Consider this a metaphor for the difference between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Park Slope. We found a promo poster for this film on Fourth Ave. a while back that said “You Never See it Coming.” On it, someone had written “My foot up your ass.” Here on Fifth Avenue, however, the posts that says [...]

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A forum on traffic in Park Slope and Prospect Park will be coming up on Wednesday, October 15 at 7PM at the Community Bookstore, which is at 143 Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. (The issue of banning traffic in the park is a divisive one in the community). Here’s an email about the forum:
All members [...]

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A lot of cup cakes and other sweet things were sold in Brooklyn this weekend to raise money for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. They may or may not have raised significants funds, but there was certainly a big “isn’t that cute” factor as a lot of the Obama bake sale personnel were very [...]

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We believe we found word of this kitty’s disappearance on Seventh Street around Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. If he/she has truly been paying attention to the growing financial catastrophe that’s been building since we’ve been off the air, we understand why he/she took off. Little dude probably has a condo on the market that [...]

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There are many ways to get parking tickets in Park Slope, but most of them involve people on foot, in carts or in cards. Not in this case. A Special GL Correspondent writes that this ticked was announced by the sound of horse hooves and of neighing. There is irony in that it was a [...]

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“Cops arrested a teenage boy Tuesday in connection with a stabbing in Park Slope Monday, after which a 16-year-old high school student was hospitalized as the result of multiple knife attacks. Tuesday afternoon, police announced the arrest of a 14-year-old connected with the attack. Armed with information from witnesses, detectives apprehended the young suspect at [...]

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The John Jay kids are a terror; we avoid 7th Ave. during after-school hours. Last time we tried to shop around 3, my daughter emerged from the fish store at 3rd St. and 7th Aves. into a melee, girls shrieking and rolling in the street, pummelling each other, pulling out hair extensions, and screeching curses [...]

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This is going to be the new location of Beacon’s Closet. Back in August we originally noted based on a reader tip that it would be vacating its current location near Union Street. It’ll be moving to the corner of Warren Street, at 92 Fifth Avenue, where it will be replacing this gift shop. We [...]

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Earlier this year, one of the better 99 Cent stores on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope closed its gates for good, another victim of rising rents on the southern end of the avenue. Now, we know what’s going into the space, which is next to the Washington Mutual branch on the block. A poster on [...]

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There was a stabbing at Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue yesterday around 3:30PM that is said to have involved students at John Jay High School. Details about the incident are otherwise sketchy.–GL Inbox

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There have been random reports here and there that suggest property crime may be spiking in Park Slope. Well, some residents believe more things are happening. The latest from Brookynian:
Is it just my bad luck, or is crime picking up in Park Slope? Tonight I found all my hubcaps stolen off my 6 week old [...]

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So much for Park Sloper pissed off about the opening of Babeland on Bergen Street. Behold a Park Slope tot standing in the window of the sex toy shop holding a, uh, device. Park Slope adapts quickly.–Brownstoner

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Park Slope fans might recall the discussion way back about whether there is a Park Slope in other towns like Boston. Well, someone on Park Slope Parents is now asking whether there is a Park Slope in Park Slope or, rather, whether the Park Slope of 25 years ago still exists anywhere:
Hello, A while back [...]

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A nanny was threatened with arrest in Prospect Park yesterday after some of her charges peed in front of the bushes rather than behind them, according to a Park Slope Parents email. The little ones–ages two to six–were playing soccer and had to go. A Parks Dept. cop saw the public urination. Words with the [...]

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How about converting your car to run on Ethanol and, then, joining the Park Slope Ethanol Cooperative? Yes? No? Maybe? Well, here’s some info about it:
Our plan is to build a station in Brooklyn and run our vehicles on 100% ethanol. Our goal is to make the fuel from locally-based sources. We need people willing [...]

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Kevin Walsh and Forgotten New York take a look at some Park Slope scenes this week, focusing on old factories in the neighborhood, some of which have been converted (of course) to housing. Mr. Walsh writes:
There has been a gradual coalescing of my observations as I walk through Brooklyn in the mid to late 2000s. [...]

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Apparently, someone is walking around Park Slope flashing people or, at least, flashing a nanny and child. Here’s the sordid story from a Park Slope Parents email:
My nanny was at the park with my son on Monday, and a man came up and exposed himself. His description: 5′8″ to 5′10″, 200pounds, black hair with a [...]

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A bicyclist was hit and killed in Park Slope yesterday morning at Eighth Avenue and President Street. The 50-year-old man was hit by a school bus. Per one witness, “He was in very bad shape when the ambulance arrived and sadly did not make it.”–Streetsblog & Park Slope Parents

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They may be selling $750,000 condos on Fourth Avenue, but it’s still Fourth Ave. This altered movie ad comes from the vicinity of President Street.

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[Photo courtesy of The Loopweaver/GL Flickr Pool]
This interestingly altered sign comes to us from Park Slope. The photographer writes: “Another sign altered by the clever placement of a sticker…This one says we should keep our eyes peeled for pedestrians with TV’s for heads. “

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Do watch this little scene we came across at the new building rising at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Carroll Street whose progress we noted less than two weeks ago. We were nearby and saw the smoke rising and thought that something was one fire. As it turned out, it was a big generator [...]

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Readers might recall what we called “The Great Wall of Fifth Avenue,” the odd facade that had appeared at 533 Fifth Avenue over the summer. The wall has been finished and, over the weekend, we heard from the building’s owner, who had this to say:
I am the owner of this building. My husband and I [...]

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Is Delicious on the Slope, on President Street in Park Slope, finished being delicious? We’re not certain of the answer, but a GL reader emails with the following question and info:
Do you have an info. on the restaurant Delicious on the Slope on President St. between 4th and 5th? We just moved in down the [...]

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The Fifth Avenue wine shop, Picada y Vino, upon which we reported in late August is now open. It seemed to be doing very well on Saturday, perhaps with people stocking up so that they could spend the very wet afternoon at home with some good wine.

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“My husband and I own the Big Blue House, 271 9th Street and also own and operate Slope Music…As far as the color of the building goes there is a back story. The house has Landmark status which has been nothing but a pain for us. The Landmark status given to neighborhoods and homes is [...]

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