Here's Park Slope: Housing Works In & King of Cupcakes Out?

It's the week that came in like a lion and went out like a lamb. Here's the roundup of what went down on the streets, courtesy of Dan at Here's Park Slope.

On Monday, word got around that the ten year old Video Forum, on Seventh between Carroll and Garfield, is having a fire sale and will be closing down at the end of the month. According to L Magazine, this means that the North Slope is now "awful." I'm sad to see it close, but I have to question the author of that article's judgment. Also, Yogo Monster, which has been closed for renovations since January, announced that they'll be re-opening this weekend, just in time for some much-needed lovely weather.

Tuesday brought news that beer paradise Bierkraft, on Fifth between Union and Berkeley, will be opening up their backyard starting on April 16th, when they'll have their first oyster and cask ale festival. And there was much rejoicing. Alta Voce, the usually-empty restaurant/ event space on Fifth near Third Street, also put their space up for rent.

Not too much happened on Wednesday, but I had a good chat with Ralph at the 4th Avenue Pub, one of the finest watering holes in the neighborhood.

Things picked up on Thursday, when we broke the news that a branch of the venerable Housing Works will be opening up a thrift store in the space that was formerly Brooklyn Kitchens and Baths, on Fifth and Garfield. More rejoicing; these are great shops run by really honorable folks. Also, Surfish, the Peruvian Bistro opening up in the old Willie's Dawgs space, installed some signage.

Friday finally brought some 70-degree weather, and with it came the shuttering of The King of Cupcakes, the newish shop on Seventh between Fourth and Fifth that never quite caught on because of its insanely high prices. They say that they're just renovating, but I'll believe that when they re-open. I also managed to sneak a peek inside Yogo Monster, which moved the counter to the back of the space during its renovations. Also, cow feet soup.