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Park Slope
Location in New York City
|Coordinates: 40°40′19″N 73°58′37″W / 40.672°N 73.977°WCoordinates: 40°40′19″N 73°58′37″W / 40.672°N 73.977°W
|United States
|New York
|New York City
|Community District
|Brooklyn 6[1]
|• Total
|• White
|• Hispanic
|• Black
|• Asian
|• Other
|Time zone
|UTC−5 (Eastern)
|• Summer (DST)
|ZIP Codes
11215, 11217
|Area code
|718, 347, 929, and 917
Park Slope is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east, Fourth Avenue to the west, Flatbush Avenue to the north, and Prospect Expressway to the south. Generally, the section from Flatbush Avenue to Garfield Place (the "named streets") is considered the "North Slope", the section from 1st through 9th Streets is considered the "Center Slope", and south of 10th Street, the "South Slope".[4][5][6] The neighborhood takes its name from its location on the western slope of neighboring Prospect Park. Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue are its primary commercial streets, while its east-west side streets are lined with brownstones and apartment buildings.[7]
Park Slope features historic buildings, top-rated restaurants, bars, and shops, as well as proximity to Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and the Central Library as well as the Park Slope branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system.[8] The neighborhood had a population of about 62,200 as of the 2000 census,[9] resulting in a population density of approximately 68,000/square mile, or approximately 26,000/square kilometer.
Park Slope is considered one of New York City's most desirable neighborhoods. In 2010, it was ranked number 1 in New York by New York Magazine, citing its quality public schools, dining, nightlife, shopping, access to public transit, green space, safety, and creative capital, among other aspects.[10] It was named one of the "Greatest Neighborhoods in America" by the American Planning Association in 2007, "for its architectural and historical features and its diverse mix of residents and businesses, all of which are supported and preserved by its active and involved citizenry."[11] In December 2006, Natural Home magazine named Park Slope one of America's ten best neighborhoods based on criteria including parks, green spaces and neighborhood gathering spaces; farmers' markets and community gardens; public transportation and locally owned businesses; and environmental and social policy.[12]
Park Slope is part of Brooklyn Community District 6, and its primary ZIP Codes are 11215 and 11217.[1] It is patrolled by the 78th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[13] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 33rd and 39th Districts.[14]
- 1 History
- 2 Land use
- 3 Demographics
- 4 Police and crime
- 5 Fire safety
- 6 Health
- 7 Post offices and ZIP codes
- 8 Community institutions
- 9 Religion
- 10 Education
- 11 Transportation
- 12 Notable people
- 13 See also
- 14 References
- 15 External links
The area that today comprises the neighborhood of Park Slope was first inhabited by the Native Americans of the Lenape people. The Dutch colonized the area by the 17th century and farmed the region for more than 200 years. During the American Revolutionary War, on August 27, 1776, the Park Slope area served as the backdrop for the beginning of the Battle of Long Island. In this battle, over 10,000 British soldiers and Hessian mercenaries routed outnumbered American forces. The historic site of Battle Pass is now preserved in Prospect Park, and on Fifth Avenue there is a reconstruction of the stone farmhouse where a countercharge covered the American retreat.
In the 1850s, a local lawyer and railroad developer named Edwin Clarke Litchfield (1815–1885) purchased large tracts of what was then farmland. Through the American Civil War era, he sold off much of his land to residential developers. During the 1860s, the City of Brooklyn purchased his estate (the Litchfield Villa) and adjoining property to complete the West Drive and the southern portion of the Long Meadow in Prospect Park.[7] However, Park Slope's bucolic period ended soon after. By the late 1870s, with horse-drawn rail cars running to the park and the ferry, bringing many rich New Yorkers in the process, urban sprawl dramatically changed the neighborhood into a streetcar suburb. Many of the large Victorian mansions on Prospect Park West, known as the Gold Coast, were built in the 1880s and 1890s to take advantage of the beautiful park views.[15]
Early colloquial names for the neighborhood included "Prospect Heights" (later applied to the neighborhood north of Prospect Park), "Prospect Hill", and "Park Hill Side", before residents settled on Park Slope.[16] By 1883, with the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, Park Slope continued to boom and subsequent brick and brownstone structures pushed the neighborhood's borders farther. The 1890 census showed Park Slope to be the richest community in the United States.
In 1892, President Grover Cleveland presided over the unveiling of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza, a notable Park Slope landmark. The Park Slope Armory was completed in 1893. Nearby, Old Stone House is a 1930 reconstruction of the Vechte-Cortelyou House which was destroyed in 1897. It is located on Third Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, beside the former Gowanus Creek.
Realtors and community members saw a clear connection between Park Slope's bucolic setting and the comfort of living there. As the New York Tribune wrote in 1899, "Nature set the park down where it is, and man has embellished her work in laying out great lawns and artificial lakes, in bringing together menageries and creating conservatories, in making roads and driveways, and in doing everything in his power to make the place a pleasant pleasure ground and a charming resort."[17]
Baseball had also played a prominent role in the history of the Park Slope area. From 1879 to 1889, the Brooklyn Atlantics (later to become the Dodgers) played at Washington Park on 5th Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets. When the park was destroyed by a fire, the team moved to their part-time home in Ridgewood, Queens and then to a park in East New York. In 1898, the "New" Washington Park was built between Third and Fourth Avenues and between First and Third Streets near the Gowanus Canal. The team, by this point known as the Dodgers, played to an ever-growing fan base at this location. By the end of the 1912 season, it was clear that the team had outgrown the field, and the neighborhood. Team owner Charles Ebbets moved the team to his Ebbets Field stadium in Flatbush for the beginning of the 1913 season.[18] The team went on to have historic crosstown rivalries with both the New York Giants and New York Yankees.
Late 20th century to present
Demographic changes
By the 1950s, many of the wealthy and middle-class families fled for the suburban life and Park Slope became a more working-class neighborhood. It became mostly Italian and Irish in the 1950s and 1960s, though this changed by 1970s as the black and Latino population of the Slope increased and many of the Italian and Irish population began to relocate.[19]
Some of those that did not relocate reacted violently to the ethnic changes to the neighborhood; for example, white residents of Park Slope attempted to bar African-Americans from participating in after-school programs at William Alexander Middle School in 1966.[20] After this failed, white teenagers engaged in firebomb attacks on African-American homes on Fourth Street.[20] In 1968, a street fight between Italian and African-American gangs occurred at Fifth Avenue and President Street, using bricks and bottles as weapons;[21] in the aftermath of the fight, fourteen African-Americans and three Italian-Americans were arrested.[21]
1960 air collision
On December 16, 1960, two airliners collided above Staten Island, killing 134 people in what was the worst U.S. aviation disaster at that time. One of the airplanes, a Douglas DC-8 operated by United Airlines, was able to stay airborne for a few miles before crashing near the corner of Sterling Place and Seventh Avenue.[22] Everyone on board was instantly killed, except for one 11-year-old boy, Stephen Baltz, who died the following night at New York Methodist Hospital .[23] Six people on the ground were also killed.[24]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the renovation of a now-$4.8 million brownstone along Berkeley Place[25] sparked a trend where the rest of the brownstones were cleaned up, and the grittiness of the neighborhood was removed.[26] Young professionals began to buy and renovate brownstones (which only cost around $15,000–35,000 at the time), often converting them from rooming houses into single and two-family homes.[27] Preservationists helped secure landmark status for many of the neighborhood's blocks of historic row houses, brownstone, and Queen Anne, Renaissance Revival, and Romanesque mansions. After the 1973 creation of the landmark district, primarily above 7th Avenue, the rate of gentrification was sped up, and throughout the 1970s, the area saw an influx of young professional couples.[28]
By the early 1980s, however, even as the gentrification of the neighborhood was rapidly proceeding, crime was soaring, along with crime in the rest of New York City. In addition to a rumored crack house near Prospect Park, the neighborhood was affected by daily muggings and shootings.[29]
Gentrification accelerated during the 1980s and 1990s as working-class families were generally replaced by upper-middle-class people being priced out of Manhattan or Brooklyn Heights. The influx of these new upper middle class residents has made Park Slope one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Brooklyn.[30] Sociologist and urban theorist Sharon Zukin has written of the trend, "In Park Slope, the middle class found a sense of history and a picturesque quality that fit their sense of themselves."[31] Since the mid-1990s young and childless professionals who in previous decades would most likely have lived in Manhattan have been moving to the neighborhood in ever-increasing numbers. Gentrification has also overflowed even into the surrounding areas, such as Prospect Heights to the north and Windsor Terrace to the southeast.
