[Photo courtesy of megunski/GL Flickr Pool] As we’ve noted, DOT has been going hog wild in Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Park Slope repaving local streets. Of course, nicely paved streets are a good thing. What’s bad about is the process. The photographer who took this photo labeled it “things that are bad for you.” The […]

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Looks like someone was shooting at something in the North Slope on Wednesday night. Grlnxtdrboo on Brooklynian reports: Did anyone else hear gunshots last night in the north slope? I live on Baltic between 4th and 5th and around 1030ish last night my girlfriend and I heard 3 shots. We called our neighbors to see […]

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We almost hesitate to post something with “pit bull” in the headline because we know the reaction the breed can promote. But our fine friends at Park Slope Parents who are always keeping the broader community informed about important things and are happy to do so, have a story about neighborhood pit bull attack and […]

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[All photos by Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Brooklyn @ Eye Level, which is playing at the Lyceum on Fourth Avenue though December 7, debuted last night. These are a handful of the shots taken by Gl Contirbutor Adrian Kinloch of last night’s show. The performance, which features music, dance and theater covers everything from Atlantic […]

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There are obviously a lot of opportunities to do some good deeds between now and the holidays. One of them is to donate to the Toys for Tots program organized (every year) by the Park Slope Civic Council. Drop off locations on Seventh Avenue are the Park Slope Copy Center, Community Book Store, Back to […]

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[Photo courtesy of megunski/GL Flickr Pool] Looks like there is some repaving work going on on Ninth Street in Park Slope at Seventh Avenue. UPDATE: The photog emails to add, “They began the repaving on 10th this morning with a bullhorn telling people to come out and move their cars around 7 am. After an […]

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Ugly Betty, which has been making its way around town, will be shooting in beautiful Park Slope tomorrow from 5PM to 6AM. (Love those night shoots.) Looks like they’ll be working on Seventh Avenue between Union Street and 1 Streeet and also possibly on President St between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. What this means to […]

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If you live in Park Slope and don’t know that stores are staying open late and offering specials and discounts, we’re very unclear as to how you lack this knowledge as the organizers have promoted the hell out of it. We have one more bit of news to add–they’ll be selling re-usable coffee mugs in […]

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[Photo: Malcolm Pinckney / Parks & Recreation] It’s so hard to know where to start with this? Would it be the delay of more than a year in getting what we call the Boymelpark open and the constant community pressure that needed to be applied? Would it be the renaming of J.J. Byrne Park as […]

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When we think of the holidays, many of us think shopping. The first burst of chaos from Black Friday has passed and now plateaued so we can all enjoy the shopping for loved ones’ gifts at a reasonable pace. The commercialism of this fine season is now in full swing. With that, the second annual […]

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As we move into December, the Christmas tree stands are starting to pop up all around. But wouldn’t it be better to get a tree and help out the Cub and Boy Scouts of America in the process? (Maybe?) Well, from 10am-6pm for the next three weekends (12/6-7, 12/13-14, 12/20-21) at the Old Stone House […]

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[Photo courtesy jplpagan/GL Fickr Pool] Our Flickr Pool Photog and GL Contributor JP Pagán writes: “In front of the VFW hall on 9th St. Reminded me of the General Lee.”

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Can you feel the joy, friends? Actually, we put this up because of the music, which almost caused us to wet ourselves.

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Look it’s a recession, friends. Why spend more money in Manhattan when you can do it cheaper here right in your very own Park Slope? Huh? Huh?

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M&S Meat on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, which is the successor to A&S up the street, which is now closed, is on its way. We stuck our camera inside the other day for a look at the current state of affairs, as well as the huge space the new shop will be occupying.

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Just don’t tell any of the handball players or skateboarders that have been using the Terrapin Playground, which we call the Boymelpark, for the last couple of weeks that the park doesn’t officially open until tomorrow. (Only the dog owners seem to have been kept out.) But it does. The official ribbon cutting and dedication […]

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Lyn Hill, the New York Methodist VP for Communications and External Affairs has responded to concerns raised by Park Slope Parents about disturbing conditions in the hospital’s emergency room (although she seems  unaware that the issue made it into the blogsphere and became of concern to the greater community beyond the Park Slope Parents private […]

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Between now, and the big day, which is only 24 days from now, we’re bringing back our annual Brookyule feature for its third season, which involves pics of decorations and other seasonal things. Since we can’t be everywhere, we invite your contributions. See a house that’s decorated? See a cool store display? Email it to […]

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We have utterly nothing to add except to point out the rat poison sign on the upper left.

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One place that seemed to be drawing the crowds this post-Turkey Day weekend was the brand new DII closeout center occupying a prime piece of commercial space at the corner of Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue in the Slope. DII is brought to us by the people at Dee and Dee, which once had a […]

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This is Alta Voce, the family-style Italian restaurant coming from the people that run Sotto Voce on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope and, sadly, are also behind Fifth Avenue’s Apperitivo, which may be one of the most vile Italian restaurants on the entire planet (including Communist Prague in 1987) in which we’ve had the misfortune […]

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A GL Reader sends a heartbreaking story that we hope will have a happy ending. He found this little guy on Seventh Avenue. Hopefully, the person heartbroken about losing him will see him. Here is the email we got: I found a kitten who was playing Frogger, dodging across the intersection of 7th Avenue and […]

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Stung by a dozens of emails circulating on the Park Slope Parents Mailing List, a letter from the group’s advisory board and, we are certain, some unflattering blog headlines, Methodist Hospital says it wants to talk and try to figure out what’s wrong with its emergency room that has people so angry. (Separately, we talked […]

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Seaworthy Films and hot dog purveyor Willie’s Dawgs are teaming up at the Old Stone House for a night of Indie movies and award winning Sundance films to benefit The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation. Tickets are $20 and include free hot dogs, popcorn, beer and prizes. This is an excellent opportunity to support the […]

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The holiday lights along Fifth Avenue in Park Slope were already lit up as of last night (Monday), but the Park Slope 5th Avenue BID will be having its official tree lighting ceremony at 5PM on Saturday, Dec. 6 at J.J. Byrne Park (at Third St. and Fifth Ave.). There will be carolers, entertainment, refreshments, […]

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