Eric Adams on the ‘Abuse’ of Stop-and-Frisk
Apr 24Is the New York Police Department misusing its stop-and-frisk-policy? New York State Senator Eric L. Adams, a retired police captain who was elected to the state senate in 2006, thinks so. »
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Groper from Park Slope Arrested
Apr 13Karl Vanderwoude, 26-year-old resident of Park Slope was wanted for touching women’s thighs, and buttocks according to police officials. He was arrested Friday. Valderwoude alledly touched 3 women in the Manhattan area. Read more: New [...] »
The Time Is Ripe For Brooklyn Rooftop Farms
Apr 05In Brooklyn, the time is ripe for urban farming. Especially on rooftops. Last month, Whole Foods Market gained approval to build a store in Gowanus, and when it opens next year, it will be home [...] »
Neighborhood Crime Watch Goes Online
Mar 31Years ago retailers used a “calling tree.” If a suspicious person came into a store, an employee would call to alert other stores in the neighborhood. Today, the Internet is taking this idea to another [...] »
Brooklyn Watch Groups Under Scrutiny After Trayvon Martin Killing
Mar 30Neighborhood watch groups across the United States, including in Brooklyn, are facing increased scrutiny following the death of an unarmed black teenager shot by a member of a Florida group. “We’re not trying to apprehend, [...] »
Park Slope Food Co-op Decides not to Boycott Israeli Products
Mar 29The conflict of whether to ban Israeli products from the Park Slope Food Co-op was decided on Tuesday after co-op members voted down the proposal for the boycott 653 to 1,005 in a 15,500 member [...] »
(Slideshow) Best Kisser? Sexy Senior? Welcome to The Brooklyn Mutt Show
Mar 27With categories such as Most Like Owner, Least Useful Trick, Sexy Senior, and Best Kisser, even the rain and cold weather could not stop the doggie contestants of all and any breed, and their owners, [...] »
Brooklyn College Named One of the Best Value Colleges in the US
Mar 09The Princeton Review just named Brooklyn College to its list of Best Value Colleges, announced the school. In the 2012 edition of “The Best Value Colleges,” the education services company applauds the school’s ““rigorous academic standards.” [...] »
‘Save the G’ Campaign Heats Up
Mar 06Fort Greene and Clinton Hill is now taking a leadership role in saving a full Church Avenue-to-Queens G train. The so-called “Brooklyn Local” is scheduled to return to its truncated terminus at Smith-Ninth Street in [...] »
Wanted: Outdated Gizmos to Recycle
Mar 03The Lower East Side Ecology Center recently opened an e-warehouse in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn where residents and small businesses can recycle their electronics. This is the first permanent drop off location for the [...] »
Whole Foods Gets Approval to Build in Brooklyn
Feb 29Brooklyn’s first Whole Foods supermarket will open its doors in the spring of 2013, The Daily News Reports. The chain received the cities nod of approval to begin construction on 52,000 square foot store – about [...] »
[VIDEO] Saving Youth, One Push-Up at a Time
Feb 29Will Crandall is an ex-convict who runs a fitness program for young men and women in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Through his rigorous training, he hopes to reform teenagers and keep them from making the same [...] »
Militant sanctimonious fascist hippies
Feb 27The Park Slope Food Co-Op near Prospect Park in Brooklyn is not like your ordinary neighborhood Buy N’ Large Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/militant_sanctimonious_fascist_hippies_XHfmPrOVzXULXqYtywojLM#ixzz1nY18hAkF »
Wham! Pow! Everything a Superhero Could Want
Feb 24If you’re thinking of indulging in your superhero fantasy or are in need of some superpowers because you’re having a bad day, then the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company is your one-stop store for guaranteed success. [...] »
A New Barbeque Joint in Park Slope Makes Residents Think Rats
Jan 30A giant is moving into Brooklyn’s quiet Park Slope neighborhood, and some nearby residents and business owners have reservations. The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant chain, known for its roadhouse-style meats and southern sides, has applied for [...] »
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