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‘No One Has Ever Asked If We Even Want It’: Prickly Public Responds To 16 Miles Of BQX Streetcar Proposal

[L-R] Jeff Peel, project manager at the Department of Transportation and Adam Giambrone, Economic Development Corporation. (Photo by Amy Holiday / BKLYNER)Community members made their feelings known Thursday night over the prospect of theBrooklyn Queens Connecter (BQX), a proposed 16-mile light rail system that would run from Sunset Park to

Animals

The Great PUPkin’s Greatest Hits: Pooches, Puns, And Costumes Make Crowds Howl In Fort Greene

Photo by Amy Holiday / BKLYNERA grumpy bulldog dressed as a Lego, a Pomeranian turned-milkman and a basset hound dressed as a chainsaw were some of the crowd favorites at the 18th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest in Fort Greene Park. On Saturday, October 29, thousands of spectators and hundreds

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Police Called To Scene Of Community Board 6 Meeting After Chaos Erupts Over Citi Bike Expansion

Chaos erupted over the Citi Bike expansion. (Video by Amy Holiday/Park Slope Stoop) Tensions and anger over the recent expansion of Citi Bike interrupted the agenda of Wednesday night’s Community Board 6 General Meeting. What was expected to be an uneventful, quiet read out of the board’s

Business

Uncle Louie G Has Been Screaming For Ice Cream For Over 20 Years

Photo via iamchantastic731There are Park Slope restaurants. And then there are Park Slope institutions. Uncle Louie G’s is one of the latter. Uncle Louie G’s, a homemade Italian ice and ice cream shop with three locations in the Park Slope (319 7th Avenue, 741 Union Street, 402 5th

Education

‘Getting Gowanus Right’: BBQ, Comprometido, And Bridging Gowanus

Photo by Timothy CaldwellThis is the second in a series of articles by Park Slope Stoop documenting the Bridging Gowanus open houses which are taking place in August and September 2016. Read our previous series article here. On Friday, August 19 members of the community gathered for the annual Fifth

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‘Getting Gowanus Right’: Bridging Gowanus Kicks Off Series Of Public Conversations

Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopThe next phase in the Bridging Gowanus community planning process kicked off on Tuesday, August 9 at The Bell House, providing the public an opportunity to share input on the future of the Gowanus neighborhood. Residents, volunteers, business owners and advocates gathered to prioritize