The Park Slope 100 will be rolled out on December 6th. So if you have any nominees, send them in now. This year’s list has a different feel from last year’s. Last year’s was foundational. It had all the "obvious" choices—ZuZu’s Petals, David Yassky, the Dinnersteins, Paul Auster, Chris Altman, Debbie Almontasser, Al Di La, … Continue reading PARK SLOPE 100 TO BE ROLLED OUT ON DECEMBER 6
Send in your choices for the 2007 Park Slope 100, the highly opinionated, subjective, obviously controversial list of talented, energetic, ambitious, creative individuals with vision in the Greater Park Slope area who reach outward toward the larger community and the world to lead, to help, to create, to teach, to improve, to enhance, to inform, … Continue reading PARK SLOPE 100: SEND IN YOUR CHOICES
Teen Spirit and I went into Lisa Polansky, a shop on Seventh Avenue near Carroll Street, while waiting for his passport picture to printed at Photofaction next door. TS had never been in Polansky’s self-named store, which is chock full of shoes and clothing from floor to the ceiling. She carries an impressive selection of … Continue reading LISA POLANSKY FINDS OUT THAT SHE’S ON THE PARK SLOPE 100
Have a look at the 2006 Greater Park Slope 100. Just click on the Park Slope 100 icon on the right hand column of this blog. Or click here.
THE PARK SLOPE 100 will be rolled out on Wednesday December 6, 2006. It is a highly opinionated, subjective list of talented, energetic, ambitious, creative individuals with vision in the Greater Park Slope area who reach outward toward the larger community and the world to lead, to help, to teach, to improve, to inform, to … Continue reading THE PARK SLOPE 100: ROLL OUT ON DEC. 6TH
The names are coming in. The list is growing and growing. The list will be rolled out during the first week of December. The Park Slope 100 is a highly opinionated, subjective list of the most talented, energetic, ambitious, creative individuals with vision in the Greater Park Slope area who reach outward toward the larger … Continue reading SEND IN NAMES FOR PARK SLOPE 100
The names are coming in for the Park Slope 100. Send your nominations in NOW. Here are the guidelines. The Park Slope 100 is a highly opinionated, subjective list of the most talented, energetic, ambitious, creative individuals with vision in the Greater Park Slope area who reach outward toward the larger community to lead, to … Continue reading NAMES ARE COMING IN: THE PARK SLOPE 100
Atlantic Monthly is running a list of the 100 most influential Americans. Scanning it quickly, I was PISSED OFF to see only 10 women mentioned. But the list did get me to thinking about the influential people in our midst. What defines an influential person? So I’ve decided to create a year end list of … Continue reading THE PARK SLOPE 100: SEND YOUR CANDIDATES
Have you seen Bklynr? It’s a brand new web magazine offering quality journalism about Brooklyn. Founded by Raphael Pope-Sussman, who you may remember from the Park Slope 100 for his blog The Audacity of Pope, and Thomas Rhiel, it is gorgeously designed and it features stories, smart and deep, about immigration reform, barber shops, the … Continue reading Bklynr: Quality Journalism about Brooklyn
Wishing you all a happy and healthy new year. After the exertion of doing the Park Slope 100 I took a little break from posting. But I’m back. I’m back now.
Bob and Judi’s Coolectibles is closing? What? That antique store with its funky furniture, old photographs, salt and pepper shakers and vintage odds and ends, has been on Fifth Avenue since before it was Fifth Avenue. I mean, they’ve been on the street for, like, 15 years. That’s before Al Di La, Eidolan, Scaredy Kat … Continue reading Goodbye to a Cool Fifth Avenue Institution
This book sale is so good they charge admission to get there early! This book sale is so good it made the Park Slope 100. This book sale, the 18th annual book sale at Park Slope United Methodist Church, is this weekend (6th Avenue and 8th Street). The tables are ready and waiting and loaded … Continue reading Sat & Sun: Amazing Book Sale at Park Slope Church
Jazz musician, composer and poet Roy Nathanson, an OTBKB fave and one of the 2009 Park Slope 100, will perform on Sept 28 and 29th at The Jazz Standard with the original Jazz Passengers (Curtis Fowlkes, Marc Ribot, EJ Rodriguez, Bill Ware, Brad Jones, Sam Bardfeld and Roy). at 116 East 27th Street -(212) 576-2232. … Continue reading Jazz Passengers at Lincoln Center and Jazz Standard
You know I love lists (Park Slope 100 and all that) and here’s a fun one that was just announced over at CHOW.com, who announced their second annual CHOW 13, a baker’s dozen of the hottest, most interesting foodies, including NYC butcher Tom Mylan, of The Brooklyn Kitchen. Each year, CHOW editors examine the most … Continue reading Just Announced: The Chow 13
Join NY Writers Coalition (NYWC), one of the Park Slope 100, as they celebrate New York Immigrant Heritage Week with a reading series at Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The talented children and adult readers this month come from all over the world from Yemen to Mexico, Guyana to Japan. Iraqi poet and novelist … Continue reading April 19: Immigrant Writers of NY Writers Coalition at Greenlight Bookstore
Remember Moira Meltzer Cohen? Last year she was one of the Park Slope 100, and a long-time bartender at Bar Reis? Now she's in law school and is already trying to reverse the injustice in the world. She's inviting all OTBKB readers to Bar Reis tonight for a benefit she's hosting to raise money for … Continue reading Tonight: Benefit at Bar Reis To Send Law Students To New Orleans
