Vines & Voices 038: Prince Street Pizza Is Coming to Smith Street
Bar Ferdinando will be an all-day bar, guitars on sale, sacred talisman workshops and more.
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A Thought This Friday
I keep thinking about the plane and firetruck collision at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night. Mere seconds were at play. We’re often told that flying is the safest mode of transportation, though media coverage over the past few years would suggest otherwise. Sending warmth and light to the families of the Air Canada pilots.
Hot and Delicious!
Two Fridays ago, I posted a scoop in our subscriber chat: Prince Street Pizza is coming to Smith Street. The pizzeria seems to be ignoring my outreach, though earlier this week, I saw The Carroll Gardens Times post an image of a flyer with the pizzeria’s logo. When I spoke to Tania Apolinar of Taqueria Ramírez earlier this month, she said her architect is also working on the Prince Street spot. More to come.
Elsewhere
A local dad is using social media to get city officials to open an unused preschool facility, community pushback on the idea that new apartment construction alone will solve NYC’s housing affordability crisis and more from Ward 6’s latest dispatch.
Grub Street spoke with Sal Lamboglia about the highly anticipated opening of Bar Ferdinando, slated for April 15. The revamped spot will be an all-day bar, opening at 11 a.m. and serving baked goods (focaccia, included), Lamboglia’s seafood salad, panelle and rice balls until dinner, the menu for which is still being decided.
Third Time’s the Charm in Red Hook is hiring pizza cooks, hosts and bartenders.
Our local community board, CB6, passed a resolution calling for a big change in how parking tickets are handled. Right now, the NYPD is in charge of handing them out, but the board thinks the NYC Department of Transportation would do a better job enforcing the rules and wants to see the responsibility handed over.
The median rent for an apartment in Brooklyn was $4,296 per month in February, according to a report released by Corcoran Group, with new rental buildings in Gowanus, Red Hook and Carroll Gardens driving interest in West Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn Museum’s African Art Collection is finally getting a permanent home. A $13 million renovation will give the collection its own dedicated space and connect it to the museum’s Egyptian art galleries.
Earlier this week, Council Member Shahana Hanif teamed up with the Interfaith Center of New York to host a summit pushing back against the Trump administration’s ongoing ICE raids in immigrant neighborhoods and the mass deportations that have been upending communities across the city.
Ongoing development in Gowanus: 491 Baltic Street is preparing to break ground on a 14-story residential building that will house 79 rentals, a quarter of which will be affordable. Over at 264 Butler Street, demolition on a former warehouse is almost complete.
This spring, the team from Grand Banks is set to launch Fireboat — a retired FDNY fireboat docked at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Guests can expect Caribbean-inspired food and drinks, including frozen cocktails served straight from the vessel’s original fire cannons and hose connectors.
Goings On
Park Slope’s “No Kings” march will begin at 1 p.m. tomorrow, March 28 at Garfield Place.
Orphan Guitars in Carroll Gardens is spring cleaning: All new guitars are 20 percent off until Tuesday, March 31, among other deals.
Earlier this week, NYC EDC held two virtual public sessions to review responses to the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI), which could shape alternative plans for the site’s future. If you missed them, the written commentary period on the environmental review is still open until Tuesday, March 31. Send yours to Emily Spokowski, espokowski@moec.nyc.gov, before EOD Tuesday.
Tatter Blue Library is hosting two hands-on workshops, led by artist Aitor Saraiba, who will guide students through free-form embroidery to create a personal textile talisman using a curated materials kit. The workshops take place Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4. I was genuinely mesmerized by this video promoting the event.
Brooklyn Church is hosting an Easter Egg scavenger hunt in Carroll Park on Saturday, April 4.
Powerhouse Arts’ Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair returns for year two on Thursday, April 9 to Sunday, April 12. Tickets are now on sale, starting at $15 for a one-day pass.
Liz’s Book Bar and Books Are Magic will participate in the annual Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl, kicking off Saturday, April 18 and running for a week.
One Last Thing
My husband and I are addicted to Ramblin’ Chick’s chicken nuggets. After sampling the menu at a press preview, we went back two more times that same week just for nugs and fries. (My husband has gone back at least one more time without me, though I have been away this week, so maybe there have been more visits.) The vanilla milkshake with peanut butter is also ⋆. 𐙚 ˚