Volunteer Opportunities to Make Brooklyn Greener

Volunteer Today at Fort Greene Park! If you love Fort Greene Park as much as I do, this information from the Fort Greene Park Conservancy may be of interest:

Volunteer to make Fort Greene Park even more beautiful while spending a few hours under historic trees or in lovely gardens surrounded by rolling hills. Volunteer activities vary and can include caring for trees, sprucing up pathways, installing erosion control, spreading mulch or compost, repairing fences, gardening, painting, raking, sweeping, weeding, or watering.  No experience necessary. Tools and training are provided. Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Fort Greene Park Visitors Center (Enter at DeKalb and South Portland Avenues)

More Information: (718) 722-3218

If you can’t make it today, you can also volunteer in the park on Tuesday, May 26th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Another way to help beautify our borough is coming up this weekend:

American Express Make a Difference Day -- NYRP and American Express are recruiting more than 200 volunteers to join us on May 16th to plant trees at Red Hook Houses, a New York City Housing Authority development in Brooklyn, NY as part of MillionTreesNYC.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Location: Red Hook Houses, Brooklyn -- Meet at Red Hook Park (corner of King Street and Dwight Street)

You can register at www.milliontreesnyc.org.

Brooklyn Uncorked

There's an interesting event tomorrow night at BAM, supporting local food and drink!  Sounds delish:

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 BAMCafé, 30 Lafayette Avenue 4-8 p.m., Open to the Public, $40 Buy a ticket now!

Please join us for an evening of Long Island wine and Brooklyn eats at the third annual Brooklyn Uncorked, on Wednesday, May 13, at the spectacular Brooklyn Academy of Music at 30 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Last year's event sold out. So now is a great time to buy a ticket for you and friend. We are offering half price tickets to those who purchase a subscription to Edible, so please subscribe or renew today to get a half price ticket. (We'll start your new subscription when your current one ends.)

Whether you are a long time Edible reader or first-time locavore, Brooklyn Uncorked offers you a chance to wander among tables of vintners bearing bottles made from grapes grown just a day's drive away. Edible has put together an edited selection of comestibles from the very food-focused borough. While sipping a spicy chardonnay, you might wander towards bbq bits being offered by neighborhood standby the Smoke Joint. See what Buttermilk Channel and Get Fresh bring to stand up to North Fork merlots. Towards the end of the night, consider nibbling on Atlantic Avenue-made chocolates or North Fork potato chips, while a sparkling rose tickles your nose.

So, in many ways, Brooklyn Uncorked is about community. And supporting your neighbors. Sample the bounty undiscovered by some, but enjoyed by many that lurks in our backyard.

Buy tickets here or ediblebrooklyn.net.

Bar Olivino has Cute Outdoor Seating!

Fantastic Bar Olivino on Fulton Street (the offshoot of Olivino wine store on the same block), has a nice new awning, as well as a few small outdoor tables.  It was great to see during the summery hot spell.

Go Go Grocery at the Greene Hill Food Co-Op

The Greene Hill Food Co-op is having its first social event on Sunday May 17th! Go-Go Grocery! A Greene Hill Food Co-op Gathering Sunday May 17th 2nd floor at Red Bamboo: 271 Adelphi (at Dekalb) Doors: 4:30 PM $5 a person

Come meet your neighbors, and get the inside word about the Co-op. Food, Fun, Friends Win cool prizes by playing BINGO, featuring Rich Awn, the voice of Green Air Pin the Tail on the Co-op: help decide the location of our store Favorite Food Group Darts: aim for your favorite food group and then write down which product you’d like to see on our shelves!

Doors: 4:30 PM BINGO: 5:00 PM

http://www.greenehillfoodcoop.com

Friday Photo

(Fulton St.)

