A SLICE OF BROOKLYN AT THE SEAPORT
Get it? A. wrote to say he did the loop walk around The Battery and noticed that Di Fara Pizza — only the third outpost for the famous Brooklyn pizza company founded in Midwood in 1965 — has opened. It’s at 108 South Street, across from Pier 17, and is open Monday to Thursday, noon to 9p, and Friday to Sunday, noon to 10p. I will get over there soon; in the meantime A. said he got a big slice for $5 and there’s outdoor seating and a bar upstairs. (Interesting and not-local Trump reference in the Instagram caption, but maybe no shocker.)

 

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CITY OF WATER DAY THIS WEEKEND
The annual City of Water Day will be offering events throughout the region this Saturday, July 16, with several events in the neighborhood: Friends of + Pool will have a pop-up exhibit at Pier 17 as well as walking tours around the area; the Billion Oyster Project will have events on Governors Island; and worth a walk up to Chelsea, New York Outrigger is offering six-man Hawaiian outrigger paddling from noon to 2 at Pier 66. See more info here.

INDIAN TAKEOVER AT CROWN SHY
On July 11, July 25 and August 8, Crown Shy culinary director Jassimran Singh will swap out the menu and offer an entirely new set menu ($95 per person) featuring the North India-inspired food of his childhood. Jassimran was born in New Delhi; his father’s shop was a few doors from Daryaganj Restaurant, a progenitor of tandoori cooking and the birthplace of butter chicken. When Jassimran was 19, he moved to Australia where he started his career at Maze by Gordon Ramsay. About a decade later, he emigrated to Queens and now here he is, in Fidi.

HALL DES LUMIERES OPENS SEPT. 14
The Hall des Lumières — an immersive video art experience venue at 49 Chambers — will open Sept. 14 with its first show based on the work of Gustav Klimt. The project is a joint venture between Culturespaces, the French private manager of museums and cultural heritage sites and the producer of Atelier des Lumières in Paris, and the media company IMG. Tickets start at $30 for adults and $15 for under 16 and are on sale now.