Council Member Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/] is joining other members of the City Council [http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2014/08/26/city-council-give-1-32-million-food-pantries/] to replenish the stocks of local food pantries around NYC, and you can help. Lander is holding a food drive through the end of
block parties
We are in the middle of block party season, which means a lot of fun with your neighbors — but also some hassles for parking and traveling around the area. To give you a heads up, we’ll be rounding up a list of street closures for block parties each month
chalk art
Enjoying a slice by the lake in Prospect Park. 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’ll post them here. Also,
accurate photo
Spotted in the window of Accurate Photo Shop [http://accuratephotoshop.com/] on 5th Avenue. 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
As a lot of people head out of town for the long weekend, you might start to feel like you’ve got the whole city to yourself — so why not make the most of it! If you’re looking for something to do, you’ll find plenty nearby, from an
We are still in the middle of block party season, which means a lot of fun with your neighbors — but also some hassles for parking and traveling around the area. To give you a heads up, we’ll be rounding up a list of street closures for block parties each
jobs
The Chocolate Room [http://thechocolateroombrooklyn.com/] looks like it’s just putting in the finishing touches on its new space [/blog/food/the-chocolate-room-in-pop-up-space-until-move-up-5th-avenue] at 51 5th Avenue, between Bergen and St Marks. A note on their website says they’ll be opening in August, and since we’re just a
sanitation
While we wait for City Council to help eliminate clothing donation bins [/blog/sanitation/city-council-holds-public-hearings-on-new-bill-against-illegal-clothing-donation-bins] from being repeatedly, illegally placed on public sidewalks, our neighborhood continues to be a target for them [/?s=clothing+donation+bin], and for the mess they attract. The bin pictured above has been in front
4th avenue development
About a month ago, we saw the closure of Brooklyn Finest Market [/blog/business/gates-down-at-4th-avenues-brooklyn-finest-market], located at 550 4th Avenue, on the corner of 15th Street, and as many of you guessed, we’re getting another tall residential building in its place. Developer Brookland Capital has purchased adjacent properties from
Ready for the long weekend? If you’re looking to get around town by subway, things aren’t looking too bad — just remember that on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, subways and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule. As for our local lines, here’s what to look out
Ready for the long weekend? If you’re looking to get around town by subway, things aren’t looking too bad — just remember that on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, subways and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule. As for our local lines, here’s what to look out
Math
Mathnasium [http://www.mathnasium.com/], a learning center founded in 2002 to tutor kids in math, is opening up a Park Slope location [http://www.mathnasium.com/parkslope] just in time for the new school year. They’re moving into the storefront at 361 5th Avenue, between 5th and 6th