This Week In The Slope: Oysters Depart, Flipping 4th, Good Arrests, And More
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• 23-year-old woman escapes attempted rape near 7th Avenue; cops release footage [Video]
• 4th Avenue flips out again (In a real estate way).
• Man arrested and charged with hate crime in transgender attack; Police search for second suspect.
• July 2016 Slope Eats & Drinks: What opened, what closed, and what’s coming soon.
• GM confirms closure of Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant.
• Man arrested for stalking 16-year-old girl for months, police say.
• Admitting to cops he concocted story, teen recants claim he was groped in Prospect Park.
• The NYPD wants you to weigh in on police body cameras.
• Scammers are posing as ‘Build It Back’ officials to cheat Sandy victims, city warns.
• Pre-teen girls and transgender youth to learn self-defense skills in free summer workshop.
• A giant statue of Captain America is coming to Prospect Park.
• Dining Review: With HENRI’s Backyard soon opening, let’s revisit brunch at HENRI On Fifth.
• Park Slope neighbor designs new symbol of ‘Dine In Brooklyn’.
• Four summer camps in Prospect Park.
• Adoptable Animal of the Week: Nala the dog.