From ZZZs to BOOs: We hear the grandmother at this home on 5th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues has been making ghosts our of the family’s sheets for around 30 years! Seen any cool Halloween decorations in Park Slope? Send photos to editor@bklyner.com, add them to
Remember how the subways are being unhelpful [/blog/transportation/changes-to-the-f-and-g-again-this-weekend] this weekend for out-of-Slope travel? We’ve rounded up a bunch of things to do in the neighborhood, all free or cheap, so you don’t have to deal with that misery. Electronics Recycling [/blog/green/recycle-your-old-electronics-on-5th-avenue-this-saturday] When: Saturday, October
Doughnut eating contest alert! Cidermakers from Bad Seed Cider [https://www.facebook.com/Badseedcider] join Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket-site/brooklyn/grand-army-greenmarket] as it kicks off Cider Week [http://www.ciderweekny.com/] on Saturday, October 19 from 10:30am-1pm at the info tent, where they’ll
With so many cool events scheduled this weekend for both kids and adults, we had to break it up into two posts. Stay tuned for things for grown-ups, but for now, here are some great ways to enjoy the weekend with your family: Pumpkin Boo-nanza [/blog/events/pumpkin-boo-nanza-at-old-first-nursery-school-on-saturday] When: Saturday,
Still life with cute dog and awesome pumpkins courtesy of laurenesands [http://instagram.com/p/flFnB_lwK7/]. Seen any cool Halloween decorations in Park Slope? Send photos to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope
stoop sales
There are a lot of stoop sales coming up this weekend, and the weather should be beautiful for a long walk and some bargain hunting, so enjoy, and let us know what treasures you find! Planning a stoop sale of your own? Post the details in our classifieds section [/classifieds]
9th Street
Ever wondered what New York life was like in the earlier part of the 20th Century? The Roaring Twenties [http://vectorsdev.usc.edu/NYCsound/777b.html], a new collaboration between historian/author [http://www.amazon.com/The-Soundscape-Modernity-Architectural-Acoustics/dp/0262701065] /Princeton professor [http://www.princeton.edu/history/people/display_person.xml?
bicycles
A week later, and the abandoned bikes that were tagged for removal [/blog/sanitation/ever-seen-sanitation-remove-a-derelict-bicycle] by the Department of Sanitation on Union Street near 5th Avenue are still there. As previously noted, Sanitation began a program to remove what they deem “derelict bicycles” [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/
townhouses
This week, we take a look at some of the townhouses currently on the market that are hosting open houses this weekend. Some have the potential for rental income or could be converted into single-family homes, so there’s some flexibility if you’re willing to jump in. 8 Polhemus
164 5th Avenue
When the awning for the now-closed Odd Twin [/blog/business/now-closed-odd-twin] at 164 5th Avenue was cut into to remove the shop’s name, some ghost signs from the 1990s were revealed. Sea View, a videos and games sale and rental shop, was in the spot from 1995 to about
CBE Hanukkah Craft & Social Justice Market
Attention crafty neighbors: the deadline to apply to sell at the CBE Hanukkah Craft & Social Justice Market [http://congregationbethelohim.org/craftfair] is this Saturday, October 20! The annual market will be held on Sunday, November 24 from 11am-4pm (vendor setup is at 9:30am and breakdown is by 5pm)
Ghost Ship
Have you seen the unbelievable ship of skeletons on 2nd Street? Ashley Morton shared this photo of the Halloween decorations to beat this year. Check it out between 5th and 6th Avenues! Spotted any terrific Halloween decorations in Park Slope? Send photos to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the