Education
Photo via morguefile [http://mrg.bz/467595]The popular saying used to be “my dog ate my homework.” The new saying taking its place? “My top dog did my homework.” 27-year-old Ivy League-educated Ben pocketed $350 for a book report on John Knowles’ 1959 coming-of-age novel A Separate Peace. However
Events
Photo via jiggajoe [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFTorLap1ox/?tagged=parkslope&hl=en]Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. And if you ever have any news tips, story ideas,
News
Photo via rayshc1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFOuDRcL8f2/?taken-at=213237208&hl=en]After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites.
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Has your landlord still not fixed the water pressure in your apartment? Do your neighbors stomp upstairs like they are a herd of elephants? Check out these apartments and see if any catch your fancy! Courtesy of The Corcoran Group195 15th Street Apt. C-1 [http://www.corcoran.com/nyc/Listings/
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Former 78th Precinct C.O. Michael Ameri [left] with Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray at the 2014 Pride Parade in Park Slope. (Photo by Tom Prendergast)A former commanding officer for Park Slope’s 78th Precinct has been found dead of an apparently self-inflicted
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The New York Bike Jumble will be at the Old Stone House on Saturday, May 14. (Photo via ridermarc [https://www.instagram.com/p/BB3dDWSyaIF/?tagged=racycles&hl=en])Welcome to the weekend, which features many events: bike jumbles, truck touching, kiddie Bowie, and more. The Cowards Choir performs
Food & Drink
The forthcoming Bison & Bourbon was previously The Bahche. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)David Shagalov — co-owner of the forthcoming Glatt kosher restaurant Bison & Bourbon [http://www.bisonandbourbon.com/] — was leading me through their kosher kitchen. As he opened the door into the vast two-level interior, it’
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Photo by Village Community Boathouse, Pier 40 [https://www.facebook.com/VCBoathouse/photos/pb.160545927310477.-2207520000.1462568690./963349513696777/?type=3&theater] Looking for a volunteer opportunity to bring you out of your winter shell? Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org], in partnership with The Prospect Park Community Committee
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Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopAre you terrified by Friday the 13th? Do you get out of bed and just assume something awful is going to happen? Well, today, dear neighbors, we are going to protect you. And frankly, we recommend you walk by this very lucky intersection in
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153672561961483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Walter is full of spunk and life! > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153672561961483/?type=3&
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Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / FlickrIt appears that the NYPD has been regularly ticketing legally parked cars, and the error is a huge boon for the city. Ben Wellington, who runs the data site I Quant NY [http://iquantny.tumblr.com/post/144197004989/the-nypd-was-systematically-ticketing-legally] , explored
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Video via YouTube [“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XH4-nNjlA”] In an effort to gain approval for the proposed streetcar line intended to link the waterfront from booming Sunset Park [/blog/business/swift-massive-renovations-industry-city-now-attracting-general-public/] to Astoria, the Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector [http://www.bqx.nyc/] have announced a coalition