Illustrious unknowns
Prospect Heights listings, Sagaponack General Store, Bar Lumière, Le Fournil, Bar Oliver, Korg Trident, best Berkshires restaurants, MORE
REAL ESTATE • First Mover
Three for-sale properties in Prospect Heights that came to market in the last 30 days.
→ 193 Sterling Pl #2 (Prospect Heights) • 3BR/1.1BA, 1500 SF co-op • Ask: $2.1M • parlor plus second floor in 1880s barrel-front limestone townhouse • Days on market: 23 • Monthly maintenance/tax: $1125 • Agents: Brett Michaels & Christina Morgan, Compass.
→ 268 St Marks Ave (Prospect Heights) • 4BR/3.1BA, 2140 SF condo • Ask: $3.275M • penthouse duplex with two terraces & roof deck • Days on market: 2 • Monthly tax: $888; common charges: $1016 • Agent: Paul Dawson, Compass.
→ 149 St Marks Ave (Prospect Heights, above) • 5BR/3.1BA, 3516 SF two-family townhouse • Ask: $4.25M • 1883 Neo-Grec with garden rental • Days on market: 4 • Monthly tax: $602 • Agent: Andrea Yarrington, Corcoran. Open house Sat & Sun 1-3p, by appointment only.
REAL ESTATE LINKS: Revised design revealed for Norman Foster’s 2 World Trade Center • Apartment owners at supertall 432 Park sue developer for allegedly hiding cracks in facade • Little Italy climbs back onto most expensive NYC nabes list • Spring things: secret cherry tree oasis in Soho, lilacs at Brooklyn Botanical Garden • The recent death of Prospect Park’s elms • When all of New York moved on May 1.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Friday Routine
Rattle and hum
FAB DUPONT • owner, Flux Studios NYC • co-owner, Bar Lumière
Neighborhoods you work in: East Village / Cobble Hill
Neighborhood you live in: East Village
It’s Friday afternoon, how are you rolling into the weekend?
Friday is record-wrap day, putting final touches on a song or album in my room at Flux Studios. I’m currently working with Theophilus London, Rauw Alejandro, and a bunch of crazy-talented illustrious unknowns. When everything finally sounds right, these days, I'm off to Bar Lumière in Cobble Hill to tweak the sound system with the week's new songs, as we ramp up for our opening later this month.
Where are you drinking or dining this weekend?
Weekends have gotten insanely busy for the good spots, again, so I tend to stay hyperlocal where I can always get a seat. That’s either at Supper, watching the cooks Nachon and Pasquale downstairs do their chicken parm dance, or at Lucien for the only authentic rabbit in mustard sauce this side of the Atlantic. (Almost as good as my mom's. Alllllllmost.) Otherwise, Miss Lily's at 7th and A for the ahead-of-the-times Dub playlist straight from Kingston, and the flawless jerk-anything. Rosie's on 2nd and 2nd for as-good-as-Mexico-City flavors. Marylou on St Marks for the perfectly executed French bistro touch. Special mention to Bar Oliver in Chinatown, for spot-on tapas and the non-obnoxious (but high-energy) crowd.
How about a little leisure or culture?
Saturday is Met Museum day, as often as possible. The range of art is stunning. Plus the Mezzanine kitchen serves lovely small plates that are always on point. It's a nice treat for my daughter and myself — both the art and the food.
Speaking of culture, and it does qualify as culture in my book: Sunday is Le Fournil's brunch for the family. Best French bakery in town at the corner of 7th and 2nd Ave. It's like being home. Croissant and pain au chocolat as good as in Clichy or Pontoise. Brave the line, be there at 9a, don’t look at the prices. It's a lot cheaper than a plane ticket to CDG.
Otherwise, I go see the artists I work with play out as much as possible. Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom, Baby's All Right, Elsewhere, Sultan Room. Sometimes MSG. The city’s music scene is rebounding, and there’s always a great band to see. And after the show I try and go see my DJ friends work the crowd at Paul's, Wiggle Room, or JoyFace.
Any weekend getaways?
