Around Brooklyn: Out-of-work bartenders set up shop in Prospect Park
Out-of-work bartenders set up shop in Prospect Park
On Saturday evenings, some Brooklynites sit on blankets in Prospect Park, waiting for bartenders to refill the empty bottles they’ve brought to the park. Brooklyn Vanguard, a former head waiter at a popular restaurant in SoHo, is now mixing creative cocktails in his apartment and selling them in Prospect Park. In recent weeks, several other out-of-work hospitality industry pros have been selling cocktails to park-goers, according to New York Eater. A word of caution: Selling alcohol without a liquor license is still illegal.
25 percent of Brooklyn ballots called invalid
Twenty-five percent of mail-in ballots cast in Brooklyn for June’s primaries were declared invalid, it was revealed on Tuesday. More than 120,000 absentee ballots were filed in Kings County for the June 23 primary, but about 30,000 were initially disqualified. Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte, who is also the head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, said the disqualifying issues included a lack of postmarks or late arrival, according to the New York Post.