Neighborhood Life
Civic News
Since the 1950s, the Civic News has been the voice of the Park Slope neighborhood and of its advocate, The Park Slope Civic Council.
Published monthly September through June, the Civic News offers features, analyses, history, news and photos. Civic News is sent to PSCC members and community leaders.
In addition to the articles featured here, you can download the complete PDFs of all issues since 2005.
Hot Off the Press:
The present boundaries of the Park Slope Historic District protect the appearance and character of less than one third of the neighborhood.
Gone Missing: Donuts Coffee Shop
The Donuts Coffee Shop closed Dec. 28. It had been part of the 5th Avenue scene for so long that it became part of the backdrop upon which Park Slope life plays out.
Greener Grocer Wanted: Asking Whole Foods to be Environmentally Responsible
In hoping that Whole Foods will make environmentally responsible and community friendly revisions to its Brooklyn plans, we draw inspiration from the corporation’s own description of its “Core Values” and from its “Declaration of Interdependence.”
