Flatbush Frolic

Flatbush Frolic

Jul 22, 2019 | Events

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 11-6 pm 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, children’s area, main stage, 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 for 2019 please click here. If you are a Cortelyou Road Merchants Assn (CORMA) DUES PAYING MEMBER ONLY  please click here for an application and registration information. All businesses on Cortelyou Road who are not CORMA dues-paying members must pay the general rate. If you wish to become a CORMA member, please contact hellocorma@gmail.com about membership benefits. If you are an interested musician you can apply by emailing samples of your music and a link to your website to Nina Leonard at nleonard@fdconline.org. Interested vendors and musicians should submit their applications quickly as slots fill up very quickly! You will be notified on whether your application has been...

Cortelyou at Twilight, Thursday May 9th, 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Events

*Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Cortelyou Road Merchant’s Association (CoRMA). Funds raised will go towards additional street cleaning, holiday lights and general maintenance along Cortelyou Road.* Past Featured Food & Drink Participants Have Included: The Castello Plan, Mimi’s Hummus, Sycamore, Bar Chord, The Farm on Adderley, 773 Lounge, Jr. Bella’s Pizza & Pasta, Plaza Gourmet Deli, Kings County Wine, Natural Frontier Market, Lea, Cortelyou Market By Keyfood, Cinco de Mayo, Flatbush Food Co-op, Café Madeline, Ox Cart, Taqueria Maria & Ricardo, KoKo Ramen, Manchego, San Remo’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, Violia’s Sorrel, and George’s Diner Check out Ditmas Park Corner’s Article From...

Summer on Newkirk highlights: Weekend Walks activities on Newkirk Avenue

Jul 31, 2018 | Events

  (As part of DOT’s Weekend Walks  Newkirk Avenue will be closed to traffic from E16th Street to Coney Island Ave.)   Special Events Include: –  Outdoor dining at various Newkirk eateries – yoga, live music, silent disco and so much more – A bounce house for children, an outdoor art studio, and other family fun leading up to the start of the movies  – Newkirk merchants will set up displays and merchandise outside on the sidewalk  Share your photos with us at #MyNewkirk and #FDConline   June 15th, 2019 ACTIVITIES: FDC Arts & Crafts for Kids Silent Disco Live DJ & Music Midwood Pop-Up Museum Bouncy Castles, children’s Carnival rides & games Brooklyn Public Library Bookmobile Book reading & Science Pop-up activities Third Root Community Health Center — yoga Lo Duca Pizza Eating Contest Snacks provided by local Businesses   OUTDOOR DRINKS & DINING: Ox Cart Wattli Milk & Honey The Grounds of Brooklyn Falguni Restaurant Coffee Z Coffee Mob Newkirk Plaza Gourmet Deli Kabirs Bakery Reyes Juice Bar   AND SO MUCH...

Eat & Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou

Mar 5, 2018 | Events

  FDC welcomes you to join our local merchants on Cortelyou Road  for Eat & Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou!  This week-long event celebrates the amazing businesses of Cortelyou, while offering discounts and savings to our loyal community. Merchants are 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 Eat & Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou event, and are thrilled to offer many wonderful specials all week long.  Show up on Cortelyou and enjoy! 2018 Eat & Shop Specials March 24-31, 2018 Participating Merchants:   PUB TOUR 773 Lounge – BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) All Week & Free pint or well drink with any menu item purchase from Buffalo Famous. La Puerta Roja Latin Bistro – BOGO on select drinks all night The Castello Plan – “Ditmas Park Cocktail Special” $8.00 all night Lea – Negroni...
FDC’s 2018 Benefit Gala

FDC’s 2018 Benefit Gala

Mar 4, 2018 | Events

Purchase Tickets and Ads Now Join Us at the Picnic House in Prospect Park on May 1st, 2018 (6:30-10:30pm) in celebration of the vitality of Flatbush!  Honoring: 2018 Leadership Award: Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn District Attorney 2018 Impact Award: Bea De La Torre, Managing Director of Housing at Robin Hood 2018 Lifetime Service Award: Nicholas Correra, Newkirk Plaza Association President Emeritus 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, Tribute Donations, and Auction Donations!  Please join us on this special day as we honor The Honorable Eric Gonzalez, celebrate the tireless contributions of Bea De La Torre, and thank Nick for his years of dedicated service to our community. This year we are excited to be joined by Award-winning live event painter Katherine Gressel, who will create a painting onsite of the entire party while guests watch – which will be auctioned off during the night! By the end of the party, as the painting nears completion, the winning auction bidder will have the option of having his/her portrait painted into the picture before taking the painting home. Katherine was also the featured...

Eat and Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou!

Jan 23, 2018 | Events

     March 24th – 31st FDC welcomes you to join our local merchants on Cortelyou Road  for Eat & Shop Your Heart Out Cortelyou! 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 the ad from last year’s  Eat & Shop! http://www.fdconline.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Eat-Shop-Cortelyou-2017-www.cortelyouroadradio.com-2.mp3 Eat & Shop 2018   PUB TOUR: 773 Lounge – BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) All Week & Free pint or well drink with any menu item purchase from Buffalo...