my BABY SHOWER

Hi there, congratulations on the new addition to the family.

This is definitely a good place to post to ask for ideas, hopefully you'll get some good ideas from people regarding options in various neighborhoods.

Are there any neighborhoods you'd prefer or that would be most convenient? Or can it be anywhere?

Last year I went to a friend's baby shower party in the ground floor of a building in Crown Heights on Bedford Ave near St. Marks Place.

It was more of an open room banquet hall sort of place, roughly 20'x40' if I had to guess.

I just called my friend and he said it's called "Abby's Inc." or something like that. He said they paid $450 to rent it (half due up-front, the other half the day of the event).

He said the lady only rents it out on Saturdays and Sundays.

I can have him email me the info when he finds it and post it here, if you want.

Ah, wait..I just googled it and found this listing for them on a businesses site:

Abby's Level Inc.
http://www.kudzu.com/m/Abby's-Level-Inc-5766232

I would also check with the folks at LaunchPad on Franklin Ave in Crown Heights:

LaunchPad
http://www.brooklynlaunchpad.org

No idea what renting their place costs, or what capacity they offer.

Good luck!

Also, when are you looking to do this?

There's a great children's learning boutique on Franklin Avenue that unfortunately is going out of business in the next few weeks, and they might appreciate any party rental business they get at this point:

Nairobi's Knapsack
http://www.nairobisknapsack.com/
744 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
TEL: 347.295.2011

But that might be a long shot, dunno.

This was a response from another recent thread seeking children's birthday party space:
(but it could easily be great for you as well)

http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=690853#690853

The Old Stone House in Park Slope (in park/playground near 4th Ave and 3rd St)

TSUalum93 wrote: I thought I had posted a response to this but it seems not . . . It it is not in the area but check out The Old Stone House. We had my sons 1st birthday party there and it was lovely. They charged $200 flat for the room rental. We ordered in bagels and dairy platters (tuna fish, egg salad, etc) from a place they recomended. We brought in soda, juice, water, etc. We got the room and had some time to set up and had to leave it broom clean. They do not have a full kitchen to prepare food but there is a fridge and a sink. It is right next to a park and there is an interesting museum dedicated to the Battle of Brooklyn downstairs. The times to use the room like this are limited but if you can work within that I feel it is the best bang for your buck. I picked up a plastic tablecloth roll and cut them to size. I purchased a disposable helium tank (they sell them at party stores or BJ's and Costco) and balloons for easy decorations and the cake came from BJ's (they sell a 1/4 a sheet cake vs the half sheet cake minimum at Costco). Honestly I can't say anything but great things about our experience there.

Check them out at http://theoldstonehouse.org/space-rental/

Weekends: $200/4hrs for the Great Room between 11am & 4 pm on Sat & Sun; $75 each additional hour.

Washington Park /
JJ Byrne Playground
5th Ave. at 3rd St.
Brooklyn NY 11215