Wafels & Dinges to La Bagel Delight: 'We Lurv You!'

What can I say? After the shitshow that was the Bachelor finale last night, I have true love on my brain. And honestly, this is like the sweetest fucking thing I've ever seen. I'm serious, people: we could all learn a thing or two about kindness from our fave waffle pusher: Wafels & Dinges. Behold (from their blog):

"Every Saturday we park near LA Bagel Delight in Park Slope. And since we sell waffles and they sell bagels, well, you get the picture...there could be some friction.

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Random Notes Around Town [Good Samaritans]

Not even totally sure WTF this actually means (saved my bacon? Like I guess she means her money?), but I think we can all agree that this is just one of the many, many, many reasons that Park Slope is so darn fabulous (and I mean that in a totally non-ironic way). (Yes, REALLY!).

(via @chrispetescia)

Brooklyn VS. Manhattan: TONY Smackdown

This week's issue of Time Out New York devotes some serious pages to the age-old argument, which borough is better?  Brooklyn or Manhattan.

We're talking charts, graphs, a quiz, and a bonafide battle royale between two TONY staffers, one who's a lifelong Manhattanite, and one who's a recent Brooklyn convert. 

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25 Random Things About Park Slope

My most favorite Facebook moment thus far, hands down, was the 25 random notes phenomenon. This went down waaaay before this fly-by-night Doppleganger b.s. Do you remember? For a few glorious weeks (circa 12 months ago), Facebook friends shared over 125 million random facts about their lives.

Stuff like:
 
2. When I am alone climbing stairs, I always count the stairs. I run up the stairs by twos.

Ohkay.
 
21. I have one tattoo...that I regret endlessly. I got it right after college in one of those "HEY WORLD...SEE THAT!? ERICA IS COOL AFTER ALL" moments. Newsflash = I'm not.

Yes people, this IS that Erica.

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Metromix Best of NY: Park Slope Represent!

So, our pals at MetromixNY are doing a "Best of NY" contest right now, and Park Slope is pretty much all over this thing.

However, if you want us to win you gotta vote for our shit! Otherwise we'll continue to be known as the stroller nazi capital rather than the nabe with the best Sports Bar AND Hot Dogs.

Here are the Park Slope picks [VOTE FOR EM! UNLESS YOU'RE A TRAITOR]:

• Best Pizza: Franny's!
• Best Hot Dogs: Bark!
• Best Restaurant: Al di La!
• Best Coffee: Gorilla Coffee!
• Best Live Music Venue: The Bell House!
• Best Sports Bar: 200 Fifth!
• And for extra credit: Best Sandwich: Defonte's! (Red Hook, but come on...you can still spare some click lurv).

You gotta be in it to win it, bithes.