Eyeglasses
After years of being vacant, the storefront at 337 5th Avenue, on the corner of 4th Street, will soon be open once again — as an eyeglass store. Neighbor Matt Kaplan sent us this pic of the coming soon sign for Park Optics that recently went up, along with construction fencing,
Grand Central Oyster Bar Brooklyn [http://oysterbarbrooklyn.com/] is joining Whole Foods [/blog/business/gowanus-whole-foods-to-open-december-17] and Prospect Park’s Lakeside [/blog/kids/lakeside-in-prospect-park-to-open-december-20] to make next week a very busy one for grand openings in our area, as it’s set to serve its first shellfish at 254 5th Avenue
Looking for something to do with the family this weekend? Take part in a tradition over 100 years old at the Prospect Park Christmas Bird Count [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/christmas-bird-count]. The Christmas Bird Count is part of a nationwide bird census running from December 14 to January
We didn’t get too much of the white stuff in Park Slope today, but it was the first significant snow fall of the season, and as one neighbor said to me on the sidewalk today, “It sure looks pretty now, but I’m not looking forward to tomorrow.” With
It’s cold out there! The New York City Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/pr/13_12_10_advisory.shtml] for Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning because of freezing temperatures that can result in icy roads and sidewalks, so
Plan ahead for while the kids are out of school or get into the holiday spirit over the next few weeks! In addition to visits from Santa [/blog/holiday/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town], there are some great family-friendly events coming up around Park Slope: A Charlie Brown Christmas [http://brooklynlyceum.wazala.com/widget/
Brooklyn Free Space
http://vimeo.com/80856624 This Thursday, December 12 from 6:30-8pm, join the Brooklyn Free Space Preschool [http://www.brooklynfreespace.org/home.html] for an Introduction to Public Elementary School [https://www.facebook.com/events/1417440298491378/permalink/1417440301824711/], a community workshop with Pamela Wheaton from Insideschools [http://insideschools.org/]. Pamela
Bergen Street Comics
It’s been a pretty great year to eat, drink, and spend time in Park Slope, at least according to the Village Voice [http://www.villagevoice.com], which just released its Best of 2013 lists [http://www.villagevoice.com/bestOf/index/2013/] . See what came out on top in our
This Thursday, December 12 from 6:30-8pm, join the Brooklyn Free Space Preschool [http://www.brooklynfreespace.org/home.html] for an Introduction to Public Elementary School [https://www.facebook.com/events/1417440298491378/permalink/1417440301824711/], a community workshop with Pamela Wheaton from Insideschools [http://insideschools.org/]. Pamela will discuss what you
The Prospect Park Alliance [http://www.prospectpark.org/about/alliance] is scrapping the traditional Christmas tree that normally stands under the arch at Grand Army Plaza for the holiday season (last year’s is pictured above) in favor of a modern interpretation: They’ve created a 35-foot-tall tree made entirely
5th avenue bid
Not only can Santa deliver presents all over the world in one night, but he manages to make guest appearances around the city as well. And if you still want to meet the big guy, but don’t want to wait in line at Macy’s [http://social.macys.com/
Balloons
“Don’t come anywhere near me with that razor!” Photo by erinllucey [http://instagram.com/p/htHzDEyfsU/]. Take a photo in Park Slope recently? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/] , or tag it #parkslope on