"Represent Brooklyn"

It is too trite to say, but Brooklyn has art coming out of her ears.  However, Kennis B. Baptiste was extremely surprised about Brooklyn's lack of art exhibitions that focused on the borough's connection to its creative inhabitants.  Luckily, Baptiste lives and works in The Rising Arts (TRA) Gallery, a lovely space tucked away on Claver place.  Needless to say, he retaliated by organizing and holding the first "Represent Brooklyn" exhibition at his homestead last year.  After the success of 08', there was no question about a repeat in 09'. This year's "Represent Brooklyn" contains painting, photography, and sculpture by 40, "Artists from Brooklyn whose artwork is inspired by Brooklyn," as the tagline on the website explicates.  Baptiste organized a panel of 5 judges to pick from the plethora of submissions.  The result is an extremely diverse (duh) aggregation of work that shares a common heart.  The show benefited from Baptiste's natural curatorial eye (he also serves on the board/curates for SONYA (South of the Navy Yard Artists)).  This year, people took notice; including, borough President Marty Markowitz, whose office awarded Baptiste a Proclamation from the city.

While visiting the gallery, I got the chance to speak with one of the featured artists, Katherine Gressel.  Below is her painting, "Flatbush Avenue".  She explained that the work was originally done in 2006 for an exhibition related to the Atlantic Yards Project; however, its relevance to "Represent Brooklyn" was too much for her not to submit to this year's show.

Gressel is very interested in what we glean while traveling in automobiles.  Our scenery is constantly changing, our perception is fractured, we are increasing traffic.  These are some aspects of Brooklyn that interest Gressel.  What Brooklyn offered other artists in terms of subject matter run the gamut from contemporary American religion to pure existential expression (see "Dime Jersey" by Adam Taye and "Contigo" by Nuria Rabanillo de la Fuente respectively, below).

"Represent Brooklyn" ends this Saturday(5/9), but TRA is having a closing reception from 4-8pm to send it out in style.  Baptiste expends a tremendous amount of time and energy on the shows at TRA--he only presents 2 to 3 exhibitions a year--so I suggest a vist, and quickly.  Pertinent visiting info below.  See you Saturday.

The Rising Arts Gallery 35 Claver Place Brooklyn, NY 11238

Hours: M-F Appointment Only Sat. and Sun. 12-6pm

http://www.tragallery.net/

Myrtle Windows Gallery Previewing SONYA Artists

From April 23rd to May 18th, Myrtle Avenue will again play host to the Myrtle Windows Gallery, an open-air art gallery of ten storefront windows, with a group exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works by SONYA Artists.  For this Prelude Exhibition to the 10th SONYA Studio Stroll, local restaurant Tamboril will show additional pieces in their dining area, for a total of 26 pieces and 17 artists. This Prelude Exhibition is co-sponsored by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (the Partnership) as part of their larger effort to bring art to public spaces on the retail corridor.

The Myrtle Windows Gallery brings two-dimensional art traditionally limited to the private gallery to the public arena via the storefront window, where it is accessible to anyone walking down the street. The current exhibition features the work of various artists affiliated with South of the Navy Yard Artists (SONYA), a non-profit organization of artists living, creating, and/or exhibiting in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Wallabout, and Bed-Stuy.  The exhibition offers a sneak peek of the artists you will encounter on the annual SONYA Studio Stroll, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.  “The immediacy of seeing art in the Myrtle Windows Gallery is a win for everyone.  Passersby are afforded a visual ‘treat’ and the SONYA artists get great exposure”, says Wendy Burke, the exhibition’s curator and SONYA member.  The Stroll, which takes place on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th from noon-6pm both days (rain or shine), is a free, self-guided tour that includes 36 studios and galleries representing over 50 artist members of SONYA.  The Stroll map will be available for download on www.sonyaonline.org in the coming weeks.

“By bringing Art to Myrtle, we can enrich the regular sidewalk experience of the visitor, shopper, and resident, and also draw attention to participating businesses,” explains Meredith Phillips Almeida, the Partnership’s Director of Community Development.  “We are thrilled to partner with SONYA to offer opportunities for artists from our own community to show their work through this initiative.” Conceived as an innovative local economic development strategy with the dual purpose of increasing access to art and driving foot traffic to Myrtle Avenue, Myrtle Windows Gallery offers an added bonus for participating merchants – if a piece is sold, the store where it is displayed receives a commission.

