Neighborhood Watch

The Butternut Market Coming to Bed-Stuy; Spitzer’s Corner Serving Lunch

Bed-Stuy: Organic grocery Butternut Market is opening at 307 Stuyvesant Avenue in June. [Bed-Stuy Blog]


Carroll Gardens: After ending their partnership with their co-owner (who operates the restaurant’s West Village outpost), the husband-and-wife duo behind Smith Street’s will change the eatery’s name to Bino. The menu and staff are expected to remain the same. [Brownstoner]


Clinton Hill: Fulton Grand Bar is aiming to open next month on Grand Street between Putnam and Fulton Avenues. The space will offer a 34-seat bar and a limited food menu. [Brownstoner]

Flatiron: Hill Country is hosting a Beer and Barbecue Dinner and Tasting on April 28 at 6 p.m. Ithaca Beer Co. will be providing local brews paired with dishes like apricot-glazed smoked pork belly with spicy slaw. E-mail laura@hillcountryny.com or call 212- 255-4544 for reservations; admittance is $45. [Grub Street]


Fort Greene: On tap for beer garden Der Schwarze Kölner: outdoor tables. [Brownstoner]


Lower East Side: Spitzer’s Corner has updated their menu and is offering spring lunch service from 12 p.m. daily, plus alfresco seating. [Grub Street]


Restaurant and bar Meltdown will open at 101 Stanton Street, a space formerly occupied by Organic Avenue. [Bowery Boogie]

The Butternut Market Coming to Bed-Stuy; Spitzer’s Corner Serving Lunch