Neighborhood Watch

Half-Price Cocktails at Rosa Mexicano; Back Forty Fires Up Crab Boils

Carroll Gardens: Brooklyn Farmacy has moved out of its soft-open stage and is officially open at 214 Sackett Street. [Brownstoner]


East Village: Back Forty begins taking reservations for its annual summertime crab boils tomorrow at 10 a.m. The menu of blue crabs, greens, cornbread, and dessert will be available every Tuesday through August 31 for $42; reservations can be made online. [Fork in the Road/VV]


Finest Pizza and Deli on Avenue B is closed. [EV Grieve]


Flatiron: Rosa Mexicano offers half-price cocktail and menu specials every Saturday through Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. [Grub Street]

Lower East Side: The Slipper Room celebrates the last night in its current space with a closing party on June 16. The building will then be demolished. [Bowery Boogie]


Prospect Heights: James offers a new bar-snack tasting menu on Monday evenings. The three-course, $18 tasting features a rotating selection of items each week and includes wine pairings. [Grub Street]


Williamsburg: Dressler pastry chef Dalia Jurgensen, Melanie Campbell of Asiadog, and seven other female chefs and mixologists will celebrate Lillet’s special summer label with a cocktail party at Huckleberry Bar on June 22. Tickets can be purchased online; they cost $30 and cover four food tastings and four Lillet cocktails. [Brooklyn Based]

Half-Price Cocktails at Rosa Mexicano; Back Forty Fires Up Crab Boils