The pieces will be on display from April 23rd to May 18th in the following storefronts, all located within three blocks on Myrtle Avenue between Clinton Avenue and Hall Street: Karrot Health Food (431 Myrtle); Karen’s Body Beautiful (436 Myrtle);  Three Stars Laundromat (439 Myrtle); Thai 101 Restaurant (455A Myrtle); Joseph Tyler Salon (456 Myrtle); Anima (458 Myrtle);  Five Spot Supper Club (459 Myrtle); Move with Grace Dance & Yoga Studio (469 Myrtle);  Miracles Barber Shop (473A Myrtle); Optimum Care Rehab (474 Myrtle). Additional pieces will be on display at Tamboril (527 Myrtle). The Partnership’s public art program is funded in part by a grant from the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and Myrtle’s Business Improvement District.

Clinton Hill Library Fundraiser

We all love our little local library on Washington Avenue, and it's currently trying to raise $8,000 for improvements.  Check out the dance party, free snacks and wine/beer party to give our branch a boost! Thursday, May 14, 2009 Brooklyn Vanguard presents:

Party With A Purpose!

Join the Brooklyn Vanguard, Brooklyn Public Library's young donor group, for a Support Our Shelves Fundraiser. Proceeds will help purchase books and DVDs, and support educational programs at Clinton Hill Library.

Where: Franklin Park Bar and Beer Garden 618 Saint Johns Place (near Franklin Avenue) Brooklyn, NY 11238

Time: 6 - 9 pm

Cost: $40 in Advance $50 at the Door (cash only)

Get your dance on with DJ Cosmo Baker. Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer. Specialty drinks are $5. (Bar is cash only.) Bring your friends and colleagues to help support this worthy cause!

Click here to view the postcard.

To purchase your ticket, click here.

For additional information, contact:

Maggie Beaute-Lucien Manager, Special Events & Donor Relations 718-230-2465 m.lucien@brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Myrtle Ave Winner in NYC Plaza Program

A few years ago, MARP partnered with Project for Public Spaces to analyze a few places along the avenue in need of community feedback.  Community members were invited to participate and work together on potential solutions.  One of these spaces -- the service road on Myrtle Ave between Grand and Emerson -- was recently selected as a NYC Plaza Program site.  The program, run by the NYC DOT, aims to assure that every New Yorker is within a 10-minute walk of quality open space.  The DOT funds planning and construction of chosen sites. Congrats to them, and I look forward to seeing what's in store!

Parking Free-For-All Comes to the Neighborhood

Awhile back, we received news that alternate side parking would be reduced from 4 days to 2 per week in Community Board 2.  After many months of waiting, we're nearly there. Most exciting?  While the signs are being changed, ALL ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULL WILL BE SUSPENDED.

From NYC DOT:

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Starting May 18 for Six to Eight Weeks as DOT Posts New, Reduced Street-Cleaning Restrictions

Release # 09-020

Suspension is the first of three phases for neighborhoods in Community District 2

Effective Monday, May 18, 2009, Street Cleaning/Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be temporarily suspended in the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill sections of Brooklyn's Community District 2 for approximately six to eight weeks as the Department of Transportation (DOT) installs approximately 2,000 signs with new, reduced regulations. In most cases, daytime residential street cleaning parking restrictions will be reduced from twice a week to just once a week to ease parking for local residents. On commercial corridors, some streets will now be cleaned more often and regulations will be better coordinated to help ensure some curbside parking for local shoppers. The new rules were established by the Department of Sanitation at the request of Community Board 2. Changes for the rest of the district will occur in two additional phases, which will be announced over the summer.

Street Cleaning Regulations will be suspended within the following borders from May 18 until further notice:

North: Flushing Avenue (included) from Navy Street to Classon Avenue.

East: Classon Avenue (included) from Flushing Avenue to Fulton Street.

South: Fulton Street (not included) from Classon Avenue to Flatbush Avenue.

West: Flatbush Avenue (not included) from Fulton Street to Myrtle Avenue; Myrtle Avenue (included) from Flatbush Avenue to Navy Street; Navy Street (not included) Myrtle Avenue to Flushing Avenue.

The new regulations will take effect once sign changes are complete in the entire area. The changes do not affect 8:00 am to 6:00 pm parking rules or meter regulations, or any other parking rules that are not street cleaning regulations.

The DOT will give advance notification before enforcement resumes, and the public is encouraged to check the DOT's Web site at www.nyc.gov/dot and call 311 regularly.