A 2001 report by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board found that from 1990 to 1999, rents in Park Slope increased by 3.5–4.4% per year, depending on what kind of building the apartment was in.[32]
Land use
Park Slope contains a variety of zoning districts, including manufacturing, commercial, residential, and mixed-use. Much of the neighborhood is composed of rowhouses and six-to-eight-story apartment buildings, though Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Avenues contain residential structures with commercial space on the ground floors. The westernmost portion of Park Slope near the Gowanus Canal is a light industrial district. The section of Seventh Avenue south of Ninth Street is largely zoned for low-density commercial use.[33]
Landmarked buildings
City and NRHP landmarks
Much of Park Slope is located within the Park Slope Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[34][35] The historic district was also designated by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973;[36] the city-designated district was extended to the south in 2012[37] and to the north in 2016.[38] Containing 2,575 buildings stretching over part or all of around 40 city blocks, the historic district is New York's largest landmark neighborhood.
Several other structures in Park Slope are both NRHP and city landmarks:
City landmarks only
- Brooklyn Public Library, Park Slope Branch
NRHP only
Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of the Park Slope/Gowanus neighborhood tabulation area was 67,649, a change of 386 (0.6%) from the 67,263 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 961.17 acres (388.97 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 70.4 inhabitants per acre (45,100/sq mi; 17,400/km2).[3]
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 67.3% (45,529) White, 6.4% (4,334) African American, 0.1% (77) Native American, 6% (4,056) Asian, 0% (19) Pacific Islander, 0.5% (318) from other races, and 3% (2,053) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.6% (11,263) of the population.[2]
The entirety of Community Board 6, which covers areas around Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, had 109,351 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 81.4 years.[39]:2, 20 This is slightly higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.[40]:53 (PDF p. 84)[41] Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 18% are between the ages of 0–17, 46% between 25–44, and 20% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 5% and 10% respectively.[39]:2
As of 2016, the median household income in Community Board 6 was $134,804.[42] In 2018, an estimated 10% of Park Slope and Carroll Gardens residents lived in poverty, compared to 21% in all of Brooklyn and 20% in all of New York City. Less than one in fifteen residents (6%) were unemployed, compared to 9% in the rest of both Brooklyn and New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 37% in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, lower than the citywide and boroughwide rates of 52% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018[update], Park Slope and Carroll Gardens is considered to be high-income and not gentrifying.[39]:7
Police and crime
Park Slope is patrolled by the 78th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 65 6th Avenue.[13] The 78th Precinct ranked 41st safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.[43] With a non-fatal assault rate of 30 per 100,000 people, Park Slope and Carroll Gardens' rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 294 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.[39]:8
The 78th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 83.3% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct saw 0 murders, 12 rapes, 93 robberies, 81 felony assaults, 106 burglaries, 504 grand larcenies, and 68 grand larcenies auto in 2018.[44]
Fire safety
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) operates three fire stations in Park Slope:[45]
- Engine Co. 220/Ladder Co. 122 – 530 11th Street[46]
- Engine Co. 239 – 395 4th Avenue[47]
- Squad 1/Technical Response Vehicle – 788 Union Street
Preterm and teenage births are less common in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens than in other places citywide. In Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, there were 27 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 7.9 teenage births per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).[39]:11 Park Slope and Carroll Gardens has a relatively high population of residents who are uninsured, or who receive healthcare through Medicaid.[48] In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 22%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%.[39]:14
The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens is 0.0089 milligrams per cubic metre (8.9×10−9 oz/cu ft), higher than the citywide and boroughwide averages.[39]:9 Fifteen percent of Park Slope and Carroll Gardens residents are smokers, which is slightly higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.[39]:13 In Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, 15% of residents are obese, 6% are diabetic, and 22% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.[39]:16 In addition, 9% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.[39]:12
Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is slightly lower than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 88% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," greater than the city's average of 78%.[39]:13 For every supermarket in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, there are 12 bodegas.[39]:10
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is located in Park Slope.[48]
Post offices and ZIP codes
Park Slope is covered by two ZIP Codes: 11217 north of Union Street and 11215 south of Union Street.[49] The United States Post Office operates three locations nearby:
- Prospect Park West Station – 225 Prospect Park West[50]
- Park Slope Station – 198 7th Avenue[51]
- Van Brunt Station – 279 9th Street[52]
Community institutions
- The Park Slope Food Coop on Union Street has approximately 17,000 members from Park Slope and other neighborhoods. Only members may shop there, and membership requires a work commitment of 23⁄4 hours every four weeks.[53]
- The Park Slope Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides free emergency medical services to community members.[54]
- The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, part of the Brooklyn Queens Conservatory of Music, is a community music school, offering music classes, ensembles and choral opportunities, and individual instrumental and vocal lessons to students from 18 months old to adults. It was founded in 1897.
- Christian Help, Inc. Park Slope (CHiPS) is a soup kitchen that serves 200-250 men and women daily. Its Frances Residency Program provides shelter and support for young homeless mothers and their infants and toddlers; it was founded in 1971.[55]
Park Slope is home to a wide variety of religious institutions, or houses of worship, including many churches and synagogues; most are historic buildings, and date back many decades.
- All Nations Baptist Church (Baptist)
- All Saints' Church (Episcopal)
- Church of Gethsemane (Presbyterian)
- Grace United Methodist Church of Brooklyn (Methodist)
- Greenwood Baptist Church (Baptist)
- Holy Name of Jesus (Roman Catholic)
- Memorial Baptist Church (Baptist)
- Old First Reformed Church (Reformed)
- Park Slope United Methodist Church (Methodist)
- Resurrection Coptic Catholic Chapel (Coptic)
- St Augustine (Roman Catholic)
- St Francis Xavier (Roman Catholic)
- St John's (Episcopal)
- St John–St Matthew–Emanuel (Lutheran [ELCA])
- St Mary's (Melkite Eastern Rite Catholic)
- St Saviour's (Roman Catholic)
- St Thomas Aquinas (Roman Catholic)
- Trinity Grace Church (Non-Denominational)
- Emmanuel Pentecostal Church (Christian)
Judaism and synagogues
There is a significant Jewish population in Park Slope, allowing for a number of synagogues along the religious spectrum. In addition to a number of synagogues, there is an eruv, sponsored by members of the various communities, that surrounds Park Slope.
Synagogues include:[56]
- Park Slope Jewish Center (Conservative),[57] 14th Street and Eighth Avenue
- Congregation B'nai Jacob (Modern Orthodox),[58] 401 9th Street
- Congregation Beth Elohim (Reform),[59] 274 Garfield Place; this is the largest Reform synagogue in Brooklyn, and also the longest-running congregation
- Congregation Kolot Chayeinu (unaffiliated, progressive),[60] 1012 Eighth Avenue
Park Slope and Carroll Gardens generally have a much higher ratio of college-educated residents than the rest of the city. The majority (74%) of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, while 9% have less than a high school education and 17% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 40% of Brooklynites and 38% of city residents have a college education or higher.[39]:6 The percentage of Park Slope and Carroll Gardens students excelling in reading and math has been increasing, with reading achievement rising from 41 percent in 2000 to 53 percent in 2011, and math achievement rising from 35 percent to 64 percent within the same time period.[61]
Park Slope and Carroll Gardens's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is lower than the rest of New York City. In Park Slope and Carroll Gardens, 11% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, compared to the citywide average of 20% of students.[39]:6[40]:24 (PDF p. 55) Additionally, 77% of high school students in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens graduate on time, higher than the citywide average of 75% of students.[39]:6
Public schools
Public schools are operated by the New York City Department of Education. Park Slope is in two different community school districts – district 13 and district 15. The border between these two districts is Union Street from Prospect Park West to Sixth Avenue and then President Street from Fourth to Sixth Avenue. North of this border is District 13, south of this border is district 15. Students are zoned to schools for elementary school Both district 13 and district 15 place students in middle school based on the student's ranking of acceptable middle schools; the district 13 portion of Park Slope receives district 15 (not district 13) middle school choice consistent with the rest of the neighborhood. The former John Jay High School is now the John Jay Educational Campus, housing three high schools and one combination middle/high school.
