312 7th Avenue
Photo by David HyattOne of the last (dare we say “dive”?) bars in the neighborhood where you can get a cheap beer and watch a game and it’s unlikely you’ll ever trip over a stroller, 7th Avenue’s Old Carriage Inn [http://oldcarriageinn.blogspot.com/] has been closed
forth on fourth avenue
Want to make sure your Christmas tree becomes mulch, but don’t want to drag it to one of the MulchFest locations [/blog/holiday/how-to-recycle-your-christmas-tree-2]? If you live close to 4th Avenue, you’ve got a great alternative coming up this weekend. On Sunday, January 11 from 9-10:30am, GreenSpace
Citizens Committee for New York City
[https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1420726863./10152657283111018/?type=3&theater] Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1420726863./10152657283111018/?type=3&theater] Working on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to organize
Center for Community Health
Following a legal challenge by neighborhood group Preserve Park Slope [http://www.preserveparkslope.org/], New York Methodist Hospital’s proposed new Center for Community Health [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion] will be built, but will be significantly different than planned. This morning the two parties announced the settlement of litigation [http://www.
beautification
[https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1420726680./10152837625781018/?type=3&theater] Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1420726680./10152837625781018/?type=3&theater] Working on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to
neighborhood improvement
Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1414010135./10152837625781018/?type=3&theater] Working on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to organize tenants to advocate for better housing conditions? Hoping to get your elementary school to recycle
Applications
Source: Citizens Committee for New York CityWorking on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to organize tenants to advocate for better housing conditions? Hoping to get your elementary school to recycle more? If you’ve got a community or school improvement project that needs funding, the Citizens Committee
moon
Photo by Emily KasmarFor those up in the wee small hours, you may have seen an awesome moon for the past few nights — and for those who’ve missed it, we’re lucky that neighbor Emily Kasmar caught this photo of it at about 6:30am the other day, looking
Photo by franken_thaler_stein [http://instagram.com/p/xkF2B-hMz1/?modal=true] Thinking that despite the looks of it, it’s probably warmer on the other side of those doors today. Photo by franken_thaler_stein [http://instagram.com/p/xkF2B-hMz1/?modal=true]. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately?
322 5th Avenue
Local real estate company Brenton Realty [http://www.brentonrealty.com/] has done a little house hunting of its own recently, and just moved its office to a new space across 5th Avenue. Previously at 322 5th Avenue, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, Brenton moved to the new space half a
471 16th Street
After being open only five months, Brooklyn Proper closed it doors just before Christmas. As a commenter noted on our roundup of businesses that opened and closed in 2014 [/blog/business/south-slope-year-in-review-business-openings-closings], the small restaurant, which opened at the end of July [/blog/business/brooklyn-proper-brings-seasonal-eats-creative-cocktails-to-16th-street] at 471 16th Street, between
Citizens' Committee for New York
Photo via Citizens Committee for New York City [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1414010135./10152837625781018/?type=3&theater] Working on transforming an empty lot into a garden? Trying to organize tenants to advocate for better housing conditions? Hoping to get your elementary school to recycle