Pure Essentials
Pure Essentials [http://www.pureessentials189.com/], a health and beauty shop you may be familiar with from its location on the corner of 7th Avenue and 2nd Street, has just opened a second location [/blog/business/pure-essentials-the-modern-chemist-both-opening-second-locations] at 234 5th Avenue, between President and Carroll, the newly remodeled space that
[http://instagram.com/p/mQWyVsuW85/] Oh no(se)! A face that always seems happy to see us on 1st Street [/blog/photos/photo-of-the-day-lets-face-it] has lost its nose and mouth, and kids are pretty sad about it, according to this note on the tree photographed by rachelinem [http://instagram.com/p/
Bergen Street Comics
Looking for some fun events to enjoy with the kids this week? A chance to meet a comics superstar, poetry-inspired crafts, a school fundraiser with tons of music (and brunch!), and more good stuff is coming up in the neighborhood. Details on those below, and for more of what’s
The tiny new joint Wangs quietly opened over the weekend at 671 Union Street, just off of 4th Avenue, in the space that used to house Falafilo. Though they’re still working out some details, they’re open for business and ready to serve up their Asian spin on Southern
CAMBA Park Slope Women's Shelter
We count ourselves lucky to have an organization like CAMBA [https://www.camba.org/] in the community, which is why we have partnered with them this year for the CAMBA Healthy Way 5k [http://camba.org/Support/HealthyWay5k/tabid/571/menuheader/101/submenuheader/101/Default.aspx] fundraiser. We hope you
Jeopardy
Maria Wenglinsky, a teacher at St. Saviour High School [http://www.stsaviour.org/] (588 6th Street) for nearly 15 years, is also notable for her winning stints on the TV game show Jeopardy [http://www.jeopardy.com/], and she’ll be back for more in an appearance on the show’
In just over a month, you’ll be able to put your separated banana peels and coffee grounds curbside to be kept out of landfills and turned into compost instead. The expanded organics collection pilot program [/blog/sanitation/organic-waste-recycling-pilot-program-to-expand-into-park-slope] will begin picking up in parts of Park Slope beginning the
In just over a month, you’ll be able to put your separated banana peels and coffee grounds curbside to be kept out of landfills and turned into compost instead. The expanded organics collection pilot program [/blog/sanitation/organic-waste-recycling-pilot-program-to-expand-into-park-slope] will begin picking up in sections of South and Park Slope
What a long strange stem it’s been. Photo by etymologyjewelry [http://instagram.com/p/mN4kf3S7Li/]. Take any photos in Park Slope lately? 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,
It’s finally starting to feel a bit like spring this week, so get out and enjoy it! From a new stand-up comedy series to a poetry slam, from a screening of Dog Day Afternoon to a chance for puppies to mingle, there’s a lot to do in the
You’ve probably walked down the block-long stretch of 7th Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets in front of the John Jay educational complex [http://insideschools.org/high/browse/school/1411] a thousand times, never really giving it much thought — aside from a few street trees, it’s a pretty
Compost for Brooklyn
Need a little more green in your life? Neighbors are invited to pick up a free tree at Compost for Brooklyn [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/], thanks to the New York Restoration Project [http://www.nyrp.org/Greening_Sustainability/MillionTreesNYC/Tree_Giveaways], this Sunday, April 6 from 12-2pm at the garden on