Hey, Chief Chan, Here’s a Cop Who Drives Like a Sociopath!

StreetsBlog.org 11/7 5:01P Gersh Kuntzman

Here s another bad apple in an already spoiled bunch. Two weeks after a top commander in the NYPD told the City Council that he always addresses placard abuse by officers around department facilities,...

‘Tis The Season!

Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID 11/7 4:51A MCadmin

Well, another Halloween is behind us and almost immediately, the holiday season has begun! Don't miss Small Business Saturday on #theother5th November 30th. After a day of shopping small, drop by our annual christmas tree lighting event. Saturday...

Brides lift 253-pound barbell for badass wedding photo

NYPost.com (Living) 11/6 7:58A Hannah Frishberg

Till deadlift do us part. Before exchanging vows at Brooklyn s Prospect Park Boathouse in September, Zeena Hernandez, 27, and Lisa Yang, 28, made it clear they re capable of doing the heavy lifting needed in a marriage — by doing three deadlifts of...

Veterans Day Weekend Things to Do in NYC with Kids: Parade, Canstruction, Rock Center Tree

Mommy Poppins 11/6 6:30A Drew Kristofik

Monday is Veterans Day, and that means it's time for the biggest celebration of service in the United States: The NYC Veterans Day Parade . You can also salute our military at Veterans Day Weekend events at the New-York Historical Society,...

Restoring the B71 Bus Service

Park Slope Civic Council 10/28 5:45A Park Slope Civic Council

The MTA is now beginning a series of open houses as a part of its Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign . This is our chance to restore the east-west connection that you ve fought for since the B71 was cut in 2010. As a part of the recently announced...

Best Halloween Celebrations for NYC Kids on October 31

Mommy Poppins 10/25 9:10A Jody Mercier

As holidays in New York City go, few rival the scope of Halloween. Our 2019 Halloween Fun Guide  overflows with  parades , FREE fun , and trick-or-treating spots in each of the five boroughs, and Thursday, October 31 is the main event when kids...

Meet the Current Community Service Scholarship Recipients

Park Slope Civic Council 10/25 6:13A Park Slope Civic Council

The Park Slope Civic Council hosted its 8th annual scholarship fundraiser, Food For Thought, on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at the Prospect Park Picnic House. This joyous event was very well attended and offered superb culinary treats and...

The ‘Green Wave’ is a Ripple — But Trottenberg Finally Pushes Back on Car Entitlement

StreetsBlog.org 10/23 4:38P Dave Colon

Green Wave ? More like a pleasant stream. City officials hyped their latest effort to help city cyclists on Wednesday, announcing that traffic signals on short stretches of two streets in Downtown...

Brooklyn Playgrounds Cool Enough for Your Big Kids

Mommy Poppins 10/23 2:40A Sara F

One day, your baby is barefoot in a bucket swing , and then you blink, and she's riding her scooter so far ahead of you that she can't hear you calling, “WAIT!" Suddenly, you realize it's time for big-kid playgrounds , including in Prospect Park...

Netflix revives shuttered Paris Theatre for new movie

CrainsNewYork.com (Arts) 10/22 12:14P Janon Fisher

Netflix is reprising the role of the Paris Theatre . The shuttered Midtown single-screen cinema, which was closed in August after its lease ran out, will be back Nov. 6 for the premiere of quirky director Noah Baumbach’s new movie “Marriage...

Op-Ed: The Latest Bikelash Has An Odious, Trumpist Feel

StreetsBlog.org 10/21 3:20A Eric McClure

The Sept. 25 “town hall” regarding the protected bike lanes installed last year on Park Slope’s Ninth Street had all the hallmarks of classic bikelash. But it also, somehow, felt different. Sadly...

How Angela Yee, Hip-Hop Radio Host, Spends Her Sundays

NYTimes.com (Music) 10/17 10:00P Tammy La Gorce

The Brooklyn native keeps it local, with a run in Prospect Park, a Caribbean brunch and a thorough house cleaning.

Big October Weekend Coming Up!

Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID 10/11 4:17A MCadmin

October is always a busy month in Park Slope but the weekend of October 19th and 20th may be the biggest ever! We are going to be VERY busy: October 19th 10th Anniversary of the Black Horse Pub 20th Anniversary celebration of Body Tonic with a...

Fall/Winter 2019 Civic News

Park Slope Civic Council 10/3 3:32A Park Slope Civic Council

We invite you to look over this latest edition of Civic News, PSCC’s award-winning newsletter. Just click here . The post Fall/Winter 2019 Civic News appeared first on Park Slope Civic Council .

Sex ed program for Gen-Z kids covers porn, sexting

NYPost.com (Living) 10/2 11:14A Marisa Dellatto

In a Park Slope brownstone, a teacher sifts through a group of preteens most private, embarrassing questions about sex. Scrawled in messy handwriting on index cards and dropped into an ask-anything box by blushing students are questions like: “I...