Following the death of neighbor Ngozi Agbim [/blog/news/woman-struck-and-killed-on-ocean-parkway] as she crossed the Ocean Parkway/Prospect Expressway intersection at Church Avenue on June 24, Assemblymember Jim Brennan reports that the Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan has agreed to
littlefield
This Saturday, July 13, the folks from Roots Café [http://www.rootscafebrooklyn.com/] (639 5th Ave) are presenting the third annual Roots Family Reunion [http://www.rootsfamilyreunion.com/] at Littlefield [http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/] (622 Degraw St). It’s an evening of music, food, art, and most importantly, community. We
Mezini
Well, pfew: Looks like month-old Mezini [http://mezininy.com/] (492 5th Ave) is back open, according to a few commenters [/blog/food/is-mezini-closed] on our post yesterday, as well as on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews/posts/421910061258396]. Additionally, a neighbor sent this photo from yesterday evening, when she
The Gallery Players [http://galleryplayers.com/season/], the company based on 14th Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, recently announced the lineup for its 47th season, which begins in September. Performances take place Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, plus 2pm Saturday matinees the last 2 weekends of each show’
snake
Jesus, with Max the snake, spotted on 5th Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope]
patios
Looking for a place to enjoy a drink while watching a movie outdoors? Supercollider [https://www.facebook.com/supercolliderbrooklyn] (609 4th Ave) is hosting screenings [https://www.facebook.com/supercolliderbrooklyn/posts/185124154981451] on its patio throughout the month. All movies start at sundown and admission is free, but seating is
Imagine what you’d find if you could look back through Green-Wood Cemetery’s [http://www.green-wood.com/] 175 years of records? It’s a bit like panning for gold, according to a story in the Times about a group of volunteers [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/
If you ride the G train late at night, heads up! From the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: > No G trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Church Av Late nights, 11:45pm Monday, July 8 to 5am Friday July 12 > Service operates in two sections: 1.
West Kensington Action Group
The West Kensington Action Group [https://www.facebook.com/WestKensingtonActionGroup] invites all neighbors (newcomers are very much welcome!) to join the Trash Mob tonight, Monday, July 8 at 7pm to help keep our neighborhood clean. Bring a friend (or a few) and meet up at the Green Triangle on Church
Though we noticed that Mezini [http://mezininy.com/], the restaurant and raw bar that opened less than a month ago [/blog/food/mezini-brings-fresh-to-fifth-ave] at 492 5th Avenue, had been closed for a couple days, we thought it was just for the Fourth of July holiday. However, phone calls to the
Barbes
If the post-holiday Monday blues are only being enhanced by the hot, hot heat, start thinking about all the fun you can have after work right in the neighborhood this week! Post-Patriotism Quiz [https://www.facebook.com/events/470771989679822/] When: Monday, July 8, registration 8:30pm, quiz 9pm Where: Quarter
A person was struck by a Manhattan-bound F train at the Ditmas Avenue station this morning at about 9am, and, according to the FDNY, the victim has been transported to Lutheran Hospital with a facial injury. Neighbor Je Suis sent this photo from the scene. Our thoughts go out to