Methodist Petition, Jackie's Fifth Amendment Top Headlines This Week

Jackie's Fifth Amendment Closes; Patrick Stewart Says Goodbye

The long life and extended fall of Jackie's 5th Amendment is over.

The dive bar closed its doors for good earlier this month. The bar was sold off to Slope Drugs & Surgical Supply next door earlier this August, but remained opened for a few final drinks through the fall. 

Park Slope's 'cult' classic was a favorite bar for many locals with a long history at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street. One of those fans is apparently local celeb Patrick Stewart. 

Preserve Park Slope Files Online Petition Against Methodist Expansion

Preserve Park Slope's fight against the proposed massive expansion of New York Methodist Hospital continued as the group recently started an online petition on Change.org.

Park Slope Among 'Most Walkable' Neighborhoods in NYC

New York is the most walkable large city in the country, and Park Slope is among the most walkable neighborhoods in NYC according to Walkscore.com.

The site that ranks the 'walkability' of neighborhoods across the country ranks Park Slope 34th in NYC with a walk score of 96, transit score of 95 and bike score of 83.

Prospect Park's Lakeside Center Receives $10 Million Gift

The ambitious and long-awaited Lakeside Center recently received another gift in anticipation of its opening in $10 million from the LeFrak family.

The Prospect Park Alliance and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Monday announced the donation from the LeFrak family in support of Lakeside.

Help Bring Harvest Dome to Gowanus Canal

You may have seen a giant, floating orb made of discarded umbrellas and plastic bottles making its way around NYC waterways. Now the artwork could be on its way to the Gowanus Canal. 

The piece, which lights up from within, had been floating on Spuyten Duyvil Creek in the Inwood Hill Park Inlet this summer. Now, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy hopes that the voyage and long-floating sojourn of Harvest Dome 2.0 along the Canal will bring attention to Gowanus Canal revitalization.