OPEN POST: Anthony Weiner Is From Park Slope

Honestly, ppl I just can't.

I CANNOT.

This whole Anthony Weiner weinergate is too much for me to handle (I trust we're all caught up? Rep Weiner sent dick pics and more over Twitter, FB and more to a gaggle of hussies, denied it all, and then tearfully accepted responsibility yesterday).

I do, however, have 3 things to say:

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This Week At The Food Coop: Zionist v. Lefty Live Hummus-Wrestling

Sunset for Sabra at the PSFC?

Yesterday came earth-shaking news from about the Middle-East: The Brooklyn Paper is reporting that the Park Slope Food Coop is edging toward public debate on whether they should maybe/possibly hold a referendum to join a boycott movement of all things Israeli...a move that has Zionist coop members on the verge of having a cow (Kosher and cruelty-free, of course). 

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RIP My Little Ray of Hope Reichbach

Sometimes, I hate this fucking Internet: especially when it brings me such sad news.

My favorite local politico, 22-year-old Hope Reichbach, was found dead yesterday in her Brooklyn apartment. The Brooklyn Paper is reporting it was likely an overdose of prescription drugs.

Man, I'm sad. This really sucks. 

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What Prospect Park Needs: DOG CABANAS, OBVZ!

Awhile back we wrote about a cool new project from the Institute of Urban Design called By the City/For the City. Basically this is a crowdsourcing experiement where they are asking New Yorkers to share all of their best ideas for how they would actually design a better New York.

Well, the results are rolling in and we've sure got some doozies from Park Slope!

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FIPS Public Service Announcement: Urban Design Week 2011

Ok all you Jane Jacobaphiles, now's your chance. Got an objection, complaint, beef, grievance, unrealistic request idea on how to improve the physical landscape of New York City, well go ahead and throw those fingers into the urban planning pie.

The Institute for Urban Design (IfUD) (am I the only one who thinks they should have gone balls out and stuck with IUD?) is sponsoring a little competition. In it they are asking New Yorkers "where they see potential for improvement in the city's physical fabric, and then asks the international design community to respond to the challenges set forth by the public."

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