J Charles / Contributing Editor
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* Lost
* In
* Space 

J Charles hails from the great state of New Jersey and freely admits, except when he doesn't. Although a 13-year resident of Windsor Terrace he spends most of his life in Park Slope. When he isn't working on massive graphic novels about NYC history or theatrical productions on long-gone NYC landmarks, he relishes holding a mirror up to his favorite Brooklyn neighborhood and letting it know when it's being totally ridiculous. 

Mike
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* Concert-goer
* Brooklyn Snob
* Probably an android 

After paying a lot of people a lot of money to let him read a lot of books, Mike emerged into the real-world as a Master of English, a sort of extremely mild-mannered superhero. This occasionally impresses employers enough that they pay him to compose or re-compose words -- or at least send him a nice email. You might find him volunteering as a paper vendor at Housing Works Bookstore or reading things that came from his ACTUAL BRAIN at spoken words in Manhattan's Lolita or Brooklyn's Freddy's. He calls the South Slope home and hails from a land rich in corn and bands named "Slipknot." Mike writes FIPS' weekly roundup of Slope-area events, Whassup. He is sometimes embarrassed by how much he likes puns and basketball.

Chinae
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* Low-carb aficionado
* Ex-southern debutante
* Hates romantic comedies in movies and in real life

Chinae is Korean-born, Texas-raised, New Yorker by choice, and Park Sloper by accident. She found herself moving to the Slope in a moment of desperation, and ended up into a non-sexual living situation with a 65 year old man. This is when her love affair with Brooklyn began. She's a Marketing/PR Director by day, a mediocre blogger by night, and the PR Director for Alegria, a non-profit organization bringing art education to orphanages in the Andean region, in her spare time. Chinae loves to spend time with her NYC framily (friend+family), enjoys drinking flaming cocktails at Zombie Hut and has been known to serial date within the NY Metro area. Her personal blog is The Be Better Blog where she gives unsolicited advice on subjects that range from Mandals (man sandals) to bad date locales.

Ursula
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* Risk Averse
* Donut Friendly
* Amatuer Cryptozoologist

Ursula Lawrence spent her 20s pursuing a PhD in Sociology only to throw it all away for the chance to meet George Clooney – a goal she achieved while working for the Directors Guild of America. She currently works as the lead  organizer for the Writers Guild of America, East where her job duties include bringing screenwriters together in the hopes that this will make them feel better about themselves or at very least, leave their houses. She attended communist summer camp and predictably, resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Thomas
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* Obsessed with pie
* Rescuer of pugs
*High-functioning bourbon drinker

Thomas was born and raised in Ohio, lived in Chicago for a spell, and then moved to Brooklyn in 2000, just before we learned that the new millenium was going to be--well, millennial, actually. He's always been really good at holding a grudge, which, of course, could only lead inexorably to blogging about the horrible parade of criminal injustices that are visited upon him by Other People.  You know who you are.  He is adored by children and small animals everywhere, and he firmly believes that coffee is a form of protein, because it is made from beans.

ROLANDO (AKA ROSHOW)
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* A comic book, science fiction, superhero nerd
* Used to be more of a movie nerd
* Fights a neverending battle against his love to eat

As a fat kid growing up in Park Slope, Rolando would often get his Starter caps jacked. Now he can beat up anyone who crosses his path. Not because he pulled a Jerry O'Connell and grew up to be jacked, but because anyone tougher than him no longer hangs out in Park Slope. Rolando lived his first 27 in Park Slope. His wife forced him into Queens but he refuses to cut the Slope-cord. He makes his family use his Slope doctor, dentist and haircut guys. His mom's guest room in their PPW apartment comes in handy after regular nights of drinking on 5th Ave. No, he doesn't come from a rich family, he comes from a rent control family.  Rolando is your worst nightmare. (Not really).