- K-280, School of Journeys (preK, dist. 15) on Nineteenth Street, between Prospect Park West and Tenth Avenue.[62]
- PS 10, Magnet School of Math, Science, and Design Technology (K-5, dist. 15) on Seventeenth Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
- PS 39, Henry Bristow School (preK-5, dist. 15) on Sixth Avenue, between Seventh and Eighth Streets.[63]
- PS 107, John W. Kimball Learning Center (K–5, dist. 15) on Eighth Avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets.[64]
- PS 118, the Maurice Sendak Community School (preK-5, dist. 15) on Fourth Avenue, between Seventh and Eighth Streets.
- PS 124, Silas B. Dutcher Elementary School (preK-5, dist. 15) on Fourth Avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets.
- PS 133, William A. Butler School (preK-5, dist. 13, with admissions open to both dist. 13 and 15) on Fourth Avenue, between Butler and Baltic Streets.
- PS/MS 282, Park Slope School (preK-8, dist. 13) on Sixth Avenue, between Berkeley Place and Lincoln Place.[65]
- PS 321, the William Penn School (K-5, dist. 15) on Seventh Avenue, between First and Second Streets.[66]
- MS 51, William Alexander Middle School (6–8, dist. 15) on Fifth Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
- MS 266, Park Place School (6-8, dist. 13) on Park Place between Fifth and Sixth (temporarily relocated until 2018 to PS 93 in Crown Heights as building is reconstructed)
- MS88 544 7th Avenue
- John Jay Educational Campus (formerly John Jay HS, dist. 15), 237 Seventh Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets. The building houses four schools:
Private schools
- Beth Elohim Day School (preK-K) on Eighth Avenue and Garfield Place.
- Berkeley Carroll School (preK–12) on Lincoln Place, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues; Carroll Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues; and President Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
- Brooklyn Free School (ages 5–15) on Sixteenth Street, between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. See democratic education.
- Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School (9–12) 500 19th St.
- Chai Tots Preschool Corner of Prospect Park West and 3rd St.
- Montessori School of New York (ages 2–13) on Eighth Avenue between Carroll and President Streets. See Montessori.
- Poly Prep's Lower School (part of Poly Prep Country Day School) (PreK-4) on Prospect Park West between First and Second Streets.
- St. Francis Xavier (Catholic School) (K-8). 763 President St. between 6th & 7th Avenue.
- St. Saviour Elementary School (Catholic School) (preK-8) 8th Ave between 7th and 8th Street
- St. Saviour High School (all-girls Catholic School) (9-12) 6th Street between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West
- St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy 241 Prospect Park West (preK (age 3)-8)[71]
The Brooklyn Public Library's Park Slope branch is located at 431 Sixth Avenue. Built in 1906, it was a Carnegie library branch, and was named the "Prospect branch" before 1975.[72] The Brooklyn Central Library is located across Grand Army Plaza from the northeast corner of Park Slope.[73]
The neighborhood is well-served by the New York City Subway. The IND Culver Line (F, <F>, and G trains) runs along Ninth Street, a main shopping street, stopping at Fourth Avenue, Seventh Avenue and 15th Street – Prospect Park/Prospect Park West. The IRT Eastern Parkway Line (2, 3, 4, and 5 trains) runs under Flatbush Avenue with an express stop at Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center, and local stops (served by the 2, 3, and 4 trains) at Bergen Street and Grand Army Plaza. The BMT Fourth Avenue Line's local trains (D, N, R, and W trains) serve Prospect Avenue, Ninth Street, and Union Street stations, with the D, N, R, and W trains all serving Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center, an express station. The BMT Brighton Line (B and Q trains) also passes through the neighborhood under Flatbush Avenue making stops at Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center and Seventh Avenue. All three stations at Atlantic Avenue are connected to each other.[74]
Additionally, several MTA New York City Transit bus routes serve the area, including the B61, B63, B67, and B69.[75]
Notable people
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- Jon Abrahams (born 1977)[76]
- Paul Bettany (born 1971), actor.[77]
- Steve Buscemi (born 1957)[78]
- Jennifer Connelly (born 1970), actress.[77]
- David Cross (born 1964)[citation needed]
- Kathryn Erbe (born 1966)[79]
- Laurence Fishburne (born 1961)[80]
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977), actress.[81]
- John Hodgman (born 1971), author, actor, and humorist.[82]
- Robin Johnson (born 1964), actress.[83]
- Terry Kinney (born 1954), actor and theatre director, who is a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.[79]
- Athan Maroulis (born 1964), actor, vocalist and record producer.[citation needed]
- Kelly McGillis (born 1957), actress.[84]
- Wentworth Miller (born 1972), actor, model, screenwriter and producer.[85]
- Sarah Paulson (born 1974), actress.[86]
- Colin Quinn (born 1959), stand-up comedian, actor and writer, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.[87]
- Keri Russell (born 1976), actress and dancer.[citation needed]
- Peter Sarsgaard (born 1971), actor.[88]
- Streeter Seidell (born 1982), comedian, writer, actor, and TV host.[89]
- Michael Showalter (born 1970), comedian, actor, producer, writer, and director.[citation needed]
- Patrick Stewart (born 1940), actor whose career has included roles on stage, television, and film.[90]
- Julia Stiles (born 1981), actress[citation needed]
- John Turturro (born 1957), actor, writer and filmmaker.[91]
- John Ventimiglia (born 1963), actor best known for his role as Artie Bucco in the HBO television series, The Sopranos[92]
- Adam Ottavino (born 1985), baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.