One of the Park Slope 100 and an OTBKB fave shop, Scaredy Kat , is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a new location for their store. Their new, bigger digs is located at 232 5th Avenue in Brooklyn right across the street from their previous location. The new store has almost twice the square footage, … Continue reading New Shop for Scaredy Kat: Free Moon Pies Until August 16th
The Dinnersteins of Park Slope were cited in 2006 in the very first Park Slope 100: SIMON, RENEE, AND SIMONE DINNERSTEIN, artist, educator, acclaimed pianist, because they are the first family of Park Slope creativity. NOw that Simone is making her New York Philharmonic debut on July 7th and 8th the New York newspapers are … Continue reading The Dinnersteins of Park Slope
Yup. Scaredy Kat, one of the early settlers on the new Fifth Avenue is moving to larger digs right across the street at 232 Fifth Avenue, right next store to Playa A neighborhood card & gift shop, Scaredy Kat has been the go-to card and gift shop for me since they opened in July 1999. … Continue reading Scaredy Kat Moving to a New Location Across the Street
It's June 16th: Do you know where your children are spending the summer? Think about Park Explorers if you're looking for an experience that includes lots of time outside in the summer sunshine (and rain) and healthy fun all summer long (this camp really does run ALL SUMMER LONG). Different activities daily; no two days … Continue reading It’s June 16: Have You Thought About Park Explorers?
Painter Cordula Volkening died on Wednesday of brain cancer. A memorial is being planned. She is survived by two children ages 13 and 17. There was an article about Cordula Volkening in the New York Times a few months ago alongside this photograph by J.B. Reed and a video called "A Paintbrush and Nothing to … Continue reading Cordula Volkening: Painting Until the End
Here's a nice story about Williamsburg's OperaoggiNY and its upcoming performance of Puccini's Suor Angelica in the auditorium at St. Francis Xavier in Park Slope on May 1, at 7:30 p.m. So how did this all come about? Like I said, it's a good story. And I learned about it when I got an email … Continue reading How a Bunch of Park Slopers Brought an Opera to Park Slope
A big field of good candidates (all white guys) to fill Bill de Blasio's City Council seat in the 39th District just got bigger. David Pechefsky, the Green Party Candidate for City Council District 39 (and one of the Park Slope 100) just invited me, you and anybody to a kick-off party for his campaign … Continue reading David Pechefsky is the Green Party’s Candidate for City Council District 39
You've heard me mention Jezra Kaye. She's a public speaking coach, speech writer and marketing and communications specialist. She's on the Park Slope 100 and she is awesome. I know her forever. Well, since 1996 I think. We used to work together. But I also took one of her public speaking seminars and it was … Continue reading Today at 11 am: Ace Your Next Job Interview or Pitch with Jezra
Moira Meltzer-Cohen, a friend of OTBKB (and a bartender at OTBKB fave, Bar Reis) and a member of The Park Slope 100 is in a band called A Big Yes and a small no. The band was nominated for The Deli Magazine's Artist of the Month Poll. They really need this, so please go to … Continue reading Vote for A Big Yes and a Small No at Deli Magazine
There's an article about Cordula Volkening in the New York Times today, alongside this photograph by J.B. Reed and a video called "A Paintbrush and Nothing to Lose." More than a year ago, I got an email from a friend about her Park Slope neighbor and friend, who had been diagnosed with stage 4 brain … Continue reading Cordula Volkening: Still Painting with Nothing to Lose
Three nights this week. Three silent films at the World Financial Center. Sponsored by WNYC's New Sounds Live with John Schaefer He was on 2008's Park Slope 100. Sounds of the Surreal – Tuesday, February 10th at 7PM The Golem -Wednesday, February 11th at 7PM Man With A Movie Camera – Thursday, February 12th at … Continue reading Feb 10-12: Silent Films With Live Music at the World Financial Center
Here's a note from Michael Winks, one of the 2008 Park Slope 100, about the upcoming ethanol coop meeting: On Saturday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. we will be having our next recruitment presentation. It will be in the upstairs room at the Park Slope Food Coop and please invite as many friends as you … Continue reading Feb 7: Ethanol Coop Meeting
Remember Greenjeans, the sustainable craft and home design shop on Seventh Avenue near 16th Street? That lovely shop, which featured wooden toys, ceramics, furniture, jewelry and sculpture has been closed for a while now but owners Amy and Jae, who were on the 2007 Park Slope 100, (pictured left) continue to keep their webshop and … Continue reading Greenjeans: The Shop is Closed but the Webshop and Blog Continues…
Slope Sports has been in business for 5 years this month! It's hard to believe it was 5 years ago that I walked into that shop and started chatting with Kirsten and we've been chatting ever since. We chat about running and running shoes, jackets and pants. She knows all about my feet and which … Continue reading Slope Sports: Looking Forward to the Next Five Years