After several years of construction, it is pretty nice to see the unobstructed view of the 4th Avenue-9th Street subway station overpass this morning! Much of the scaffolding was down when neighbor Jeff Bush, who shares this photo, passed by this morning. Over the summer, the MTA told us they
hungry ghost
Things are moving and shaking along Flatbush Avenue. Here’s a look at some of the recent comings and goings, in case you haven’t been keeping track: * Marco’s [http://marcosbrooklyn.com/], the Franny’s [http://frannysbrooklyn.com/] offshoot that’s been serving amazing pasta [/blog/food/dish-of-the-week-brunch-tagliarini-at-marcos] and
4th avenue-9th street station
After several years of construction, it is pretty nice to see the unobstructed view of the 4th Avenue-9th Street subway station overpass this morning! Much of the scaffolding was down when neighbor Jeff Bush, who shares this photo, passed by this morning. Over the summer, the MTA told us they
There’s still some time to help CHiPS [http://chipsonline.org/], the 4th Avenue organization that provides hot meals and more to families in need, before they wrap up their Giving Tuesday #ChipIn campaign [/blog/volunteering/chip-in-for-giving-tuesday]. CHiPS is asking people to raise money [http://chipsonline.org/2014/10/19/
found
Panda-rific stoop find by savito [http://instagram.com/p/voAMUpvepF/?modal=true] . 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
On behalf of anyone who may have gotten one of these roses, thanks scottmsozmen [http://instagram.com/p/voT5DgyLJ8/?modal=true]! Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or
Crash
A pedestrian was struck by a car on Caton Avenue at East 7th Street this evening, according to the FDNY. The incident occurred around 5:45pm on Thursday, and an FDNY spokesman tells us the victim, a man whose name and age are not yet available, was rushed to Maimonides
A pedestrian was struck by a car on Caton Avenue at East 7th Street this evening, according to the FDNY. The incident occurred around 5:45pm on Thursday, and an FDNY spokesman tells us the victim, a man whose name and age are not yet available, was rushed to Maimonides
Holiday Weekends
If you’re on the hunt for something fun to do this weekend, we’ve got some great suggestions close to home, from a chance to see an unusual museum and drink some free gin, to a dance class at the library, to an opportunity to wail on some giant
The pop-up installation [/blog/events/help-create-a-fantasy-subway-station-at-the-4th-9th-stop] that was scheduled for tomorrow to draw attention to the dismal conditions at the 4th Ave-9th St subway station is still on, but will be taking place at a different location, because it looks like some long-delayed work [/blog/transportation/mta-says-work-at-4th-ave-9th-st-station-should-be-complete-in-4th-quarter-of-2014] is finally starting
Fourth on Fourth
The pop-up installation [/blog/events/help-create-your-fantasy-subway-station-at-the-4th-9th-stop] that was scheduled for tomorrow to draw attention to the dismal conditions at the 4th Ave-9th St subway station is still on, but will be taking place at a different location, because it looks like some long-delayed work [/blog/transportation/after-several-years-work-continues-at-4th-ave-9th-st-station] is finally starting
We don’t want to jinx it, but this looks like a pretty great weekend for getting around the area on our local subway lines. Just a couple changes to look out for, via the MTA [http://web.mta.info/weekender/]: > Norwood-bound D trains skip 155, 161, 167, 170,