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Park Slope archive

Park Slope

Saturday, March 3, 2007

One way Seventh

City: We’ll ease Yards traffic in Slope with two new one-way throughfares

By Gersh Kuntzman
Atlantic Yards: The city is considering a “radical” proposal to convert traffic-choked Seventh and Sixth avenues in Park Slope into one-way thoroughfares and removing a lane of traffic from each direction of highway-like Fourth Avenue. Comment.

Park Choke!

By Gersh Kuntzman
Park Slope: The mystery of Park Slope’s congested shopping strip has been solved: Nearly half of the cars on Seventh Avenue are simply looking for parking, a new study shows. Comment.

Shutdown brings bitter exes, bake shop owners, together

By Nica Lalli
Park Slope: The feuding French bakers of Park Slope entered an uneasy détente this week. Comment.

Protesting the lack of protests

By Nica Lalli
PS … I Love You: Our columnist gets so appalled at the armchair liberals that she gets out — literally — and hits the streets to protest the war. Comment.

A bitter taste left in the mouth of this candy-store owner

By Gersh Kuntzman
Park Slope: A popular Seventh Avenue candy store is robbed — and all the other crime stories of the week. Comment.

Power only half on at gym

By Josh Saul
Park Slope: The first floor of a popular children’s gym remains closed, despite a promise that it was to have reopened by now — seven weeks after the Fire Department shut it down. Comment.

Holy teardown! Slope church to be razed

By Christie Rizk
Park Slope: A long-shuttered Polish church on 15th Street will be torn down to make way for apartments, the latest house of worship to end up as housing in the former Borough of Churches. Comment.
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