I'm a concrete jungle spawn so it takes a lot to get me away from the streets. But I recently discovered East Coast skiing in Okemo, Vermont, with my daughter. Obscenely cold yet lovely, and very reminiscent of the lower altitude Alps villages where I learned how to ski a long long time ago in a land far far away. Slightly rougher on the food side though.
What was your last great vacation?
Every summer, my family strives to gather somewhere fun. Last summer was our first gathering with everyone without exceptions in Pipa, a small beach town an hour north of Natal in the Nordeste of Brazil, where secluded beaches are only reachable at low tide with dolphins frolicking in the bay, while you drink the water off coconuts that just fell off a tree that gives you well-needed shade. It's essentially a one-street village in the middle of nowhere, with some of the best restaurants I have been to. Highly recommend.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
It's nerdy, but I just bought a 1980 Korg Trident synthesizer in pristine condition. It's the sound of Weather Report, DJ Premier, and AIR amongst many others. A fan of my records really wanted me to have it and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. So I was weak, and did not refuse. I'm obsessed with it right now. I use it on every song.
What store or service do you always recommend?
I love the Kyte car rental app. They deliver (and pick up) the car to your doorstep and the prices are similar to LGA or JFK rentals. That, combined with Zipcar, guarantees unencumbered mobility without the burden and mental stress of owning a car in the city.
Speaking of mobility, I also love Citi Bike, despite the obnoxious price increases, consistently broken docks, and bikes being seemingly made entirely out of lead. They feel like freight trucks, but there’s nothing like riding down the East River bank on the bike path and passing under the Brooklyn Bridge while looking at the Dumbo skyline and watching the odd sailboat floating along, knowing you're about to score the perfect crèpe au sarasin at the Tin Building. Know what I'm sayin'?
CULTURE & LEISURE • Everything Now
Charlie XCX • Barclays Center (Prospect Heights) • Sat @ 8p • section 8, $279 per
Arcade Fire • Brooklyn Paramount (Downtown) • Sun @ 8p • balcony, $237 per
Rays v Yankees • Yankee Stadium (Bronx) • Sat @ 105p • section 115, $179 per
CULTURE & LEISURE LINKS: Check your Walkman’s batteries, NYC Tape Fair debuts Sunday in Bushwick • American Folk Art Museum closing for renovations • Art bookshop Karma closes in the East Village • Ari Emanuel buys Frieze for reported $200M • The inexorable design challenge of mapping the New York subway system.
GETAWAYS • The Hamptons
Sagg heaven
After a thoughtful multi-year restoration, the Sagaponack General Store has officially reopened with newfound energy thanks to its steward, Mindy Gray, a Sagaponack resident for over 20 years. From the moment I stepped onto its front porch, I sensed the deep care and consideration that went into its reopening, along with a hint of nostalgia. With the delicious aromas of rotisserie chicken and freshly baked bread in the air, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of delight.
The General Store offers a curated selection of farm-grown flowers and vegetables, fresh fruits, specialty items from local purveyors, and a thoughtful range of grocery and household items. The assortment of breads is provided daily by Il Buco and Alpina — the beer pretzel, which is buttery and flaky, almost croissant-like, is the best treat after a three-hour drive from the city.
Also on offer: pre-made entrees and sides that make perfect companions to that rotisserie chicken. I can already picture beach lunches with their sandwiches, especially the turkey BLT. And the abundant candy selection has quickly proved popular with kids and adults alike. Families and neighbors are already gathering on the deck for frozen yogurt, offering a glimpse of the summer evenings to come. For now, Sagaponack General Store is open Wednesday to Sunday, with full summer hours beginning later this month. –Sarah Jackson
→ Sagaponack General Store (Sagaponack) • 542 Sagg Main St • Wed-Sun 7a-7p.
GETAWAYS LINKS: North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025 list revealed • Rounding up this spring’s notable new hotel openings in the Americas • New W Punta Cana set to start welcoming guests starting in June • In the Florida Keys, a classic tiki bar gets a glow-up• The perils of Kyoto, a perfect city.
GETAWAYS • The Nines
Restaurants, Berkshires
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Prairie Whale (Great Barrington), excellent Brooklyn-to-farm-to-table (intel here)