Jingle Bell Jamboree
It’s going to be a cold and snowy weekend, but there’s no need to stay homebound — you won’t have to travel far in the wintry conditions for one of these local events: Christmas Bird Count [/blog/events/grab-your-binoculars-its-time-for-the-christmas-bird-count-2] Where: Meet at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center [http:
It’s all about finding a great gift for those foodies on your list this weekend at our local markets: At the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket-site/brooklyn/grand-army-greenmarket] on Saturday, December 14, in addition to all the wintertime veggies in abundance like brussels sprouts, parsnips,
Norman & Jules
A preview of what’s to come tomorrow can be seen in the window of Norman & Jules [http://normanandjules.com/]. Take any wintry 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/
After hearing many complaints from neighbors — who also started a petition [/blog/news/petition-started-to-oppose-methodist-expansion] in opposition — and receiving a rejection from a Community Board 6 committee [/blog/news/cb6-committee-rejects-methodist-expansion-plans], New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/] will be presenting a new round of changes to its controversial expansion plans
Chloë Sevigny
Want a pretty big sign that Brooklyn, and specifically Park Slope, is becoming more and more of a choice place to buy real estate than Manhattan? Chloë Sevigny [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001721/] — known throughout her acting career as an East Village local — has ditched her Manhattan abode [http:
Black Bear Sugarworks
Black Bear Sugarworks [http://www.blackbearsugarworks.com/], a maple syrup farm from Vermont, has opened up its new retail space at 374 5th Avenue, between 5th and 6th Streets, not long after signs first went up announcing it was coming soon [/blog/food/black-bear-sugarworks-retail-space-coming-to-5th-avenue]. “So many locals have stopped by
Looking for a new home in Park Slope? We’ve rounded up a few of the more promising looking places for sale that are hosting open houses this weekend. Any thoughts? 233 Garfield Place [http://www.halstead.com/sale/ny/brooklyn/park-slope/233-garfield-place/townhouse/1812489] Open House: Sunday, December 15,
curbed
That’s the question at the heart of the first video in a new series on neighborhoods from Curbed [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/12/12/what_do_park_slopers_really_think_of_their_neighborhood.php] , in which their Will Garré [http://www.willgarre.com/] talks to locals to
Cynthia King Dance Studio
Whether you’ve got baby gear like car seats and strollers that the kids have outgrown, or you’ve generously picked up an extra toy while out shopping for the kids on your own list, you can help with the Friends of Greenwood Playground’s [http://friendsofgreenwoodplayground.org/] first holiday
Bergen Street
Gorilla Coffee [http://gorillacoffee.com/]‘s second location [/blog/news/gorilla-coffee-opening-second-location-on-bergen-street] at 472 Bergen Street, just a few blocks away from its 5th Avenue spot, officially opened this week. And as owners Carol McLaughlin and Darleen Scherer had stressed leading up to the opening [/blog/food/gorilla-coffees-bergen-street-outpost-to-open-next-friday], this space is
Chalkboards
The chalkboard in front of Poppy [http://www.poppynyc.com/] speaks for us all. If you’ve been able to thaw your fingers enough to take photos in the neighborhood recently, send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/
windsor terrace
Tonight, Thursday, December 12, support the small businesses in Windsor Terrace during their first holiday shopping event [http://brooklyncommune.com/events/wt-holiday-shopping-event/]. These participating shops will be open and offering special promotions between 6-8pm: Bene Restaurant & Pizzeria [http://www.benepizzeria.com/], 157 Prospect Park Southwest Black Bear Vintage &