Hopes that part of Park Slope’s fabled Grand Prospect Hall could be saved dimmed earlier this week with the revelation that the new owner, Gowanus Cubes, an LLC operated by Angelo Rigas, has filed permits for a five-story, mixed-use building, most likely containing condos, on the site. Although the move had been expected, local preservationists had hoped that at least
Grand Prospect Hall, in South Park Slope, Brooklyn, has touched countless lives for over 125 years and is now in the process of being eliminated
Interior demolition of Park Slope’s fabled Grand Prospect Hall has reportedly begun and the city issued interior demolition permits to new owner Angelo Rigas in
When most New Yorkers heard the recent news that demolition papers have been filed (although not yet approved as of press time) by the new
Dear Mayor de Blasio: Yesterday we learned from the New York Post that our district contains the City’s COVID-19 hotspot in Sunset Park. We learned
Two years ago almost to the day — on June 18, 2018 — I entered Park Slope’s iconic Grand Prospect Hall for the first and
Brooklynites are mourning yet another iconic local who died from COVID-19. Michael Halkias, who alongside his wife, Alice, owned the popular and historic Grand Prospect
Gonzalez brings probe of social distancing enforcement Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has opened a probe into allegations of excessive force in the arrest of people accused of not social distancing. One viral
BY VICTOR PORCELLI Sunset Park residents came out on Tuesday to voice their opinion of two homeless shelters to be built on Fourth Avenue in the coming months, at what
Brooklyn foodies came out to play on April 10 at the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID)’s 2019 Taste of Fifth. The event, held annually at the Grand
A tasty Brooklyn tradition is returning. The Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is bringing backits annual A Taste of Fifth, an event that serves as a massive
Prost! The Brooklyn Bavarian Biergarten kicked off its Oktobeerfest with its famous Hofbrau Stein Hoisting Competition on Saturday, September 2 at the Grand Prospect Hall, 265 Prospect Avenue. “It was
He’s the man! Former NFL Pro Bowler and defensive end for the New York Giants Leonard Marshall has been named the Man of the Year for the annual Brooklyn Power
Brooklyn women shone bright on Wednesday, March 16 as 34 of the borough’s successful entrepreneurs, business owners and community leaders were honored at Star Network’s 2016 Power Women in Business Awards
Once again, The Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator will honor influential Brooklyn women whose major achievements and dedication to Brooklyn have inspired others at the Fourth Annual Top Women in
The accomplishments of the 33 Kings of Kings County for 2014 shone even more brightly than the jewels on their golden party crowns, presented to them at the fourth annual
The accomplishments of the 33 Kings of Kings County for 2014 shone even more brightly than the jewels on their golden party crowns, presented to them at the fourth annual
It was a spread that food lovers usually only dream of.
From tacos to chicken tikka masala to steaming chowder, the array of food at the annual A Taste of Fifth simultaneously tantalized and satisfied the huge crowd that descended on Grand Prospect Hall, just off Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, …It was a spread that food lovers usually only dream of.
From tacos to chicken tikka masala to steaming chowder, the array of food at the annual A Taste of Fifth simultaneously tantalized and satisfied the huge crowd that descended on Grand Prospect Hall, just off Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, …
The traditional rhythms of the Balkans will fill Brooklyn’s Grand Prospect Hall on January 17 and 18, with the return of the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. The event, now 29
The traditional rhythms of the Balkans will fill Brooklyn’s Grand Prospect Hall on January 17 and 18, with the return of the Zlatne Uste Golden Festival. The event, now 29
The food-loving fun continues this April in Park Slope, with the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID’s annual A Taste of Fifth fundraiser event set for Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30
On Tuesday, December 11, Grand Prospect Hall in Park Slope was the perfect setting for the star-studded NET TV/Faith Film Festival. Debra Sito, co-chairperson of the festival, explained that NET
The El Caribe Country Club was filled with the borough’s biggest power players for the Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator’s second annual King of Kings Networking Event and Champion’s Breakfast