Park Slope

Hōp at Runner Up is located at 367 Seventh Avenue, entrance on 11th Street, and is currently open for dinner on Wednesday through Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and for lunch of Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. The Red Hook location, opening sometime this summer, will be on Van…

Steve Buscemi has officially parted ways with his home of nearly 30 years. The actor reportedly sold the three-story Park Slope brownstone he’d owned and lived in with his late wife Jo Andres since 1997. It was a $5 million off-market deal with a pair of family trusts, according to a deed pulled by Curbed,…

Park Slope, the Brooklyn neighborhood supposedly already home to John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Patrick Stewart, just landed a new star resident. Former Saturday Night Live cast member Alex Moffat, who anchored the sketch show with bumbling, mumble-mouthed and crucial impersonations of Joe Biden and Eric Trump, as well as a recurring “Weekend Update” bit…

A new apartment building in a family-friendly neighborhood in Brooklyn that’s geared toward DINKs—that is, couples who are dual-income, no kids—will accept lease applications this week, according to the New York Post. The building, located at 655 Union St. in Park Slope, is designed to lure childless 20- and 30-somethings to the area with fancy…

Closed in 2011 after a 21-year run, La Taq (formerly La Taqueria) rises again in the old Cousin John’s space on Seventh Avenue.

Editor’s Note: When we partnered with American real estate company Douglas Elliman to present Brooklyn’s 20 Best Blocks, we wanted to make sure that this came from a sincere place—so we connected with Brooklyn’s own The Sunday Photographer a.k.a Matthew DeFrenza to take us on a journey throughout the borough to show us his favorite blocks. Douglas Elliman is New York…