Valentine's Day 2012

We're keeping a running list of special Fifth Avenue Valentine's Day meals/events from now through Tuesday. Here's what we know so far:

Ginger's Bar: Sunday, February 12th "PRE-VALENTINE BINGO" BINGO & AS ALWAYS A FABULOUS SHOW HOSTED, PRODUCED , DIRECTED & STARRING THE ONE & ONLY LUSCIOUS LOLA!!! Wear something RED & HOT for Valentine Bingo. There will be Chocolate Treats FOR ALL. 2 Lucky winner's will get a chance to win a Special gift at the end of Bingo! Many, Many NEW FAUBLOUS Prizes to be given away at bingo.
Tuesday, February 14 Ginger's Valentine's Day "Kiss & Tell" Party! Valentine cocktails special, Drink a dose of... ❤Luv’s Potions #69 or sip from a bottle of chilled "G's Ménage à trios’ Champagne" (1 bottle and 3 glasses supplied by Perry) Lots of Fun!!! No cover. 10pm-4am. Prize chance & Fun giveaways. Dip, indulge into our infamous flowing fudge, fountain. No Cover, ID
Tabeel Aromatherapy Gifts: Spend $50.00 or more, get the "PASSION" Luxury Layered Potpourri {while supplies last}, ILLUME Candles 15% off, SULTRY and STELLA Reed Diffusers 10% off

Pink Olive: taking pre-orders for a limited number of special Pink Olive exclusive gift sets. Includes: a beautiful one-of-a-kind vintage cake stand, a retro heart shaped tin box with candy, a Valentine's Day postcard with a handwritten message, exclusive X O shaped marshmallows from Three Tarts, all wrapped with love and & tied with a whimsical ribbon.
ZuZu's Petals:

Roses are Red

Hydrangea are blue

Give us your V.Day order.
We'll make romance for you.
Stone Park Cafe: Chef Josh has put together another stunning menu for Valentine's Day, offering a three-course prix fixe for $70. The menu is available here. Reservations are still available. Call 718.369.0082 to inquire.
SkyIce: Calling All Devout Ice Creamer's!!! True Lovers of Ice Cream Know it's an All the Year Round Food. SkyIce is delighted to announce the first annual "Unconditional Love for Ice Cream" Contest
Participate and win SkyIce Bucks:
1st Place awarded $100 in SkyIce Bucks and a specially designed dessert by the SkyIce Ice Cream Artist Maven Sutheera
2nd Place - awarded $50 SkyIce Bucks
3rd Place - awarded $25 SkyIce Bucks
How it works:
-Express your love for ice cream with your significant other, family, or group of
friends at SkyIce.
-Take your best funny, silly, amorous, etc. picture anywhere in the store
(behind the counter excluded).
-Post your picture on our Facebook page, sit back, and start counting the
"Likes."
The couple, family, or group with the most "Likes" wins! Contest will run til midnight Sunday, February 12, 2012
Winners will be announced on the SkyIce Facebook page at noon Monday,February 13th, 2012
Aperitivo: Friday through Tuesday, $65 prix fixe or al la carte. Download the menu here. Download the Sotto Voce menu here.
Melt: Celebrate Valentine's day at Melt with a 3 course dinner prix fixe. Just $38! Many choices a la carte.
 
Moutarde: Will be open for Valentine's Day with the regular menu and a special "Thank You."

Miriam:
"I love thee, I love but thee
With a love that shall not die
Till the sun grows cold
And the stars grow old"
-William Shakespeare
3 course Prix Fixe Dinner $50 Call to make a reservation (718) 622 2250 or visit on opentable.com. The menu is available at miriamrestaurant.com.

Eidolon is having an end of season blowout shoe sale with prices starting at $25. For a Valentine's gift idea, check out our new styles of Smartypants hand-made undies for $25 and a wide selection of jewelry with prices ranging from $10-$95.


200 Fifth: complimentary glasses of Korbel Brut Champagne with every entree.

More on Slow Zones

On Saturday, Jan. 21, the Park Slope Civic Council held a community meeting to discuss neighborhood slow zones, a community-based program from the city's Department of Transportation that reduces the speed limit to 20 mph within a select area and adds safety measures to change driver behavior and help improve safety.

If you are interested in the topic but you didn't get a chance to attend the meeting (it was basically the only snowy day of the winter), you can review meeting notes, a survey and more related documents on the topic at parkslopeciviccouncil.org/slow-zones.

We have a feeling that this is not the last time we will hear about this proposal.

Updated Mobile Web Page

Back in June of 2010, we announced that the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID had created a mobile web page, in partnership with Mobile Meteor, a Brooklyn-based mobile web company based in Prospect Heights.

Today, the BID is launching it's newest version of the mobile web app (version 2.0?). Just go to parkslopefifthavenuebid.com on your smartphone (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm) to search for businesses, read the latest Fifth Avenue news and more.

 If you like what you see, Mobile Meteor makes these sites for a very reasonable price. Learn more here.

Temporary Book Store on Fifth

We've heard a lot of people say that Fifth Avenue needs a good, locally-owned book store. But, with the ever-popular Community Bookstore just up the hill on Seventh Avenue, it's hard for potential bookstore owners to imagine opening on Fifth (especially when the world is rapidly moving towards ebooks).

Of course, competition from the Community Bookstore isn't a problem when Community Bookstore, itself, opens on Fifth Avenue. That's right, today, visit a specially curated pop-up version of Community Bookstore at Kos Kaffe Roasting House (251 5th Avenue between Carroll and Garfield Street) while the real Community Bookstore's floors get replaced.

 Seventh Avenue's (temporary) loss is Fifth Avenue's (temporary) gain. Drop by between 8-7 and check it out. Hey, who knows, if the reaction is strong enough, maybe they'll think about opening another, permanent location on Fifth!

News Round-Up

Park Slope Library Under Construction Until Fall [Brownstoner]

Where to Eat and Drink on Super Bowl Sunday in Park Slope [PS Patch]

‘Cash for Gold’ Is Too Brash for Some Slopers [Brooklyn Paper]

‘Top Chef’ Dale Talde Opens Park Slope Restaurant with Brooklyn Charm and Asian-American Influence [Daily News]

Special delivery! Slope Sex Shop Dispatches Toys within an Hour — by Bike! [Brooklyn Paper]

February Events Calendar

Our Park Slope Fifth Avenue events calendar has been updated. LOTS going on in the neighborhood, this month. If you want to add something that isn't already on our calendar, email us at whatsupon5thave@gmail.com. Click here to view the calendar.

Star Wars Sleepover

If your kids are fans of Star Wars, save the evening of February 10th!

Local non-profit (and frequent Fifth Avenue BID event partner) Puppetry Arts is hosting an amazing "Star Wars Sleepover" at Ripley's Believe it or Not in Times Square. Dress as your favorite Star Wars character, bring a pillow, blanket and pajamas and stay overnight.

The event will feature real Star Wars characters, pizza, games and a scavenger hunt. A portion of the event proceeds will go to support Puppetry Arts, so help out, if you can!

Call 212-398-3133 for tickets.