banks
If you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day Weekend, we’ve put together a list of places in that will either be closed or operating under a limited schedule. From NYC.gov [http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/allServices.htm?requestType=topService&serviceName=Memorial+Day+Information] :>
meal replacement
We received the below Tweet from Stoop Juice [https://www.facebook.com/StoopJuice] (443 7th Avenue, between 15th and 16th Street) early this morning: > @slopenews [https://twitter.com/slopenews] Is Park Slope ready for a $15.00 smoothie? — Stoop Juice (@stoopjuicecom) May 24, 2013 [https://twitter.com/stoopjuicecom/status/
comfort wear corporation
If you need a pair of shoes, 5th Avenue is apparently the place to be. The new store under construction [/blog/business/retail-space-coming-to-484-5th-avenue] at 484 5th Avenue (between 11th and 12th Street) has been making fast work of their renovation, and a representative told us last night that we’ve
A+E
Looks likes The 5th Estate [http://fifthestatebar.com] (506 5th Avenue, between 12th and 13th Street) is going to be the setting of an upcoming A+E [http://www.aenetworks.com] show called Ten Things You Didn’t Know About. Don’t go in tonight unless you wanna be on
Barbes
From Prohibition jazz to a pig on a spit, South Slope is the place to be this Memorial Day Weekend: The Milkman and Sons [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=585122774851745&set=a.203788546318505.49857.114010771962950&type=1&theater] When: Thursday May 23, 10pm Where: Cafe
barbecue
It’s almost Memorial Day Weekend, y’all! If you’re already scouting out the perfect BBQ spot somewhere between Harmony Playground and Bartel-Pritchard Square (designated BBQ and picnic locations can be found on the above map [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/interactive-map?cat=barbecue_areas,picnic_areas] ), you might
bill roundy
Did you see cartoonist Bill Roundy’s [http://comics.billroundy.com] review of Supercollider [https://www.facebook.com/supercolliderbrooklyn?ref=stream] (609 4th Ave, between 17th and 18th Streets) in The Brooklyn Paper [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/19/bp_barscrawl_2013_05_10_bk.html] earlier this month?
a beautiful way to go
If you’re itching to visit the new Green-Wood [http://www.green-wood.com] exhibit, A Beautiful Way to Go [/blog/history/green-woods-a-beautiful-way-to-go-opens-at-mcny-may-15], currently on display at the Museum of the City of New York [http://www.mcny.org/] (1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street in Manhattan), LivingSocial [https://www.livingsocial.
cancer
When disasters strike, the call to donate blood is immediate and necessary, but it’s equally as important to ensure that our community supply remains at a steady level throughout the year. Families across the city depend on these donations as they face what is oftentimes their darkest hour, and
not a potty stop
An important reminder for us all. Keep up with the neighborhood all week: 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
emergencies
Monday’s tragic tornado in Oklahoma [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/us/oklahoma-tornado.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] is a violent reminder that tornado season is upon us. Although they’re not as common here in the Northeast, the last few years have certainly driven home the
freddy's bar
Freddy’s Bar [http://freddysbar.com/events/460/dive-comedy-open-mic/] is set to host a free BBQ at 2pm on Monday, May 27, where guests are invited to “bring what you want or eat what we have.” In addition look for $3 tap beer, and $2 PBR and Highlife. The fun