blueribbongeneralstore.com

On Saturday, June 7th at 3pm Ample Hills will be at the shop! Drop by for an ice cream treat and get a signed copy of their amazing book!

Park Slope's Fifth Avenue's Make Music NY Performance Schedule - Saturday 21st June

There's so much going on on Saturday 21st June along our own Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, outside your favorite bars, stores and restaurants. Here is an initial schedule of musicians and bands, there may be some changes yet and there are certainly more performances to add. We will update the schedule as we get for information and add links to the bands and the venues. Roll in Summer and Make Music NY!
Where	When	Who
The Chocolate Room	3-4pm	Conrad Y Skordalia
	7-9pm	Monique Streak
Cyprus Ave	4-5pm	Painless Parker
	5-6pm	Devi Tuel
	6-7pm	Globular Cluster
	7-8pm	Bernardo
	8-9pm	City Walls Autumn Falls
Pure Bistro	7-9pm	Leah Shaw
Tabeel Aromatherapy	TBC	Molly Tigre
Gorilla	TBC	Bombay Rickey
Bogota	7-7.45pm	Lokixxmo
	8-9pm	Tombonita
Enz's	1-3pm	Rockability
	6-6.45pm	Bree and the Whatevers
Hiho Batik	11.15-12.15	Rollie Pollie Guacomole
Greenspace@President Street	3-5pm	Giacomo & Jeannai LaVita
High Dive	8-9pm	Sister Monk
Apertivio	6.30-7pm	Danielle Austin
Jonathan Blum's Storefront/Studio	3-9pm	Wild Turkey Surprise Presents
Old Stone House	11-11.30am	Lucy Kalantari
	11.30am-12pm	Erel Pilo
	12-12.30pm	Trumpet Grrrl
	12.30-1pm	Karen and Joe
	1-1.30pm	Lisa Brigantino
	1.30-2pm	Dorit
MS 51	8-9pm	Alex Mallet Band
L'Albero dei Gelati	2-3pm	Jody Kruskal
Ginger's	6-8pm	Cyde Blaise
Du Jour Bakery	3.30-5pm	TBC
Backyard	1-3pm TBC	TBC
Treble Makers Band	2-3.30pm	Treble Makers Band
Monro	7-9pm	Sycamore Hollow
ACME	TBC	TBC
Windsor Shoes	12-1.30	Circuit Jojo
Camelia Cocina Mexicana	6-8pm	Amigos Unidos
Prospect Bar and Grill	7-9pm	Deep Pockets
Freddy's	2-2.45pm	The New Thereminstrals
	3-3.45pm	Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
	4-4.45pm	The Sometimes Boys
	5-5.45pm	Even Twice
	6-6.45pm	The Tara Lynne Band
	7-7.45pm	Dahl Haus
	8-8.45pm	Miss Ida Blue
	9-9.45pm	Les Sans Culottes
Two Moon (4th Ave)	4-4.30pm	The Band CC
	4.30-5pm	Tania Stavreva
	5-5.30pm	Derin Oge
	5.30-6pm	Concrete Timbre