Here’s what the writer calls “A Tale of Park Slope LOVE” about a wallet dropped on the sidewalk and returned to the owner in Park Slope. We’re not sure its any more indicative of neighborhood virtue than stories of unfortunate things happening say something about a neighborhood’s depravity, but we think it’s interesting enough to share, and thank the GL reader that share it with us:

We have heard so many messages about the muggings and theft in the Slope that I just wanted to tell a tale of Park Slope love! On Saturday, I was walking home from work with my month’s paycheck when I noticed my bag was open and my wallet-gone. I had paid for something at a pharmacy @ 10 blocks back and remembered putting my wallet back in my bag. I retraced my steps and nothing so I called the police, completely assuming I had been pick-pocketed and it had been stolen. I was getting frantic because I am supposed to go to California on Friday and all my ID was in my wallet (not to mention everything else). My cell phone rings and it is the Park Slope food coop (which we don’t belong to anymore but apparently I still had the card in my wallet). A man and his wife found the wallet on the ground and as that card was the only one with a phone number on it–they called the co-op who called me. Long story short, my wallet had fallen out of my bag and was actually returned to me WITH EVERYTHING IN IT, thanks to an honest Park Slope couple. I feel very lucky to live here and be a part of this community- and it really reminded me of the character of so many families here–the reason I wanted to raise my kids here. Thank you to all who look out for one another–I promise to keep trying to do my part as well.

Love Thy Slope.