Neighborhood Watch

An All-Day Cinco de Mayo Party in Greenpoint; Fat Gross Opens in Williamsburg

Clinton Hill: The coffee shop at 274 Hall Street, formerly known as Pratt Coffee Shop, is remodeling and will be renamed the Clinton Park Café. [Brownstoner]
Greenpoint: Papacitos is hosting an all-day Cinco de Mayo party with live mariachi bands, D.J.’s, and $1 Tecate tomorrow. [Greenpointers]
Midtown: Go!Go! Curry is celebrating Cinco de Mayo tomorrow with $5 plates of curry and coupons for five free toppings. [Midtown Lunch]
Foundation Rwanda is hosting a benefit auction and tasting event on Thursday, May 13 at Bonhams Auction House from 7 to 9 p.m. Participating chefs include Gabe Thompson from dell’anima and L’Artusi, Anita Lo from Annisa, Mike Price from Market Table, Patti Jackson from I Trulli Ristorante, Alain Allegretti from Allegretti, and Cedric Vongerichten from Perry Street. Tickets are $150. [Grub Street]

Noho: Le Pain Quotidien is opening a new location at 65 Bleecker Street. [Bowery Boogie]
Prospect-Lefferts-Gardens: Gino’s Trattoria Bar & Grill, at 548 Flatbush Avenue, expects to be open within the next few days. It’s the third restaurant from the owner of Park Slope’s Gino’s Pizzeria. [Brownstoner]
Tribeca: Protein-oriented mini-chain Muscle Maker Grill opened a new location at 10 Murray Street. [Tribeca Citizen]
Upper West Side: To celebrate New York City Ballet’s Architecture of Dance Festival at Lincoln Center, Restaurant Associates is launching seven signature cocktails inspired by the participating choreographers’ tastes and styles. Each choreographer’s cocktail will be available at the ballet’s intermission bar during his or her specific performance. [Grub Street]
Williamsburg: A restaurant called Fat Goose is opening at 125 Wythe Avenue. [Brownstoner]

An All-Day Cinco de Mayo Party in Greenpoint; Fat Gross Opens in Williamsburg