In Park Slope, art is no mere spectator activity. Adults and kids alike—even those who have not yet mastered walking!—can learn everything from watercolor painting to origami, pottery to printmaking. Created by Kids 592 Pacific… More
You would expect to hear classical music at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. But gypsy music and swing at a bar tucked in a brownstone? Folk music at a historical museum? In Park Slope, the music… More
Park Slope’s leafy streets and broad sidewalks lend themselves to outdoor dining, as do the rear patios of its brownstones. But alfresco seating alone does not make an exceptional meal—especially when the weather is less than… More
Throughout most of the 19th century, Brooklyn was not a borough but rather a city in its own right. Its proximity to Manhattan and its bucolic (by comparison) setting led to its becoming arguably the first-ever… More
One of Park Slope’s main venues, Fifth Avenue is a shopper’s haven. Admittedly it lacks the grand department stores and ateliers of Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, but it makes up for it with variety and that… More
While the names of some other Brooklyn neighborhoods are fanciful at best (Boerum Hill was never the site of a hill, for instance), Park Slope came by its moniker honestly: The neighborhood borders the western… More
