“Safe Haven Bar and Grill just opened in BarBQ’s old space on 6 Ave and 20 St. Last night was the ‘grand opening’–very packed, good crowd, good beer (it was a Six Point fest), good music, and free food for the opening–catfish fingers were delicious. I hear that the kitchen’s not yet open, but [...]

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If we ever see that anyone has anything nice to say about the Pavilion Theater on the Park Slope / Windsor Terrace border, we’ll post it in lights. Mostly, we sometimes see just complaints about what a crap hole the place is (plus the occasional unfounded rumor its being closed and will be redone as [...]

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There is something about the absurdity of the situation described in the following email circulating via the Yahoo South Slope Group that caught our attention. It’s not a major thing, just an example of the hijinx that can ensue with construction equipment, particularly when no agency really wants to deal with the issue:
Here we go [...]

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“For the past several months there has been a loud, annoying beeping noise on 16th street, between 7th and 8th. It sounds like a little ping, is high pitched and happens at 1 minute intervals. (I timed it!) I have walked outside and I know it is not a smoke detector battery or some sort; [...]

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The South Slope’s Little D Eatery, which is on Seventh Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, is on the market. Someone posted a link on Brooklynian to the listing on Craigslist offering a Seventh Avenue Bar/Restaurant for either $415K or $350K, depending on the ad. Per the $415K ad:
Neighborhood Bar / Restaurant with strong neighborhood [...]

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We came across this thread about flower box thieves–it starts with an incident in the South Slope–on Brooklynian. Here’s the original theft report posted by windowdressing:
So I moved. And since I’m moved to a 1st floor apt, I thought that buying some nice flower boxes and filling them with (wait for it….) flowers would be [...]

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This is the scene on 17th Street in what we believe is the South Slope. The GL reader who emailed this photos and the ones after the jump writes:
Here is a graphic statement of why I love Brooklyn and why it is so important that the neighborhoods most under pressure from gentrification maintain a mixed-income [...]

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It has been a long time since we checked in on the infamous South Slope Crack Building (officially known as 406 15th Street). It got that name because construction work so destabilized a neighboring building two years ago that people had to be evacuated. For a long time, buildings had “crack monitors” to see if [...]

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A parrot has gone missing in Park Slope. Here’s the Craigslist post:
Seymour is a friendly and curious bird who is not afraid of strangers. If you see him or he happens to land on your shoulder please call Henry at 347 268 7872. Description: Seymour has a gray head and emerald green wings and back. [...]

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“The Vue really lives up to its name by providing me with an intimate view of the life going on INSIDE the building. As people have been moving in over the past week or two, I have seen way too much of the new residents, literally. Thankfully a lot of window shades have been put [...]

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Anything that says “Rock the South Slope Til the Stroller Wheels Come Off” will catch our attention. So it is with this event brought to our attention that is taking place at the Living Room Lounge at 245 23rd Street at Fifth Avenue. It’s billed as a free dance party and “quite the blow out” [...]

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Yesterday’s big rainstorm caused some excitement in the South Slope. The photos above and below were shot and posted by f.trainer who also produces the excellent Food of the Future blog. He emailed us to say:
lots of carnage on 20th street between 6 and 7th aves this afternoon. around 1pm they closed of the street [...]

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Followers of construction-related mayhem in the South Slope might recall the South Slope Crack Building. It’s formally known as 406-408 15th Street and has caused an exceptional amount of upset among neighbors as well as such severe damage to a neighboring building that it had to be evacuated in the summer of 2006. Well, the [...]

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1) We assume the new cafe at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Carroll Street on the Gowanus side of the tracks is still going to be called Brooklyn Bean, although the mural on the plywood has come down revealing the storefront. It’s of interest because the Fourth Avenue Brooklyn Bean is not related to [...]

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“On the corner of 15th and 8th you find the Royal businesses, the Royal Deli on the South East side of the intersection and the Royal Supermarket on the North East. The Royal Supermarket was just gutted and revamped, it is now brighter, cleaner and more spacious inside. The people who work their seem a [...]

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We’ve been watching the building being renovated at Fifth Avenue and Thirteenth Streets wondering what would go there, and now we know: a 7-11. It’s unclear how widely the news has spread in the neighborhood or whether the 7-11 will be welcomed or greeted with derision. Chains and bank branches have been slowly opening on [...]

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Ever wonder why people can become somewhat desperately angry when a new building rises in their midst? The tall building at 162 Sixteenth Street in the South Slope, called the VUE, has been one of the most contentious new buildings to go up in all of Brooklyn. Even posts about the building tend to develop [...]

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The big strip of new developments and construction sites on 16th Street in the South Slope (that’s “Suite Sixteen” in the photo above) may be getting a new addition. Via the South Slope news group:
Rumor on the street is Ganmar electronics is sold to the developer currently building next door, as well as the one [...]

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When we saw this yesterday, we couldn’t get it out of our minds: A six-unit condo on Sixth Avenue with an awful history (including the death of a worker) is trying to market itself as being in “Sun Slope.” Dear God.–Brownstoner

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That petition about the quality of life and development issues surround the Park Slope VUE at 162 16th Street was taken to Community Board 7 this week and the board is reported to hve voted unanimously to endorse the petition. Activist Aaron Brashear has sent out this email:
Bo Samajopoulos, representing the Concerned Citizens of the [...]

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Like any good Brooklyn neighborhood effort, the one to ask for “responsible and lawful development” in the South Slope and at 162 16th Street (aka the Vue) quickly morphed into an online effort. As to the Vue, the iPetition says:
Please help ensure the safety and security of our community in the face of the [...]

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We found a couple of items in the email flow from the South Slope, where residents often detail the challenges and problems caused by neighborhood development sites:
1). Our Car Hit by the Jerkoffs @ 230 16th. “My mother had the car parked across the street from us (257) That big construction site was apparently trying [...]

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We don’t know how many Brooklyn trees have been the collateral damage in the ongoing development boom. All we can say is that we see a significant amount of anecdotal evidence suggesting that a modest amount of deforestation is taking place. The latest tale of development doing in a tree comes from the South Slope:
I [...]

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That building at 18-20 Jackson Place in the South Slope that finally collapsed after significant damage during construction is almost down. Aaron Brashear of Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights, who was among those trying to spread word of the danger back in the spring, writes:
All the displaced folks are in for the weekend, than goodness, [...]

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Most of that building at 18-20 Jackson Place in the South Slope that partially collapsed on Wednesday has been demolished and neighbors at 16 and Jackson Place will be allowed to return home. In the meantime, residents that have complained about the deteriorated state of the building are upset at a suggestion that weather caused [...]

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