If you need a great portrait of yourself or family, then Spectrum Imaging Center on Liberty Avenue…read morecan do the job for you. I'm a regular customer of Spectrum for many years, and they have always provided great quality pictures; I remembered being pregnant and wanted to have some professional pics, so I went there and was not disappointed. Their backdrops are great and brings out your most attractive and appealing looks. The staff is super efficient, friendly and their customer service is 100% up to par.

Somebody please help me understand why we cannot get a quote via phone call for a passport photo to…read morebe taken? The owner wants us to walk in just to tell us it's $80 to take a passport photo and email it so we can complete the online applicaiton. COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS !!!!! $80 can KMA, going somewhere else that's 5x cheaper, thank you very much!

Tonight, I went to FirstLive for the first time to watch my friend play. My sister, my friend and I…read morearrived early, and were instantly and warmly greeted by one of the staff members (I presume the owner). At first thought, I couldn't help but think how adorable this place was. It was dimly lit with colors everywhere. There are couches in the main bar area, where you can be cozy while you enjoy your drink. The whole vibe of this venue felt very much like you were being invited in to someone's home. The bartender was super sweet as well, and gave each of us a small tasting of amaro, complimentary. We came during Happy Hour, so the drinks didn't end up costing that much for the quality that they were. My strawberry basil highball (Diva's Dilemma) was absolutely delicious, and didn't even taste that strongly of alcohol, which I say is a sign of a perfectly done drink. I will absolutely be coming here again. Go check it out if you're in the area!

First time at this venue, the check in staff were nice and promt for event. I attended to watch…read moreRobscure perform. Brilliant rap/hip-hop artist. Great sound and aesthetic. It's a very small venue but the vibes are chill. There's a bar that also sells non alcoholic drinks. There's also a water station right of the bar. You can view the sound room adjacent bar. There's limited seating in the bar area and restroom located left of sound stage. The sound stage is in a separate room behind the bar. It's very petite but I like intimate vibes and they live tape show so you can view and listen in bar area. Very high quality with fantastic sound system. The talent that performs here are fantastic. Shout out to the sound team for the brilliant sound quality. I will definitely return for future showcases.

Cool place to check out! Yawdie Q inside is so good. I love that they have an impossible slider and…read morealways get the plantain fries!! The marketplace is also very cute with aunties running the small businesses inside. Go check it out :)

Flatbush Central x Mangrove Cooking Sessions. The last…read moreFriday of every month you can learn a new dish from the Flatbush Central Caribbean Marketplace at Mangrove 6pm to 8pm in the Tasting Room! When we went it was free and open to the public. We attended session 2 with Irene from Bits + Pieces of Panama made us some traditional Panamanian dishes like Arroz con Pollo, potato salad. Lots of drinks, convo, memories and some sorrel. Highly recommend. It was such a great experience. I went with 2 other friends and we were happy to see so many people from the community visit as well. There was also a group of chef's there as well to take in the experience. You can also rent out the kitchen/ space for cooking and events too. Check out lrene and other vendors at flatbush central.

We had tickets to Tamon Hall TV Show. The only problem, it was raining so heavy we had to stand…read moreoutside till 9:40ish. The bottom of out puts were soaked. When we get inside there us another wait where people can go to the bathroom take pics with the set she has. The guest on her show was Bevy Smith and a singer We Ani. She had a Michelle voice when she talked but gave that same deliverance. Absolutely beautiful. The last segment ws for the audience. She gave the audience 2 different gifts. We received a lovey hand massager, compression socks and some kind of primer. I love talk shows and going to see Sherri n Karamo next. Tamon is so nice. She came and talked to the audience and even took pictures. My friend Chauncey wanted to take a picture with her. TODAY was a good day. The tickets are free on 1iota.com. the address is wrong on top it's the Tamon Hall Studio located at 281 Spring Street. Like I said the value is great because it's FREE. All ticket to talk shows are free.

Kudos to Tamron Hall! Not only is she an outstanding interviewer, but I have the utmost admiration…read morefor her for bringing celebrities to her show who somewhat faded from the public view, and giving them the opportunity to "restart.

These guys were at a Birthday party I attended at the Mondrian Soho, and it was a pretty awesome…read morephotobooth experience. The set up was pretty cool, and the photo prints were high-quality and fast. Really the only downside is we had so much fun we took some pics we regretted the next day, oops!