- Foxy Brown (born 1978), rapper, model, and actress.[93]
- Jim Black (born 1967), jazz drummer.[94]
- Ravi Coltrane (born 1965), Jazz saxophonist.[95]
- Jonathan Coulton (born 1970), singer-songwriter.[96]
- Simone Dinnerstein (born 1972), classical pianist.[97]
- Dave Douglas (born 1963), jazz trumpeter and composer.[98]
- Mark Feldman (born 1955), jazz violinist.[citation needed]
- Michael Hearst (born 1972), composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, producer and founding member of One Ring Zero.[99]
- Angélique Kidjo (born 1960), singer-songwriter.[100]
- Scott Klopfenstein (born 1977), musician and a former member of the band Reel Big Fish.[citation needed]
- Talib Kweli born 1975), hip hop recording artist.[101]
- John Linnell (born 1959), singer-songwriter of They Might Be Giants.[102]
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (born 1975), songwriters / composers who wrote the song "Let It Go" for the movie Frozen.[103]
- Ingrid Michaelson (born 1979), singer and songwriter.[citation needed]
- Pumpkinhead (1975-2015), rapper and hip hop artist.[104]
- Geoff Rickly (born 1979, lead singer and songwriter of Thursday.[105]
- Chris Speed (born 1967), saxophonist, clarinetist and composer.[citation needed]
- Smoosh, band.[citation needed]
- Scott Tixier (born 1986), jazz violinist and recording artist.[106]
- Michael Weiss (born 1958), jazz pianist and composer.[citation needed]
- Dan Zanes, member of the 1980s band The Del Fuegos.[citation needed]
- Janine Antoni (born 1964), contemporary artist, who creates work in performance art, sculpture and photography.[107]
- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), artist best known for his neo-expressionist paintings.[108]
- Alex Grey (born 1953), visionary artist, author, teacher and Vajrayana practitioner.[109]
- Brett Helquist (born 1966), illustrator best known for his work in A Series of Unfortunate Events.[citation needed]
- Paul Ramirez Jonas (born 1965), contemporary artist and arts educator.[110]
- Byron Kim (born 1961), contemporary artist.[111]
- Joe Mangrum (born 1969), artist best known for his large-scale colored sand paintings.[112]
- David Rees (born 1972), cartoonist, humorist and cultural critic.[113]
- Lisa Sigal (born 1962), contemporary artist.[107]
- Joan Snyder (born 1940), painter.[114]
- Lane Twitchell (born 1967), contemporary visual artist.[115]
- Paul Auster (born 1947), author whose works include The Brooklyn Follies[116]
- Franco Ambriz, playwright and director[citation needed]
- Joan Bauer (born 1951), author of young adult fiction[citation needed]
- Richard Bernstein (born 1944), journalist who writes the Letter from America column for The International Herald Tribune[citation needed]
- Peter Blauner (born 1959), author, journalist and television producer[117]
- Howard Bloom (born 1943), publicist and author[118]
- Charles M. Blow (born 1970), columnist for The New York Times[119]
- Helen Boyd (born 1969), author of two books about her relationship with her transgender partner[citation needed]
- Arthur Bradford (born 1969), writer and filmmaker[citation needed]
- Jane Brody (born 1941), author on science and nutrition topics[120]
- Bruce Brooks (born 1950), writer of young adult and children's literature[citation needed]
- Rudolph Delson (born 1975), author best known for his 2007 debut novel, Maynard and Jennica[citation needed]
- Andrea Dworkin (1946-2005), radical feminist and writer best known for her criticism of pornography[121]
- Dave Eggers (born 1970), author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius[122]
- Jennie Fields (born 1953), novelist[123]
- Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977), author whose novels include Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close[124]
- Rozanne Gold, chef, journalist and cookbook author[120]
- Ben Greenman (born 1969), novelist, author and magazine journalist[125]
- Pete Hamill (born 1935), journalist who was a columnist and editor for the New York Post and New York Daily News[126]
- Colin Harrison (born 1960), author whose books include Manhattan Nocturne[127]
- Kathryn Harrison (born 1961), author[127]
- Lindsey Kelk, chick lit author and journalist[citation needed]
- John Hodgman (born 1971), author, actor and humorist[128]
- Siri Hustvedt (born 1955), novelist and essayist who wrote The Sorrows of an American[129]
- Steven Berlin Johnson
- Norton Juster
- Jim Knipfel
- Nicole Krauss (born 1974), author of Man Walks Into a Room, The History of Love and Great House[130]
- Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967), author whose story collection Interpreter of Maladies (1999) won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[131]
- Jonathan Lethem
- Clifford J. Levy[132]
- Michael Patrick MacDonald
- Daisy Martinez
- Rick Moody
- Mary Morris (born 1947), author and professor at Sarah Lawrence College[133]
- Itamar Moses
- Melissa Holbrook Pierson (born 1957), writer and essayist of non-fiction[123]
- Robert Reuland (born 1963), writer and criminal lawyer[134]
- Adam Roberts (stage name Amateur Gourmet)
- Elizabeth Royte
- Luc Sante (born 1954), writer and critic[123]
- Brian Selznick
- Jon Scieszka
- David Shenk
- Marilyn Singer
- Amy Sohn[135]
- Christopher Stackhouse
- John Stoltenberg
- Darin Strauss
- Ned Vizzini
- Brian Wood
- Jacqueline Woodson[136]
- William Upski Wimsatt
- Carol Bellamy
- James F. Brennan
- Hugh Carey
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- ^ a b Mompanek, Christopher. "Cobble thrill", New York Post, December 13, 2012. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Previously, she lived in a Park Slope townhouse with her ex-husband, actor/director Terry Kinney. She'd wanted to stay in the neighborhood, but 'finding a three-bedroom that was affordable, relatively speaking, in that neighborhood was very difficult,' she says."
- ^ Pincus-Roth, Zachary. "Next on His Docket: A Supreme Challenge", The New York Times, April 27, 2008. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Mr. Fishburne had little experience with segregation. Though he was born in Augusta, Ga., in 1961, at about 4 he moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, a melting-pot neighborhood where he played with children from many backgrounds."
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- ^ Bergin, Brigid. "John Hodgman to de Blasios: You'll Miss Us in Park Slope", WNYC, December 11, 2013. Accessed August 15, 2016. "To find out what's behind this mysterious magnetism, specifically in Park Slope, WNYC spoke to another well-known resident, the writer, comedian and, by his own description, minor television star John Hodgman."
- ^ Home Page, RobinJohnson.net. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Robin Johnson was born May 29, 1964, and grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn."
- ^ Goldman, Lowell. "Challenges Welcome For Kelly Mcgillis", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 4, 1989. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Kelly McGillis has just finished a workout in the gym on the ground floor of her four-story Victorian brownstone in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn."
- ^ Paumgarten, Nick. "The Race Card", The New Yorker, November 10, 2003. Accessed August 15, 2016. "'To be perfectly clear, passing'—that is, trying to pass oneself off as white, as Silk does—'is something that has never crossed my mind,' Miller, who was brought up in Park Slope, said last week, over breakfast."
- ^ Schulman, Michael. "Sarah Paulson Opens Up About Acting, Marcia Clark and Dating Older Women", The New York Times, March 2, 2016. Accessed August 16, 2016. "By the time Ms. Paulson was in seventh grade, the family had moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, and she had discovered the stage at the private school Berkeley Carroll."
- ^ Catton, Pia. "Colin Quinn: Take Your Melting Pot, PleaseThe comedian's new show is a snappy, 75-minute monologue about race and ethnicity in NYC", The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2015. Accessed August 15, 2016. "As an Irish kid in Brooklyn's Park Slope during the 1970s, he said, he ran around in a 'polyglot' neighborhood, where each block had a different character shaped by blacks, Puerto Ricans and Italians."
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave. "Together Off Broadway and Elsewhere", The New York Times, February 4, 2009. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Over lunch at a trattoria near their Park Slope home, Ms. Gyllenhaal and Mr. Sarsgaard come across like a shinier version of That Brooklyn Couple who gave up the hubbub of Manhattan to raise their child in a quieter, tree-lined borough."
- ^ Miller, Rachel. "Brooklyn's 50 Funniest People: Streeter Seidell", Brooklyn Magazine, June 3, 2016. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Seidell was born in Connecticut, and yes, there is a picture of baby Seidell on the beach wearing a pink polo with a popped collar posted on his Instagram. Now he lives in Park Slope, and yes, there is also a picture of Seidell and his wife with their brand new, beautiful baby boy."
- ^ Christian, Scott. "Patrick Stewart Moves To Brooklyn, Becomes Coolest Guy Ever", GQ, August 28, 2013. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Further proof that Brooklyn really is the coolest city in the U.S., Dr. Charles Xavier himself, Sir Patrick Stewart, recently moved the Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope and has quickly become one of the best things to watch on the Internet."
- ^ Koblin, John. "In The Night Of, John Turturro Picks Up Where James Gandolfini Left Off", The New York Times, July 1, 2016. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Over a recent lunch at Bar Pitti in the West Village, Mr. Turturro's trademark Queens accent was on display as he chatted breezily with the wait staff and took a reporter through the menu item by item, translating from Italian. Dressed in a fitted gray T-shirt, he had taken the subway there from his home in Park Slope."
- ^ Martinez, Erika. "'Artie's' Goose is 'Coked' - Sopranos Chef in Drug & DWI Bust", New York Post, May 2, 2006. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Sources said Ventimiglia later maintained he had a couple of glasses of wine at a Long Island City art gallery opening. The actor claimed he had found a parking spot near his Park Slope apartment and had turned off his lights as he tried to pull in."
- ^ Karni, Annie. "I'm just Inga – the real diva is Foxy Brown", New York Post, July 17, 2011. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Brown was raised by her mother, a teacher, in Park Slope."
- ^ Milkowski, Bill. "Before & After with Drummer Jim Black; Between Motian and J Mood", JazzTimes, November 23, 2012. Accessed August 15, 2016. "Currently a resident of Park Slope, Brooklyn, Black had just returned from a tour of Italy with guitarist Walter Beltrami's Postural Vertigo Quintet when we sat down for his first Before & After session in August."
- ^ Chinen, Nate. "Ravi Coltrane", JazzTimes, March 1, 2005. Accessed January 25, 2017. "'I'm sorry about the mess,' Ravi Coltrane says at the front door of his brownstone, on a picturesque residential street in Brooklyn's Park Slope."
