This Week In The Slope: Patrick Stewart Suds, Subway Surfer Sadness, Luke’s Cafe Hooray, And More

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• Citi Bike public hearing scheduled; Local expansion strikes raw nerve in community.

• Subway surfer who died at Fourth Avenue/Ninth Street Station known as photographer with cult following.

• Beer Enthusiast Sir Patrick Stewart? Gowanus’ Other Half Brewery bubbling for interstellar collaboration.

• October 2016 Slope Eats & Drinks: What opened, what closed, and what’s coming soon.

• Gilmore Girls Slope Surprise — Luke’s Diner takes over Sir D’s Lounge.

• Prospect Park on your smart phone? Yup, there’s a (brand new) app for that.

• F Train surfer falls to his death this morning at 4th Avenue & 9th Street.

• Dining Review: Living the Wild gluten-free life.

• 82M in loans spur further 4th Avenue development.

• Why is this Comic Con different from all other Comic Cons?

• City heat laws have gone into effect — tenants urged to know their rights.

• Mayor’s office announces changes to city’s affordable housing lottery.

• Slope & Gowanus Real Estate Roundup: Gilmore Girls edition.

• Now is the time to see the Fall bird migration in our area.

• Greenmarket Recipe Series: Basic Roasted Cauliflower.

• Sweeping changes proposed for Common Core, could mean shifting of gears for state tests.

• Adoptable Animal Of The Week: Leonora the Tuxedo Cat.

• A one of a kind holiday shopping opportunity. (Sponsored)

The Down-Lows from this week, our new round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn.

• Monday, October 3: Christopher Walken’s disembodied head and other stories you shouldn’t miss.

• Tuesday, October 4: Brooklyn DA reveals cancer diagnosis and other stories you shouldn’t miss.

• Wednesday, October 5: Lady Gaga’s Dive Bar Tour in Red Hook and other stories you shouldn’t miss.

• Thursday, October 6: Vladimir Putin hangs out on the Manhattan Bridge and other stories you shouldn’t miss.