Despite the many ridiculous stories [/blog/neighbors/friday-open-thread-joining-the-park-slope-food-coop] that we may hear, the Park Slope Food Coop [http://www.foodcoop.com/] has been a pretty successful model of a member-supported grocery, so much so that other coops around the country — and the world — are interested in learning from it. And
Hurricane Sandy Relief Kitchen
A year after so many generous neighbors helped others in need during Hurricane Sandy [/blog/tag/hurricane-sandy], volunteers and donors who worked at Masbia [http://www.masbia.org/], the John Jay High School [http://insideschools.org/high/browse/school/1411] and Park Slope Armory [http://www.ymcanyc.org/parkslopearmory] shelters,
Danny's Electronics
Congrats to commenter ParkSlopePerson, who totally had the right place in mind when guessing the location of yesterday’s mystery photo [/blog/photos/park-slope-sleuth-tv-repair-man]. The little TV repairman can be found on the sign for Luis TV Repairs, aka Danny’s [http://www.yelp.com/biz/dannys-electronics-and-computer-svc-brooklyn], at 135 5th
All the strollers would have you thinking that Slope neighbors are getting pretty busy, but what it might be a better indicator of is how the neighborhood isn’t particularly promiscuous. According to a map assembled by The Date Report [http://www.thedatereport.com/dating/sex/these-nyc-neighborhoods-are-having-the-most-sex/] using data from
If you’ve taken a walk through Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] in the past few weeks, you may have noticed dozens of trees marked with blue dots — but don’t worry, all those trees have not been marked for removal. Corinne Martin, Community Outreach and Press Coordinator for
call for submissions
Another [/blog/events/sign-up-as-a-vendor-at-the-lyceum-holiday-marketplace] opportunity [/blog/events/artists-apply-to-sell-at-the-cbe-hanukkah-craft-social-justice-market] for artists to sell their work this holiday season is coming up at Ground Floor Gallery [http://groundfloorbk.com] (343 5th Street). They are now accepting submissions for their holiday sale [http://groundfloorbk.com/events/], which will run from December 13 through
Bill Maxwell
Bill Maxwell [https://www.facebook.com/maxwellsfarmstand], one of the New York City Greenmarkets’ longest-standing vendors and a familiar face to shoppers at the Grand Army Plaza Greeenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn-grand-army-plaza] on Saturdays, will be retiring at the end of this growing season, and both everyday home
Night Train
Guys, it’s supposed to maybe snow a little bit tomorrow. Don’t let a fear of winter keep you indoors! There’s a lot of great comedy, trivia, and free workshops to check out in the neighborhood this week: Night Train with Wyatt Cenac [http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/
Health Screening
Meet New York Mets and Yankees legend Lee Mazzilli [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Mazzilli] and Mets prospect L.J. Mazzilli [http://www.amazinavenue.com/2013/10/5/4730262/new-york-mets-position-prospects-lj-mazzilli-scouting-report] at New York Methodist Hospital [http://www.nym.org/]‘s Fred L. Mazzilli Lung Cancer Screening Awareness Day [http:
composting
If leaves are piling up in your yard and you’d like to see them turned into something good, rake them up and bring them to the East 4th Street Community Garden [http://eastfourthstreetgarden.tumblr.com/] on East 4th between Caton and Fort Hamilton, where they will be composted. The
Coney Island-bound F trains run via the A from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech Late nights, 11:45pm to 5am, Mon to Fri, Nov 11-15 For service to B’way-Lafayette St, transfer to the D at W 4 St. For service to 2 Av, East Broadway and York St,
If you’ll be riding the subway in the area late at night this week, take note of these service changes: Wakefield-bound 2 trains skip Eastern Pkwy, Grand Army Plaza, and Bergen St Late nights, 11:45pm to 5am, Mon to Fri, Nov 11-15 For service to these stations, take