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Juneteenth in Brooklyn

Borough President Adams speaks at the Freedom Rally at Grand Army Plaza. Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – Happy Juneteenth! June 19 is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in America. This year there are tons of protests, marches, rallies, vigil happening all throughout today to celebrate, show solidarity,

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Have You Seen This Man Who Attempted To Rape Two Women In Park Slope?

A sketch (left) and a photo of the man from the second incident.PARK SLOPE – Cops are looking for a man who they believed attempted to rape two women in two separate incidents in a span of a week. On September 8 at around 4:30 a.m., a 26-year-old

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FDNY Responds To Another Fire In Prospect Park Monday

Prospect Park pic.twitter.com/grfT9iHBVh — Adam Gurri (@adamgurri) April 9, 2017 A second brush fire broke out in Prospect Park Monday evening at approximately 6:20pm, the FDNY reports. Twelve engines and 65 firefighters arrived at the scene near Prospect Park Lake at Well House and West Drives where

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FDNY Extinguish Brush Fire At Prospect Park Sunday

Prospect Park pic.twitter.com/grfT9iHBVh — Adam Gurri (@adamgurri) April 9, 2017 Brooklynites out enjoying Sunday’s pleasant weather got a surprise when a fire ignited in a wooded area in Prospect Park. Three engines and one ladder responded to a call at Prospect Park West and 9th Street at

Arts & Culture

Film Shoot FYI: Madam Secretary Politely Asks You To Move Your Car … Or Else

Photo by South Slope NewsThe rose-colored signs were flapping in the wind. It looks like Prospect Park Southwest is about to get busy with a film crew. CBS’ Madam Secretary is coming to town. It may be a walk in the (or next to) the park for the film crew.

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Flashback Friday

Photo via Danielle SafonteNeighbor Danielle Safonte sent us a couple of great old photos. Above is a photo of her home on Greenwood ave from 1961 she found digging through old photos. Photo via Danielle SafonteShe also sent in this polaroid she found had found from when she lived on

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Boy Killed By Car On Prospect Park West Will Get Permanent Memorial

Sammy Cohen-Eckstein, the 12-year-old boy who was hit by a car and killed in 2013, will get a permanent memorial bench near the spot where he was killed. A spokeswoman told DNAinfo that the Parks Department and Prospect Park Alliance “worked closely with the family to determine a more permanent

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5-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car On Prospect Park West, Suffered Only Minor Injuries

Memorial for Sammy Cohen-Eckstein who was killed in 2013.A 5-year-old boy was hit by a car on Prospect Park West and 3rd Street on Sunday at 5:30pm, according to officials. The boy, Roark Bennett, was struck near a memorial erected for 12-year-old Sammy Cohen-Eckstein, who was hit by

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Prospect Park West Fire Injures Two

Photo by Annie Abruzzo A fire in a four-story apartment building on Prospect Park West sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries yesterday and caused several families to evacuate their homes. According to the FDNY, the fire broke out on the third floor of 263 Prospect Park West,

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Manhole Explosion On Prospect Park West Injures One

A manhole explosion on Prospect Park West this morning caused injuries to someone passing by, and according to the FDNY, the fire is still not under control as of this post at 1:45pm. Neighbors have reported hearing at least two loud booms in the area around Prospect Park West

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Photo Of The Day: Haircutting

Photo taken on Prospect Park West by maxallbee. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post it on the blog. To to keep up with

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Prospect Park West Gets Paved This Week

Well that was fast! The Department of Transportation got to work milling Prospect Park West last week, and this week they’ll be paving it, so thankfully all the dust and pebbles will be tamped down soon. But drivers, watch out for the ‘no parking’ signs. Here’s where they’

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Brunswick Cafe Opening Delayed By Stop Work Order

Back in January we reported that a new restaurant called Brunswick was coming to 240 Prospect Park West, with an anticipated launch date in March. But the other day we noticed the Department of Buildings had slapped a stop work order on the storefront, so we caught up with the

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Bust Out The Green For Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns for its 39th year on Sunday, March 16, and neighbors are invited to come celebrate all that is Irish, as bands, bag pipes, step dancers, and more take to the streets. Prior to the parade’s big start, a “re-dedication ceremony” to

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A Look At New Neighbor Chloë Sevigny’s Sweet Prospect Park West Pad

Want a pretty big sign that Brooklyn, and specifically Park Slope, is becoming more and more of a choice place to buy real estate than Manhattan? Chloë Sevigny — known throughout her acting career as an East Village local — has ditched her Manhattan abode to purchase a $2.05 million, 3-bedroom

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Assemblymember Brennan Calls For Red Light Camera At PPW Intersection Where Sammy Cohen-Eckstein Was Struck

In a letter sent to NYC DOT Commissioner Janet Sadik-Khan and Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Joseph Palmieri last week, Assemblymember Jim Brennan addressed the need for increased safety measures for pedestrians along Prospect Park West following the tragic death of 12-year-old Sammy Cohen-Eckstein when we was struck by a van near

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19-Year-Old Stabbed In Bartel-Pritchard Square

Police say a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach around 1:50am today at Bartel-Pritchard Square, near Prospect Park, a crime that was still affecting the area this morning. Authorities tell us the victim was taken to Lutheran Hospital and is expected to survive. As of this morning, police

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South Slope Rental Roundup: New To The Market

In the market for a new rental? You’re in luck, because we’ve put together some of our favorite listings from the area. Check ’em out and let us know what you think. 15th Street, between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West Price: $1,650 (heat and hot water

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Photo of the Day: The Sidewalk to Spring

Maybe if we all wish real hard, today will finally be the last day we see snowflakes this season… Photo by offneveron. Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group, or tag it #parkslope on Instagram,

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Another Year, Another Ghost Stroller

photo credit: Elizabeth Graham/Brooklyn Paper In 2010, the mystery of the now-legendary Park Slope Ghost Stroller swept the city (or a certain subset of it): was it a tribute to an unidentifiable accident? A joke about gentrification? We wondered, and then time passed, and eventually we stopped wondering. But