Right next to the Prospect Expressway sits a half-acre park in a space left over from when the highway was built through the neighborhood in the late 1950s. Over the last decade, that small slice of land has flourished into Butterfly Garden.
Butterfly Garden: A Park Reclaimed Read More »
May 2011 reports from Livable Streets, FORTHonFourth, and Sustainability
Committee Updates: May 2011 Read More »
What is the essence of Park Slope? The answer might be found on our very livable streets.
Building Our Livable Streets Read More »
Coming this summer to Grand Army Plaza: safer driving, easier pedestrian crossings, and more cycling connections, thanks to improvements from the city’s Department of Transportation.
A Safer, Grander Plaza Read More »
Many new restaurants and bars opening in and around Park Slope are bringing with them a popular dining trend: eating and drinking in their backyards, often late into the night. What can neighboring residents do about the noise that arises from those festive spaces?
Civic Council Endorses Bill for Café Quiet Read More »
Read the Civic Council’s analysis of 2010 U.S. Census data, a valuable tool for better understanding who we are in our community.
Start Making Census Read More »
Earlier this month, three Community Board 6 committees unanimously approved changes to last year’s Prospect Park West traffic reconfiguration that will help make the already successful project even safer for pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists.
Yet Another Article about the Prospect Park West Bike Lane Read More »
It’s been a busy few weeks for many Civic Council committees, from a longstanding group that’s working to preserve Park Slope’s historical essence to a new initiative focusing on Fourth Avenue.
Tree, Thanks New, young street trees have been planted around Park Slope, most noticeably on the length of Seventh Avenue.
News & Notes March 2011: Tree, Thanks; House Tour Read More »
Last November, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to move ahead on plans to include some 600 South Slope buildings in a larger Park Slope Historic District. The LPC is now documenting those historic structures as part of its designation process.