Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has just released an updated edition of the Worst Landlord Watch List [http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/landlord-watchlist], which publicly registers complaints and violations that have come through the Department of Housing Preservation. This go-round, there are 330 landlords representing 360 buildings on the list, which
roller skates
photo via Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/SkateTruckNYC] It may or may not be an actual trend (is it a trend?), but there certainly seem to be a remarkable number of roller skating activities in the Slope this summer. Or at least, two roller skating activities, which by my standards,
gentrification
photo via Brownstoner The New York Times discovers that there are parts of Brooklyn that aren’t as gentrified [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/nyregion/as-brooklyn-gentrifies-some-neighborhoods-are-being-left-behind.html?pagewanted=1] as other parts of Brooklyn — and according to the Gray Lady, people have mixed feelings about it. > “I’
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The Week on the Slope
The dreaded Con Ed strike [/blog/news/recapping-the-con-ed-strike-and-what-it-means-for-you] began. There was progress at Calexico [/blog/food-drink/things-are-happening-at-calexico], and Pinkberry set an opening date [/blog/food-drink/pinkberry-to-open-july-20]. It was 4th of July [/blog/events/let-freedom-ring-heres-where] (and we survived the lack of fireworks [/blog/news/bill-de-blasio-wants-to-help-you-see-the-fireworks]). The Park Slope Passive House is
Hip Tot Music Fest
This Sunday kicks off the Hip Tot Music Fest [http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/127515/], an ongoing live music series catering to the CMJ attendees of tomorrow (and their parents). The second Sunday of every month at Littlefield, a different kid-friendly band [http://brooklynbased.net/blog/2012/07/rock-the-cradle-the-hip-tot-music-fest/] will
This is true.
According to fashion site Refinery 29’s “It Bags By Neighborhood [http://www.refinery29.com/nyc-it-bags],” Chelsea girls tote black leather Lanvin satchels and “busy UES ladies” carry red J. Crew attaché cases. And those of us in the neighborhood of “Brooklyn” carry this Essl Austrian backpack [http://www.farfetch.
Falling trees and branches have become an ongoing (and terrifying) problem in the city’s parks, thanks in large part to parks department budget cuts. (If you haven’t spent much time thinking about being crushed by a falling branch, and you’d like to, the Times did a great
photo credit:MarketShot [https://twitter.com/MarketShot]via Twitter A fire broke out around 12:30 this afternoon on 7th Ave between 2nd and 3rd streets. According to Gothamist, the blaze may have originated from the roof [http://gothamist.com/2012/07/06/firefighters_battling_brownstone_bl.php#photo-1] , but
Prosciutto
photo credit: Elizabeth Graham for The Brooklyn Paper [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/] Move over, popcorn. Take that, pickle chips. Whatever, nachos. > Uncle Barry’s Bar [http://www.unclebarrys.com/] on Fifth Avenue has forged new culinary ground by wrapping the chewy, crispy caramel-chocolate goodness of a Twix bar with
The governor’s office announced yesterday [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/albany-to-address-co-op-and-condo-tax-break/] that a scheduled tax increase for co-op and condo owners probably isn’t going to happen after all, which means that a whole lot of Brownstone Brooklynites can breathe a sigh of relief/go out