Greenlight Bookstore Moving Forward

BK Library PowerUp winner Jessica Stockton Bagnulo and business partner Rebecca Fitting are close to closing in on a Fort Greene locale for their indie bookstore!  For now, they are looking for neighborhood investors to help supplement traditional loans, funding models and their PowerUp award winnings. More info here and here on CHB, plus check out The Greenlight Bookstore blog.

Additionally, check out this recent profile on local food editor Emily Takoudes, written by Ms. Bagnulo on the Local, here.

Reinventing the Public Space under the BQE

My coworker and neighbor, Aurash, attended last weekend's SpaceBuster event under the BQE.  Below, he reports on the event. -------------------------------------------------

We tend to forget, but the space under the BQE is ours. It’s one of the largest tracts of public space in our neighborhood, and it’s an eyesore.

On Saturday afternoon, the Space Buster landed in Clinton Hill to change that outlook. The Space buster is described on the Storefront for Art and Architecture’s website as “an inflatable bubble-like dome that… expands and organically adjusts to its surroundings.”

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) and the Storefront brought the Space Buster, designed by Raumlabor Berlin, to CH to house a workshop on the future of the space. When the workshop began, we quickly discovered that the din of automobiles will preclude any activity requiring intimate conversation from occupying the space, but we weren’t deterred, and a lively debate on other possible uses ensued. The facilitators from PRATT coaxed ideas out of us, including, but not limited to: •    Community Garden •    Skate Park •    Light Garden •    Swimming Pool •    Farmers/Flea Market •    Bike Lanes •    Movie Screening Space •    Art Space

A community garden seemed to be the use of choice, which I think is an ingenious idea. A community garden would help us meet our goals of becoming more sustainable by improving our local food supply, and sequestering CO2 and other emissions. A garden would also increase economic development, beautification, and create a destination out of the space under the BQE, which would unite both sides of Park Avenue, not divide them. The debate we had during the workshop was thoughtful, respectful, and visionary, what else would you expect from CH residents. But I challenge the community to think bigger than the ideas we came up with. Let’s try and transform the entire length of Park Avenue into a vibrant corridor, with the public space under the BQE as the river of activity that gives life to the now desolate avenue.

MARP has taken the lead, but the community can start actually transforming the space when the construction equipment is cleared out. Perhaps we can begin by initiating a clean up or guerilla gardening effort. Then we can begin programming the space. We can organize a skateboard contest or a film screening, for example. Those events may help us overcome the first large obstacle, which is envisioning a quality space along Park Avenue.

MARP plans on compiling all the data gathered at the workshop and submitting it to the NYCDOT. But we can’t wait for them to pick up the ball. Let’s start thinking about how to improve the space, and by doing so we will be ready to play a constructive role when the local government is ready to partner with us.

For more pictures about the Space Buster event, visit the MARP website.

House Tour Recap

It was certainly not the best weather for the Society for Clinton Hill House Tour today, but I do applaud SCH's variety of houses on the tour.  Two years ago (the tour is biennial), I felt we saw too many institutional spaces and not enough personal homes.  This year, almost every stop was a private residence! Some of the highlights:

298 Washington Ave, a single-family brownstone with a gorgeous kitchen and a screening room in the basement!  The owners' daughters, who did much of the interior decorating, were on hand to answer questions. Also in this house, the world's coolest bathroom lined with mirrors!

433 Waverly Ave, decorated with "Bali" and "sustainability" themes. The decor was gorgeous! This year's House Tour program was also great, and included this cool bit on this house: According to feng shui, experts with whom [the owner] consulted, the spaces possessed an exceptional positive energy from all the equine inhabitants who had abided there in its previous incarnation as a stable.

447 Clinton Ave - the Haunted Church revealed! There's some really cool details inside, and the units will be available for rental this summer (if all goes according to plan). We took guesses on how much the apartments will go for. $3k/month, maybe? And that always confuses me - if you can pay that much to rent, why not buy? Anyone want to weigh in?

Biggest Disappointment: The deletion of 86 Cambridge Place from the tour. When we arrived, a handwritten sign declared: THIS HOUSE IS NOT ON THE TOUR. DO NOT RING DOORBELL. Too bad - I would have loved to see the inside.

What were your favorites?

The rest of my photos here.

