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*Atlantic Avenue running through Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill & Boerum Hill -- Four ways to find the perfect present" (read why Vogue Magazine thinks you should buy your holiday gifts on Atlantic Avenue!)
Mai Restaurant, 497 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
2008 First Place Window Design Competition
Links
- Slideshow of 2008 Atlantic Ave Tree Lighting/Windows Competition Winners
- Photos of Tree Lighting & Windows Competition 2008
- Time Out Quick Guide to Atlantic Avenue included in OWN THIS CITY
- Video: New York Times on Atlantic Avenue Middle Eastern Shopping
- A Shopping Tour of Atlantic Avenue
- Time Out's April 2008 article on Atlantic Avenue shopping and restaurants
- Photos of Tree Lighting & Windows Competition 2007
- Weekend in New York | Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn (New York Times)
- Brooklyn Now guide/see Bococa and Waterfront for Atlantic Avenue
- Dive Bars of Atlantic Avenue
- Near East (River) Passage by Edible Brooklyn
- Atlantic Frantic part one
- Atlantic Frantic part two
Atlantic Avenue LDC
"four way to find the perfect present"
Vogue Magazine's 2007 Holiday Issue Features Downtown Atlantic Avenue Shopping
Atlantic Avenue shopping and stores, the focus of a 1 1/2 page special feature entitled “four ways to find the perfect present” of the Vogue Magazine Holiday Issue for December 2007, is beautifully described by its author, Jane Herman, as "beautifully executed petite boutiques" that "sell only a handful of forward-thinking labels or one-of-a-kind finds from the far ends of the Earth." The avenue itself, Herman described as having a "a string of antique stores and minimalist boutiques" in an area of "artfully understated lifestyle." Highlighted in a "best of boutiques" box, gift items from Darr, A Brooklyn Table, Layla, Bark, Butter, Maleeka, Dig gardens, and Bookcourt are listed. Herman writes that "the gifts one finds here...will certainly have the souvenir-like specialness that often trumps celebrity status."
Atlantic Avenue shopping and stores, the focus of a 1 1/2 page special feature entitled “four ways to find the perfect present” of the Vogue Magazine Holiday Issue for December 2007, is beautifully described by its author, Jane Herman, as "beautifully executed petite boutiques" that "sell only a handful of forward-thinking labels or one-of-a-kind finds from the far ends of the Earth." The avenue itself, Herman described as having a "a string of antique stores and minimalist boutiques" in an area of "artfully understated lifestyle." Highlighted in a "best of boutiques" box, gift items from Darr, A Brooklyn Table, Layla, Bark, Butter, Maleeka, Dig gardens, and Bookcourt are listed. Herman writes that "the gifts one finds here...will certainly have the souvenir-like specialness that often trumps celebrity status."
2008 Winners of Annual Atlantic Avenue Holiday Window Design Competition:
First Place: Mai Restaurant at 497 Atlantic Ave between Third Avenue & Nevins Street. Mai’s window was designed by Kristin Austin,
Second Place: Dig Gardens, 479 Atlantic Avenue between Third Avenue and Nevins Street. Dig’s owner, Chuck Door, designed the window himself.
Third Place: Opalia Flowers, at their new address, 377 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt & Bond Streets.
Honorable Mention: Melting Pot, 492 Atlantic Avenue between Third Avenue and Nevins Street, Blue Marble, 420 Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins Streets, and Downtown Atlantic restaurant, 364 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond Streets.
Second Place: Dig Gardens, 479 Atlantic Avenue between Third Avenue and Nevins Street. Dig’s owner, Chuck Door, designed the window himself.
Third Place: Opalia Flowers, at their new address, 377 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt & Bond Streets.
Honorable Mention: Melting Pot, 492 Atlantic Avenue between Third Avenue and Nevins Street, Blue Marble, 420 Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Nevins Streets, and Downtown Atlantic restaurant, 364 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt and Bond Streets.