160 7th Avenue
Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tutta+Pasta/@40.6721015,-73.9772442,3a,90y,295.26h,81.83t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sStyIuY3zZhb64_Sl89YkGA!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x59f7cfb66b552312!6m1!1e1] Looks like we may lose an Italian standby on 7th Avenue, as the Tutta Pasta
grant
Photo via Citizens Committee for NYC [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/photos/pb.313465326017.-2207520000.1414104258./10152750830536018/?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 more? If
Image courtesy of Citizens Committee for NYC [https://www.facebook.com/citizensnyc/].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 more? If you’ve got a community or school improvement project
315 5th Avenue
In case anyone had any doubt that ‘sNice, the vegetarian- and vegan-friendly cafe on 5th Avenue, was gone for good [/blog/business/snice-appears-to-be-all-cleared-out], a “for rent” sign has appeared in the window. The space at 315 5th Avenue, on the corner of 3rd Street, was closed by the Department of
christmas tree recycling
Now that we’re back to the daily grind following the holidays, it’s also time to consider how to grind up that Christmas tree. The city offers a couple of options that will take your tree and turn it into mulch, which will provide cover for trees around the
caution
Alas, the warning is not about the Christmas tree left out for recycling [/blog/holiday/how-to-recycle-your-christmas-tree-2] — the folks from Du Jour Bakery [http://dujourbakery.com/], located down this block of 5th Avenue, tell us the metal plate on the sidewalk there has caused several falls, which is probably only worse
first snow
Photo by Christine BushStay warm, South Slope! 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’ll post it on the site.
blood drive
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_060105-N-8154G-010_A_hospital_corpsman_with_the_Blood_Donor_Team_from_Portsmouth_Naval_Hospital_takes_samples_of_blood_from_a_donor_for_testing.jpg] If you like the Mets and helping others, then get yourself down to the 72nd
Ninth Street Espresso
For those who don’t want to have to choose between coffee and beer, you’ve now got the best of both worlds in Gowanus. Ninth Street Espresso [http://www.ninthstreetespresso.com/] opened on Monday in the upstairs space at the new Threes Brewing [/blog/business/threes-brewing-hosts-grand-opening-on-december-11], located at 333
discretionary funding
If you’re a member of a not-for-profit organization that is considering applying to receive funding through the City Council Discretionary Budget for fiscal year 2016 [http://council.nyc.gov/html/budget/application.shtml] and you’re based in the 38th District [http://council.nyc.gov/d38/html/members/map.
Image via Martha Speaks [https://www.facebook.com/PBSmarthaspeaks/photos/pb.101682870818.-2207520000.1420570990./10152644410115819/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From a chance to ice skate with Martha the dog to storytimes and birdwatching, there are a lot of
bensonhurst christmas
Source: Flickr/astrozombieNow that we’re back to the daily grind following the holidays, it’s also time to consider how to grind up that Christmas tree. The city offers a couple of options that will take your tree and turn it into mulch, which will provide cover for trees