- ^ Amorim, Kevin. "Jonathan Coulton singing the blues over Glee", Newsday, February 6, 2013. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Musician Jonathan Coulton at his home studio in Park Slope, Brooklyn."
- ^ Robbins, Liz. "Music Upstairs and Downstairs", The New York Times, March 15, 2013. Accessed January 25, 2017. "The classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, 40, has a hectic international performance schedule, but in Park Slope her husband, Jeremy Greensmith, 46, and their son, Adrian Greensmith, 11, keep her grounded.... I'm very happy not to leave Park Slope. I grew up in Park Slope on First Street."
- ^ Porter, Christopher. "Dave Douglas", JazzTimes, September 1, 2002. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Brooklyn's Park Slope region is as laid-back as its name, befitting the serene demeanor of one of its residents, trumpeter Dave Douglas.... Douglas has lived in Park Slope for 10 years, seeing it transform from an artists' community to one of the hottest real estate areas in New York City."
- ^ Wise, Brian. "Jangled by a Jingle, He Writes His Own ...", The New York Times, May 20, 2007. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Mr. Hearst produced the album in a tiny bedroom converted into a recording studio in his third-floor walk-up in Park Slope, where several Mister Softee trucks can be seen lumbering by his window on any given day."
- ^ Hendrickson, Tad. "African Star Shines in Park SlopeAngelique Kidjo Recounts Career, Childhood and Exile in New Autobiography", The Wall Street Journal, January 7, 2014. Accessed January 25, 2017. "'Exile is not fun, let's get that straight,' Ms. Kidjo recently said via phone from her longtime home in Park Slope."
- ^ Connor, Tracy. "Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli knew it was hip to hop fence and join Occupy Wall Street activists", New York Daily News, October 10, 2011. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Kweli grew up in Park Slope until he was 11 and then Flatbush. He went to Brooklyn Technical High School before his parents, both college professors, sent him to boarding school in Connecticut.... Kweli, who lives in Park Slope, said he hopes he can use his fame to bring more attention to the protesters."
- ^ Kompanek, Christopher. "Giant-sized pad", New York Post, July 21, 2011. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Linnell, 52, is half of veteran alt-pop duo They Might Be Giants. He's also a longtime Brooklyn resident. He and his family lived a neighborhood away in Park Slope for 10 years prior to buying the two-story, 1,500-square-foot house."
- ^ Kaufman, Joanne. "Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen Songwriter, at Home", The New York Times, November 4, 2016. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Before finding happiness in a century-old townhouse in Park Slope, the songwriter Kristen Anderson-Lopez had what her husband and frequent collaborator, Robert Lopez, described as a 'real estate porn' habit."
- ^ Albrecht, Leslie. "Fans Want to Rename Park Slope Street for Rapper Pumpkinhead" Archived February 2, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, DNAinfo.com, August 13, 2015. Accessed January 25, 2017. "People sometimes laughed when the rapper Pumpkinhead boasted about his Park Slope roots, but now he could get his old block named after him.... Friends and fans of Robert Diaz — the underground rapper known as Pumpkinhead who died suddenly in June at the age of 39 — hope to convince city officials to rename Degraw Street and Fifth Avenue in his honor."
- ^ Shinefield, Mordechai. "Interview: Thursday Frontman Geoff Rickly", The Village Voice, February 19, 2009. Accessed January 25, 2017. "Once very much from New Brunswick, Jersey--they've cited fellow locals Lifetime as an important influence--frontman Geoff Rickly now lives in Park Slope."
- ^ Punjabi, Rajul. "French Jazz Violinist Scott Tixier on His 'Sleep No More' Debut", The Village Voice, September 21, 2016. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Tixier composed ten of the twelve tracks in a swift whirlwind of inspiration, and even the cover image came together in a day, his wife and neighbors (designers and photographers) adorning his Park Slope apartment with lush fabrics and odd tchotchkes — improvisation at its best."
- ^ a b Walsh, Brienne. "'Crossing Brooklyn' Showcases Artistic, Demographic Diversity", Art in America, October 3, 2014. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Yours truly (2nd correspondence), 2010-14, by Bahamian-born, Park Slope-based Janine Antoni, is a series of love letters written from the perspective of an artwork and slipped into visitors' belongings at the coat check-art that continues to speak to the viewer after the museum visit."
- ^ Bosworth, Patricia. "Hyped to Death; The short life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, graffiti artist turned gallery commodity.", The New York Times, August 9, 1998. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Basquiat was born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Dec. 22, 1960."
- ^ Leland, John. "AT HOME WITH: ALEX AND ALLYSON GREY; Tuition and Other Head Trips", The New York Times, January 3, 2002. Accessed February 3, 2017. "For the last 17 years, they have painted in the front room of their loft in Park Slope, creating elaborate, brightly colored canvases: his massive, anatomically detailed portraits of translucent bodies; her smaller kaleidoscopic grids, dotted with invented alphabets."
- ^ Pearson, Erica. "Park Slope artist Paul Ramírez Jonas gives ordinary people 'key to the city'", New York Daily News, June 4, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Park Slope artist Paul Ramírez Jonas began giving out more than 25,000 of his custom-made keys - which open special locks around the city - at a Times Square kiosk Thursday."
- ^ Glueck, Grace. "Art in Review; Byron Kim", The New York Times, December 9, 2005. Accessed February 3, 2017. "The most interesting works are photographic assemblages under the rubric What I See. These specific impressions of important places in his life, like the one of his backyard in Park Slope, Brooklyn, have a sweet, nostalgic poignancy."
- ^ Scheck, Olivia. "Sand Painter Uses Manhattan Sidewalks as His Canvas" Archived February 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, DNAinfo.com, November 1, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2017. "A graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mangrum has showed his art around the globe and received numerous awards for his work, but the Park Slope resident says the donations are his primary source of income."
- ^ "David Rees, Cartoonist" Archived April 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Gothamist, March 1, 2004. Accessed February 3, 2017. "I am a 31-year-old cartoonist. I live in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with my wife. Before Sunset Park we lived in Park Slope for two years."
- ^ Rosenblum, Constance. "A Brooklyn House With Country Roots", The New York Times, May 14, 2010. Accessed February 3, 2017. "If ever a place fulfilled such a fantasy, it is the century-old robin's-egg blue house on 11th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where Ms. Snyder and Ms. Cammer have lived for the past decade."
- ^ Staff. "Artnet News: Starbucks Gets Artistic", Artnet, January 12, 2006. Accessed February 3, 2017. "Twitchell, who lives in Park Slope with his wife and young son and shows his elaborately patterned, stencil-cut artworks at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery on Fifth Avenue, has designed the packaging for four different varieties of premium coffee, which Starbucks plans to introduce every three months (the next coffee is due Mar. 14, 2006)."
- ^ Louie, Elaine. "AT HOME WITH: Paul Auster; Chance of a Lifetime", The New York Times, October 5, 1995. Accessed March 13, 2017. "A year ago, Mr. Auster and his young daughter, Sophie, were walking through their neighborhood, Park Slope in Brooklyn."
- ^ Hamill, Denis. "He Wrote the Book on City Paranoia", New York Daily News, June 23, 1996. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Blauner, now a Park Slope resident, is a former New York magazine writer and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for his first novel, Slow Motion Riot, set in the world of probation officers."
- ^ Kleinman, Jacob. "The Park Slope man who saved Purple Rain!", The Brooklyn Paper, July 28, 2009. Accessed March 13, 2017. "One of the most exciting events of the summer is a participatory screening of Prince's classic film Purple Rain in Prospect Park — but it never could have happened without one Park Slope man. Howard Bloom saved Prince's self-produced, 1984 film from the dustbin of history with an unprecedented one-man crusade that comes into full fruition with the sing-along presentation at Celebrate Brooklyn on Aug. 6."
- ^ "Q&A with Charles Blow", C-SPAN, March 15, 2011. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Brian Lamb: What part of this area do you live in? Charles M. Blow: In Brooklyn - Park Slope, Brooklyn."
- ^ a b Gold, Rozanne. "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rozanne-gold/thanksgiving-recipes_b_2169266.html", The Huffington Post, January 21, 2013. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Jane Brody, the personal health columnist for The New York Times since 1975, is my neighbor in Park Slope, Brooklyn."
