SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 Flatbush Development Corporation’s Annual Flatbush Frolic Street fair is fast approaching! For the last 40 plus years, the Frolic has grown into one of New York City’s premiere street fairs, attracting over 20,000 visitors and over 150 vendors from all over Brooklyn. This year the Flatbush Frolic will feature food, dance, live music, a pizza eating contest, craft fair, children’s area, main stage, beer garden, a non-for-profit area, local businesses and more! This year we plan on taking the Frolic to the next level. We are putting a call out for local vendors and local musicians that would like to get involved. FDC has been, and remains committed to supporting and highlighting the diversity of merchants and artists from our local community. We are looking for general vendors, artists, food vendors and corporate vendors/sponsors. Check out our fun recap video of the Frolic: Vendor Categories: If you are a general vendor, food vendor or corporate vendor for more information and to apply, please click here. If you are a Cortelyou Road merchant ONLY please click here for an application and registration information. If you are an interested musician you can apply by emailing samples of your music and a link to your website to Lupe Ramsey at Lramsey@fdconline.org. Interested vendors and musicians should submit their applications quickly as slots fill up very quickly. The online application deadline is September 13, 2017 at 11 p.m. You will be notified on whether your application has been accepted. If you are accepted and we allocate a space, your participation is nonrefundable. Please see application for more details. If you wish to apply at...
Free outdoor movies start at 8:30pm! The movies will be on the corner of Cortelyou Road and E17th Street. This event is BYOC (bring your own chair or blanket). As part of DOT’s Weekend Walks Cortelyou Road will be closed to traffic from E17th Street to Coney Island Ave. Special Events Include: – Outdoor dining at various Cortelyou eateries – yoga, live music, dancing and so much more. – Food tastings and free samples – A bounce house for children, and other family fun leading up to the start of the movies – Cortelyou merchants will set up displays and merchandise outside on the sidewalk – Share your photos with us at #MyCortelyou and #FDConline Please check back as the date draws nearer for more information and...
Our Annual Benefit Gala, held every May in Brooklyn, is FDC’s most important fundraiser of the year. FDC’s integrated and holistic approach goes well beyond basic grant funder mandates. However, this does not come without a cost. Closing our organization’s operating gap is a significant issue that we must address directly since government funding does not equal FDC’s actual cost for providing the necessary and valuable services and events we provide our community members. Lowering FDC’s standards is not an option. Together, we will help FDC maintain its commitment to excellence CLICK HERE for Ticket Sales, Sponsorship Opportunities, Journal Ads, and Auction Donations! SAVE THE DATE Join Us at the Picnic House in Prospect Park on May 31st, 2017 (6:30-11pm) in celebration of the vitality of Flatbush! Honoring New York State Assemblyman Emeritus Jim Brennan and Alfred DiGrazia and Alison Morea, Founders of Midwood Martial Arts and Family Fitness Please join us on this special day as we thank Jim for his years of dedicated service to our community, and wish a fond farewell to Al and Alison as they prepare to move away from the Flatbush...
March 26th – April 1st FDC welcomes you to join our local merchants on Cortelyou Road for Eat & Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou! **Participants are listed below, check back regularly for updates – new deals are being announced daily!** This week-long event celebrates the amazing businesses of Cortelyou, while offering discounts and savings to our loyal community. The week features four themes, with merchants offering specific discounts and specials: Pub Tour; Prix Fixe Dinners; Sandwich Savings Spectacular; and Shop & Save. If you’re feeling thirsty and adventurous hit Cortelyou’s Pub Tour. Bring old friends or meet new ones while discovering Cortelyou’s varied watering holes and enjoy the week’s specialty priced beers and cocktails. Our top rated restaurants will be offering Prix Fixe dinners nightly that will surprise taste buds and please wallets. Our tasty Cafés and Delis are offering sandwich specials all week. The Cortelyou Sandwich Spectacular will get you out of your sandwich rut as you try house favorites and new creations at discounted prices. Shop & Save throughout Cortelyou’s boutique row, our retail and service businesses will have special promotions all week long so you can shop till you drop. Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC), Small Business Services (SBS), and participating Cortelyou Merchants are pleased to host the fourth Eat & Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou event, and are thrilled to offer many wonderful specials all week long. Show up on Cortelyou and enjoy! Click on the audio link to hear...
Thursday, December 8th 6:30pm at Newkirk Plaza Come on down to Newkirk Plaza for some Holiday fun! Special Activities include: Tree Lighting Ceremony Pictures with Santa Hot Cider and Hot Cocoa Live music and Caroling Canned food drive...
