weather
City Asks Residents and Businesses to Conserve Energy As Outages Loom
The city is asking New Yorkers to conserve energy in the face of a roiling heat wave that has already forced power outages across the borough.
weather
The city is asking New Yorkers to conserve energy in the face of a roiling heat wave that has already forced power outages across the borough.
Barack Obama
> Stunning image of #Joaquin [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Joaquin?src=hash] from NOAA’s GOES West. Stay informed http://t.co/3GVfGphItj and http://t.co/83F2guq6DU pic.twitter.com/qba4j4yyXG [http://t.co/qba4j4yyXG] — NOAA (@NOAA) October 1, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NOAA/status/649602489503907840] Senator Chuck Schumer
clouds
A view of the clouds as they moved in yesterday afternoon, bringing all of today’s rain. Take a photo in the neighborhood? Share it with us at editor@bklyner.com, add it to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag it #ftgfocus on Instagram [http:
Animal Control & Welfare
Photo via aaron [https://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronpics/396665597/in/photolist-B41S2-QYPN7-6CnMi5-5L2seG-e1bs91-kHTU-Djoik-ijZkvE-ijZffm-8VjVAa-9f8DqZ-iEFGMq-5FeyPH-DuwAH-jqJCMu-jqGH2M-jqL3hW-jqL3pj-jqJdiP-jqJbXT-qJd1T1-CgNLb-bnjhUy-j7eHzd-yajcD-5KXejD-dRiDyj-iZRKUa-5PaGxq-t8xUQ-4pEFfp-ac4J-4Q66B9-5L2s7q-5L2sSC-5KXdQH-5L2smL-6CiDUc-6CiDHz-6BX2zu-4bH5XX-tqx3g-tqx3h-dta8Fu-ptQZoE-ijZiaN-ijZn4j-ijZgyb-68bBfw-jZbt] .As temperatures dip dangerously low in our area, it’s not just us humans who need e
linus
Neighbor Donald Loggins snapped this photo of a pretty snazzy snow cave on Glenwood, just off Westminster.While more snow may translate to more shoveling, it also means many pretty photos of our neighborhood! Here are a couple we’ve rounded up, and let us know if you have a
snow alert
If you haven’t already heard it through the Twitterverse, we’re sorry to be the ones to tell you: the NYC Department of Sanitation has issued a snow alert [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/pr2014/111314.shtml#.VGUF_Rr9Dsk.twitter] starting at 8pm tonight (Thursday, November 13)
Dennis Gronim
The storm that rolled in this past Friday afternoon was incredibly impressive — almost beyond words. “I was going to call this photo Friggatriskaidekaphobia (taken on Friday the 13th at about 6:01 PM from an 8th Ave rooftop), but I’m terrified of big words!” jokes neighbor Steve McGill, who
east 16th st
Oh boy, it was windy out yesterday. How windy was it? Windy enough to rip down the signage of this closed store on Kings Highway and East 16th Street. Submitted by Abraham V. Oh, and we’ll have more about this building later. Hint, hint…
dan mundy
This week’s polar vortex, in which temperatures with wind chills dipped into the negative degrees, generated its fair share of grousing on social media, and news hype. It also brought about some stunning photos from locals of iced over windows and ice drifts on New York Harbor. But the
National Weather Service
Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch [http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ072&warncounty=NYC061&firewxzone=NYZ072&local_place1=&product1=Tornado+Watch#.UlLZhSSea-1] until 5 p.m. today in all five borough of New York City, as well as parts
air quality
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for New York City until 11:00 p.m. tonight. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion today, though the general public should not be affected.
fifth avenue
Photo by lifewithmaps [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=473025410340418004_24321211#.UbJyLZVwHIo]. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope], tag pics #southslope
weather
Welcome to spring break 2013. Mother Nature is continuing her assault on the city’s warm weather (would love to know what got her panties in such a wad), and is apparently sending more of the cold, white stuff [http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/11215?phenomena=WW&
weather
The skies should start to clear up a little after today, but don’t forget your mittens as the temperatures begin to drop to more December-like numbers again. If you take a photo in the neighborhood that you’d like to share, send it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com,
graffiti
Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], and we’ll post it on the blog.
Animals
We hope you’ve been like this cat, and have managed to find a cool spot of shade someplace in the neighborhood. Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/