- ^ Levy, Ariel. "The Prisoner of Sex; A victim of abuse as a child, briefly a prostitute as a young woman, Andrea Dworkin married a gay man and spent three decades fighting hypersexualized America. She lost.", New York (magazine). Accessed March 13, 2017. "Friends say Dworkin had loved their previous home, a Park Slope brownstone, but it had become difficult for her to manage its stairs because of severe osteoarthritis in her knees, exacerbated by years of obesity."
- ^ Eggers, Dave "My wish: Once Upon a School", TED (conference), March 2008. Accessed September 10, 2016. "In the Brooklyn neighborhood that I lived in, Park Slope, there are a lot of writers -- it's like a very high per capita ratio of writers to normal people."
- ^ a b c Scott, Janny. "The Brownstone Storytellers; A Colony of Writers Is Growing in Park Slope", The New York Times, May 15, 1995. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Colin Harrison, author and editor, lives with his wife, Kathryn Harrison, novelist, in a brownstone a block from Thomas Boyle, writer of thrillers, who lives in a brownstone a block from Luc Sante, writer, and his wife, Melissa Holbrook Pierson, the same.... Jennie Fields's block in Park Slope is the hero of her new novel."
- ^ Morris, Bob. "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", The New York Times, April 24, 2005. Accessed March 13, 2017. "A few weeks ago the news broke that Jonathan Safran Foer, the young novelist, was trading up in Park Slope, selling one home for more than $3 million and buying another for $6.75 million."
- ^ Strauss, Darin. "Ben Greenman with Darin Strauss ", The Brooklyn Rail, March 1, 2004. Accessed March 13, 2017. "In the middle of February, Strauss sat down with Greenman at the latter's home in Park Slope."
- ^ Hamill, Pete. "Brooklyn Revisited; The author returns home to find that everything, and nothing, has changed.", New York (magazine), September 28, 2008. Accessed March 13, 2017. "At the time, I was living alone in a rented garden apartment on Berkeley Place in Park Slope, getting over a sad divorce, drinking too much, trying everything in my power to calm the confusions of my two young daughters."
- ^ a b Wilson, Michael. "Eggs, Bacon and a Baseball Cap", The New York Times, August 14, 2009. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Colin Harrison, 48, is a crime novelist and an editor at Simon & Schuster. His latest book, The Finder, was published last year. He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with his wife, the writer Kathryn Harrison, and their three children, Sarah, 19; Walker, 17; and Julia, 9."
- ^ Salisbury, Vanita. "John Hodgman Enjoys Breathing", New York (magazine), November 14, 2012. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Name: John Hodgman; Age: 41; Neighborhood: Park Slope"
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- ^ Smith, Dinitia. "Literary Voice, Brooklyn Accent", The New York Times, September 15, 2006. Accessed March 13, 2017. "Perhaps the end really began when Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything Is Illuminated) and his wife, Nicole Krauss (The History of Love), bought their house in Park Slope last year for $6.7 million."
- ^ Vitale, Tom. "Transplanted Author Finds Roots in Writing", All Things Considered April 8, 2008. Acceessed March 13, 2017. "In all her work, acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri has focused on the lives and struggles of Bengali-Americans.... In New York, after Akash was born, she'd negotiated a part-time schedule at her law firm, spending Thursdays and Fridays at home in Park Slope, and this had seemed like the perfect balance."
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- ^ Williams, Alex. "The New Literary Lottery; Good news for aspiring novelists: Advances for first-time authors have blown sky-high. The catch? If the book doesn't sell, the fallout can kill your career.", New York (magazine). Accessed March 13, 2017. "Novelist Mary Morris is something of a Mother Superior to Brooklyn's exploding writers' scene. The author of thirteen highly readable midlist books, Morris presides over an exclusive writers' group, which meets weekly in her Park Slope brownstone."
- ^ Lee, Jennifer 8. "Park Slope Is Abuzz About a Missing Maple", The New York Times, September 10, 2008. Accessed May 9, 2017. "Robert Reuland, a retired prosecutor who lives across the street from the maple, said his wife was upset when she saw the chopping crew."
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External links
- Media related to Park Slope, Brooklyn at Wikimedia Commons


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One Direction racked up £24.3million in expenses in just one year – including £50k on personal styling
Accounts show their mammoth On the Road Again world tour cost £10.7million
THE 1D boys probably bank another million every time one of them sneezes – but being so darn marketable to young teens comes at a cost.
We've discovered maintaining the One Direction brand for a year set the boys back a whopping £24.3million before they decided to take a break.
Accounts filed for 1D Media for 2015 show just where LOUIS TOMLINSON, HARRY STYLES, NIALL HORAN and LIAM PAYNE splashed the cash — and, yes, a lot went on styling those high-maintenance quiffs.
Their mammoth On the Road Again world tour ran up a £10.7million bill.
But other expenses included £46,321 on personal styling, £801,163 on travelling and meals and £9,967 on bank charges, of all things.
They also forked out £150,034 on office admin, £814,001 on legal matters, £258,625 on crew costs and £97,065 on insurance — presumably to mainly cover the seemingly permanently crocked Niall.
Directors' salaries for the band — and ex-member ZAYN MALIK — accounted for £561,872, although you can be sure they took home much more than that as their company posted £30.6million profit.
A source said: "If you're going to be part of a musical juggernaut such as One Direction that makes £63million before tax then you're inevitably going to incur a few expenses along the way.
"But it's fascinating to see just how and where the money was being distributed.
"The next accounts will be for the first year the band didn't release any new music, so profits will inevitably be down. But so will hairstyling costs."
Having resigned as directors of 1D Media in April 2016, the boys made £14million each from selling just ten shares in the firm.
So their fortunes are hardly going anywhere and no doubt their solo careers will keep things ticking over and their accountants happy.
Speaking of which, Harry's long-awaited solo single Sign of the Times is out on Friday.
He's clearly expecting big things after investing in what must be a costly promo campaign.
While we're excited to hear the song, we don't think Harry hysteria is quite at a level to justify that ADELE-esque telly ad.
That and his attempt at an "arty" social media campaign is all a bit toe-curlingly pretentious.
This time next week, we'll know if the music makes up for it.
It's brand Beckham 2.0
DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM are officially roping in the kids to help bolster their brand.
We can reveal the couple have registered their children's names as trademarks, making them fully fledged members of the money-spinning clan.
Now BROOKLYN, ROMEO, CRUZ and HARPER can all release branded products, such as make-up, toys and clothes.
Yes, you could soon own a Romeo-emblazoned umbrella, of all things.
The news follows David's recent knighthood email scandal.
A source said: "Brand Beckham is back in full swing.
"In the future don't be surprised if you see Brooklyn-branded cameras on display."
Posh and Becks always said they want their kids to have as normal an upbringing as possible.
Ah yes, we remember our normal childhoods well.
Playing in the park with our pals, releasing our own line of self-tanning treatments.
Could the Beckhams be a more relatable, down-to-earth bunch?
Rita's on pin-stagram
WHO needs to land the cover of Vogue to get attention?
RITA ORA knows if things ever get quiet she can churn out a few sexy selfies on Instagram to bolster her model credentials.
And, of course, in publishing this leggy picture, we've fallen into her dastardly trap once again.
Rita keeps telling us she's hard at work on her fabled second album.
But we think she's hard at work choosing what filter will best bring out her tan.
Put your album over attention-seeking, Reets.
Come on, you can do it – we believe in you.
No-show Gallagher
NOEL GALLAGHER clearly wasn't lying when he said he hated ED SHEERAN's music.
He snubbed Ed's brilliant Teenage Cancer Trust gig at London's Royal Albert Hall last week, despite spending years trying to book him for the charity music fest.
The OASIS legend, who opened for THE WHO's TCT turn a few nights later, told how he admired Ed for being honest with him when he couldn't play last year – and for ensuring he was available this time round.
Ed's support act BUSTED confirmed Noel was "steering clear", with JAMES BOURNE quipping: "I'm sure he's a fan deep down."
The band revealed Ed was a superfan of their music and was mulling over an offer to form the latest supergroup – BustEd (get it?).
At least that link is more likely than a Noel/Ed mashup.
Style-off: Can Chrissy keep up with Kim?
