Brooklyn blogger, Callalillie, has the dope on where the new Whole Foods is going up in Park Slope. She even has sketches!! Check it out. Y’know that old mansion (or whatever that is) on the corner of Third Avenue and Third Street…

On New Year’s Eve, Brooklyn Borough Hall will show off the capabilities of the their new high- tech lighting system. The night’s show, "Fantasy," described by a spokesperson as "a choregraphed dance of different colored lights." Read all about it in last week’s City Section.

Liberty Heights Tap Room in Red Hook is having a Family New Year’s bash with Cool and Unusual Punishment. Food, non-alcoholic drinks and teen bands. The fun starts at 8:30…

And of course, the 24th annual fireworks display in Prospect
Park. Best locations for viewing the fireworks include anywhere in
Grand Army Plaza, inside the park on the West Drive, and along Prospect
Park West and nearby side streets. Just before midnight. Also, Deja Blu
(10-piece big band) plays at 11 pm.

Great way to Run in the New Year: Slope Sports and Brooklyn’s
Road Runners Club host a healthy way to ring in the new year. Start and
finish line at the Grand Army Plaza entrance of Prospect Park.
Post-race party at Burrito Bar and Kitchen. $20 entry fee. 11:15 pm.
Walkers welcome.