MS 51
Today Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named veteran educator Carmen Fariña to be his schools chancellor [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/30/mayor-elect-de-blasio-announcement/], and he chose to make the announcement right here in Park Slope at MS 51 [http://www.ms51.org/], which his kids had attended. Fariña also has
It’s been another busy year for businesses coming to and heading out of Park Slope. Frozen yogurt [/blog/food/flavors-toppings-tartness-the-definitive-guide-to-park-slope-frozen-yogurt] was still, somehow, in the forefront, but oysters [/blog/food/now-open-grand-central-oyster-bar-brooklyn], barbecue [/blog/food/pitmasters-in-park-slope], porridge [/blog/food/comfort-food-redesigned-brooklyn-porridge-co-comes-to-park-slope], and an enormous supermarket [/blog/business/gowanus-whole-foods-opens
There are a few changes to local subway lines to note for New Year’s Eve and Day this Tuesday and Wednesday: New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31 If you’re heading into Times Square or may be around the Barclays Center on New Year’s Eve (there’s
There are a few changes to local subway lines to note for New Year’s Eve and Day this Tuesday and Wednesday: New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31If you’re heading into Times Square or may be around the Barclays Center on New Year’s Eve (there’s a
The Walk-In Cookbook
The Walk-In Cookbook [http://walkincookbook.com/], the unique cooking shop [/blog/food/now-open-the-walk-in-cookbook] at 72 7th Avenue, has announced a winter 2014 event series [http://walkincookbook.com/cooking/] in support of CHiPS [http://chipsonline.org/], the soup kitchen and women’s shelter located at 200 4th Avenue. They’ve invited
One of our favorite little architectural details in the neighborhood is at knee-level, on the 10th Street side of Hanco’s [http://hancosny.com/]. Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram,
psychics
Or, more specifically, in your palm, at least according to the sign outside of the psychic on 7th Avenue between Carroll and Garfield. Take any photos in Park Slope this weekend? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/
The last full week of 2013 seemed pretty sleepy in the neighborhood, and we’re plenty happy with that. Hope you’re enjoying quiet streets and the end of the year! Keep up with neighborhood news every week in 2014 — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheStoopBK], Facebook [https:
Weekly Rewind
Keep up to date with the neighborhood all week by subscribing to our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , liking us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], following us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews] and Instagram [http://instagram.com/southslopenews], joining our
You’ve got to get up pretty early in the morning to see the sunrise in Prospect Park, as photographer jenniferhelm [http://instagram.com/p/ibRy0tARMR/] clearly knows well. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them toeditor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” says photographer cyncity885 [http://instagram.com/p/ibRj1DnNHU/]. Snap any local photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to us at editor@bklyner.
Hope everyone enjoys the last weekend of 2013! If you’re looking for some fun things to do to send your year off well, we’ve got some suggestions: Introduction to Birdwatching [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/intro-birdwatching] When: Saturday, December 28, 12pm Where: Prospect Park’s Audubon Center