Kim

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* Karaoke Diva
* Mac 'n' Cheese Maven
* Daydream Believer 

Kim is new to the nabe and has no professional writing credits under her belt. So what qualifies her to join the FiPS whack pack? She is a magnet for weird shit and stops at nothing to get the story. Kim lives with her two cats, Dexter & Morgan, 
which she thinks sound like perfect Park Slope children names. She loves them to pieces but wishes they would quit slacking on the rent.  When she's not helping non-profit organizations fundraise smarter and hosting jewelry trunk shows, you can find her cashing in on other people's drinks at High Dive. 

DANIEL
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* Theatergoer
* Bagel enthusiast
* Wears too much plaid

Originally from the Detroit suburbs, Daniel is now a happy South Slope resident. He spent a lot of time in college thinking he wanted to be either a high school band teacher or an elementary school general music teacher, but neither of those things happened. Instead, he works at software company where his coworkers communicate with each other via hashtag. He's always up for a RENT singalong or a trip to a karaoke bar, and (look at that!) his contact information is above should you be seeking one of those activities.

Kymmie P 
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* Proposal Planner Extraordinaire
* Cornhusker Enthusiast
* Daughter of a Diet Mountain Dew-aholic

Originally hailing from the Jew-ish enclaves of Nebraska, Kymmie P recently transplanted from the big island and began cohabitiating in South Slope.  When she’s not saving the world as a PR maven for a non-profit (read: pumping people for money) she's planning extravagant wedding proposals and blogging about them - cue the tears.  She’s a blog junkie and gets anxious when her Google Reader feeds get above 1000+. She does not get anxious knowing that a disproportionate amount of those feeds feature flash mobs and Teen Mom.  As a newbie to the FiPS crew and to the Slope she’s bought a bike, rented a baby and started playing bocce in hopes you’ll see that as real street cred. 

Jonny 
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* Connect 4 champion
* Master Swearer
* Music Player

Jonathan has lived in NYC for 11 years and counting; experiencing and documenting the intricacies of nuevo york.  Actor turned entrepreneur turned department head turned teacher turned writer.  He's confused as shit but he's busy! These days Jonny can be found at the local coffee spot finishing his book and starting a children's series.  No local happening is too subtle to make fun of.  Enjoys ending sentences with prepositions, what's that about?  

Jim 
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* Animal Lover
* Animal
* Can't cook rice

KERRI
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Kerri has lived in and around Park Slope for 7 years, and when she's not hoping to catch Steve Buscemi coming out of the Rite Aid on 7th Ave, she's hosting two comedy and storytelling shows in the nabe: I Like You, Maude: an open mic storytelling show at Tea Lounge, and Geeking Out: a show devoted to superfans that goes down at Union Hall. 

Meredith
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* BK Meatup Scenester
* Novelist
* Terrace Bagels shill

Meredith is the baby of the FIPS pack.  She's a freelance writer/editor for a handful of publications that pay her bills (all with far more decorum and $ than FIPS), and can often be found making inappropriate noises at her computer in the Tea Lounge while editing her first novel.  Meredith lives in Center Slope, tightly guarding her position as the only remaining single, straight girl north of 9th Street.  (She has a thing for booksmart gingers, in case you're wondering).  She self-indulgently writes about these things on her personal blog, and apologizes to her literary agent for her work at FIPS.

Park Slope Lens
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* Vegetarian (non-militant) 
* Midwest Ex-pat
* Knows Every NY Celebrity's addy

Amanda
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* Gift Guide Empresario
* Chief FIPS Investigator
* Motown Enthusiast

Amanda has written for various national publications about ridiculous topics such as how to keep your lunch safe from a lunchroom bandit and what it feels like to have a paparazzo follow you around for an afternoon (short answer: weird).  Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Every Day With Rachael Ray, AOL's Shelterpop and DIY Life, Design Blahg, and various others, as well as on her own site, You're Welcome, providing gift suggestions for all of life's most awkward occasions.

Amanda loves living in Park Slope almost as much as she loves the fact that she lives amongst million dollar brownstones that she couldn’t afford in a billion years.