Brooklyn = Drunk [BUZZ]

+ Beer Table retail store coming to Chelsea Market, yo. (NYT)

+ Speaking of beer, word on the street (or, actually in our inbox) is that Bierkraft has finally received that liquor license they applied for. so many months ago. (Here is Park Slope for original story, but tip came from Rob Blatt)

+ Park Slope Rock School is starting another session this Sat. So if you want your kid to be a rock star, you know what to do. (Brooklynian)

+ We knew you were all cheap motherfuckers: Brooklyn has been named America's most frugal city (Brokelyn)

+ Q & A with Hotel Le Bleu's Vue chef, Chris Cheung. (AM NY)

+ Soooo excited for HBO's new show 'Bored to Death.'(NYT)

Can't Wait To Read It: Prospect Park West

Park Slope rez and former sex columnist Amy Sohn has a juicy little nugget of a book hitting the stands in September that delves deep into the lives of four Park Slope mothers: Prospect Park West. Food Coop shifts, mommy-n-me classes, boring/sexless marriages, playground dramz--its apparently all in there. Shit's so good, Sarah Jessica Parker already optioned it to turn into a TV series.

Needless to say, everyone is already talking about it (and if someone can send me ANY relevant, whiny Park Slope Parents threads, I will give you cold hard cash).

Here's the blurb from Publisher's Weekly:

Lizzie, whose lesbian proclivities mask her loneliness; Rebecca, whose libidoless spouse prefers his role as dad over husband; Karen, a social-climbing conniver; and Melora, a former Manhattanite whose psychiatric maladies are as pathetic as they are numerous. The gals in this comedy of bad manners are burned out, bitchy and beyond salvation as they maneuver to be noticed and loved.

So, yeah. I'm pretty much predicting that this is going to be my new fave book on the planet. And guess who's got themselves a MOTHERFUCKING ADVANCE COPY on the way??

Yes. We. Can.

Stay tuned for our first (and likely only) official FIPS Book Review.

(via Gawker)

Brooklyn = Bellissima [BUZZ]

+ Ok, I'm totally psyched about this: an Italian Language school, Collina Italiana, is opening up a Park Slope outpost. (Gowanus Lounge)

+ Free books in Brooklyn! (Gothamist)

+ Check out my guest DJ stint on Cut & Sewn's blog. (Cut & Sewn)

+ Marty Markowitz may or may not be on Twitter. (City Room)

+ After only one year, the Red Hook Ikea is already the company's most profitable location in the U.S. (Brooklyn Paper)

Brooklyn = Valentine-y [BUZZ]

+ Who's comin out to the NYC Twestival tonight? Come say twhello (NYC Twestival)

+ MOMA invades Atlantic station. (Gowanus Lounge)

+ Jackie Martling is still totally fucking annoying. (Heeb)

+ Cool vday ideas. (Brooklyn Based)

+ And some more (vday = lame; but whatevs). (Gothamist)

+ And here's the best fucking vday option I've seen yet: Formal dinner at White Castle. (FREE Williamsburg)

+ Tripper Bus offering $1 fares between NYC and DC (NewYorkology)

Brooklyn = Game-y [BUZZ]b

+ Looking for a a job in the BK? Here's a great roundup of some interesting opps. (McBrooklyn)

+ Abe Lincoln is GAP bound. (Brooklyn Paper)

+ Out of town skiing deals. (MUG)

+ Play old school Oregon Trail (holy shit, did I used to rock this game OUT in 4th grade at Hewlett Elementary school). (Buzzfeed).

+ This Octomom is really out of fucking control...doncha think? (Gothamist)

+ Park Slope rental prices have dropped by 10% since last summer, yo! (Brooklyn the Borough)