First Saturdays are back at Brooklyn Museum! Plus, Dim Sum & Letter Writing and a Collaging Crafty Hour
Also this week: A one-woman cabaret, a workshop on how to multiply your houseplants, & an interactive family comedy
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Local News:
Over 2,000 households in Park Slope experienced power outages earlier this week due to ice and snow. The city opened warming centers as ConEd worked to restore electricity. See an outage map here.
A new $1 billion “all maritime” proposal promises to re-develop the 122 acre Brooklyn Marine Terminal at a third of the price of the controversial plan supported by former Mayor Eric Adams. The new plan was proposed by The City Club of New York trustee Tom Fox, co-founder of New York Water Taxi and of the original Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition.
Openings/ Closings:
We are sad to report that Julien Boulangerie has closed. Julien Khalaf, the owner, says he will share an official announcement in the coming days - follow their Instagram page linked here to stay updated.
Julien Boulangerie, founded by Julien Khalaf, brought a taste of Paris to the neighborhood when it opened during the pandemic, and quickly became beloved for its pastries - earning multiple Best Croissant in New York honors, including the 2025 People’s Choice and Best Original Creation for the Paris-Brest. Wishing the team all the best!
Mariscos El Submarino soft opens this Friday! Their new location is at 226 7th Ave, Brooklyn (between 3rd & 4th St - previously occupied by Maya Taqueria). Known for their authentic Sinaloa-style raw seafood, like the highly acclaimed aguachiles, this spot is a must-try for seafood lovers.
The restaurant is owned by the talented husband-and-wife team, Alonso Guzman and Amy Hernandez, who bring family recipes and bold flavors from Mexico’s Pacific coast to NYC. Stay tuned for a First Look!Coffee & Chisme, which also has a location in Bay Ridge, has opened on 610 5th Ave, Brooklyn!
Casita of Brooklyn is expanding—their new UES location soft opened on Tuesday this week!
Laurel Bakery is pausing operations as they plan their move to Prospect Heights, next door to their sister restaurant Cafe Mado.
Business Buzz:
Local Business Cool Hand Movers are featured in The New York Times for pushing through the ice, snow, and difficult conditions to get clients moved. In January, the business lost nearly all of their moving equipment and supplies in the Red Hook Fire.
DOK has been renamed to Muan House Brooklyn. Muan means ‘fun’ or ‘enjoyable’ in Thai, and Muan House focuses on fun, authentic, family-style plates and bold flavors.
Plates at Muan House It’s your last chance to catch NYC Restaurant Week! Now through February 12th, dine at your favorite neighborhood restaurants with 2-course lunches and 3-course dinners for $30, $45 and $60! Check out this list of participating local spots: Chela, Palo Santo, Park Life, Pasta Louise, Siren Oyster Bar and Restaurant, Wayward Fare, Morgan’s Brooklyn BBQ, Lore, Alta Calidad, La Fleur Rouge, Baciccia Pizza e Cucina, The Dram Shop Bar, Masalawala & Sons, Miriam, & Surfish.
-Mychal
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Presented by Prospect Schools
New K-8 School Opening in Windsor Terrace – Fall 2026!
Prospect Schools is thrilled to announce our newest campus at 3002 Fort Hamilton Parkway! Windsor Terrace K-8 will open with K, 1st, and 6th grades, offering our signature IB-inspired, global-curriculum, intentional diversity, and joyful classrooms. Students benefit from a guaranteed pathway to Brooklyn Prospect High School and the IB Diploma Programme. Join us for info sessions on 2/24 or 3/24 (6:00-7:00PM) to meet our founding leadership team and learn more.
Apply now at prospectschools.schoolmint.net | brooklynprospect.org
Our Top Weekly Picks:
Events with an asterisk* tend to sell out—reserve tickets early!
Thursday, Feb 5th (Today):
Multiplying Houseplants: Propagation 101 @ Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 5:30-7:30pm: Learn the basics of asexual propagation and build your plant collection by growing herbaceous plants from stem and leaf cuttings. After a crash course in propagation, participants will practice techniques and take a variety of houseplant cuttings to grow at home. $55.
Singles & Friends Mixer @ Stella’s Caribbean (Thursday February 5th, 6-8:30pm): Join Stella’s and IYKYK Collective for a Singles and Friends Mixer, a fun night filled with strong drinks, tasty food, games, and the opportunity to meet a lover or your new bestie! Whether you’re single or coming with friends, this event is all about good vibes, great conversations, and genuine connections. $22.99.
Friday, February 6th:
Crafty Hour @ Mathilde Brooklyn, 5-8pm: Join Mathilde this Friday for an evening of crafting and community! This month’s craft is COLLAGING— make some art, design your 2026 vision board, write some magazine-letter ransom notes… get as weird as you wanna. Drink specials for crafters! FREE.
