Brooklyn Industries
Catching some rays outside of the 5th Ave Brooklyn Industries [http://www.brooklynindustries.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/storeLocation.store/store/adc8dc6d-180c-43e6-97f2-87e3c9335c1c] . Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or
CBE Feeds [http://congregationbethelohim.org/cbefeeds], a volunteer group that has made and delivered more than 90,000 meals to hungry New Yorkers since Hurricane Sandy, has started up again for the fall, and they could use your help. Join them Monday through Friday, 8-11am in the kitchen at Congregation
7th Avenue BID
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/] announced today that it’s formed a partnership with the 7th Avenue BID Steering Committee [http://www.parkslope7avebid.com/] in an effort to create a Business Improvement District that would run from St. John’s Place to 16th Street. Business owners
Crunch
Crunch Gym [http://www.crunch.com/] (330 Flatbush Ave) is expanding into the vacant space next door at 328 Flatbush Ave (between 7th Ave and Sterling Pl), and they tell us they expect the new section to be open this Friday. Neighbor J, who tipped us off to the construction,
Pavement Milling
A heads up to drivers and cyclists: Watch out on Bergen Street, from 4th Avenue to Flatbush Avenue, which was milled by the Department of Transportation yesterday and today. The strip is still closed at the moment, but this part of the work is scheduled to end today [http://www.
7th avenue business improvement district
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com] announce today that it’s formed a partnership with the 7th Avenue BID Steering Committee [http://www.parkslope7avebid.com/] in an effort to create a Business Improvement District that would run from St. John’s Place to 16th Street. Business owners
bird of prey
This Sunday, October 13, get a free, up-close look at hawks, falcons, owls, and other birds of prey at Raptor Fest [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/raptors] in Prospect Park. Rescue organization Wildlife In Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation [https://www.facebook.com/pages/WINORR-Wildlife-In-Need-of-Rescue-and-Rehabilitation/113685721999067] and Talons! A
This Sunday, October 13, get a free, up-close look at hawks, falcons, owls, and other birds of prey at Raptor Fest [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/raptors] in Prospect Park. Rescue organization Wildlife In Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation [https://www.facebook.com/pages/WINORR-Wildlife-In-Need-of-Rescue-and-Rehabilitation/113685721999067] and Talons! A
Looks like today’s wind was too much for the hearts hanging on a wire above 5th Avenue at 7th Street, as you can see in the photo above by ryankelly [http://instagram.com/p/fLWXvqzHDP/]. In case you’re unfamiliar with them, here’s a pic from almost exactly
comedy
Once this stormy weather clears up, which it should by this evening, go out and enjoy those tornado-free skies! From a tour of a library’s archives to trivia and comedy, we’ve got some cool free and cheap stuff coming up this week. The Brooklyn Collection Archives Tour [http:
At a time when historical preservation is often going head to head with Brooklyn’s booming expansion, is Park Slope fortunate, in a way, in its dealings with New York Methodist Hospital [/blog/tag/new-york-methodist-hospital-expansion]? Since NYM let neighbors know about preliminary expansion plans [/blog/news/new-york-methodist-warns-neighbors-of-impending-construction] in June, they’
breakfast
Sheep Station [http://www.sheepstation.net/], the Australian pub at 149 4th Avenue at the corner of Douglass Street, is now open for breakfast [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153359219450078&set=a.10152387808840078.958719.298517330077&type=1] on weekday mornings starting at 8am: > Join us