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City Reps Face Angry Residents at Park Slope Town Hall Over Botched Construction

SJPCA President Randy Gresl facing the panel of speakers. Curt Brodner/BklynerA Park Slope town hall addressing complaints about the disruptive replacement of a water main [/3-year-water-main-upgrade-project-begins-flatbush-6th-surrounding-streets/] turned emotional as residents shouted down sheepish city representatives over mismanagement. The St. John’s Place Community Association (SJPCA) hosted a swath of

Announcements

Traffic Agent Assaulted While Issuing Parking Ticket

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPARK SLOPE — A traffic agent was assaulted while he was issuing a parking violation ticket earlier last week. On Tuesday, October 22 at around 12:30 p.m., an NYPD traffic agent was in the process of issuing a parking violation ticket on Fifth Avenue and 15th

Boerum Hill

Another 12-Story Residential Building Planned For 4th Avenue

PARK SLOPE – The group of low-rise buildings spanning the east side of 4th Avenue from St. Marks Place to Warren Street will soon become a 125-foot-high, 12-story apartment building, The Real Deal [https://therealdeal.com/2019/10/29/new-details-of-boerum-hills-next-big-project-unveiled/] reports. 85 4th Avenue (via Google Maps)Developer Harry Einhorn filed

Arts & Culture

A Swinging Good Time: Made In New York Jazz Cafe & Bar

PARK SLOPE – A new Park Slope jazz venue officially celebrated its grand opening over the weekend with a trio of jazz greats. Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Lenny White perform during Made in New York’s grand opening weekend (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Pianist Cyrus Chestnut [https://www.

Events

Support CHiPS By Dining At A Local Eatery Oct. 29

GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – Make dinner or drink plans Tuesday night at a local restaurant or bar and support CHiPS [http://chipsonline.org], the 4th Avenue soup kitchen and shelter for homeless moms. CHiPS, 200 4th Avenue (via Google Maps)Eleven restaurants in the Gowanus/Park Slope area will participate in

Food & Drink

Not Just Chocolate: New Park Slope Shop Creates Edible Works of Art

A selection of treats at Not Just Chocolate, 537 5th Avenue, Park Slope (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE – A new shop in Park Slope offers a selection of chocolate masterpieces that look almost too beautiful to eat. Not Just Chocolate [https://www.instagram.com/not.just.chocolate/] officially opened at

environment

Incompetent Water Main Replacement Is Flooding Their Homes, Park Slope Residents Say

The flooded basement of 104 Berkeley Place. Courtesy of the St. Johns Place Community Association.City’s water main replacement project is flooding their homes, Park Slope homeowners say, and they want the city to stop it. About 50 residents showed up to the St. John’s Place Community Association’

Coney Island

Making Strides: Walk, Eat & Drink To Fight Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness. Courtesy of Salman Asif. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/unwomenasiapacific/10801184393/in/photolist-hssTP8-dtbCrk-pzFq8N-8FG4ae-76eePY-5noK6i-5voxvm-7cfqJM-hsrY3x-5rdFU5-5r1ekE-pcBNdP-6eb4z7-pK1zEd-dijxsa-fhAkFz-5uSUwU-dHwj7D-avuYoB-ZjQa4G-ZHzaEz-pTq4eo-38ueVL-iJriT-9LUPP7-CiJt9-ncXkY1-iJqLV-3fv5ve-4ssPBV-5FnMq6-5k2U9n-75Snqx-75Snqk-aCwUxY-7wcqXy-avciBt-5GeSQK-arxhNL-9psUTe-7aEY78-7S9HRn-8MGy6x-iJqLS-ayuPVh-gs87ZB-5xxsQ5-8MGi3P-aoeTha-7aEYf4] BROOKLYN – More than 30,000

Announcements

Recap Of October Community Board 6 General Meeting

By: Michael Racioppo, District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 The following is a recap of the Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] (CB6) General Meeting held Thursday, October 10 at PS 32. CB6 serves Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope,

North Western Brooklyn

Police Searching For Man Who Set Fire On Steps Of Park Slope Jewish Center

PARK SLOPE – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the man seen in the video below in connection to an arson that took place early in the morning of Yom Kippur in front of a Jewish Center. At approximately 12:50am on Wednesday, October 9, police responded

Bushwick

Openings & Closings: Push for Pizza and Pastries

This week’s Openings and Closings brings us lots of activity in Fort Greene and Park Slope, as well as several new pizza spots, a few new cafes, and a new location for Brooklyn’s favorite bar-b-que. Prospect Heights Ciao, Gloria550 Vanderbilt Avenue, between Pacific and Dean streets. Ciao, Gloria,

Cobble Hill

Horror Show: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Returns October 17-24

BROOKLYN – Get ready for Halloween! The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival [http://brooklynhorrorfest.com/] returns for a fourth year, celebrating the art of horror filmmaking with independent features, shorts, and a number of premieres. Spanning one week from October 17 through 24, the festival will feature new films, events, and parties