This Week In The Slope: Caffeine Quartet, Banh Mi Pals, Brilliant Bugs, And More

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• September 2016 Slope Eats & Drinks: What opened, what closed, and what’s coming soon.

• Cyclist critically injured after brutal collision with car on 6th Avenue.

• Blue Bottle says genie will finally be let out this Fall.

• Far more nuanced than ‘Nude Shakespeare’: The Tempest storms into Prospect Park. [NSFW]

• Colson Patisserie to open new Sunset Park cafe on 10th anniversary.

• Residents question status of 24th Street hotel currently housing homeless families.

• No Caffeine Withdrawal For Park Slope: New Starbucks, Everyman Espresso, and Uptown Roasters coming this Fall.

• Man pronounced dead at Methodist after being gunned down in Fort Greene.

• Dining Review: Making fast friends at Banhmigos.

• What to know around town this Labor Day 2016.

• Kids learn how to build a sustainable Brooklyn in school.

• Greenmarket Recipe of The Week – Smoky Baba Ganoush.

• Tropical Storm Hermine might dampen our Labor Day weekend.

• The world’s only mindful triathlon. (Sponsored)

• Youth programming at the Y ignites the spark in every child. (Sponsored)

• It’s time to get prepared. (PSA)

• Report: More NYC residents facing eviction have access to legal help.

• Adoptable Animal(s) of the Week: A trio of kittens.