Nonsponsored
PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The North Flatbush Business Improvement District [https://nfbid.com/about/] (NFBID) was joined by the NYC Department of Design and Construction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/about-ddc.page] (DDC) and the NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.
environment
PARK SLOPE – Dozens of P.S. 282 students and Principal Rashan Hoke joined Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, and NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org] Borough Commissioner Martin Maher Monday morning to
Health
PARK SLOPE – Early in the summer, tenants at the corner of 5th Street and Prospect Park West saw the garden in front of their home being removed because of a recurring rat problem, but some on the block believe poor trash management is at the center of the issue. The
brownsville
(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)MARINE PARK – Police have finally identified the third suspect from the home invasion robbery in Marine Park earlier this week. Tyrique Rushing, 20, is wanted in connection with the robbery and sexual assault of a couple in their 70s. His two accomplices have already been caught and
community
PARK SLOPE – The Park Slope Civic Council [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/] is hosting the 7th Annual Food for Thought Tasting Gala [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/food-for-thought/] this Wednesday, October 17 to raise scholarship funds for civc-minded students graduating from the John Jay Educational Complex [https://insideschools.org/school/00Z007] at 237 7th
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE/BROOKLYN HEIGHTS/BOERUM HILL – Brian Lehrer’s “Ask The Mayor” segment [https://www.wnyc.org/story/askthemayor-10122018] returned on Friday after a two week hiatus with Mayor Bill de Blasio speaking with the radio host for more than thirty minutes, covering several Brooklyn-related topics. Affordable Housing advocates confront
Business
PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and the Park Slope branch [/park-slope-5th-avenue-bids-mark-caserta-knows-that-real-men-wear-pink/] of the American Cancer Society [https://www.cancer.org] are teaming up toraiseawareness and funds for the disease.Good Wine’s Heather Johnston (Photo courtesy of
Announcements
Photo via Porcupine Armadillo Twitter.PARK SLOPE – Several statues have appeared throughout the borough showing President Trump on a small patch of grass with the term “Pee on Me.” Gothamist reported the statues were found near the intersection of Union Street and 7th Avenue. [http://gothamist.com/2018/10/09/
Central Brooklyn
PROSPECT PARK – The NYC Parks Department has issued a warning about cases of raccoons with the canine distemper found in Prospect Park. The canine distemper virus doesn’t pose a health risk to humans, but dogs are susceptible to the disease. Owners are encouraged to keep their dogs leashed while
News
PARK SLOPE – A 72-year-old woman evicted from her home in 2015 led a group of homeless New Yorkers and affordable housing advocates on Friday in confronting Mayor Bill de Blasio as he went to the Park Slope YMCA for his daily workout. Three years ago, Nathylin Flowers Adesegun was evicted
community
PARK SLOPE – On Saturday, schools across Brooklyn’s District 15 [https://insideschools.org/districts/15] opened up their gardens to the public for a celebration of experiential learning, food justice and creativity for the first annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl [https://gardentrain.wixsite.com/gardentrain/programs]. Kickoff event for the
News
Photo credit: Kemala KarmenDiana Kane English wasn’t into politics—much less considered herself an activist—but that changed a few months leading up the 2016 elections. It was then the Brooklyn shop-owner made t-shirts that read “Feminist” and sold them out of her 5th Ave. boutique in Park Slope.