Park Slope

Jan
16
New Year, New You, New YMCA Membership

New Year, New You, New YMCA Membership

Where there’s a Y, there’s a way! Join the Prospect Park Y and Park Slope Armory with a
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Jan
16
Council Member Requests Riders’ Responses To #RogueFExpress

Council Member Requests Riders’ Responses To #RogueFExpress

[UPDATED: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 11:30am] According to the MTA, when a delay occurs, trains are often switched
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Jan
16
Remembering George de Boissiere, Owner of Mailboxes On 5th

Remembering George de Boissiere, Owner of Mailboxes On 5th

PARK SLOPE – Many locals were surprised to learn that “neighborhood institution” George de Boissiere, the gruff, enigmatic, cigarette-smoking owner of
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Jan
14
Santa Fe Grill Reopens With New Owners, New Name

Santa Fe Grill Reopens With New Owners, New Name

PARK SLOPE – “When we closed this place, many people cried. It was crazy,” Antonio Garcia said as he recalled Santa
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Jan
09
Brooklyn’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Opens

Brooklyn’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Opens

PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Brooklyn’s first licensed medical cannabis dispensary, Citiva [https://citiva.com/], officially opened for business at
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Jan
09
Park Slope’s Gallery Players To Present 11 New Plays Over Next 3 Weekends

Park Slope’s Gallery Players To Present 11 New Plays Over Next 3 Weekends

PARK SLOPE – Now in its 22nd year, The Gallery’s Players [http://galleryplayers.com/]‘ signature theatrical event, the Black Box
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Jan
07
Mailboxes On 5th Will Remain Open Following Death Of Business Owner

Mailboxes On 5th Will Remain Open Following Death Of Business Owner

PARK SLOPE – George de Boissiere, the owner of longtime mail service shop, Mailboxes on 5th [https://www.facebook.com/pages/
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Jan
04
Talde Brooklyn Closes As Top Chef Star’s Restaurant Group Dissolves

Talde Brooklyn Closes As Top Chef Star’s Restaurant Group Dissolves

PARK SLOPE – Following up on a reader’s Tweet that Talde Brooklyn [http://www.taldebrooklyn.com] was closed on Wednesday,
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Jan
04
EXCLUSIVE: Zellnor Myrie Is Getting Ready To Serve You, And Here’s What’s On His Agenda

EXCLUSIVE: Zellnor Myrie Is Getting Ready To Serve You, And Here’s What’s On His Agenda

Zellnor Myrie (Photo: Office of Zellnor Myrie)PARK SLOPE — Brooklynites voted overwhelmingly to extinguish the torches of former Independent Democratic
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Jan
04
Farewell to Flo Leopoldi, Matriarch Of Leopoldi Hardware

Farewell to Flo Leopoldi, Matriarch Of Leopoldi Hardware

PARK SLOPE – Florence Leopoldi, the matriarch of 5th Avenue’s family-owned Leopoldi Hardware [https://ww3.truevalue.com/leopoldi/Home.aspx]
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