Could HOV lanes ease traffic on the Prospect Expressway? District 44’s Councilmember David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] thinks so, which is why he’s asked New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald to investigate the possibility of installing high occupancy vehicle
arrest
Jesse Dailey, a 34-year-old man who lives in the Slope, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to three incidents of groping young girls and for assaulting a police officer, police say. He was taken into custody on Wednesday [/blog/crime/suspect-in-custody-after-recent-police-officer-assault] after being caught on camera following
forcible touching
Jesse Dailey, a 34-year-old man who lives in the Slope, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to three incidents of groping young girls and for assaulting a police officer, police say. He was taken into custody on Wednesday [/blog/crime/suspect-in-custody-for-police-officer-assault] after being caught on camera following
The Montauk Club
Gorgeous afternoon light as seen from 8th Avenue. Take any photos in Park Slope recently? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also, follow
Okay folks, Thanksgiving is just over a week away! If you’re still trying to decide where you’re going to buy your turkey, where you might grab a pie for dessert, or whether you might spend the night out at a local restaurant, it’s getting down to the
A man is being questioned by police in connection to the November 18 assault on a police officer, who was questioning him in regards to a sexual attack on a young girl [/blog/crime/police-searching-for-suspects-in-groping-of-young-girl-assault-on-a-police-officer] . The man was picked up by police this morning after they got a tip from
Frozen Yogurt
After many months of waiting [/blog/business/coming-soon-no-really-red-mango], the newest frozen yogurt spot in Park Slope is finally open. Red Mango [http://www.redmangousa.com/store-locator/brooklyn-flatbush-ave/?s=11215], a franchise of the national chain based in Texas, opened at 276 Flatbush Avenue on the corner of Prospect Place over
A man is being questioned by police in connection to the assault on a police officer earlier this week as she was questioning him in regards to a a sexual attack on a young girl [/blog/crime/police-searching-for-suspects-in-groping-of-young-girl-assault-on-a-police-officer] . The man was picked up by police this morning after they got
Could HOV lanes ease traffic on the Prospect Expressway? Councilmember David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] thinks so, which is why he’s asked New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald to investigate the possibility of installing high occupancy vehicle lanes at the
New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/] will make a presentation about its application for land use variances [/blog/news/methodist-hospitals-application-to-the-board-of-standards-and-appeals] to construct a new building [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion] at a public hearing of the Landmarks/Land Use Committee of Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/] on Thursday,
food and drink
Whether you’re looking for a place to bring the whole family or just looking for a spot to have a quiet, but still traditional, meal, several restaurants around the Slope will be open and serving Thanksgiving dinners on Thursday, November 28. Here are some of the options – but remember,
Shamisen
The sign above the doors bills it as a Japanese restaurant, the menu calls it “modern fusion cuisine,” but whatever it is, you’ll get to try Shamisen when it opens for the first time this Thursday, November 21 at 11am. After starting up construction in June [/blog/food/southeast-asian-restaurant-moving-into-former-brooklyn-bread-space]