Nonsponsored
Photo by Thom Widmann60 firefighters were called to 563 5th Avenue Thursday evening after the owner of Excelsior Bar [http://www.excelsiorbrooklyn.com/] (563 5th Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets) discovered smoke in their basement. The FDNY received the call at approximately 6:02pm on Thursday, April 28, and
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153654191901483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Prince loves to be social and he loves belly rubs. > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/
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Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Fort Greene apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! (Courtesy Corcoran [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/Display/3671159].)One
Business
A sign was posted by Helen Figueroa at Franchezka Unisex Salon. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Franchezka Unisex Salon [http://www.yelp.com/biz/franchezka-unisex-brooklyn] (500 5th Avenue near 12th Street), which has been part of the neighborhood fabric for over 20 years, plans to close permanently after
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy BerlinRosen)The Navy Yard is going to the birds… for a massive LED art installation. Artist Duke Riley’s “Fly By Night” [http://creativetime.org/projects/flybynight./], in which over 2,000 trained pigeons produce an LED light show at the Navy Yard [/?s=navy+yard], will start on
News
[L-R] Deputy Inspector Frank DiGiacomo, Council Member Brad Lander, and Community Council President Wayne Bailey at National Night Out Against Crime. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Last Tuesday at the 78th Precinct Community Council meeting, some community members expressed outrage over street safety and comments from the police concerning last
Arts & Culture
Photo by José BayonaHere’s a holiday to get Brooklyn book lovers to rejoice. On Saturday, April 30, Independent Bookstore Day [http://www.indiebookstoreday.com/] will be taking place throughout the country. According to the official site, 400 bookstores will be participating from coast to coast. To celebrate our borough’
Events
Photo via tracywingrove [https://www.instagram.com/p/BEub7Nsise_/?tagged=brooklynbotanicalgarden&hl=en] The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom and right on time. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival [http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/sakura_matsuri_2016] — “New York City’s rite of spring”
Arts & Culture
Community Bookstore and Tiny the cat will be part of the Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl this Saturday, April 30. (Photo by Lauren Gann)Here’s a holiday to get Brooklyn book lovers to rejoice. On Saturday, April 30, Independent Bookstore Day [http://www.indiebookstoreday.com/] will be taking place throughout the
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BP Adams leads mourners on Sunday. (Courtesy Eric Adams/Twitter.)A witness has cast doubt on the NYPD’s claim that a bicyclist killed [http://://bklyner.com/blog/2016/04/15/bicyclist-killed-riding-traffic-classon-avenue-say-cops/] earlier this month was riding against traffic. Lauren Davis, 34, was riding her bike when she was killed
Destinations
Fort Greene Park in all its bucolic splendor. (Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://flic.kr/p/sGB9eP])This Arbor Day, make your way to Fort Greene Park [/?s=fort+greene+park] for the inauguration of a new tree trail. The newly renovated path, accessible through the Washington Park entrance on Myrtle
Food & Drink
Our very own Park Slope Food Coop [https://www.foodcoop.com/] (782 Union Street near 7th Avenue) appeared on French TV last weekend. As first reported by Karma Brooklyn Blog [http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2016/04/these-supermarkets-defy-mass-market.html] , both the Park Slope and Windsor Terrace Food Coop [http://www.windsorterracefoodcoop.