South Slope Weekly Rewind

A look back on our first full week bringing you the news, events, and bits of daily life from South Slope. Keep up to date with the neighborhood all week by liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter, joining our Flickr group, and if you have questions or tips, emails us at editor@bklyner.com.

Now, some of the news you may have missed:

• There was a fire at Has Beans, but thankfully they’re still open for business.

• Will upgrades on 4th Avenue improve pedestrian safety?

• Some neighbors see Daniel Goldstein’s home construction as a South Slope mini-Barclays.

• The Green-Wood vandal was possibly caught on video, but needs identifying.

• Being a bus driver is pretty dangerous these days.

• Who will be crowned king and queen of Oktoberfest? You have to be in it to win it, people.

• Con-Ed will be doing cable work in the area for a few weeks.

• Happy 11th anniversary to Cafe Steinhof!

• Traffic actually didn’t seem too bad on 4th Ave for Barclays opening night. How was it getting around?

• Finally, are you prepared to fight the coming zombies with jiu-jitsu?