Park Slope

Oct
22
Will Razing A Tenants’ Garden On Prospect Park West Solve A Rat Problem?

Will Razing A Tenants’ Garden On Prospect Park West Solve A Rat Problem?

PARK SLOPE – Early in the summer, tenants at the corner of 5th Street and Prospect Park West saw the garden
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Oct
17

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Subway Creep in Park Slope, Suspect Identified in Marine Park & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)MARINE PARK – Police have finally identified the third suspect from the home invasion robbery in Marine Park
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Oct
15
7th Annual Food for Thought Tasting Gala Will Raise Scholarship Funds For 4 Local Students

7th Annual Food for Thought Tasting Gala Will Raise Scholarship Funds For 4 Local Students

PARK SLOPE – The Park Slope Civic Council [https://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/] is hosting the 7th Annual Food for Thought Tasting Gala
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Oct
15
Mayor Discusses Confrontation at YMCA, BQE Fix, And His Brooklyn Jail Plan

Mayor Discusses Confrontation at YMCA, BQE Fix, And His Brooklyn Jail Plan

PARK SLOPE/BROOKLYN HEIGHTS/BOERUM HILL – Brian Lehrer’s “Ask The Mayor” segment [https://www.wnyc.org/story/askthemayor-10122018] returned
4 min read
Oct
11
Turning Park Slope Pink In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Turning Park Slope Pink In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID and the
2 min read
Oct
10
Are Trump “Pee On Me” Statues One Step Too Far?

Are Trump “Pee On Me” Statues One Step Too Far?

Photo via Porcupine Armadillo Twitter.PARK SLOPE – Several statues have appeared throughout the borough showing President Trump on a small
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Oct
09
Parks Department Warns Of Raccoon Distemper in Prospect Park

Parks Department Warns Of Raccoon Distemper in Prospect Park

PROSPECT PARK – The NYC Parks Department has issued a warning about cases of raccoons with the canine distemper found in
2 min read
Oct
05
Homeless Activists Confront Mayor During His Morning Workout

Homeless Activists Confront Mayor During His Morning Workout

PARK SLOPE – A 72-year-old woman evicted from her home in 2015 led a group of homeless New Yorkers and affordable
2 min read
Oct
01
Garden Train Takes Root: The First Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl

Garden Train Takes Root: The First Annual Brooklyn School Gardens Crawl

PARK SLOPE – On Saturday, schools across Brooklyn’s District 15 [https://insideschools.org/districts/15] opened up their gardens to
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Sep
25
Park Slope Moms Arrested During Kavanaugh Protest in DC

Park Slope Moms Arrested During Kavanaugh Protest in DC

Photo credit: Kemala KarmenDiana Kane English wasn’t into politics—much less considered herself an activist—but that changed a
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