Can't think of anything but those DONUTS!

Good evening!  It's Sunday night, and everything is alright.  I just came from a  friend's baby shower, and once again, I feel like Brooklyn and Bedford Stuyvesant are home to some of the most genuine and welcoming people on earth.  I don't think that is an overstatement either.  And it was great to celebrate a new neighbor :)

On the food front, the New York Times cited Dough as one of a crop of new donut shops around the city.  The pictures in this article make me drool, and the little one looked over my shoulder as I read and said "yummy in my tummy!"- her idea of a ringing endorsement.   They have NUTELLA-FILLED DONUTS!  If you look at the banner on my blog, you will see that my blog is supposed to be about parenting, food and community engagement.  The idea was to take the little one, and get a read on which restaraunts in the neighborhood are kid-friendly AND have great food.  The weather has severely cramped my ability to get out with the little one and start this portion of the blog.  But starting next week, I will start my kid-reviews of the local eateries.  If there are particular restaurants that you would like to know about, please let me know in the comments. 

Sung Bin Park over at Bed Stuy Patch has a great article on the search for daycare.  Ms. Park discusses her process for finding daycare for her child.  She says that although she did a lot of research, her best information came from having conversations with parents at the playground. Could we have a virtual playground here, and chat about Bed Stuy's great daycare options?  Where does your child spend most of his/her day?  How did you come to make those arrangements? 


In other news, I was sad to hear that one of our longest shop owners is calling it quits.  Joe Long, owner of Birdel's Records closed his doors on Friday, according to the New York Times.  Birdel's Records was one of a dwindling number of vinyl record stores in New York City, and had been in operation since 1944.  I wish we could landmark businesses.    Are there any long-closed Bedford Stuyvesant stores that you wish could have been frozen in time?

Finally, let's get interactive people.  I started this blog to spark conversations, and to provide a forum for Bed Stuy parents/residents to share their thoughts.  That is why at the end of each little paragraph, I have asked for your thoughts- give'm to me!