Open Stages was born from the same grief and isolation, and the natural human instinct to gather. Now it's become an annual ritual in Park Slope and a reminder that music not only uplifts everyone, but unites us, too.
By 1902, apartments in the row were advertised to "small, select families" looking for large rooms, accommodations for live-in servants, and modern amenities like telephone service. This unit was featured as Co-op of the Day in 2021, asking $1.985 million and selling in 2022 for $2.225 million. While there are some new decorative touches since last on the market, the original details, which include mantels, fretwork, built-ins, and wood floors, are still in place.
Nearly 2,000 Brooklyn residents are still without power as crews have been working to fix the outage since Saturday. Neighbors in Park Slope spent a second night without heat after manhole fires erupted. Con Edison worked through Sunday night, attempting to restore power. Officials said melting snow mixed with road salt made contact with underground electrical equipment, leading to the outages.
Dear Secretary Pete Hegseth, I realize that this is a big ask, but would you please invade and take possession of my son and daughter-in-law's apartment? Or maybe you'd like to make them an offer first? Either way, as a concerned mother and patriot who believes that national security begins at home, I feel it's my duty to let you know that Otis and Luna, the co-dictators of Unit 4-C, at 439 Bergen Street, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, must be overthrown.
An NYPD officer shot and injured a man armed with a sharp object inside NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Thursday evening, according to police officials. Authorities said officers responded to a 911 call about gunfire near the hospital around 5:30 p.m. and encountered the man before opening fire. Officials said the man was in critical condition and that the investigation is ongoing.
The building was created by two couples who met in the early 1980s, after the mayor announced a program to help artists take over abandoned apartment buildings. There were lots of meetings, and lots of interested artists, but the program never took off. Garrick Dolberg liked the idea enough to try doing the work on his own. In 1981, he was a sculptor with a day job in construction.
Over the pandemic, I really developed a sense of community with the other neighbors in very close proximity to my own apartment and just felt like I was really dialed in and connected to the people in Park Slope,
They're four stories tall with brick façades and small gated gardens, but they have almost nothing else in common. Some have squared-off, stepped-up gables, others rise into pointy peaks, and others are capped with mansard roofs and teensy dormer windows. Cast iron that frames windows and cornices has been pressed into scrolled ferns and sunbursts and animal heads. Some have stripes of rough stone, others have rows of dentil molding.
Twenty-one-year-old Amazon parrot Lindo has been returned to his owner following his theft from a Park Slope laundromat on July 1. An unidentified person on a bike attempted to take Lindo’s partner, Linda, but ultimately stole Lindo instead.
