Christmas in the Hood 2015

 

 Sunset Park may not be as fancy as Dyker Heights when it comes holiday displays or as elaborate as Shore Road in Bay Ridge, but we do have the holiday spirit. Here some random shots of the nabe signifying the holiday spirit..

 

A recent mural on 4th Avenue

 

Three brownstones all decked out...

 

Selling trees by Key Food on 5th..

 

Selling plastic trees on 5th..

 

In the Christmas spirit near the park..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closings : Milan's Restaurant Brooklyn's only Slovak Eatery

Milan's Restaurant on 5th Avenue and 22nd street in the Greenwood Heights section of Sunset Park is closing after the holidays. It was the only Slovak Restaurant in Brooklyn serving home made Slovak, Czech and Polish fare on it's menu and served with imported Slovak and Czech beer. Owner Milan Franko opened it's doors in 1995 with his wife as the cook for a 20 year run. The place had an old world air and atmosphere but fell victim to the changing makeup of the neighborhood as well as economics. His lease expired and the landlord raised his rent making it difficult to keep the place open and make a living. e was one of the  first to occupy our cybermall on our website when we started it back in 1998. Milan said he might stay open a few more weeks after the new year. If you haven't been there I highly recommend a visit before it closes it's doors. Milan is planning on moving to Florida after this where his children currently live. It will be sad to see him go. If there is one constant in Sunset Park it is that change is a constant.