Park Slope BID a Small Business Saturday Star

A handful of Park Slope shopkeepers are starring in a national ad campaign for Small Business Saturday, the “shop local” alternative to corporate retail’s Black Friday doorbusters.

The national promotion, created by credit card giant American Express, highlights mom and pop shops and boutiques in Park Slope's Fifth Ave. Business Improvement District, from 18th St. to the Barclays Center, as a

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5th Annual Small Business Saturday

This year, Small Business Saturday events will take place on Nov. 29 in communities across the U.S.  Small Business Saturday has emerged in just five years as the kickoff date for the holiday shopping season.



As an incentive for local merchants, American Express has again partnered with national advocacy organizations to recruit Neighborhood Champions in more than 2,000 American communities

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