Kitchen Nightmares: Filming NOW at Mohito on Washington

I love TV, but I have to admit I've never heard of this one before.  Per Wikipedia, "Kitchen Nightmares or Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA is an American reality television series on the Fox Broadcasting network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay helps failing restaurants." This very second, the show is filming at Mohito on Washington north of Park.

A CH reader reports that she "overheard the staff last night bitching about how Ramsay is changing Mojitos menu, cursing at the staff..."

I haven't heard anythink about them being in dire trouble, but have heard very mixed reviews.  My experiences have been mostly good.

First Friday Returns to RePop TONIGHT

RePop First Friday: Laborious Minor 40 New Works by Sarah Bieda

Opening May 1, 2009

Reception from 7:30 - 11pm On view through May 31

First Friday returns to RePOP this May Day Eve.  You are invited to view 40 works of explosive new art, wine and tasty delights.

In the words of the artist: "Painting is my vice. It is an uncontrollable urge, I cannot afford to ignore. As an artist, painting allows me the opportunity to create with my own hands what I see in my mind. One does not need eyes to truly see. I distort the world around me to control my own vision of reality.  I express color as a reaction to who I am in a particular environment.  The challenge (and pleasure) lies in capturing raw mood in fleeting moments."

Ms. Bieda encourages elegant (or erotic costumes) for an evening of true bohemian extravagance.

www.sarahbieda.com

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RePop 68 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 http://www.repopny.com

Friday Photo

(Waverly Ave)

Little House, Closed

Little House on Clinton, the tasty chicken-and-waffle joint on Clinton north of Myrtle, has been closed for months.  It always looked busy during the after-lunch timeslot, and the service was friendly and welcoming.  So what happened?  Was this another casualty to the economy?  Back to Mike's Coffee Shop for my chicken and waffle fix.

Little House originally reviewed on CHB here.

Great Wall of Brooklyn

You may have noticed the giant painting on the side of the Chez Lola building, on Myrtle Avenue.  It's the first in a series of public art works aimed at beautifying the commercial strip, engaging local artists, and creating dialog. Per their website, "The Great Wall of Brooklyn is an independent artist-run public art organization that will be launched in the historic Fort Greene neighborhood in Spring 2009. It will feature the work of Brooklyn-based and international artists. Located on the side of a four-story building at the corner of Myrtle and Vanderbilt Avenues, The Great Wall introduces large-scale art made in Brooklyn to the community each quarter."

Works will include painting, sculpture, projection and light projections.  The official "opening" will take place on Saturday, May 9 from 3-6 pm.  The piece will also be a featured stop on the annual SONYA Stroll, May 16-17 (more on that in a separate post!).

The debut painting, Achtung Baby...Here Comes the Next Great Depression, was created by Charlotta Janssen.  Janssen is the owner of both Chez Ozkar and Chez Lola, and her gorgeous works can be found hanging in both restaurants.  CHB asked her a few questions about the project and her history in the neighborhood:

1. What inspired you to start the GWOB project?

This big gray wall really needed some color , something to make an  impression, especially when I got the stats from the DOT: around 15 000 vehicles pass this crossing daily on Myrtle and around  7800 pass this crossing via Clermont. Advertising is the obvious,  but I wondered if this wall could have a different meaning. I  brainstormed with friends as to how to make it an art  entity. This  is my first attempt.

2. What kinds of art do you hope to display on the wall in the future?

Art that has a critical edge, that displays an artist's critical  point of view as well as style, that concerns social commentary 3. How can an interested local artist get involved with this project?

We are currently working on the criteria, hoping to have it by the  launch (5.09.09 3-6 pm). These criteria will then be available via  the website or at Chez Lola

4. Tell us about Achtung Baby - what inspired you, and how did you get the piece installed?

I wanted a strong piece - and this feels strong. I may be stating  the obvious with the next great depression, but it is also a  celeberation of the GREAT depression, getting pushed out of one's  comfort zone into the moment. It is a retro image, but I stil think  you can feel the individuals of this family: Jones' Family Car is  the title of the piece.

5. What do you think have been the most successful public art projects in the neighborhood?

SONYA - much respect ... BAM public projects ... Spark and Swoon  (graffitti artists in the hood) ... MARP's window project ... there  is always space for more. 6. You own two very successful restaurants in the neighborhood.  How did you get started?

