Tag: park-slope

Op-ed | Our city’s future depends on funding childcare — now

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Apr. 9, 2025 By Maya Kornberg, Ph.D. This week, I faced a dilemma all too familiar to working parents. Our daycare did not have space for my son and I had an important in-person meeting where it would not be appropriate to bring my five-month-old. My partner and I are both fortunate enough to…

Merchants seek adjustments to Park Slope’s popular Open Streets program

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Apr. 2, 2025 By Adam Daly As Park Slope’s Open Streets program awaits final approval from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the 2025 season, local business owners along Fifth Avenue remain divided over its impact, with some fearing for their businesses’ viability. To gauge public opinion, Community Board 6 and Council Member Shahana…

PHOTOS | Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade celebrates milestone march in Park Slope

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Mar. 17, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The streets of Park Slope came alive with the sounds of bagpipes and cheers on Sunday as the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade celebrated its milestone 50th anniversary. Marchers in kilts, uniformed services, and Irish dance troupes made their way from Bartel-Pritchard Square, honoring the borough’s deep-rooted Irish…

Shamrocks and shenanigans: Where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Brooklyn

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Mar. 13, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil It’s time to shamrock and roll. St. Patrick’s Day is almost here, and Brooklyn is ready to go green! Whether you’re gearing up for a lively parade, sipping a pint of Guinness at your go-to pub, or getting swept up in a Celtic celebration with a side…

Park Slope’s U.Santini Moving marks 95 years of service

Then and Now: U.Santini was founded in 1930, but has been a mainstay in Park Slope since 1938.

Mar. 11, 2025 By Adam Daly A family-run moving company in Park Slope is celebrating 95 years in business, marking nearly a century of helping New Yorkers relocate with care and efficiency. U.Santini Moving and Storage was founded in 1930 by Italian immigrant Peter Menchini. With his wife, Inez, he initially operated a small…

Still steppin’: Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade marks half a century in Park Slope

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Mar. 10, 2025 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil The sound of bagpipes will once again echo through Park Slope on Sunday, March 16, as the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade marks its milestone 50th anniversary — a celebration of Irish pride, Gaelic history, and the timeless spirit of the famous Irish blessing: “May the road rise…

Threading the past: Brooklyn Lace Guild revives a timeless craft, honors the women who helped shape it

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Mar. 6, 2025 By Lauren Rapp On a Friday night, members of the Brooklyn Lace Guild gather at the Old Stone House in Park Slope, rhythmically knocking together 3D-printed and traditional wooden bobbins. The crafters’ hands move like elegant machines, each thread adding to the creation of extremely intricate and delicate pieces of lace.  Devon Thein,…

At MyssTic Rooms in Park Slope, escape rooms spin tall tales

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Feb. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Near the corner of Union Street and 7th Avenue in Park Slope, there’s a run-of-the-mill glass door sandwiched between a doctor’s office and a bicycle shop. From the sidewalk, passersby can see a plain white lobby and a flight of stairs down to the basement. At the foot…

Scaled-down Arrow Linen project clears key Council vote

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Feb. 13, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith After more than a year of packed hearings and heated debates, which spotlighted tensions about how to proceed with development in Brooklyn and beyond, a compromise has been reached on the proposed Arrow Linen rezoning in Park Slope. The new deal, announced Wednesday at two City Council committee…