Arts & Culture
P.S. 321 and P.S. 9 students wished the late-author illustrator Ezra Jack Keats a H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R–T-H-D-A-Y in the Imagination Playground in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, where a statue of two of his beloved characters, Peter and Willie, was declared a Literary Landmark. Joining them, from L to R,
Business
Courtesy of Metro FleaThe PS 321 Flea Market [https://www.facebook.com/PS-321-Flea-Market-Park-Slope-1044184418965561/] (180 7th Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets) re-opened under new management in early March, a Park Slope institution which plans to make adjustments in order to become more “neighbor-friendly and vendor-friendly,” according to James LaMorte, owner
Education
Photo by Park Slope StoopWe’re one week away from #GivingTuesday [http://www.givingtuesday.org/], a global day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday that focuses on giving back to the community. We can’t think of a better way to give back than helping our neighborhood schools. Donors Choose
PS 321
Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.Seventy Brooklyn schools — from elementary and middle to high school and college institutions — and their students are the beneficiaries of a $13.3 million allocation of funds from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office, designated specifically for STEM education programs. Pretty
New York State Scholastic Championships
PS/MS 282 Royal Panthers Chess Team! Photo by Jeremy AmarLocal students continue to make our neighborhood proud by bringing home impressive trophies from chess tournaments! This past weekend, kids from PS/MS 282 [http://www.282parkslope.org/] (180 6th Avenue) and PS 321 [http://ps321.org/] (180 7th Avenue)
PS 321
Drop off your clean, gently worn coats and jackets in all sizes at the annual PS 321 coat drive [https://www.facebook.com/123311737704893/photos/a.124393964263337.9311.123311737704893/773531536016240/?type=1&theater] this week only, through Friday, December 5, just inside the front doors in the lobby of
A.B.K. Bruno
A feisty nine-year-old girl becomes a crusader for preventing disastrous climate change and other environmental threats — sounds like a tale that could be set in Park Slope, right? Well it turns out that the new children’s book Josie and the Fourth Grade Bike Brigade [http://www.josiegoesgreen.com/] was
Kaylee Hammond
Congratulations to 10-year-old Kaylee Hammond, a PS 321 5th grader who competed at a New York Road Runners Youth Jamboree [http://www.nyrr.org/youth-and-schools/series-and-events/youth-jamborees] this past weekend in the 100-meter and 200-meter races in her age group and received 1st place ribbons in both events! Kaylee has
auctions
Do you own a local business, or otherwise offer a service that neighbors may like to bid on? Consider making a donation to the upcoming spring auction to support PS 321 [http://www.ps321.org/] (180 7th Avenue), which will take place on May 16. The school notes that successful
Lower East Side Ecology Center
Another chance to recycle those old electronics you might have gathering dust in your apartment is coming up this Saturday, December 7 from 10am to 4pm, at an e-waste recycling event [http://lesecologycenter.org/index.php/calendar.html?task=view_detail&agid=321&year=2013&month=12&
coat drive
Drop off your clean, gently worn coats to the annual PS 321 coat drive [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=590222904347105&set=a.124393964263337.9311.123311737704893&type=1] during the week of Monday, October 28 to Friday, November 1, just inside the front doors in the lobby
Brooklyn Craft Central
With all the doorbuster sales and the barrage of ads from nationwide chain stores this holiday season, it’s easy to forget you can get quality, original gifts from local artisans. You’re not only supporting local businesses and craftspeople, you’re finding things for loved ones that they won’