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Brooklyn Magazine | 7 Sober Date Ideas for Dry January and Beyond
January 27, 2025
https://www.bkmag.com/2025/01/27/best-sober-date-spots-brooklyn/
“Upon landing on the Recess Grove website, there’s a suggestion in all lowercase letters: “move slow and make things.” Don’t mind if we do. Part cafe, part pre-school craft table, part respite from the world burning, Recess Grove was established as a place to flex your creative muscle and chill the f*ck out.
Visitors can either go low stakes and pull up to the cafe or put a little effort in (and you should definitely put forth the effort) and sign up for one of their supported art sessions where you can draw, mingle, paint a mural with everyone there, and learn to knit. They also have fun workshops like intro to woodworking and drawing for beginners or building a bouquet. Recess Grove is a fun, relaxing date idea where you can exercise a little parallel play and get to know each other (and your creativity) in different ways.”
- Brooklyn Magazine
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“walking into recess grove felt bright and open. The space is a creative person's dream. There are art supplies and books and a little station where you can send art/letters to a friend—stamps provided. The counters and tables were all handcrafted by the owners and everywhere you turn there is a charming new detail you hadn’t noticed before.”
“…For the rest of the class, we moved seamlessly together, as if we’d all signed up for the course together, as if we were all friends from the start. If recess grove is aiming for building community, they’re certainly on the right track from my experience.”
Greenpointers | New Creative Space Recess Grove Opens on Grand Street