South Slope Weekly Rewind: Brick-Oven Pizza, Participatory Budgeting, Bars With Backyards


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Now for some of the stories you might have missed:

Hugo & Sons is now open, serving up brick-oven pizzas and more on 7th Avenue.

• It’s so nice out! Here are a few places to enjoy a drink in the sunshine.

Cool Civil War history, courtesy of some Green-Wood Cemetery permanent residents.

• A deli on 6th Avenue has closed, and the space is up for rent.

• Cinco de Mayo is done and gone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still eat some tacos.

• Local students were the big winners in District 38 participatory budgeting.

• Attend a conversation with the Board of Regents about impending changes to teacher evaluations.

• “Men do not own the streets.”

• Learn about local volunteering options at an upcoming brunch.

• Help out neighbors in need during a food drive.

• Curious about food in Sheepshead Bay, but don’t know where to begin? Check out our upcoming event!