Albino Squirrel
Who knows if it’s the same white squirrel that many have spotted before [/blog/news/wheres-the-white-squirrel-of-prospect-park], but neighbor Courtney Patton caught this photo of one in Prospect Park over the weekend, hanging out with a grey squirrel on the tree, who you can see in the left-hand corner of
bank robbery
http://youtu.be/tP9HOUKXupk The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed the TD Bank on Prospect Park Southwest. On Tuesday, November 12 at about 4:25pm, police say the the suspect entered the bank, located at 210 Prospect Park Southwest right
20 Is Plenty
On Saturday night, activists from the group Right Of Way [https://www.facebook.com/rightofwaynyc] installed several signs along Prospect Park West that looked kind of like legitimate speed limit signs stating that “20 is plenty,” including one at the intersection where Sammy Cohen-Eckstein was struck and killed [/blog/crime/
The 25th annual New York Cares Coat Drive [http://www.newyorkcares.org/coat-drive] is underway, and you’ll have an opportunity to drop off a coat at locations around NYC through February 7. Let’s warm our city up! You can drop off clean, gently used coats as these local
Staying in the city for Thanksgiving? There are a lot of great events coming up around the holiday: Give Your Resume A Facelift [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/iii/calendar/month/C&R=47;jsessionid=B98F7A89070B5DAD8421AD4CB7E9B6DB?lang=eng&suite=47] When: Tuesday, November 26, 5:30pm Where: Park Slope
Lawrence Abdullah
Neighbor Lawrence Abdullah, the good Samaritan who helped police catch alleged groper Jesse Dailey [/blog/crime/local-man-arrested-charged-with-multiple-counts-in-groping-cases], was honored this morning with a proclamation from Council Member Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/], which calls him “a model citizen, helping to ensure the safety of his neighbors here in Park Slope.
Destinations
If you liked being able to catch a bus to the beach directly from Park Slope over the summer, you might be interested in hopping on one that will take you to the snowy hills this winter. NYC Beach Bus [http://www.nycbeachbus.com/] is running as NYC Snow Bus
baboon babies
It’s been an exciting few months at the Prospect Park Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/]: First red pandas [/blog/animals/red-panda-cubs-make-prospect-park-debut], now baboon babies! Two young Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas), both male, were born at the zoo just weeks apart. Bole, a 21-year-old male, is proud papa of both
It’s been an exciting few months at the Prospect Park Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/]: First red pandas [/blog/animals/red-panda-babies-practically-live-in-ditmas-park-now-okay-theyre-at-the-prospect-park-zoo] , now baboon babies! Two young Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas), both male, were born at the zoo just weeks apart. Bole, a 21-year-old male, is proud papa of both
It’s been an exciting few months at the Prospect Park Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/]: First red pandas [/blog/animals/our-new-red-panda-cub-neighbors], now baboon babies! Two young Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas), both male, were born at the zoo just weeks apart. Bole, a 21-year-old male, is proud papa of both
Voodoo Lounge
Voodoo Lounge [http://www.yelp.com/biz/voodoo-sports-lounge-brooklyn], the bar at 138 5th Avenue between Douglass and Baltic Streets, quietly closed recently, and it looks like the entire space has been emptied out. But it may not be empty for too long, as the owners of Bogota Latin Bistro [http:
And now 5th Avenue is just as dressed up as 7th [/blog/photos/photo-of-the-day-snowflake-season] for the holidays. Photo by danicastew [http://instagram.com/p/hCTJOLqrHI/]. 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.