b6 transportation committee
MTA’s proposed 7th Avenue subway station renovations. (Photo via MTA [http://www.mta.info])There was little peace and tranquility during an MTA presentation at Red Hook’s Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church [http://visitationbvm-brooklyn.org/], host to the Community Board 6 Transportation/Public Safety Committee Meeting
long meadow
Photo via Brooklyn Visual Heritage [http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/flatbush-vanquishes-bay-ridge]It was a fight to the finish in the Prospect Park’s Long Meadow [https://www.prospectpark.org/visit-the-park/park-map/points-interest/points-interest-long-meadow/] . And Flatbush got the best of Bay Ridge in a tug o’ war during day camp. Taken in
427B 7th Avenue
Photo by South Slope NewsThe intimate La Botaneria [http://www.labotaneria.com/] (427 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets) called it quits in early August. The 24-seat restaurant was known for botanas, the snacks that are served with drinks at bars and in homes in Mexico City. “It just
11th street
Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope NewsJust some plants hanging around on 11th Street near 5th Avenue watching the neighbors walk by. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram,
artwork
Photo by Debra Van EnkenvoortOur neighbor Debra Van Enkenvoort came across this artwork catching the last rays of the evening sun while walking her Jack Russell and looking for birds up in the trees at Prospect Park [https://www.prospectpark.org/], near the Zucker Natural Exploration Area [https://www.prospectpark.
ari hoenig
First Life, 2015. Photograph by Amy Williams. (courtesy of Amy Williams)The fall is getting closer! If you’re hanging around the Slope this weekend and looking for adventure, we’ve got everything from an exhibition by a local photographer, to live jazz, as well as theater in a garden.
concerts
Andrew Tuzhilin and Frank Gallo of Rolie Polie Guacamole. (Photo by Kyle Depew) Kids + Indie = Kindie. And Brooklyn-based Rolie Polie Guacamole [http://www.roliepolieguacamole.com/] dish out some of the best of that very particular brand of music. Andrew Tuzhilin, Frank Gallo, and Peter Barr are coming to town to
195 5th Avenue
Photo by Park Slope StoopA prime piece of real estate has sat empty for a long time. A surprisingly long time. The former Zito’s Sandwich Shoppe space at 300 7th Avenue (between 7th and 8th Streets) is convenient located near the F/G stop, Methodist Hospital, and Millennium High
Guy Fawkes mask
Photo by Mary BakijaGuy Fawkes is feeling hopeful on 4th Avenue. Or is he? Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’
1 Prospect Park West
Photo by Tom PrendergastAn entrepreneur and her icons at 1 Prospect Park West. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’
Community Board 6 Transportation Committee
Photo by Park Slope StoopOn Thursday, September 17, the Community Board Meeting 6 Transportation Committee [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/committees/?a=detail&content_id=55] will hear from MTA [http://www.mta.info/] officials about proposed improvements and upgrades to Park Slope’s 7th Avenue F/G subway station.
Photo by Park Slope StoopOn Thursday, September 17, the Community Board Meeting 6 Transportation Committee [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/committees/?a=detail&content_id=55] will hear from MTA [http://www.mta.info/] officials about proposed improvements and upgrades to Park Slope’s 7th Avenue F/G subway station.