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✨ Local Happenings and New Openings ✨
We’re celebrating 20K followers with a giveaway alongside Dinah and 69 Atlantic! One lucky winner will receive a meal for two plus tickets to a magic show featuring Venezuelan magician Luis Otero. Enter by August 28.
Light Switch, a new day-to-night coffee shop and wine bar, has opened at 333 Court Street in the former Brooklyn Strategist space. They’re serving coffee and pastries by day before transitioning to wine, spritzes and small plates in the evening. The Strong Buzz is sharing more opening details.
CorePower Yoga has officially opened its new Downtown Brooklyn studio, bringing its signature heated yoga and sculpt classes to the area. Founding memberships are available through September 19.
Help local students start the school year prepared! Council Member Lincoln Restler, The Service Collective and Spread Love Brooklyn are collecting new backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons and other school supplies at 410 Atlantic Avenue through August 28.
The city is moving forward with plans to build a temporary highway above Furman Street alongside Brooklyn Bridge Park while a half-mile stretch of the deteriorating BQE is rebuilt. According to Gothamist, the two-level temporary roadway would be roughly the same height as the existing highway and is intended to keep traffic moving during the major reconstruction project.
Two New York favorites are teaming up for the holidays: West Elm has announced a Holiday 2026 collection with Russ & Daughters inspired by the iconic appetizing shop’s history and Jewish traditions.
NYC Restaurant Week:
Last call for Summer NYC Restaurant Week! Check out these participating local spots: French Louie, Barbalu, Shan, Lele’s Roman, Malvan, Levant on Smith, and ABC Kitchens DUMBO.
It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into the final days of August! Luckily, there are plenty of ways to make the most of these late-summer days around the neighborhood, from rooftop spritzes and block parties to a few new spots to check out.
See you around the neighborhood!
Shannon
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Our Top Picks
Events with an asterisk* tend to sell out- reserve tickets early!
Today, August 27:
Free Unheated Flow @ Tangerine Yoga (9:00am)*: Enjoy a free 60-minute unheated vinyasa flow where the class will be filmed for future Tangerine marketing materials. Come ready to flow and potentially make your Tangerine debut! Save your spot.
Sunset Spritz Hour @ Time Out Market (5:30pm-7:30pm): Soak up the last of those late summer evenings with spritzes and skyline views on the Time Out Market rooftop. Sunset Spritz Hour includes pitchers of Aperol, Hugo, Limoncello and seasonal spritzes perfect for an after-work drink while the sun sets over the skyline.
Friday, August 28:
Los Burritos Juárez Collaboration (12:00pm – sold out): Los Burritos Juárez is teaming up with James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Rick Martínez for a special collaboration. The menu features a Taco Gobernador, Burrito de Langosta and Torta de Lechón. We suggest going early!
Saturday, August 29:
Community STEAM Family Day @ MakeInspires (10:00am-12:00pm): Cobble Hill Collective and MakeInspires are hosting a free Community STEAM Family Day. Kids in grades K-9 can explore the makerspace, meet the instructors and try activities like robotics, spin art circuitry, LEGO builds, magnet tiles and giant Lite-Brite.
Plus, join MakeInspires founder Travis Sluss for a LIVE FAMILY Q&A on kids, learning, creativity & technology. Coffee & pastries will be provided by Brooklyn Granary & Mill with back-to-school goodies from Sit Still Kids Hair Salon RSVP (FREE) here.
Dumbo Dads - Brooklyn Heroes Run with FDNY @ Ziggy’s Roman Cafe (8:30am): Enjoy a family-friendly morning run through Brooklyn Bridge Park, ending at Engine 205/Ladder 118 where kids can explore the fire trucks, snap photos and enjoy snacks. The 2.5-mile run kicks off from Ziggy’s Roman Cafe, RSVP here.
Rhodora Block Party (all day): They’ll be taking over Willoughby and Adelphi all day Saturday for a street party with dancing and one last celebration of summer.
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Neighborhood Job Board 📌
This week’s featured openings include a Graphics Team Member at Shop Cat in Red Hook, an Executive Initiatives & Board Liaison at Brooklyn Arts Council, plus dozens of other opportunities across nearby neighborhoods.
✨ Cobble Hill Insider ✨
This week’s Insider section includes:
US Open season calls for a Honey Deuce. Here’s where to find one in Brooklyn. • Free Reformer Pilates is coming to Cobble Hill for one day only
