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The Week in Park Slope

What happened this week on Park Slope Patch.

It was yet another week of big headline (and cold weather!) in Park Slope.

On Friday, reporter Miriam Coleman took a look at the how the Superfund designation of the Gowanus canal in the short term.

“There’s no question that it affects the investment decision,” said Alan Bell, principal and co-founder Hudson Companies, one of five developers involved in the seven-acre Gowanus Green project on the Public Place site. “In a risk-averse world, the rare loan officer is going to bring to his chief credit officer major funding for a new funding next to a superfund site, whatever the merits of the facts on the ground.”

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A Chase bank on Eastern Parkway on Tuesday, the first successful robbery after two similar attempted Chase bank robberies in Park Slope.

We took a look at , the new gastropub in the old Bussaco space on Union Street. The kid-friendly eatery opens to the public next week. 

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Columnist Louise Crawford had the scoop on a Park Slope resident who is crafting cheeky

 "This year you are my valentine,” read the words on the cover of one of her cards. Inside there's a hand drawn illustration of two women in bras and the words: "because four boobs are better than two."

After the 78th Precinct announced plans to crack down on cyclists not following traffic laws in January, the precinct said that .

Fifth Avenue thrift shop Guvnor's Vintage Thrift started an interesting new promotion – on select Sundays, customers can now earn a 10 to 25 percent discount by .

After receiving much criticism for the state of the Pavilion Theater on Prospect Park West, the cinema’s ownership announced that are finally on the way:

“We are definitely in the process of making some big changes there,” said Jill Calcaterra, the Chief Marketing Officer for Cinedigm, which owns the theater.

Until next week.


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