Transit Changes
We’ve got a lot of changes on our local subways this weekend, so make sure to double check before you go! 2/3 trains run local in both directions between 34 St-Penn Station and Chambers St Weekend, Saturday and Sunday until June 30 Allow for additional travel time. N
transit
We’ve got lots of changes this weekend on the N, R, F and G lines: N and R Trains run via the Q in both directions between Canal St and DeKalb Av Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Jun 22 – 23 No service at Jay St-MetroTech, Court, Whitehall, Rector, Cortlandt Sts
yarn bomb
Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope], tag pics #southslope on Instagram, and if you have questions, tips, or photos to
applewood farm
David and Laura Shea, owners of Applewood Restaurant [http://www.applewoodny.com] (501 11th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue), welcomed two new kids [http://applewoodfarm.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/goat-babies-warning-insanely-cute-pics-included/] into the family last week….goat kids. The six-day-old babies are frolicking all over their East Chatham farm,
Slope Park definitely appears to be rolling toward the finish line. In addition to the jungle gym and swing-looking thing we mentioned last month [/blog/kids/signs-of-life-at-slope-park], the playground now has its preschool equipment assembled, and it looks like the water play area might be ready to go, too. Originally
amazon
Add a little feel good to your next Amazon purchase! PS 295 [http://www.ps295.org] (330 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenue) is taking part in Amazon’s Associates Program [https://affiliate-program.amazon.com], which gives participating schools money for every purchase made using their dedicated link [http:
stephen levin
After last week’s surprise decision by Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] to vote against [/blog/news/community-board-6-votes-against-proposed-4th-avenue-safety-overhaul] the proposed Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] safety overhaul on Fourth Avenue, Council Members Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com] and Stephen Levin
best
As the sun rose over South Slope this morning, we found ourselves in a quandary. Where’s the best place to grab a donut on 5th Avenue? We decided to stop by three of the avenue’s donut destinations, Leske’s Bakery [http://www.leskesbakery.com], 7-Eleven [https://www.7-eleven.
Brian Vitagliano
Neighbor Brian Vitagliano shares another beautiful South Slope sunset with us, this time from 13th Street and 5th Avenue on June 17. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our
community board six
After last week’s surprise decision by Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] to vote against [/blog/transportation/community-board-6-votes-against-4th-ave-safety-overhaul] the proposed Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] safety overhaul on Fourth Avenue, Council Members Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com] and Stephen Levin
performance
Tis the season for free outdoor concerts, and although we’ve got some rain in the forecast for tonight (ugh), the rest of the week [http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Brooklyn+NY+11215:4:US] looks absolutely glorious, so pack up the kids and head over to J.J.
laura scott
We were already well aware that the kids over at PS 10 [http://www.ps10.org] could shake a serious groove thing [/blog/education/ps-10-rocks-students-let-loose-after-2-weeks-of-testing], and now we know why. On Tuesday morning, parents and teachers took to the yard (and the street) for the school’s second annual end-of-year