Getting married was the happiest day in my life... The second happiest day would be the day we got…read moreto see all our photos from photoboothPOPup! Working with Johnny, Shelly and Steve was very easy and I knew I didn't have to worry about them delivering on our wedding day. Their photo booth was an amazing addition to our event. The photos were taken and printed quickly allowing our guests to have fun with photos and get back to the dance floor without wasting time in line. The back drop was classy and the photos were top quality! I can't sing their praise enough! I can wait to have another event just so I can have an excuse to hire them again! Take a look for yourself http://photoboothpopup.zenfolio.com/p343846118

Avoid this place if you can. Had a birthday party here. The staff did 20 minutes of work doing the…read moregirls nails and for the rest of the 2 hour party let them run around in circles. $800 party for 4 girls. Which included a $120 gratuity for the staff that just stood there and let a bunch of 3 year olds run a muck the whole time. Don't even bother bringing your concerns up to the owner. Did nothing. The staff could of entertained the girls better. Played games etc. The moms were running the party. Do Yourself a favor and take your girls to a nail salon where it's $20 for a manicure and not $200 a kid for crap service. Will never be coming here again. The owner could of at least gave back the gratuity charge some the staff stood there in the corner most of the time! Horrible!

I came here for a kids bday party today, and this spot is pretty dope based on what I saw. The…read moreparty I came for was basketball themed and they had a lot for the kids to do. Based on the other rooms I saw it looks like they have different themed rooms depending on what kind of party you may want to have. It looks like they offer open gym for basketball members too. The staff is pretty young which is why I'm only giving them a 3 but the manager was very helpful to make up for their short comings.

There are all sorts of interesting things happening in Gowanus, and a lot of them are happening…read morehere. The first time I was drawn over here was to go to Lowes, the Home Depot alternate. Then I checked out Build it Green across the street. They carry a lot of used appliances, doors, and building supplies that have been refurbished. If you're interested in building & renovating with reclaimed pieces, this is a good place to start. Next door is Gowanus Ballroom. Around the back is the Arts complex, and housed within is Farmigo, a small food tech startup. You don't know what food tech is? Neither did I until Meetup recommended this event. It's pretty cool, they host these monthly storytelling sessions. They're all about the local food movement. At the event I met some really interesting people, who were doing startups, non-profits, and social-good stuff, and lived in the neighborhood. They even had some really amazing snacks on hand, and some craft beer to top it off. Farmigo is what would happen if you took the Avon-lady party idea, and brought it to local farmer distribution. They have farmigo parties, people order from local farms in upstate new york, or the north east region. Then buyers pickup at these various drop points, some of them happen as a sort of community party that's a lot like a tupperware party from the 70's & 80's. Farmigo makes it all happen, by providing the online platform to connect everybody together. After the talk, I went to grab my bike. In another part of the arts complex, giant sculptures are being formed & burning man scale giant art is being forged. Wow, cool stuff. Can't wait to come back next week. Gowanus Ballroom is having an event. hint hint.

My company recently had our company holiday party here a month ago…read more This event space/place is best accessible by mass transit. If you drive, just a friendly advice - there's not a lot of parking spaces available. You would have to take a chance and park at the Lowe's parking lot or down a few blocks. Gowanus Loft is located in a somewhat dead neighborhood.While walking up to our space, it was quite confusing to get around, but luckily there were signs pointing to where our party was. The Gowanus Loft doesn't have much decor. It felt very much like a warehouse we were entering into or an old art gallery. The stairway was very narrow. The space we had was spacious and just enough room to walk around, mingle, and hang out. The food I think was provided by an outside caterer. It was delicious and amazing! In addition, we had an open bar. The restrooms are single stalls and reeked of cigarette scent. Yuck! To make matters worse, there was only ONE sink and that sink didn't seem to work very well either or not work at all. I wasn't 100% impressed with this space because it didn't seem holiday party-worthy. I'm not sure what the other guests thought of it, but we've done better the last two years because we used an event space at the Fairfield Inn in Gownaus, Brooklyn.

Oh man. Been more than 8 years but we back Dec 24 2025 at 3:30am! Aaah paying 9 bucks for parking…read moreand getting that fishy smell in the parking lot what can be better! Visited almost every shop, everyone was super nice. Alaskan king crab legs were 80 per lb and super colossal stone claws were 38 per lb and bushel crabs 150-200 depending on who you ask. we settled on a 10lb bag of cockles 5.65 per lb from Montauk and a 120 bag of kumamotos $210 from Blue Ribbon. Terrific night just had some kumos with vodka. Enjoy the pics!

It was an amazing experience to visit The New Fulton Fish Market. There is mostly wholesale for…read morerestaurant owners, but a few vendors do sell their seafood individually. The space is really bright and wide inside and there are cars moving around fast, so you should be careful walking on the pedestrian walkway. The market is open from 2am to 7am Monday through Friday. The parking is $7. Be expected to wait in the car for a little bit if you arrive close to 2am. However, the cars do move fast enough to enter the market. We ended up getting scallops, oyster, shrimps and uni. We tried to cook everything the next day and they all tasted very fresh. We will probably visit again soon to try their fish, but firstly we need to find more friends to share with us lol