After such a gray and rainy day, it was nice to see the clouds break for a pretty sweet sunset. Expect more clear skies on Thursday, though it will be colder than today, with a high in the low 50s. Take any photos in Park Slope lately? Send them to
Sneak Peek
Today Grand Central Oyster Bar Brooklyn [http://oysterbarbrooklyn.com/] owners Jonathan Young and Bruce Fox gave a tour of the space at 254 5th Avenue, which formerly housed Fornino [/blog/news/grand-central-oyster-bar-moving-into-former-fornino-space], and they said they’re hoping to have the new 150-seat restaurant and fish market [/blog/food/grand-central-oyster-bar-brooklyn-will-also-have-a-fish-market]
Indian Restaurants
The ever-changing Indian restaurant at 54 7th Avenue, between St Johns and Lincoln, has yet another new name. Sanskriti [http://www.seamless.com/food-delivery/sanskriti-brooklyn.29865.r] has replaced Amin, which replaced Rose of India, as Here’s Park Slope [http://www.heresparkslope.com/home/2013/11/7/sanskriti-replaces-amin-indian-on-seventh.html]
Cinemax
The corner of 7th Avenue and St Johns Place may look a little old-school — really old-school — next week as the upcoming TV series The Knick [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2937900/] is scheduled to film there on Thursday, November 14. The 10-episode Cinemax series, about a hospital staff that pushes
Colum McCann
From sips of Scotch to games of bingo, there are a bunch of fun, free things to do in Park Slope this weekend! Glenfiddich Scotch Tasting [https://www.facebook.com/events/1429718913909533/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular] When: Thursday, November 7, 7:30pm Where: Duke of Montrose [http://www.dukeofmontrosepub.
Have you seen the changes that have been made at 234 5th Avenue, between President and Carroll Streets? According to the Department of Buildings [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320879162&passdocnumber=01] , the space, which was perviously a residential unit, is being converted into
Not a bad weekend to get to and from Park Slope via subway, for once! A couple things to note, though, if you’re headed into Manhattan: Jamaica-bound F trains run via the A from Jay St-MetroTech to W 4 St Weekend, 11:45pm Fri to 5am Mon, Nov 8-11
murals
A detail from the Justice Everywhere mural [http://www.groundswellmural.org/project/justice-everywhere] on the corner of 4th Avenue and Degraw Street. Take any 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/
Too Soon
Glad we caught that turkey the other day [/blog/photos/photo-of-the-day-lets-talk-turkey], otherwise it would have felt like we’d slept through Thanksgiving when we stepped into the Rite Aid on 7th Avenue. We know that over at the Lowe’s on 3rd Avenue [/blog/business/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-at-lowes] it’s been all
You ready to taste some pie? Melissa and Emily Elsen, the bakers behind Four & Twenty Blackbirds [http://www.birdsblack.com/] in Gowanus, will be celebrating the recent release of their new cookbook [http://www.birdsblack.com/the-pie-book] with a book signing and pie tasting [https://www.google.com/calendar/
book signings
You ready to taste some pie? Melissa and Emily Elsen, the bakers behind Four & Twenty Blackbirds [http://www.birdsblack.com/] in Gowanus, will be celebrating the recent release of their new cookbook [http://www.birdsblack.com/the-pie-book] with a book signing and pie tasting [https://www.google.com/calendar/
dinosaurs
Improv Everywhere [http://improveverywhere.com/] just released the sixth installment of its Movies in Real Life series [http://improveverywhere.com/movies-in-real-life/], where Jurassic Park comes to life [http://improveverywhere.com/2013/11/05/jurassic-park-in-real-life-movies-in-real-life-episode-6/] in none other than Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/], which led to some fairly adorable