Park Slope Brunch Beat
With so many places in the neighborhood to grab a mimosa and a plate of eggs on the weekend, how can you decide which is the best spot to take your visiting in-laws or where you’ll want to sit quietly for a couple hours with the hair of the
Photo via Friends of Park Slope Library [https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofParkSlopeLibrary/photos/pb.289590644504476.-2207520000.1430921806./570501446413393/?type=3&theater] Start thinking ahead for all those summer beach reads you’re going to need, and stock up this weekend at a the Friends of Park Slope Library spring
shake shack
Photo via Shake Shack [https://www.facebook.com/shakeshack/photos/a.501838315181.394648.124653650181/10155326007290182/?type=3&theater] You know there’s a lady in your life who deserves something sweet this Mother’s Day — perhaps literally? Well lucky Mom! Because this Sunday, May 10, Shake Shack [http://www.
89 7th Avenue
Photo by kimcheelicious [https://instagram.com/p/2T8RLYkdkE/?taken-by=kimcheelicious]Check out the great old neon, spotted by kimcheelicious [https://instagram.com/p/2T8RLYkdkE/?taken-by=kimcheelicious], that was hiding under the awning of Prospect Gardens Pharmacy on the corner of 7th Avenue and Union Street! The former home of the
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Photo by _saradioactive [https://instagram.com/p/2UN4lIlxSK/?taken-by=_saradioactive]We might argue that photographer _saradioactive [https://instagram.com/p/2UN4lIlxSK/?taken-by=_saradioactive] has the better view here, but then it might actually be a draw. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to
Image via Rabbit Days and Dumplings [https://www.facebook.com/RabbitDays/photos/pb.428757640518985.-2207520000.1430860838./428757753852307/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From a storytime to celebrate Mom, to a free screening of Paddington, to a chance for the
New York State Board of Regents
Following a massive uproar from parents and educators all across the state — including right here in our area [/blog/education/profit-performance-protest-slope-schools-stand-up-against-cuomos-proposed-education-budget-reforms] — the Legislature blocked Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal [/blog/education/local-teachers-ask-for-support-against-proposed-changes-to-evaluations] that planned to change teacher evaluations so that test scores would be 50% of a teacher’s rating,
Another busy few weeks for businesses in the neighborhood, with several new openings, closures, and spaces moving to new locations. Here’s a look back on what’s happened in over the past month: NOW OPEN: New Apple Tree [/blog/business/new-apple-tree-now-open-on-7th-avenue] 156 7th Avenue at Garfield The small grocery
cantina
Photo via Fonda [https://www.facebook.com/fondarestaurant]Today is Cinco de Mayo [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo], a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla — but here, we mostly think of it as a reason to eat
367 7th Avenue
Photo via Hugo & Sons [https://instagram.com/hugoandsons/]The corner of 7th Avenue and 11th Street is suddenly hopping again after a storefront that had been shuttered for decades is now home to a restaurant and pizzeria [/blog/business/hugo-sons-restaurant-coming-soon-to-long-vacant-storefront-on-7th-avenue] . Hugo & Sons [http://hugoandsons.com/] is now open
Photo by tatofrias [https://instagram.com/p/2RLcT_l00c/?taken-by=tatofrias]A lofty spy captured by photographer tatofrias [https://instagram.com/p/2RLcT_l00c/?taken-by=tatofrias]. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.
Photo by fillebrigitte [https://instagram.com/p/2OljyLuRcj/?taken-by=fillebrigitte]Loving the pink canopies that have been dotting the neighborhood over the past week, like this one spotted by fillebrigitte [https://instagram.com/p/2OljyLuRcj/?taken-by=fillebrigitte]. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it