Last News Round-Up for 2010

Stalled Buses on Fifth Avenue [OTBKB]

Who Gives A Shit DAY TWO: Has Your Brooklyn Street Been Plowed? [FIPS]

Snow Job! Brooklyn Pols Blast Lackluster Storm Response [Courier Life]

Delayed Snow Clean-Up Was A Sanitation Dept Protest!? [FIPS]

Experts Name the Top Restaurant Standbys of 2010 [NY Eater]

Restaurant Review: Bonnie’s Grill [Local Bozo]

Know Your Bartender: James Menite, Fornino [Here's Park Slope]

* picture from OTBKB 12/27/10

Where to get the Bubbly

So, believe it or not, there are just two days left in 2010. Time to stock up on the bubbly (or whatever your poison is) for the big celebration tomorrow night. We remember just a few years ago when Red White and Bubbly was the only real wine and liquor store on the avenue (and a good one at that). Now there are seven wine and liquor stores on Park Slope's Fifth Avenue (between Dean and 18th Street) to help meet your New Year's Eve needs. Check out the full list and a map on the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID's Business Directory.

Also, don't forget Bierkraft, which serves a different (but no less important) type of bubbly.

Looking to stay 'dry' and enjoy the evening with your family? Park Slope Patch has a good list of children-friendly New Year's Eve events.

Photo via Sip

New Year's Eve on Fifth Avenue

We've been working on a comprehensive list of Fifth Avenue places to eat, drink and be merry on New Year's Eve. However, the pressures of the holiday season and the logistical nightmare that was/is "Snowpocalypse 2010" has made the whole endeavor more difficult than we thought it would be. Here is what we have so far, though. We'll update the list as we get more information and repost it later in the week:

• Aunt Suzie's Restaurant: Open from 5 PM to 11 PM. Serving their regular menu
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• Baluchi's Park Slope: Open regular hours. Try cocktails at their new bar.


• Piramide: Join them on New Year`s Eve for live entertainment, free giveaways, noise makers and much more!


• Kappa Sake House: Pre Fix Dinner and Sake pairing. Open till 1:00 am! Check out the menu here.


• Aperitivo: Open New Years Eve 11 am till 4 pm and New Years Day 11am till 12 pm!


• Alta Voce - New Years Eve open 6:30 pm till ? Live Jazz from 9:30 pm till 12:30 am by The Christian Nourijanian Quartet. Check out the menu here.


• Melt: Starting 5:30 pm enjoy a 4 course dinner with a complimentary glass of champagne $50 prixe fixe or a la carte at the Bar. Or drop in at 11 pm for drinks at the bar and a midnight toast to the New Year. Start 2011 with a great brunch from 10:30 am-4 pm. New Year's Eve menu is available here.

By the way, you'll need something nice to wear if you are going to be going out on the town. Check out the Park Slope Patch's look at New Year's Eve Dresses that you can buy on Fifth!

Photo by P*P (Flickr)

Review: Tacos Nuevo Mexico

We are always glad to read positive reviews of Fifth Avenue restaurants. We are extra happy when we read positive reviews of local Mexican restaurants by West Coast transplants (what could be more convincing).

Anyway, Park Slope Patch editor Kristen Brown (a California native) recently posted a review of Tacos Nuevo Mexico (491 Fifth Avenue) and it appears that she gave it a "thumb's up." Looking at the restaurant's other reviews online, it appears that the critics agree!

So, check out the review here and then go out and get yourself some tacos! They are the perfect food to warm you on a cold winter's day!

Photo via Urban Spoon

Snow Day!

Gothamist is reporting that the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation has declared today a Snow Day, which means that there will be "FREE, supervised outdoor recreation and winter fun for youth, including sledding, snowman and snow angel contests, friendly snowball fights, music and complimentary hot chocolate," at select parks throughout the Five Boroughs.

Park Slope area residents will be able to enjoy the festivities at Prospect Park, near the Tennis House, from 11:00a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

Enjoy, and don't forget to come down to Fifth Avenue for a warm meal, a hot drink or a little post-Christmas shopping!

Photo by Alex Goldmark

Christmas(ish) Blizzard

The big news today in Brooklyn, of course, is that there is a Blizzard on the way! So, we didnt quite have a "White Christmas", but we will definitely have a "White Day-After Christmas." The whole thing works out pretty well because there wasn't any severe weather to interfere with holiday shopping on the avenue. That's something to be thankful for.

The forecasts are all over the place so stay tuned to the local news for regular updates. Or, keep an eye on Park Slope's own Roadify Blog for updates on street and public transit conditions.

Stay warm, people.

Merry Christmas

- from the gang at All About Fifth and the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID!