District Attorney
With school in session and the days getting shorter, keeping our kids, and our community, safe is a high priority. If you’re a local business owner, one way you can help is by becoming a Safe Stop [http://www.brooklynda.org/safe_stop/safe-stop.html]. A community outreach initiative
Jackie's 5th Amendment
After staying open [/blog/business/jackies-5th-amendment-will-still-close-though-probably-not-tomorrow] well beyond an anticipated September 14 closing date [/blog/news/jackies-5th-amendment-to-close-in-september], it looks like Jackie’s 5th Amendment [http://www.yelp.com/biz/jackies-5th-amendment-brooklyn], the bar at 404 5th Avenue that once started a petition to secede from Park Slope [/blog/news/jackies-fifth-amendment-wants-out], may
Eric Holstein
Picture a wintry day in Brooklyn: snow-covered sidewalks, a cold wind turning kids’ cheeks pink, everyone bundled up in mittens and scarves. There’s something about hot chocolate that fits perfectly with that image, thawing out even the most hardened New Yorker. And it’s that cozy atmosphere — and, of
With school in session and the days getting shorter, keeping our kids, and our community, safe is a high priority. If you’re a local business owner, one way you can help is by becoming a Safe Stop [http://www.brooklynda.org/safe_stop/safe-stop.html]. A community outreach initiative
Bread and Life
On Thursday, October 24, when you eat at one of several participating restaurants, you will be helping neighbors in need. Feed the Need: Dine Out for Bread and Life [http://www.breadandlife.org/feed-the-need.html] will benefit St. John’s Bread and Life [http://www.breadandlife.org/home.html], which
Expect to see skeleton selfies are all over your feed this Halloween season. Photo by meiss5 [http://instagram.com/p/ffITMurWnp/]. Spot any spooky stoops in the neighborhood? Send photos to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or
Isabel Hill
It’s a good week for engaging some curious little minds! Gather up the kids and let them enjoy sing-alongs with puppets, a witchy musical, and more. Yellow Sneaker Puppet Sing-Along [http://www.yellowsneakerproductions.com/#!events/c1hio] When: Wednesday, October 16, 10pm Where: Tea Lounge [http://www.tealoungeny.com/], 837
prospect park west
In a letter sent to NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] Commissioner Janet Sadik-Khan and Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Joseph Palmieri last week, Assemblymember Jim Brennan [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/James-F-Brennan/] addressed the need for increased safety measures for pedestrians along Prospect Park
district 39
It’s the third year of participatory budgeting in District 39 [/blog/politics/tell-brad-lander-how-the-slope-should-spend-one-million-dollars] , and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/YourIdeas] now has a website [http://d39.pbnyc.org/] where you can enter ideas and show your support for ones others have suggested. Anyone can post ideas, whether you
It’s the third year of participatory budgeting in District 39 [/politics/get-involved-in-the-third-year-of-participatory-budgeting-with-brad-lander] , and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/YourIdeas] now has a website [http://d39.pbnyc.org] where you can enter ideas and show your support for ones others have suggested. Anyone can post ideas, whether you live,
It’s the third year of participatory budgeting in District 39 [/blog/politics/tell-brad-lander-how-the-slope-should-spend-1-million], and Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/YourIdeas] now has a website [http://d39.pbnyc.org] where you can enter ideas and show your support for ones others have suggested. Anyone can post ideas, whether you
halloween events
If you’ve got a kid who loves the Halloween season, we’re in the best place in Brooklyn to celebrate. Here are some of the events, starting this week, that you can enjoy in the Slope and beyond: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?