New York on Tap 2008
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Union Hall

702 Union St. · at 5th Ave
North Slope, Brooklyn

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 16, 2026.

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Overview

Opened in July 2006 and destined to be a neighborhood classic this enormous and truly grand space features not one but two indoor bocce courts.

History

Two bocce courts and one chimney fire

Union Hall opened in 2006 from the owners of Floyd on Atlantic Avenue, with two bocce ball courts, pub grub and a 100-capacity venue on its lower level1. We said it was destined to be a neighborhood classic, and by 2017 the local press was calling it Park Slope's popular bocce bar2.

That was also the year it was tested: a blaze sparked in the second-story chimney on March 24, 2017, and shut the place down2. It recovered from the damage to its second story and fully reopened that July2.

Today it calls itself a 5,000-square-foot bar, restaurant, and live music and comedy venue in the heart of Park Slope, still at 702 Union Street3.

Sources

  1. brownstoner.com
  2. dnainfo.com
  3. unionhallny.com

Researched October 2026.

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