Der Kommissar
Fans of beer and tubed meat rejoice, for the time is nigh to get your Oktoberfest celebrations on. Not sure where to start? Your good friends at South Slope News are here to help. Paul Molnar from South [http://southpubnyc.com/], located on 5th Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets,
Jay-Z
We may be a hop, skip and a jump away from the epicenter, but there’s certainly a chance that tonight’s Barclays Center opening [http://www.barclayscenter.com/] , which was met with protests [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/nyregion/barclays-centers-opening-is-met-with-protests.html] earlier today, could stretch traffic into
attack
When it rains, it pours. A B67 bus driver was attacked with a hot cup of coffee Thursday morning at the 7th Avenue and Prospect Avenue stop. The MTA told CBS New York [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/09/27/police-search-for-man-accused-of-assaulting-mta-bus-driver-with-hot-coffee/] that, “The driver operating the B67 bus asked a
Fathers
Who needs an elevator when you’ve got Daddy? Taken from the Prospect Avenue R subway station. Have a stellar photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], and we’ll post it
7-Eleven
Everyone loves free…especially when it’s a favorite vice, coffee! 7-Eleven stores will be giving customers one free large cup of coffee [http://www.7-eleven.com/Inside-7-Eleven/Promotions/Default.aspx] tomorrow from 6-10am. The fine print notes that this excludes iced coffee, but we can live with that. Be
23rd Street
Spot any cones on 6th or 7th Avenues? How about 23rd Street? Community Board 7 [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/] reports that Con Ed will be doing an additional two weeks of work on a project started last weekend. Aaron Brashear (Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights [http://www.ccgreenwoodhts.com/] and
claw machine
Maybe I’ve seen Toy Story one too many times, but doesn’t that little giraffe there on the bottom look like he (or she) desperately wants to go home with you? Potential rescuers should be directed to the claw machine on 5th Avenue and 21st Street. Have a stellar
tape
The 72nd Precinct has released video footage [http://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=334703&position=1&news_type=news] , aired yesterday on News 12, that purportedly shows the Green-Wood Cemetery vandal hopping over the 5th Avenue and 25th Street entrance gate. Green-Wood historian Jeff Richmond recently noted
fifth avenue
Good news, South Slope and beyond! After Sunday night’s fire [/blog/business/fire-at-has-beans-on-5th-avenue], which is reportedly still under investigation, Has Beans, located on 5th Avenue between 17th and 18th Street, is back and ready to welcome a booming crowd of caffeine loving Brooklynites. I stopped by this morning and,
Ice Cream Truck
Oh, Mister Softee. How your siren song never fails to ignite an immediate desire for something frozen and delicious. Have a stellar photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], and we’ll
Daniel Goldstein
Neighbor Daniel Goldstein [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/nyregion/for-daniel-goldstein-a-real-estate-battle-on-a-smaller-scale.html] , better known as the guy who didn’t want to leave his Prospect Heights pad when the Barclays steamrollers were waiting at the door, is now playing the role of big developer as neighbors cry foul over
Aaron Brashear
It’s an inevitable fact of life that, at some point, every New Yorker will become stranded on the median as motorists attempt to break speed records on either side. This predicament can unnerve even then toughest of city folk…especially if the strip of concrete you’re standing on