need a good florist in PH or the slope

Zuzu's Petals, for the supergorgeous non-FTD look
(right across Flatbush...7th Ave and, er, Berkeley or thereabouts)

Flowers by Ron on 4th Ave (Union/Pres) or Midtown Florist if you just want a dozen longstem red

June 5, 1987
ABOUT REAL ESTATE; A FLORIST STARTS A BROOKLYN RENOVATION
By LISA W. FODERARO

For the last 25 years Martin J. Orlofsky has sold chrysanthemums and gladiolus in his flower shop in downtown Brooklyn, at the corner of Fourth and Flatbush Avenues, while the area around him has ridden an economic roller coaster.

When he founded the family business in 1949 - his shop at that time was a block away - the downtown area was a ''triple A'' retail center, ''the Times Square of Brooklyn,'' Mr. Orlofsky said. Later, he remembers, John V. Lindsay, while running for Mayor, used photographs of the same section to depict the dangers of urban decay.

Now downtown Brooklyn is bouncing back, with the help of the impending mixed-use Atlantic Terminal redevelopment project as well as other commercial and residential buildings planned or under construction. And Mr. Orlofsky has become part of that revival as the converter of the vacant 10-building complex -in which his store, Midtown Florist, is situated - into 39 rental apartments.

the rest of the NYT article

It looks like Hibiscus on Vanderbilt does flower arrangements and they deliver. I've never used them, though.

http://www.hibiscusflowershop.com/

Oh wow... that is odd. They're between Dean and Bergen... on the west side of the street (near Redlipstick).

hmm... I walked by their on Sunday and they looked open? Maybe not...

Park Florist on 158 7th Avenue is hands down the best. The owner, Simon and his daughter are pros. They have beautiful fresh cut flowers as well as lush plants and make exquisite arrangements and deliver in Brooklyn. ZuZu's is also great. Fonda knows her stuff, definitely.