Dear Park Slope Neighbor,
p.m.
6 are hosting a Town Hall meeting this Thursday evening about service
on the F subway line. MTA representatives will address their
recent report on F train performance (download a PDF copy of the 25-page report here), and will discuss
proposals for improving service.
Senator Squadron's office at (718) 802-3818, or send an e-mail to ellen@danielsquadron.org.
Celebration, This Thursday, December 10th
Celebration, sponsored by the folks at Buy in Brooklyn:
Local merchants once again throw open their doors to stay
open late and create a holiday atmosphere, enabling you, the people of
Park Slope, to do your holiday shopping . . . here! Each participating
business will 1). Stay open until 10pm, and 2). Offer some special
promotion – Could be a sale, could be a giveaway, raffle, carolers,
snow machine (it's been done!), mulled wine, special hors d'oeuvres,
etc.
Last year we had 150 participating businesses — who knows what will
happen this year!?! In the current and impending economic climate,
it's more important than ever to keep our local economy strong and
healthy, so let's get together and Keep it Local!
Visit www.buyinbrooklyn.com for
more information, a list of participating merchants, and details about
special exclusive offers.
12th and 13th
notice about this weekend's
The BIG BUZZ this holiday season
goes to a consortium of Brooklyn-based women entrepreneurs who get
together each year to promote their innovative & unique designs at
a sale which takes on critical social justice or environmental causes.
This year, the group wishes to call attention to "Colony Collapse
Disorder" (CCD) — the deadly, serious syndrome that causes
honey bees to leave their hives & never return. The disappearing
honey bees threaten our entire world food supply.
At the BEE AWARE HOLIDAY FAIR people
can shop in a relaxed & warm setting while enjoying live classical
guitar music as well as sweets & savories. Their will be a
"Bee Aware" action table with free handouts & wildflower
seed packets, a seasoned bee keeper to talk with, honey
& honey-related products.BEE AWARE HOLIDAY FAIR
Apiculture here; and more info about efforts to legalize
beekeeping in New York City here (yup, beekeeping in NYC is
illegal).
Sincerely,
I am a psychotherapist whose office is on the F-Train side of Park Slope. For 25 of the 30 years that I’ve been practicing therapy, I had an office in Manhattan, where I also lived. Since moving to Park Slope 5 years ago, and relocating my office there, my Manhattan-based patients have had to rely on the F-Train to come to therapy. It has been a trial to say the least, a disaster at worst. The number of inadvertent cancellations of sessions by patients due to train delays or rerouting has greatly increased, hurting all involved. Do I actually have to move back to Manhattan in order to service patients from Manhattan?
Peter V. Loffredo, LCSW