2 New Park Slope Restaurants Shoot for Liquor Licenses

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Liquor license applications from two planned Park Slope restaurants will get a vote before Community Board 6 at its full board meeting on Wednesday night.

The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 14, and will take place on the fourth floor of Brooklyn Borough Hall, located at 209 Joralemon St. CB 6 represents Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook, and Columbia Waterfront.

Here are a few highlights from the meeting's full agenda:

Curry! Modern Caribbean Experience..., a planned 7th Avenue restaurant in Park Slope, has requested a liquor license. The restaurant is the work of Brooklyn native Michael Frazier, who said it will "pay homage to the different societies and cultures in the Caribbean." One of his favorites: the Ital stew, a vegan dish featuring vegetables stewed in a home-made coconut yogurt.

The Nargis Bar & Grill, and Uzbek restaurant to open in Park Slope on 5th Avenue, has also requested a liquor license. Owner and executive chef Boris Bangiyer said he'll present dishes that share Middle Eastern culinary elements, like Lagman soup, a mix of beef, vegetables and homemade noodles.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA:

CB 6 will also vote on a liquor license for Hometown Pan Fried Chicken, a new venture to open next spring at 329 Van Brunt St. in Red Hook. The restaurant is the work of Billy Durney, owner of Hometown Bar-B-Que.

Durney told Patch that his future spot will seat about 40 people, who will be able to enjoy "a mug of ale" and "a really old-fashioned traditional fried chicken supper" in an "authentically old-fashioned" space.

And the board will consider the city's plan to completely refurbish Gowanus' Ennis Playground. At a September CB 6 meeting, the city's Parks Department presented its design for the playground, complete with new play equipment, an asphalt basketball court, spray fountains, bike racks, lighted pathways, and many other amenities.

Rendering courtesy of the NYC Parks Department

While the design was generally well received, some at the meeting asked if the city could switch the proposed location of a children's play space and an adult gathering area, to limit the amount of noise near homes along the park's eastern edge.

In November, Parks Department employees reported back to CB 6. According to minutes and documents from that meeting, Parks did present an alternative design for the park, which would have moved the adults away from the homes in question:

Rendering courtesy of the Parks Department

However, Parks officials said they favored their original design. They suggested creating a “Friends of Ennis Park” group that would alert the NYPD if excessive noise was coming from the park, and noted that the community can request to set the hours for when the park is open.

A majority of the parks committee voted to approve the original design presented, with two stipulations: that an additional entrance be added to the park, and that another area in Gowanus be identified for outdoor bar-b-ques, which are not permitted in the park under the design presented.

On Dec. 14, the full board will vote on whether to accept the parks committee's proposal.

You can read the full agenda for CB 6's meeting here.

Pictured at top: the future home of Curry! Modern Caribbean Experience... in Park Slope. Photo by John V. Santore.