SAFE Disposal
If you’ve got unwanted medication, cleaning supplies, or other harmful household products, the city can help you get rid of them with its SAFE Disposal Events (Solvents, Automotive, Flammable, Electronics): > The NYC Department of Sanitation is holding five SAFE Disposal Events this spring (one in each borough) to
Dolls
Box of doll parts [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD9xK9smth4] spotted by baldfreakmusic [http://instagram.com/p/XX-iglhxm7/] at the flea market [http://parkslopefleamarket.com/]. Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.
Wondering what was up with those three police helicopters circling low and in a tight formation over the area this afternoon around 2:45pm? Gothamist reports [http://gothamist.com/2013/03/27/nypd_sends_3_helicopters_to_fly_aro.php] that they were flying in honor of NYPD Chief of
Wondering what was up with those three police helicopters circling low and in a tight formation over the area this afternoon around 2:45pm? Gothamist reports [http://gothamist.com/2013/03/27/nypd_sends_3_helicopters_to_fly_aro.php] that they were flying in honor of NYPD Chief of
Bite of the Week
Poutine is one of those things that you know about if you’re from or have been to Quebec, or, possibly, if you love Pat Kiernan [http://gothamist.com/2012/07/10/photos_our_4th_annual_poutine_dinne.php]. For the uninitiated, it’s a plate of French fries smothered
lunch
If you’re in Ditmas Park for lunch, a good bet is the farm omelete at The Farm on Adderley [http://thefarmonadderley.com/] (1108 Cortelyou Road). This big plate of food is just $7, and includes (at this point in the season) a salad with mixed greens including kale, a
Transportation
Remember when the Department of Transportation rolled out their LOOK! campaign [/blog/events/more-restaurants-added-to-a-taste-of-5th-ave-lineup], which included adding markings with little eyes in the Os of the word ‘look’ in busy crosswalks around the city? That was just a few months ago, but the one on the northwest corner of the
Bourbon
This is a bourbon-loving neighborhood, so there are probably a lot of you who will enjoy the final installment of Sycamore’s [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/] Winter Spirits Tasting Series. On Tuesday, April 9, at 8pm, Ashely Carespodi of Brown-Forman [http://www.brown-forman.com/] will host an event
Education
The construction of a new building [/blog/events/ps-133-open-house-and-info-session-tomorrow] for PS 133 [http://ps133brooklyn.org/the-new-building/] on 4th Avenue between Baltic and Butler has been chugging along. This morning, Brooklyn Spoke [http://brooklynspoke.com/] noticed that the temporary construction barriers along the sidewalk on 4th Ave were finally removed [https:
Avi Shuker
Our tip [editor@ditmasparkcorner.com] lines [https://twitter.com/DPCornerblog] lit up [https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner] yesterday as several neighbors noticed the gates up, and construction beginning, at the old Vox Pop space at 1022 Cortelyou Road, on the corner of Stratford. We’ve learned that work has just
Events
Join Compost for Brooklyn [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/] at the garden on Newkirk and E 8th St this Saturday, March 30 from 11-2pm to help finish up renovations [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151810810937729&set=a.10150170945787729.365436.333868227728&type=1] in preparation for their new compost
7th Avenue
Remember when the Department of Transportation rolled out their LOOK! campaign [/blog/events/more-restaurants-added-to-a-taste-of-5th-ave-lineup], which included adding markings with little eyes in the Os of the word ‘look’ in busy crosswalks around the city? That was just a few months ago, but the one on the northwest corner of the