Tumble-Weave Spotted On The Sidewalks Of Brooklyn

Tumble-weave!

Alas, the exact location was not disclosed, but if you wish to see the 73 ridiculous puns/pointless responses to this photo i.e. "Amy Winehouse was here," "Unbeweavable!!!," and "a whole hearty laugh was shared by all this day as we gazed upon the straggly headpiece tangled among the natural vegetation of your native land," go here

Park Slope Is Officially Filthy Rich

Updated on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 6:05PM by Allison

Prospect Park @ Garfield EntranceSomeone was having a little fun, because we've got some new signage at the Garfield entrance of Prospect Park. 

I guess this was meant to celebrate our official status as a former middle-class hood that's completely lost its middle (or most of it anyway). Must be all that kickboxing and pilates and, yes, Brownstone Brooklyn is way richer than it was 10 years ago.

My anecdotal findings that we're over capacity on spoiled and assy neighbors have been confirmed by actual census data.  It's scientifically verified that for every departing retiree, legal aid lawyer, social worker, freelancing artsy-fartsy, and teacher—a group who in years past made up the backbone of our lost paradise of Park Slope—two professionals with entitlement issues and narcissistic tendencies have moved in. And they're having fewer kids on whom to shower their largesse and attention upon.

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NEW BROOKLYN CIVIC COUNCIL

image via Park Slope Lens

On Monday, a group of concerned, verbally precise and occasionally paranoid Brooklyners birthed a new alliance to advance the values of our fair borough. Behold! The Brooklyn Neighborhood Congress lives!

While a scenic pile of avocados looked on, about 40 members of various Brooklyn civic boards and advocacy groups gathered in Piramide in the Slope to construct the group.

A few things happened

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What Matters To Park Slope?

image via Park Slope Lens

OK, so Park Slope Patch posted this whole big article on "What Matters To Park Slope" ...and it was by Smartmom, natch.

The title was so dramatic, I was expecting a gigantic neighborhood wide survey filled with impassioned resident responses covering a whole host of issues. Instead we got a bunch of crap from neighborhood movers-n-shakers on what they *think* matters to Park Slope. Or really what matters to them. And yes there was some interesting stuff in there fer sure (gentrification, educating immigrants nannies, etc), but also I wondered if it was really reflective of what you ppl actually give a shit about.

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The Re-branding Of Park Slope

image via Park Slope Lens

So, Hanco's crowd sourced logo redesign campaign got us thinking: maybe we should grab a sharpie and launch our own re-branding competish! Like for Park Slope!

Cause uhm: we've got a bit of a reputation problem at the mo.

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