BEST pals KIM KARDASHIAN and model CHRISSY TEIGEN have plenty in common – not least their fashion fails.
With their white tops and cut-offs, let's see who comes out on top in a celebrity square-off . . .
Blunt's Carrie memory
HE owes his platinum disc to CARRIE FISHER after writing album Back to Bedlam at her LA home.
But that's not the most valuable possession gracing the walls of JAMES BLUNT's Ibiza mansion.
The singer has revealed he has a stash of framed pages torn from highly classified scripts from the new Star Wars films that were pinched by the late Princess Leia star, who was godmother to his nine-month-old son.
James told us: "I do have some framed pages which were highly illegal of her to remove from Disney or whoever – but she can't get in trouble now.
"At the time she did say 'Don't tell anyone', but now is the time.
"What was amazing is the script she had given me she had changed – people often don't know she was a phenomenal writer and worked as a script doctor on a mass of movies, so she would tweak the scripts.
"The script I have is covered in her writing, as she'd made suggestions and changes for everyone – not just her – and not just funnier.
"They must be worth a fortune."
James also revealed this week he had penned his great new album The Afterlove at her Beverly Hills home before Carrie passed away last December.
He said of the record: "I'm used to positive and negative reviews but to see all positive and no negative is a big surprise to me.
"It really has been overwhelming."
Caught out
— Spare a thought for Buffy the Vampire Slayer regular cast member MARC BLUCAS (aka Buffy bf Riley), whom nobody noticed was absent from the 20th anniversary reunion snaps.
Check out episodes of the classic show on Syfy.
— TAKE THAT's HOWARD DONALD risked the wrath of fans by claiming "they'd all be dead" before the band were the same age as THE ROLLING STONES.
Judging by the tepid sales of new single Giants, they'd be better off recruiting fresh members.
— The latest Avengers movie is shooting in Edinburgh but the crew expected a tougher climate.
They had to bring a rain machine on set during a rare outbreak of Scottish sun.
— ADELE's first stop after her huge tour of Australia and New Zealand?
Dinner with pal JAMES CORDEN in a top LA eatery, of course.
Is Carpool Karaoke 2 on the cards?
— JUSTIN BIEBER's minders allegedly slashed a tyre and kicked an Uber car containing the star's fans in Rio De Janeiro.
What does the pop brat do to his enemies?
Calvin's at minxing desk
CALVIN HARRIS has been hard at work on top tunes including his new FRANK OCEAN collaboration.
But that's not all the Scots DJ has been up to in the studio.
Things with American R&B singer TINASHE are still rather hot – after the pair openly snogged during a recording session.
A spy let slip: "There were a lot of people in the room and Calvin and Tinashe were kissing in the corner.
"He hasn't said if they are a couple or if it was a one-off.
"But they didn't care about being caught in the moment."
Since his split from TAYLOR SWIFT, Calvin has been linked with a host of ladies, including US model ex AARIKA WOLF, and he recently got friendly with newly single Brit singer DUA LIPA.
Wonder if all his female friends get such special studio treatment?
Evans above! Cazza has 'dam good time
LOVE ISLAND telly host CAROLINE FLACK could have been starring in a mini-episode of her own show during a trip to Amsterdam.
The star was getting a lot of attention from ex-Scotland rugby international MAX EVANS at the launch of new nightclub Mad Fox.
While he is undeniably aesthetically pleasing, Max – the brother of ex-Strictly contestant THOM – is in the middle of a divorce.
But our snoop said: "Max thinks Caroline is gorgeous. He's been telling all his friends that and really fancied his chances with her.
"She is quite a flirty, friendly person so they did spend a lot of the evening together."
But in true Love Island style, Caroline also caught the eye of Game of Thrones hunk RICHARD MADDEN and snapper Chris Jepson, who invited her over for the night.
The insider added: "Richard seemed very keen and Chris raised eyebrows with the amount of attention he lavished on her."


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I am a big fan of "Laida-Miggy" loveteam, from their first movie "A Very Special Love" down to "You Changed My Life". I am fond of their "nakakakilig" moment together. For me, they have the irreplaceable chemistry. And for the third time, I can't wait for the big screen return of two of the loved Pinoy movie characters namely Laida Magtalas (Sarah) and Miggy Montenegro (John Lloyd) via "It Takes A Man and A Woman," the third installment of the most successful Filipino film franchise co produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films. "It Takes A Man and A Woman" is now showing to all cinemas nationwide (March 30, 2013).
After four years, Box office royalties Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz admitted that they are equally excited, just like the rest of the moviegoers nationwide. Like the rest of the nation, Sarah and John Lloyd loved their series even more not only because of the romantic scenes between Laida and Miggy but because of the lessons imparted by the characters. John Lloyd also confessed how attached he is with his character Miggy. With the learnings they got from the experiences of Laida and Miggy, Sarah and John Lloyd were even made closer in their love team's return on the big screen.
What were the trials that Laida and Miggy faced after their break-up? Is it really the end of their love story or will Laida and Miggy rediscover the magic of the 'very special love they once shared? Find out the answer.
Aside from Sarah and John Lloyd, also part of "It Takes A Man and A Woman" are Joross Gamboa, Gio Alvarez, Matet De Leon, Al Tantay, Irma Adlawan, Guji Lorenzana, Rowell Santiago, and Dante Rivero. The film also introduces model-host Isabelle Daza, who will plays the character of Belle, the socialite girlfriend of Miggy.
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How are you feeling today? Full of beans? or less so? Many women I know are excessively busy, with hectic jobs, businesses to run, part time enterprises to keep going, children to care for and households to run. Even when we have partners who pull their weight with household tasks, kids etc, women seem to use up a lot of their metal energy trying to organise and control everything. And it's exhausting.
Obviously it would be better if we all found a more balanced life and could get enough down time and me time that we felt more rested and had good energy levels throughout the day.
However, life isn't always perfect and for some people that doesn't seem achievable, certainly not immediately. Though I would love to get you further along that path!
When we are tired or emotionally low it's all too easy to grab a false boost suck as a coffee, or a cake or a glass of wine. but the fact is that none of those will make you feel much better and the after effects will likely make you feel worse. That's not to say cake, coffee and wine are off the menu but it's a mistake to use them as an energy booster or mood changer. So what to do when we need to perk ourselves up?
Here's my tip. Make a list of mood boosters and keep it somewhere you can access it quickly, in notes on your phone, in your journal or diary. Use the list to prompt to remind yourself when you start to feel either cranky cheesed off, tearful or just plain tired that there are ways that you can give yourself a little boost.
You can choose your own mood boosters as we all have different needs and likes but here are ten suggestions to kick you off
1. Put on some music – find some music that makes you feel uplifted, excited, crazy!or something that takes you back to a happy time in your life. I recently discovered that someone on Spotify has put together a playlist of music from Peter kay's Car Share series, it's full of awesome feel good songs and power ballads – give it a try! Remember to sing along!
2. Have a hug – if you've a loved one close by, grab them for a cuddle. And don't let it be brief, research shows that you need to hug for 20 seconds for the endorphins to start to flow. We instigated the '20 second huggle' in our home a while back and trust me, it works!
3. Get out in nature – a walk in the park, or better still, the countryside, can really boost the spirits – and don't forget woodlands for a little shinrin yoku
4. Watch or listen to some comedy – whatever makes you laugh
5. Change your clothes – sound a bit odd but if you're feeling down or tired out, putting something more cheerful or colourful on can boost your mood. Or maybe something more comfortable if you've spent part of the day in heeled shoes and something that's too tight. When I had to dress more corporately for work, I used to be desperate top get home and take off the heels, pencil skirt and underwires! I also find a quick hairbrush and lip gloss and a put of comedy pouting in front of the mirror works wonders!
6. Drink water – ok, not so fun as the other suggestions but often dehydration can affect our mood and energy levels so grab a big glass of water and get it down.
7. Dance – you need number one for this! I like to dance in my car seat – that's probably not that advisable, it's sort of gentle bobbing really – or throw some shapes in the kitchen – I love a good kitchen disco with my son Jake!
