Business
Postmark Cafe is one of at least five businesses recently burglarized in the Park Slope neighborhood. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)At least five small businesses have been victim to a spate of recent burglaries that have taken place throughout the neighborhood in March. Aji Fusion Sushi [http://www.ajifusionsushi.
history
Street games in old Brooklyn. (Image via Brooklyn Historical Society.)In this rapidly changing Brooklyn we live in, it is more important than ever to record and document our own personal and familial oral histories, as much for us as for the neighborhoods we love and call home — sometimes for
Animals
Photo via omacadams [https://www.instagram.com/p/BDeMD3XICG4/?taken-at=222330146&hl=en]Usually it’s the Easter Bunny. We do things differently in Park Slope. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http:
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Photo courtesy of Acme Wines & SpiritsA wine shop on 5th Avenue was a recent burglary victim, joining nearby Athena Mediterranean Cuisine [http://athenacuisine.com/] (535 6th Avenue at 14th Street) in a spate of incidents that have taken place this March in the neighborhood. Donald Killinger, owner of Acme
Announcements
Courtesy of Morbid Anatomy MuseumQuestion: What do you do when you have one of the most engaging museums in all of New York City in your own backyard? Answer: Support and celebrate that very museum. On Tuesday, April 12 at 9pm, the Morbid Anatomy Museum [http://morbidanatomymuseum.org/] will be
Kids & Family
If TARDIS, hobbit, and Peter Parker are all a part of your children’s everyday vocabulary, you probably have a few fantasy and comic book fans. Congratulations! You’re doing this parenting thing right. Park Slope is known for its family-friendly activities, so it should come as no surprise that
Business
Security video courtesy of Athena Mediterranean Cuisine.A burglar who doesn’t have the wherewithal to pull up his pants has struck twice this month at Athena Mediterranean Cuisine [http://athenacuisine.com/] (535 6th Avenue at 14th Street), causing stress to the owners and digging up uncomfortable memories of a
library
Image via CUNY.It’s good news for the mixtape and podcasting fans. Bklyn Mixtape Podcasting Club is being funded at Central Library. The podcast is an oral history project that will teach adult participants how to collect, adapt, record, edit, and produce people’s stories as radio-style podcasts that
Announcements
This is the last week to get your A Taste of Fifth tickets. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to taste your way down Fifth all under one roof! 40+ eateries and watering holes feeding you their unique food and drinks while you meet with neighbors, local merchants, dance
News
Sanders supporters [left to right] Jesse Brickle, Mohammed Siddique, and Jonathan Vaquez. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)With less than 24 hours notice, the Brooklyn presidential campaign office of Senator Bernie Sanders opened in the Gowanus neighborhood on Saturday. The event — which took place in front of the
Events
The Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club holds their annual meeting Tuesday, March 29 at the 5th Avenue Committee office. (Photo via Gowanus Dredgers [https://www.facebook.com/gowanusdredgers/photos/a.467282079968347.117826.267276076635616/780449688651583/?type=3&theater] )Are you ready for an incredible selection of events this week? Meet about
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A man who sustained minor injuries was sent to Methodist Hospital. (Photo by Jeff Bush)A two-alarm fire gutted a residential building and spread to the residence next door on Saturday afternoon. 25 units were sent to put out the blaze at 236 12th Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues)