Ice Cream Truck
Succumming to his siren song [http://www.mistersoftee.com/userfiles/file/softee_jingle.wav]! Photo by tasheffka [http://instagram.com/p/q8CgCSkWdi/?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
We’ve got a weekend packed with fun (and a lot of free) events in the neighborhood, from a chance to dance to Latin rhythms at Celebrate Brooklyn, to a gathering of Harry Potter fanatics, to a vegan balls cook-off. Details on those and more below. Looking for more family-friendly
Looking for something to do this weekend? With everything from a gangster film version of a Shakespeare play to a free ballet performance in the park, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Here are some of our favorite events from around the neighborhood: Animal Encounter [http://www.prospectpark.org/
Mark your calendars, because the 66th Precinct will host their 2014 National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 5 at PS 105, located at 1031 59th Street, at the corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway, from 5-8:30pm. Developed in 1984, National Night Out [http://www.natw.org] began as
Yuji Ramen
Looks like we’ll be getting some new cemitas around here after all [/blog/business/no-cemitas-for-5th-avenue-but-another-nail-salon]. Popular Smorgasburg [http://www.smorgasburg.com/] vendor Cemita’s Mexican Sandwiches & Tacos [http://cemitasnyc.com] will be setting up a permanent shop inside the Gowanus Whole Foods [http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/brooklyn]
Work on the G train tunnel continues, so getting to Greenpoint and Long Island City remains a bit of a pain, but doable (anyone do it yet — how’d it go?) Details on that and more to look out for this weekend via the MTA [http://web.mta.info/weekender.
missing dog
We’re happy to report that one-year-old Bailey, a shih tzu/terrier mix, has been found after escaping from his home on Argyle Road near Cortelyou this morning, thanks to Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/]. Many thanks to all who shared our original post and kept an eye
Snakes
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Work on the G train tunnel continues, so getting to Greenpoint and Long Island City remains a bit of a pain, but doable (anyone do it yet — how’d it go?) Details on that and more to look out for this weekend via the MTA [http://web.mta.info/weekender.
Gorgeous view in this photograph by neighbor Tom Prendergast [/?s=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 editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll
Catching some zzzzzs in front of Pet Boutique and Supplies [http://www.yelp.com/biz/pet-boutique-and-supplies-brooklyn] on 6th Avenue. 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
spellbound theatre
Spellbound Theatre [http://www.spellboundtheatre.com] is hosting a free Family Arts Day on Thursday, July 31 from 10am-12pm at Washington Park/The Old Stone House with free storytelling, art making, and community building. The theme is “city life,” and you and the kids will enjoy building a busy city