drivers
Starting last night, the NYPD will be cracking down on people using cell phones while driving and failing to yield to pedestrians in a citywide initiative that will run through midnight Tuesday, and then again for another 24 hours starting at midnight on Friday, May 16. The use of a
Summonses
Starting last night, the NYPD will be cracking down on people using cell phones while driving and failing to yield to pedestrians in a citywide initiative that will run through midnight Tuesday, and then again for another 24 hours starting at midnight on Friday, May 16. The use of a
chess
Please join us in congratulating the PS/MS 282 [http://282parkslope.com/282/] Royal Panthers chess team [https://www.facebook.com/282chess], which had an amazing weekend at the 2014 National Elementary Championship [http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2014/elem/?page=RESULTS] in Dallas, TX. These kids are incredible [/?s=
film crews
The movie and TV industry is booming in New York City, which is something we see on local streets fairly regularly — from GIRLS [/blog/tag/girls] to The Black Box [/blog/tag/the-black-box] to Boardwalk Empire [/blog/tag/boardwalk-empire] and now The Great Gilly Hopkins [/blog/art-music/the-great-gilly-hopkins-is-filming-this-wednesday-through-sunday-in-prospect-park-south] , we’re
texting
Starting last night, the NYPD will be cracking down on people using cell phones while driving and failing to yield to pedestrians in a citywide initiative that will run through midnight Tuesday, and then again for another 24 hours starting at midnight on Friday, May 16. The use of a
Cog & Pearl [http://cogandpearl.com/store/], the handmade gift boutique at 190 5th Avenue that suffered a devastating electrical fire [/blog/crime/fire-devastates-cog-pearl-unclear-when-it-will-reopen] earlier this month, says on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/cogandpearl/posts/761084517255558] that they’ve spent the past week taking stock of the damage, and
1st Street
Spotted on 1st Street off 7th Avenue. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to thePark Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow us on
“I thought I was back in the ’70s when I walked down 12th St just below 5th Ave this morning,” says neighbor Tom Prendergast [/?s=tom+prendergast], who shares this photo. Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/
Look out for Muppets along 5th Avenue, as it appears Park Slope will be featured on a segment of the popular PBS children’s television program Sesame Street. Neighbor Christine spotted signs along 5th Avenue from 2nd to 5th Streets announcing something called WOTS will be shooting on Tuesday, May
FasTrack service is hitting the G train at night this week, which means it’s not running between Bedford/Nostrand and Church Avenue, so you’ll have to deal with shuttle buses and/or the F instead. Details on that and more from the MTA: No G trains between Bedford-Nostrand
Reagan Youth
From a quiz show featuring a film critic, to a performance by a seminal NYC punk rock band, to a reading from a bestselling author of a parenting book, there are some interesting things to do this week right in the neighborhood. Details on those events and more: Ask Me
The movie and TV industry is booming in New York City, which is something we see on local streets fairly regularly — from Anchorman 2 [/blog/news/anchorman-sequel-filming-on-3rd-street-next-week] to The Americans [/blog/art-music/the-americans-to-film-on-prospect-park-west] to Orange Is the New Black [/blog/art-music/photos-from-the-set-of-orange-is-the-new-black] to brand new pilots [/blog/art-music/the-mysteries-of-laura-transforms-poly-prep], we’