john jay
Following concerns raised by a neighbor at a police community meeting last week, the John Jay Educational Complex will hold a town hall meeting tonight to discuss how the police deal with teens in the area. As was first reported by DNAinfo [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141001/park-slope/park-slope-police-tell-black-teens-get-out-of-neighborhood-witness]
classes
If you see a woman hauling what appears to be a cannon into Prospect Park at night, don’t worry — she’s not trying to blow anything up, she’s just trying to blow minds. Meet Irene Pease, aka the Friendly Neighborhood Astronomer [http://friendlyneighborhoodastronomer.com/], a professional amateur astronomer
It might be bare bones, but people were dying to get on the guest list. Photo by phillygsteak [http://instagram.com/p/t8VuEaNmLO/?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.
tom prendergast
Watch out for this guy on 11th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues! Photo by neighbor Tom Prendergast. 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
If you see a woman hauling what appears to be a cannon into Prospect Park at night, don’t worry — she’s not trying to blow anything up, she’s just trying to blow minds. Meet Irene Pease, aka the Friendly Neighborhood Astronomer [http://friendlyneighborhoodastronomer.com/], a professional amateur astronomer
kings county fiber festival
There are a whole bunch of fun events coming up in the neighborhood this weekend — from the third annual Kings County Fiber Festival to a Rocky Horror opera. That, and so much more, so get out there and enjoy something interesting. And if you’re looking for more kid-friendly stuff
threes brewing
If you haven’t seen neighbor Justin Israelson around Sycamore [http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/] too much lately, there’s a good reason — he’s been working on a giant new brewpub in Gowanus, which is getting set to open in November. Threes Brewing [http://threesbrewing.com/], a project by him
Not a bad weekend for subway service in our area — just expect longer waits for the G train. Details on that and more changes via the MTA [http://web.mta.info/weekender/]: > G service operates every 20 minutes between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs Weekend, 5:30am to 11pm,
333 Douglass Street
The Gowanus is about to overflow with beer! A brewery serving up top-notch coffee, wood-fired eats, and live music in 5,000-square-feet of warehouse space is putting on the finishing touches as it gets ready to open in November. But we’ve got a sneak peek at Threes Brewing, the
Not a bad weekend for subway service in our area — just watch out for the 2/3/4, which are skipping local stops again (and the date for completion just keeps changing to one further away), and expect longer waits for the G train. Details on those and more changes
Any guesses about where in the neighborhood you can see this piece of art? 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 tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’
Torres Tattos
One of our favorite murals in the neighborhood: This sweet rendition of Mexico’s coat of arms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Mexico] on the roll-down gate outside of Torres Tattos [http://torrestattoos.com/] on 5th Avenue. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it