8. Find your happy scent – put some perfume on, use essential oils in a burner (orange oil is good energy booster as is peppermint) or light a scented candle. I have a little bottle of perfume on my work desk and I often have a little squirt during the day to perk me up.
9. Meditate – if you don't meditate already, just try sitting somewhere quietly for 5 minutes, close your eyes and focus on your breathing, Count the breaths in and out from one until ten and then start again. When your mind wanders, just bring it back when you realise and start again. Set a timer and after 5 minutes you'll feel cool, calm and rested. You could always download an app like Insight Timer to help you with this.
10. Give yourself a little massage – ok so you can't give yourself a nice shoulder rub but what about your hands? Just spending a few minutes with some hand cream to make the movement easier, and firm attention to fingers and palms can really perk you up. It's something similar to reflexology where you are stimulating acupressure points – the point between your thumb and index finger is a particular point to stimulate energy.
And don't wait for a bad mood or an energy slump to strike, try to incorporate as many energy boosts like these into your day as you can and hopefully you might stave off the dreaded slumping feel that we all get from time to time.Back to articles


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Local organizer: Anja Schöttner (HU Berlin) and Florian Englmaier (LMU Munich)
Instructor: Prof. Tore Ellingson (Stockholm School of Economics)
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Time: September 2019 (exact dates to be confirmed)
Local organizer: Joachim Winter (LMU Munich)
Instructor: Florian Heiss (Universität Düsseldorf)
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Instructor: Paul Ruud (Vassar College)
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Instructor: Jeffrey Wooldridge (Michigan State University)
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Local organizer: Frank Heinemann (TU Berlin)
Instructors: Gabriele Camera (Chapman University and University of Bologna), John Duffy (University of California, Irvine), Frank Heinemann (TU Berlin), Rosemarie Nagel (UPF Barcelona), and Shyam Sunder (Yale University)
The aim of the summer school is to introduce young macroeconomists to experimental approaches of research. Summer School students will get 5 days of teaching and start their own experimental research projects in groups of 3-4 students. Instructors are Gabriele Camera (Chapman Univ. and Univ. Bologna), John Duffy (Univ. of California, Irvine), Frank Heinemann (TU Berlin), Rosemarie Nagel (UPF Barcelona), and Shyam Sunder (Yale Univ.). Note that summer school students will also participate in the 9th Workshop on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics.
For more information and application procedures, please visit the website https://www.upf.edu/leex/events/bleess_2018/index.html.
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Further information about the application procedure can be found here. Please apply by using the online tool. Only online applications will be considered.
- Application deadline: 14 April 2018
- Admission decisions communicated by: 27 April 2018
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Local Organizers: Florian Englmaier (LMU München) and Joachim Winter (LMU München)
Instructors: Imran Rasul (University College London) and Stephen Ryan (UT Austin)
The aim of this summer school is to introduce Ph.D. students and post-docs to current topics and methodological approaches in applied microeconomics. The instructors, Imran Rasul and Stephen Ryan, are leading experts in these fields.
In addition to attending lectures, participants will have the opportunity to discuss their research ideas with the instructors and their peers in poster sessions and individual meetings. The lectures will be complemented by sessions on research data management organized by the LMU-ifo Economics and Business Data Center.
The Summer School is organized as a cooperation between the EBE Program and the CRC.
How to apply
Applicants must be either Ph.D. Students or early-stage post-docs and should indicate whether they would like to present a poster. There is no participation fee. Hotel reservations will be made by the organizers of the summer school. Members of the CRC may apply for funding through the CRC.
Please apply for the summer school by sending an email to email@example.com. Interested participants, who are not affiliated to the EBE Program, are required to attach a short (1 page) motivational statement to their application.
- Application deadline: 13 April 2018
- Admission decisions communicated by: 20 April 2018
Any questions?
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Local organizers: Bernd Fitzenberger (HU Berlin) and Rajshri Jayaraman (ESMT Berlin)
The aim of this summer school is to teach PhD students and Post-Docs current techniques in panel data analysis and network analysis. The instructors, Jeffery Wooldridge and Steven Durlauf, are leading experts in these fields. In addition to attending lectures, participants will have the opportunity to discuss their research ideas with the instructors and their peers via presentations, posters, and individual meetings. The econometrics instruction will be complemented by separate sessions on data management organized by Joachim Winter.
Instructors: Prof. Steven Durlauf (SD, University of Wisconsin, Madison) and Prof. Jeff Wooldridge (JW, Michigan State University, East Lansing)
The Module on Research Data Management will be organized by Prof. Joachim Winter (LMU Munich).
The local organizers are Prof. Bernd Fitzenberger (BF) and Prof. Raji Jayaraman (RJ).
Office hours can also be used by participants to obtain individual feedback on research ideas.
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For my birthday I had the opportunity to travel to Broken Bow, Oklahoma for a photo adventure.
We had lots of fun taking pictures of the beautiful colors of red, orange, yellow, and green.
One of the biggest challenges of using a DSLR camera is getting the settings correct.
But do not be afraid to experiment with changing the settings of your camera.
I cannot emphasize enough experimentation and playful learning.
Indeed, money may make the world go round; but stop and enjoy the colors of nature you will be happier for it!


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Covering a wide area of the county from East to West Coast, the practice deals with all aspects of domestic and commercial property, Wills and estates, and Powers of Attorney and Guardianships and has a large share of the estate agency market for sales and letting.
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Yahoo CIO Mike Kail will present a session on DevOps at the 3rd International DevOps Summit, November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Mike brings more than 23 years of IT operations experience with a focus on highly scalable architectures to Yahoo. Prior to Yahoo, he served as VP of IT Operations at Netflix. The Netflix culture highlighted the transformation we see within forward-thinking IT organizations today and its use of public cloud and 'No Ops' is well known in the industry. Mike Kail worked to develop this culture within Netflix's own IT organization, where he focused not only on the technology, but also on hiring and training the right talent. In order to achieve the right mix of technology innovation and human talent, he concentrated on identifying the right mind set for a new way of IT (DevOps) and how to transition from IT Ops to DevOps
Yahoo CIO Mike Kail will present a session on DevOps at the 3rd International DevOps Summit, November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Below 40 years of age we recommend you have an eye test at least once every two years. Over 40 you should have an eye test every year. If you have a history of eye disease in your family you should have one at least every year, or on the recommendation of your Optician. Children should be tested every year.
- What is involved in our eye examination?
Each eye test is unique to the client, however in general, as well as asking a few lifestyle related questions to establish daily strain on eyes or eye care routine, we will also test for the following:
- Vision quality, unaided and aided (with any spectacles or contacts you may use)
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We are able to use state of the art technology; including OCT scanning and we also offer a Dry Eye Examination.
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Contact lenses can be a convenient choice for many people. Recent advances in lens design mean that contact lenses are comfortable, offer better vision and are more affordable. We offer a range of lenses to suit most of our clients.
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Sat watching as the people flow through,
awake to start their day anew,
shock self awake with an overpriced excuse for a coffee in a beige plastic cup,
in they come with faces still slept in.
Submerge and scull,
pull, push and paddle,
the smell of chlorine in the air,
the feel of chlorine in my hair.
Then up flights through the door,
hearts beating much more,
lifting things off the floor,
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Care Instructions: Dry Clean Only


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Tanny Weisgram wanted to cancel her United Airlines tickets to Pensacola, Fla., in the wake of the tragic oil spill. "My husband has respiratory problems that can be triggered by the oil smell," she says. She wanted to know if she could get her money back on nonrefundable tickets.
As far as I knew, the answer would be "no" — but it didn't hurt to ask. She contacted the carrier, forwarded a letter from her husband's doctor, and United refunded the fare, to my great surprise.
And that made me wonder: Is your Gulf Coast vacation refundable?
The AP waded into these waters back in May, when the full extent of the oil spill was still unknown. Back then, most hotels were offering credits for guests with second thoughts. Now, with oil still flowing, so are the cancellations.
In an effort to lure customers back to the beach, AAA has introduced a Beach Guarantee that is aimed at reversing the trend.
Upon request, you'll get a full refund if a beach within 20 miles of your hotel is closed or declared unsafe by an official government agency.
You can check out early – without penalty – if a beach within 20 miles of your hotel is closed or declared unsafe by an official government agency.
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