All These Pretty Things preview @ Soap Box Gallery, 7-8:15pm: Brooklyn-based Tracey Yarad performs her musical memoir: critically acclaimed, blisteringly honest, and unexpectedly uplifting. After nearly 80 performances across Edinburgh, Adelaide, London, and the US, All These Pretty Things returns in a newly re-imagined form for this special preview viewing. Blending original songs, raw memoir, and dark, disarming humour, All These Pretty Things is an intimate one-woman cabaret about loss, resilience, and starting again. FREE (RSVP required).
Saturday, February 7th:
Letter Bar @ HOM Cafe and Wine, 11am-6pm: Join paperie Soolip for a Letter Bar pop-up at HOM Cafe to welcome in the Lunar New Year, Year of the Fire Horse. As we prepare to ring it in, you’re invited to write a letter to your future self reflecting on the year that has passed and the year ahead. Leave your letter with us for safekeeping, and in 12 months, we will send it back to you, offering a glimpse into how you’ve grown, shifted, and changed along the way. This event is hosted at HOM, where you can order dim sum, coffee, tea, and wine to enjoy while you write. The Letter Bar will be equipped with custom-edition stationery, thoughtful prompts to inspire your writing, and wax and stamps to seal your letter. $15 (RSVP recommended).
5th Annual Allergy Season Valentine’s Day Market @ Ginger’s Bar, 2-6pm: Find love or just queen out with your friends & community … at the 5th Valentine’s Market Extravaganza at Ginger’s. Expect queer vendors, art, live portraits, drinks, and more. FREE.
“Show Up, Kids!” @ ShapeShifter Lab (Saturdays in February, 2pm): This acclaimed, outrageous, interactive family comedy comes to ShapeShifter Lab in Park Slope for the month of February. This long-running, interactive show for kids 3-10 years old puts a wildly comedic twist on the traditional kids’ show. When the main attraction doesn’t show up, hapless host Bebe enlists the help of the kids (and their grownups) to create everything from plot to props, characters to costumes, and settings to sound in a one-of-a-kind, 45-minute laughfest. $18
First Saturday: Imitate No One @ Brooklyn Museum, 5-10pm*: Both a longstanding tradition and one of Brooklyn’s hottest events, First Saturdays has been putting the art in party for more than 25 years. In celebration of Black History Month, this first 2026 edition of First Saturdays pays homage to the innovators—those fearless artists who reenvision tradition while building community along the way. Titled after the late poet Jayne Cortez’s rallying cry to “imitate no one,” the evening is inspired by the landmark exhibition Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens, which honors this legendary Malian photographer. FREE (registration required).
Sunday, February 8th:
Clay Date: A Queer Creative Speed-Dating Experience (Sunday, February 8th, 7-10pm)*: Clay Dates is a soft-launch experience and the beginning of a new recurring series by Queer Clay With Me. This event is designed for queer singles who are curious about connection but want something gentler, more intentional, and less overwhelming than traditional speed dating. Instead of sitting across from someone with nothing but small talk, guests will create with clay while conversations unfold naturally, intuitively, and at their own pace. $20.
Monday, February 9th:
Yoga @ Park Slope Library, 4-5pm: Share in the benefits of yoga. Park Slope Library invites you to join this free weekly group yoga class! Led by a certified instructor who has practiced yoga for 20 years, this class is designed to be accessible to all levels of ability and experience. Known for her warm and welcoming teaching style, our instructor will create a safe and supportive environment for her students to explore their own practice. FREE.
Wednesday, February 11th:
Journal Club @ Farm.One, 6:30- 9:30pm: Like to write? Like to overshare? Like to drink? Join this club! This month’s theme: the moment I realized. Written in Brooklyn’s Journal Club is an in-person writing party that makes you feel like you’re sitting at the coolest lunch table in the cafeteria. With generative writing prompts centered around that week’s theme, Journal Club is for writers of all levels to gather, explore personal storytelling and spark new ideas. We’ll fill our notebooks with ideas inspired by guided prompts, share some of what we wrote, meet new friends, and most importantly, feel really smart and cool. $28.52.
Plan Ahead for This Popular Event:
Valentine’s Day Yoga & Partner Massage Workshop @ Brooklyn Bouldering Project, 4-6pm*: Looking for a unique Valentine's Day Date? Come to this Partner Massage and Yoga Workshop, perfectly timed on February 14th! The mood will be set with a candle-lit all-levels yoga flow, then the second hour of the workshop will guide you through the basics of full body massage. Bring a partner from any corner of your life! $35 non-members/ $25 for members.
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Neighborhood Job Board
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Weekly Ways to Give Back
The Service Collective, which organizes Brooklyn-based volunteer service projects for kids, teens, and families, needs over 150 volunteers this month!
View opportunities to give back here.
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This week’s Insider section by Park Slope Living includes:
A new kids playspace grand opening - opened by the co-founder of a popular kids playspace in the neighborhood • A coffee shop soft opens in Windsor Terrace • The latest housing lottery & luxury rental building updates