Park Slope

Aug
31
Obituary: Jay the Barber

Obituary: Jay the Barber

Jason (aka Jay) Melvin Santiago Laracuente – family photo.Below obituary was submitted by the family: PARK SLOPE – Jason (aka Jay)
2 min read
Aug
29
DOT Ends Clear Curbs Pilot On Flatbush Avenue

DOT Ends Clear Curbs Pilot On Flatbush Avenue

PARK SLOPE/PROSPECT HEIGHTS – The NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT)
5 min read
Aug
28
For The Love Of Cats: NYC Pet Employee Trail Blazes Cat Adoption Program

For The Love Of Cats: NYC Pet Employee Trail Blazes Cat Adoption Program

PARK SLOPE – A mother and daughter hold hands and slip through the aisles of NYC Pet [http://nycpet.com/store/
4 min read
Aug
27
Grand Army Plaza To Receive $8.9M Restoration

Grand Army Plaza To Receive $8.9M Restoration

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver announced that the City is providing
3 min read
Aug
23
Local Politicians Preview 9th Street’s Vision Zero Redesign

Local Politicians Preview 9th Street’s Vision Zero Redesign

PARK SLOPE – Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin visited Park Slope Thursday morning to join Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Member
7 min read
Aug
21
Butler Bake Shop Opens In DUMBO & Other Food News

Butler Bake Shop Opens In DUMBO & Other Food News

DUMBO – Michelin-starred pastry chef Ryan Butler debuted his second outpost of Butler Bake Shop & Espresso Bar [http://www.butler-nyc.
2 min read
Aug
20
Commemorate the 242nd Anniversary Of The Battle Of Brooklyn

Commemorate the 242nd Anniversary Of The Battle Of Brooklyn

Battle of Brooklyn: Commemoration, Photo via Green-Wood Cemetery [https://www.green-wood.com/event/battle-of-brooklyn-commemoration-2018/]On August 27, 1776, British troops
4 min read
Aug
20
An Accident, A Homicide, and an Unknown: Three Dead in Brooklyn Over Weekend

An Accident, A Homicide, and an Unknown: Three Dead in Brooklyn Over Weekend

St. Thomas Aquinas church and the R train entrance on Ninth Street in Park Slope, where the attempted robberies took
2 min read
Aug
16
Run Your First Half Marathon in Brooklyn

Run Your First Half Marathon in Brooklyn

Courtesy of NYCRUNSThere’s no better time or place than the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon [https://nycruns.com/
1 min read
Aug
16
Turn Brooklyn T.E.A.L. And Raise Awareness For Ovarian Cancer

Turn Brooklyn T.E.A.L. And Raise Awareness For Ovarian Cancer

PARK SLOPE – In honor of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month [http://www.ovariancancerawareness.org] in September, T.E.A.L.
2 min read