butterfly garden
Today is Earth Day, and if you’re looking for a way to celebrate in the neighborhood, set aside some time to give back to our community at a local event this weekend [https://www.facebook.com/NewVoicesMs443/photos/a.424060430992556.98946.423564774375455/865855810146347/?type=1&theater] . Join fellow
Slope Park
Following a number of reported injuries that caused pieces of playground equipment to be removed [/blog/kids/slope-park-swing-removed-after-series-of-broken-legs] or welded in place [/blog/kids/local-families-frustrated-as-slope-park-spinning-disk-welded], the newly-renovated Slope Park [/blog/news/the-sun-
Slope Park
Growing up in the ’80s, I remember spinning around so fast on the playground merry-go-round that we couldn’t see straight. Kids would pile on so that there wasn’t any room to hang on, and then jump off in mid-spin, oftentimes landing in a giant heap
Slope Park
Sounds like a good plan to us. Spotted in Slope Park. Snapped any photos in the neighborhood lately? Share them with us! You can add photos to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to us at editor@bklyner.com
broken legs
Slope Park’s [/blog/news/the-sun-shines-as-slope-park-officially-opens] large green platform swing, a favorite among area kids, has been removed after reports of several broken legs, two of which occurred on Monday, September 9. Neighbor Dan Janzen [/blog/education/how-students-volunteers-and-a-whole-
Slope Park
Still trying to figure out how to spend your weekend? Saturday Beer Tasting At The Ploughman [https://www.facebook.com/theploughmanbklyn?fref=ts] When: Saturday, June 29 Where: 438 7th Avenue, between 15th and 16th Street What: We love beer, especially free beer. Stop by The Ploughman from 4pm to
delays
With the neighborhood anxiously awaiting [/blog/news/delays-at-slope-park-push-back-opening-to-june] our new and improved Slope Park, it’s so refreshing to see life at the construction site. As of this morning, the preschool equipment is going up (shown above through the camera’s prison
renovation
Renovations on the sorely dated Slope Park, located on 6th Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets, began earlier this year and are slated for a spring 2013 completion. Check out Brownstoner for the Parks Department rendering [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/03/closing-bell-renderings-for-the-slope-park-