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Photo via donut_strong [https://www.instagram.com/p/_zHfUBnQUL/]Passing by layers of political ideology in Gowanus. Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope
Announcements
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Photo by Rachel Silberstein/Bensonhurst BeanSouthern Brooklyn’s decrepit N line stations [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/01/post-apocalyptic-n-line-get-repairs-screwing-commute/] will finally get some TLC this month, but unfortunately that comes with a price for local commuters. The first half of the MTA’s planned four-year renovation [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/
Arts & Culture
Photo via ImprovEverywhere.com [http://improveverywhere.com/]What is it with January and stripping down? The cold weather must bring out the exhibitionist in all of us. Just a few days ago, the Coney Island Polar Bears took the plunge [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/heres-what-it-feels-like-to-take-the-new-years-day-polar-bear-plunge/] in their annual
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Photo by John CassonWe’ve said goodbye to the holidays, but neighbor John Casson has offered us one more fantastic look at a display at Park Slope Barber & Hair (223 7th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets). Casson says: > “When I moved to Park Slope almost fifty years
News
> Sounding off on one of the most ridiculous anti-gun schemes introduced in some time: https://t.co/nDt77l6OuQ pic.twitter.com/JI86OQ5HI0 [https://t.co/JI86OQ5HI0] — Americas1stFreedom (@NRAA1F) January 4, 2016 [https://twitter.com/NRAA1F/status/684029853054570496] After an NRA-sponsored publication tweeted a photo of state Senator Roxanne Persaud
Kids & Family
Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn, and we’ve selected some of our favorites. See the full details below! For more things to do around Brooklyn, and to add your own [/calendar] upcoming
Animals
Neighbor William Levin removes a raccoon from inside his apartment wall. (Photo via YouTube [https://youtu.be/C0dWq8lRBfU])In the 1968 Beatles’ song “Rocky Raccoon [https://youtu.be/c5TDkfMXTwc],” Paul McCartney sings about “somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota.” While our neighborhood is nowhere near the Dakotas, our
Neighbors
Photo via mr_stephen_santos [https://www.instagram.com/p/BADHtkuQYph/?tagged=parkslope]It’s 2016, so that means it’s time for a new series. If you keep your ear(s) to the ground, you’ll hear some interesting things around the neighborhood. These snippets of conversation below are
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Photo by Kathie Lou MoserJust because New Years is over doesn’t mean you can’t still feel funky! Neighbor Kathie Lou Moser saw these shoes at the 7th Avenue subway (at 9th Street). Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@bklyner.com, add them to
Business
Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6789752,-73.9787201,3a,75y,297.02h,95.67t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7IrJkdDQZiU7Lo8vF5m7EQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en] Last November, the community learned that Avery Hall Investments would be purchasing the 33-year-old Key Food [/blog/business/scarce-affordable-grocery-options-with-potential-residential-project-on-5th-avenue-key-foods-site/] — parking lot
Business
Franchezka Unisex Salon reopened on Monday, December 28 by Helen Figueroa, daughter of Francisca Figueroa. (Photo by Donny Levit / South Slope News)The lights were on at Franchezka Unisex Salon [http://www.yelp.com/biz/franchezka-unisex-brooklyn] (500 5th Avenue near 12th Street), a business which had been shuttered since early