It’s not too bad of a weekend for getting around our area on local subway lines, but you’ll want to watch out for the G train shuttle buses still, plus some more on our lines as you head into Manhattan and beyond. Details via the MTA [http://web.
found
We’re not entirely sure of the story here, but we like it. Photo by madcat1 [http://instagram.com/p/p7OIQGjFv5/?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
Stoops
A photo by bigwideworld [http://instagram.com/p/rXFlxTCjyu/?modal=true] that just about sums up summer in the neighborhood. 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
brooklyn proper
The next time you’ve spent the day in Prospect Park and you’re looking for a bite to eat, you might want to stray slightly off of Prospect Park West to a space that, for some reason, has had difficulty getting attention in the past. But now that Brooklyn
Clam Roll
It’s been almost three years since Littleneck [http://littleneckbrooklyn.com/] helped change the way we think about seafood and the Gowanus Canal. And the cozy restaurant, located at 288 3rd Avenue, just a block away from the toxic Superfund waters, is still serving up some of the best fishy
Phragmites
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Prospect-Park-phragmites.jpg] Looking for a way to give back to our big Brooklyn backyard? Prospect Park is taking steps to fight the invasive phragmites growing on the shorelines of its lake, and it’s in need of volunteers to help. Prospect Park’s newFight the Phrag
Frank DiGiacomo
Neighbors mixed, mingled, and ate free food alongside the NYPD’s 78th Precinct on Tuesday evening at Grand Army Plaza for the National Night Out Against Crime [http://www.natw.org/], an annual event that began in 1984 as an effort to promote police-community partnerships. Local politicians stopped by the
phragmites in Prospect Park
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Prospect-Park-phragmites1.jpg] Looking for a way to give back to our big Brooklyn backyard? Prospect Park is taking steps to fight the invasive phragmites growing on the shorelines of its lake, and it’s in need of volunteers to help. Prospect Park’s newFight the Phrag
buttermilk bakeshop
Grab your fill of monkey buns [/blog/business/sweet-treats-galore-at-new-buttermilk-bakeshop] and coconut passionfruit ice cream [/blog/food/cool-down-with-ice-cream-from-buttermilk-bakeshop] before next week, because Buttermilk Bakeshop [http://www.buttermilkbakeshop.com/] (339 7th Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets) will be taking a little vacation [https://www.facebook.com/buttermilkbakeshopny/photos/a.188991441291314.1073741828.
Grasshoppers
“As I was enjoying this ice cream at the new Ample Hills [/blog/food/ample-hills-new-ice-cream-paradise-opens-in-gowanus], a little green grasshopper was looking for a treat!” writes neighbor Dianna, who shares this photo. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope
Ghost Signs
The view from the backyard at Der Kommissar [http://www.derkommissar.net/], 559 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,
Fight the Phrag
Looking for a way to give back to our big Brooklyn backyard? Prospect Park is taking steps to fight the invasive phragmites growing on the shorelines of its lake, and it’s in need of volunteers to help. Prospect Park’s new Fight the Phrag [http://www.prospectpark.org/about-prospect-park/