9th Street Bridge
Photo by Timothy Caldwell [https://www.flickr.com/photos/shitebot/3316691870/]If you rely on the 9th Street Bridge to cross the Gowanus Canal late at night, you’ll need to look at other options for the next several months. Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/] sends word that
Civic Sweep
Photo via Park Slope Civic Council [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/spring-2014-civic-sweep-wrap-up/]As the weather warms up, the outdoor activities start arriving, and this weekend we’ve got a few great ones in our area. Here’s what to look out for at JJ Byrne Park, located at 4th Street and 5th
226 7th Avenue
A Chinese take-out joint is moving down to 5th Avenue from 7th because of that often-heard story: rising rents. Tofu on 7th [http://www.seamless.com/food-delivery/tofu-on-7th-brooklyn.20781.r?gclid=CL-aioShiMUCFe3m7AodqFUAdA&a=912&cm_mmc=NY-_-SEM-_-Goog-_-Rest&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&
rain
Photo by jrubzer [https://instagram.com/p/1vTsdLzg2Z/?taken-by=jrubzer]The beginning of the calm after this morning’s quick storm, as captured on St Johns Place by jrubzer [https://instagram.com/p/1vTsdLzg2Z/?taken-by=jrubzer]. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add
Nothing like a boat parked in a driveway on 20th Street to remind us that we are indeed pretty close to the ocean. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on
Photo by Bess Adler via Prospect Park [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/pb.10150099384115385.-2207520000.1427828214./10155412725680385/?type=3&theater] Looking for something fun to do with the whole family this week? From the Wizard of Oz live and a festival with puppets, to singalongs and an appreciation
April Maxey
April Maxey & Summer Czajak (photo courtesy Maxey & Czajak)A night of spontaneity, an intense connection between two people who’ve just met, and the challenges that follow — it’s a story just about everyone can relate to. And it’s the story that two South Slope neighbors are
To raise awareness for the need to hurry up and clean the Gowanus Canal, a man plans on diving into the polluted waterway [http://www.newsweek.com/activist-swim-gowanus-canal-earth-day-323408] this Earth Day and taking a swim. Christopher Swain [http://www.swimwithswain.org/], a clean-water activist who has taken similar swims through
Ennis Playground
It was a very long winter, and if the kids (and you!) are itching to get outside and enjoy the warm weather, we’ve got some ideas for places to visit and events to add to your calendar so the whole family can make the most of spring in the
Photo via Park Slope Civic Council [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/spring-2014-civic-sweep-wrap-up/]It’s time to take your spring cleaning to the streets! Join the Park Slope Civic Council [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/] this Sunday, April 26 from 10am to 2pm for the Spring Civic Sweep [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/spring-civic-sweep/], the neighborhood’s
Iron Founders
Much like sidewalk plates, another bit of history that can be found if you look down around the neighborhood are these iron signatures on the sides of buildings, like this one on 5th Avenue between Dean and Bergen. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.
A sad sight we spotted on 5th Avenue. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post it on the