The Week in Park Slope

This week we ushered in the New Year, but before that we first ushered in a whole lot of snow. From New Year's happenings to Snowpocalypse 2010, Park Slope Patch was here to cover all of that, and then some. Here's what happened this week on Park Slope Patch:

This week Patch was (literally) knee-deep in snow coverage. Paul LaRosa wrote a great opinion piece on Park Slope's the day after the storm. The next day, we brought you the scoop on the from the city and talked to residents about the storm. Thanks to both our readers and contributors, we also ran a great with pictures of the storm aftermath.

On the less snowy side of things, reporter Colin Jones check in with the Prospect Park Alliance to find out how is going after some other wicked weather earlier in the year—the September 2010 tornado. Anne Wong, the park's director of landscape management, told us the process is far from over:

"We still have 57 trees that need to be removed," she said. "We have a lot of trees where more than half of the branches came off and those trees need to be removed."

In the spirit on this week's wintery weather, we took a look at where to find some of the most in the area. Here's a spoiler: Cocoa Bar, Applewood and Prime Meats made the list.

Sports reporter Greg Hanlon also took a look at the borough's newest athletic obsession: .

Columnist Louise Crawford spent an evening with one of Park Slope's most creatively endowed families in "." And reporter Miriam Coleman reported on designation as one of six historically important neighborhoods to celebrate by the Historic Districts Council.

The architecture of Gowanus is intimately bound to Brooklyn's industrial development. As a vital link between the Brooklyn interior and the Red Hook seaport, the canal created a corridor of industry in the 19th century.

Finally, Park Slope Patch ushered in the New Year with a look back at 2010. Eating Park Slope columnist Leila Cohan-Miccio picked our and where to eat them, and we gave a nod to our to Park Slope.

It's safe to say 2010 went out with a bang.