Neighbors
Warm weather + lack of storage space = stoop sales! We only spotted one area sale this weekend, but if you have one of your own on the horizon, add it to our classifieds section [/classifieds]. We’ll help spread the word in our weekly roundup. Where: 14th Street, between 7th and
brooklyn
In the market for a new rental? Have a large budget? Today’s three homes range in size from 2 to 3 bedrooms, and cost well over $5,000 per month. Check ’em out, and let us know what you think. 360 12th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue [http:
bartel-prichard square
Police say a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach around 1:50am today at Bartel-Pritchard Square, near Prospect Park, a crime that was still affecting the area this morning. Authorities tell us the victim was taken to Lutheran Hospital and is expected to survive. As of this morning, police
4th avenue beer house
We stopped by Gourmet Food Mart [http://www.yelp.com/biz/gourmet-food-mart-brooklyn] (4th Avenue and 11th Street) for a gallon of milk on Thursday, and were greeted with a gigantic wall of beer. Owner Frank Kardar said that the store began expanding its brew line about two months ago, and
just being myself
Take any photos in South Slope recently? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope], tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to us at editor@bklyner.com and we’ll post them on the blog. Looking for a way to
13th Street
Welcome to 5th Avenue 1978, where bell bottoms and t-shirts tucked into your cut-off shorts reigned supreme. J. Michaels, which we caught a glimpse of in a 1941 shot from 12th Street [/blog/history/photo-flashback-5th-avenue-and-12th-street], is apparently still in operation during the late ’70s, and something called Southbrook Farms sits
alex mallett and friends
Whether you’re dying for a drink, or looking for the hippest tots in town, South Slope is the place to be this weekend. Here are our top neighborhood picks Final Green-Wood Happy Hour [/blog/events/last-chance-for-summer-happy-hour-at-green-wood-thursday] When: Thursday, August 22, 6pm to 8pm Where: Green-Wood Cemetery, 25th Street and
subways
It’s the final weekend for the service work on the D, N, and G trains! Coney Island-bound D and N trains skip DeKalb Av, Union St, 4 Av-9 St, Prospect Av, and 25 St Weekends, 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, until August 26 For
google maps
Here’s a fun bit of neighborhood trivia to start off your rainy Thursday. Did you know that the 2011 Open Source Gallery [http://open-source-gallery.org/] soap box workshop is visible on Google Maps [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=306+17th+Street,+Brooklyn&hl=en&ll=40.
dawsoncs84
Photo by dawsoncs84 [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=527433871638505486_21165361#.UhVyW5K-2uI] Take any photos in South Slope recently? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope], tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to us at editor@bklyner.com and we’
Carlos Menchaca
A 38th District Council debate scheduled for Tuesday evening by Transportation Alternatives [http://transalt.org/], Turning Point [http://turningpointbrooklyn.org/] and Purpose ended up being a one-sided affair after incumbent Council Member Sara Gonzalez [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/home.shtml] failed to attend, according to an article
2013 mayoral race
Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio [http://www.billdeblasio.com/] joined supporters, including Park Slope resident and actor Steve Buscemi [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000114/], at Southside Coffee [http://www.yelp.com/biz/southside-coffee-brooklyn] (6th Avenue at 19th Street) for a weekly phone bank [/blog/politics/team-de-blasio-kicks-slope-events-into-high-gear] on Tuesday night,