performance
This beautiful piano next to the Old Stone House is part of the Sing for Hope Pianos [http://www.singforhope.org/voices/2015/2/23/sing-for-hope-pianos-2015] public art installation, which brings brightly colored pianos to the parks and public spaces all over New York City. Each piano is a unique
Little Free Library
We love little free libraries, too! 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 site. To
322 5th Avenue
Jumble Juice & Salad Bar [/blog/business/jumble-juice-salad-bar-coming-to-5th-avenue] at 322 5th Avenue, between 2nd and 3rd streets, opened its doors on Friday. So if you are craving something healthy, there’s a new place to go. And if you are too lazy to go out and get your salad or
581 4th avenue
Rendering of 581 4th Avenue via Karl Fischer [http://www.kfarchitect.com/]The design of a new building at 581 4th Avenue [/blog/development-2/two-more-high-rise-apartment-buildings-coming-to-4th-avenue] has been revealed. The proposed building is designed by architect Karl Fischer [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/10/karl_fischer_unleashes_three_more_
community organizing
Teen Community Board members Max Neuman and Kara Gurl get tips from outgoing Assistant District Manager Leroy BranchNew members of the Brooklyn Community Boards were inducted by Borough President Eric Adams at the end of May and among the new recruits for Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org/] were
Community Service Society
via Community Service Society [http://www.cssny.org/news/entry/as-albany-debates-rent-regulation-css-analysis-shows-rapidly-rising-rents-i] According to the Community Service Society [http://www.cssny.org/news/entry/as-albany-debates-rent-regulation-css-analysis-shows-rapidly-rising-rents-i] , rents in our neighborhood have gone up 52 percent since 2002, when adjusted for inflation. That’s even more than the average of 32 percent for
390 5th Avenue
Excelsior’s new space at 563 5th AvenueOwner Mark Nayden’s face lights up as he shows off the new space for his bar Excelsior [http://excelsiorbrooklyn.com/], which he hopes to have open by the end of June. It is easy to see that Mark, who has a background
pigs
Photo by letdogsdrive [https://instagram.com/letdogsdrive/]We love street art when it includes cute little blue pigs painted on the curb. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/
cactus
Photo by Deborah Scott [https://instagram.com/debsc16/]We don’t see a lot of cacti in the neighborhood, but we like it when we do! Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag
Brian Selznick
Unveiling the muralKids at P.S. 118 The Maurice Sendak Community School [http://www.mauricesendakcommunityschool.org/] on 8th Street and 4th Avenue unveiled a mural in the main hallway to celebrate what would have been Maurice Sendak’s 87th birthday on Wednesday. The Brooklyn-born children’s author passed away in
audubon center
Photo via Prospect Park [https://www.facebook.com/ProspectParkBrooklyn/photos/a.10154344561790385.1073741836.10150099384115385/10154344582420385/?type=3&theater] It’s summer time and that means there’s a lot going on in Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] this month — whether you want free concerts, hiking, roller skating disco
rent increase
Image via Community Service Society.According to the Community Service Society [http://www.cssny.org/news/entry/as-albany-debates-rent-regulation-css-analysis-shows-rapidly-rising-rents-i] , rents in our neighborhood have gone up between 59-63 percent since 2002, when adjusted for inflation. That’s even more than the average of 32 percent for the entire city. To find