If you couldn’t find a trash can in a subway station, would you hold onto your trash until you found one someplace else? That’s what the MTA is banking on, as it announced this week it will remove more trash cans from stations [http://new.mta.info/news/
Bark Hot Dogs
With the Super Bowl taking place in New Jersey this Sunday, February 2, if you’re looking for a place to watch, your best bet may be to stick close to home and avoid the tourists who’ve come to check out the madness. Thankfully, Park Slope is rich with
An old grocery store sign was spotted over the weekend at 86 5th Avenue, above the space that’s between Pure Bistro [http://www.purebistrobrooklyn.com/] and The Chocolate Room [http://www.thechocolateroombrooklyn.com/] (which isn’t The Chocolate Room anymore, as their last day in that space was Sunday,
subway platforms
If you couldn’t find a trash can in a subway station, would you hold onto your trash until you found one someplace else? That’s what the MTA is banking on, as it announced this week it will remove more trash cans from stations [http://new.mta.info/news/
fireworks
In case anyone was still wondering about what all the noise was about last night, kiwi_hart [http://instagram.com/p/jsjC1PPVuw/] got a nice photo of the fireworks show over near Liberty Island for a Super Bowl kick-off party, as seen from Park Slope! Take any photos in Park
Looking for some fun events to enjoy with the kids this week? We’ve got some good ones coming up in the neighborhood: Story Play [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/record=g1009545&searchscope=47&SORT2=R] When: Wednesday, January 29, 1:30pm Where: Park Slope Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.
Snakes
Imagine how surprised the employees of Finest Towing and Autobody [http://www.yelp.com/biz/finest-towing-and-autobody-inc-brooklyn] were when they stepped out of their shop, noticed some bags were moving next to a dumpster, and discovered three large boa constrictors inside! (Note to self: never peek through those boxes marked “free”
discussion
This Thursday, January 30 at 6:30pm, the PS 321 [http://www.ps321.org] Parents’ Diversity Committee is hosting a roundtable discussion called Gentrification in Brooklyn [http://www.ps321.org/blogs/diversitymatters/post/Gentrification-in-Brooklyn]. A panel featuring three sociology professors from area colleges will: …address the changes in our neighborhoods
9/11
As appreciations and memorials for legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who died last night at the age of 94 [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/music/pete-seeger-songwriter-and-champion-of-folk-music-dies-at-94.html?_r=0] , roll out around the country, we’d like to join in with a brief look at one day
Bookstores
Third Factory [http://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/news/third-factory-a-temporary-storefront/], a temporary bookstore, workspace, and print gallery from Ugly Duckling Presse [http://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/] recently opened in the storefront of the Old American Can Factory at 242 3rd Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues. In addition to selling books, chapbooks, letterpress
After receiving a lot of flack for not issuing a single ticket for speeding [/blog/crime/apparently-no-drivers-are-speeding-in-park-slope] one month last year, the 78th Precinct seems to be stepping up its game in 2014. They’re currently running “failure-to-yield” stings in our area, and have issued 16 summonses to drivers since
Get ready for another deep freeze, as today’s comparatively balmy temperatures have been dropping. Today’s high was 43 degrees; Wednesday’s high is only 18 degrees. Photo by winstonphotography [http://instagram.com/p/jpGAczEeZX/] — be sure to check out more of commercial and wedding photographer Stephen Churchill’s