Celebrating Small Business Saturday on Grand Street

Grand Street BID is hitting the streets again this year to celebrate Small Business Saturday! With all the adversity this past year has brought to our communities, it is now more important than ever to support our small businesses.

We will be setting up a table this Saturday, November 28th outside of Mac & PC store and Alcatraz Flower Shop at 648 Grand Street from 12pm to 2pm. Stop by to check out Shop Small promotional materials such as stickers, buttons, pennant flags, tote bags, and more for passersby. The pop-up will also include a prize wheel with the opportunity to win merchandise from the BID.

Grand Street BID Executive Director Erin Piscopink says, “Grand Street is a unique commercial corridor in North Brooklyn that has retained it’s authentic neighborhood atmosphere, in large part because of the large presence of small businesses that have always found a home in our district. We are proud to celebrate the dedication that our merchants have for our community and the diversity of our 100+ small businesses that makes our street special.”

We are also hosting an Instagram raffle! To enter, post photos of how you are spending the holiday season on Grand Street. Tag @GrandStreetBID and use #lifeisgrand in your post. The Grand prize will be a gift bag full of goodies purchased from our shops in the BID! Items will include, wine, coffee, t-shirts, self-care products, gift cards and more! The raffle will be open from Thanksgiving day until New Year’s Day. One post = one raffle entry, and the winner will be announced on January 2nd, 2021!

Alcatraz Flower Shop Opens at 648 Grand Street

Grand Street’s latest business opening adds fresh blooms the neighborhood.

Designing flowers has been Sarit Rueda’s dream since childhood, so when the opportunity arose she took it. After years working in the industry, she opened Alcatraz Flower Shop earlier this month as the actualization of her dream. The shop advertises itself as providing “flowers for all occasions, weddings, and events”, and even while events and weddings have taken a back seat, Alcatraz has been busy out of the gate brightening neighborhood apartments with fresh flowers. The store has bouquets, air plants, succulents, and various arrangements.

Sarit comes in with 20 years of experience working with flower businesses—most recently at Belle Fleur New York in Flatiron. However, this is Sarit’s first time owning her own business, so she went looking for a cozy space on a merchant friendly block to open shop. Alcatraz found exactly that in her space at 648 Grand Street, nestled among a few community active businesses like The Sandwich Shop and Empire Lock. She looks forward to joining this community and remaining for the foreseeable future.

Brownstone doorway design from @alcatrazgrandst.

Consider Alcatraz to be an all-in-one decorator for your apartment now, and your events in the future. Alcatraz is available for delivery by calling (347) 698-2881 follow them @alcatrazgrandst.