This is a long and scary tale. In brief I never intended to open a  restaurant, I only decorated, designed and expedited restaurants  till I got fed up with people cutting corners and cutting down on  great ideas for restaurants with atmosphere, they always save on the  decoration - I completely understand business is rough, but I had  all these ideas stuffed in my head.

7. How do you think the current recession will affect artists and the art created?

Very positive and very negative. I think it will make for great art,  but if you need to sell art now, you may not be in luck. Layng low  and painting this GREAT depression away is what I think is the best  to do ... not always doable for some though.

8. How long have you lived in the neighborhood, and what brought you here?

I've been commuting from downtown Manhattan since 1998, wanting to move here since 2000, had a giant space for a great rent, but couldn't stand Manhattan. The moment I lost the lease (2005) - there  was no other place I wanted to be. I do miss going over the bridge  on my bike every day though - the BEST

9. Favorite thing about the neighborhood:

Diversity and characters! Nobody's smooth, everyone has an edge and  a heart and will definitely give you a piece of their mind. So paintworthy. 10. If you were a flavor of ice cream, what would you be and why?

Oh my, this is the toughest, maybe pistachio? Strange color, yet  edible? A fruity flavored nut?

Great Wall of Brooklyn 387 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 www.greatwallofbrooklyn.org info@greatwallofbrooklyn.org Tel: 646 290 7253

Bespoke Bicycles: Now Open

We were tipped off by General Greene back in February about a new bike shop slated to open on Lafayette near Fulton, and now Bespoke Bicycles is open for business!

The Lafayette spot was the first one owner Cassidy Vare checked out, which now features some gorgeous retro-style bikes in its front window.

"We're a full-service shop, so we offer repairs, tuneups, bikes and accessories," explains Vare.  "Our focus is on commuting, errands and city bikes, so most of what we offer is on the practical, every-day end of the spectrum."

Vare also hopes to expand his business to include used bikes in the near future.  Also, stay tuned for an interview feature about Cassidy and his city cycling suggestions!

Bespoke Bicycles 64-B Lafayette Ave 718-643-6816 http://www.bespoke-bicycles.com/

Places to Eat with Kids: 67 Burger

67 Burger might be the easiest place to eat out with kids in Fort Greene.  The name says it all.  What kid doesn’t like a burger?  Mine, actually, but luckily there are veggie burgers for the vegetarians and meat-snubbing one year olds among us.  I don’t eat meat either, but my husband thinks their hamburger is one of the better of its kind in the neighborhood.

The format is this: choose a regular, veggie or turkey burger or grilled chicken cutlet.  Then choose a style, such as the 67 Burger with blue cheese and bacon, or the Cheese Lover’s with cheddar, jack and swiss, or the Greek with feta, olive tapenade and crispy artichokes.  All burgers come with tomato, lettuce, onion and pickles.  You can also order toppings a la carte.  There are a few salads to choose from as well.  And they make an extremely tempting milkshake.  It’s not on the menu, but I recommend ordering a “black and white” shake, made with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup.  They also have beer and wine.

The kids’ menu has the basics: grilled cheese, hot dog, kids’ hamburger, cheeseburger or chicken sandwich.  Each is served with curly fries.

Aside from the menu, things that make this place kid-friendly are the accessibility—it’s a big space with plenty of room to maneuver a stroller.  The noise volume is usually pretty high, so you won’t feel self-conscious if you have a babbling baby or a talkative 3 year old along.  The floors are cement, so anything that gets spilled or dropped won’t be a big deal.  The sidewalk patio is an easy place to sit with all the distractions of the Lafayette/ Fulton intersection to keep kids entertained.  Waitstaff have always been friendly and patient with us too—the people we’ve met at 67 Burger seem to enjoy kids.

Have you eaten here with kids?  How was it?

High chairs—Yes

Space for strollers—Yes

Kids’ menu—Yes

Food delivery—No

Baby Changing Area—No

Outdoor space—Yes

Potential pitfalls—Why are floor drains always a toddler magnet?

67 Burger

Hours:

11:30 am - 10 pm Sunday-Thursday 11:30 am - 11 pm Friday-Saturday

67 Lafayette Ave. near Fulton St. Tel. 718.797.7150 www.67burger.com