I’m a Spanish researcher and I’ll visit the CUNY soon. I want to rent a small flat in Park Slope for 10 days (June 21 to 1 July). Can you help me?
Thanks in advance,
Teresa

My email: [email protected]

Prof. Robert Bell
Department of Economics
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

will speak on:
The Green Bubble? Investing in Renewable Energy

Thursday, April 3, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 PM

Room 1310 Ingersoll Hall, Brooklyn College

A light supper will be provided.
Please RSVP, and direct questions to
Prof. Mark Kobrak, Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College
(718) 951-5758, [email protected]

Prof. Robert Bell, Ph.D., Professor of Management and Chairman of the Economics Department at Brooklyn College, is the author of THE GREEN BUBBLE—Waste into Wealth; the New Energy Revolution (in French: LA BULLE VERTE), published in Paris in 2007. He was also a featured speaker at the Fast 50 awards ceremony at the Paris Bourse (Stock Exchange), November 2007 and the inaugural speaker at the HEC-Deloitte Club of Energy and Finance, La Maison des polytechniciens, Paris, November 2007.

Look for more information and classes about renewable resources at online universities as well.

Hey,
I lived in Park Slope a year ago for 3 years, there used to be this really cute Latin American/Mexican house wares Store on 5th (and President maybe) It was usually a woman running it. They sold Day of the Dead menageries, handmade textiles, tin ornaments, you get the gist. I know they closed before I moved but I bought beautiful glasses tumblers there with little Day of the Dead skulls etched onto and a signature that looks like Larson? They were a wedding gift for my husband that he adored. Now they are all broken.
Does anyone know the owner or the artist or even the store?
Long shot but I figure it can’t hurt. Thanks so much! My email is [email protected]

benzapp writes: “It’s fermented tea. It’s expensive, tastes like crap, and claims to cure everything. Thus, it appeals to the rich and those addicted to Park Slopish consumer culture.”

“That said, it’s less than half the price at the food co-op if you really want the stuff.”

Not through being cool: Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards

Kitchen Invasion is a new cooking show made for fun by a group of friends in Park Slop. We celebrate healthy, delicious meals that can be made with minimum fuss and expense. You can watch it here: http://www.KitchenInvasion.com.

Each episode features a new person in Brooklyn cooking in their Kitchen, you just might see your neighbor.

What is Club Loco?
Club Loco is a place for people ages 14–20 to meet, hang out, listen to music, and perform. Events take place one Saturday each month during the school year from 7:30-11:00 PM.

Where should I go?
Old First, Seventh Avenue, Between Carroll & President

Our next event is this coming Saturday night, January 26th & we’re looking for more teen bands to round out our 2007/2008 season
Click here for our event poster!

Who can come to Club Loco events?
Anyone age 14-20.

What do you need to get in?
$5 cover and a high school ID or a photo ID plus proof of age.

Can parents come too, just to watch and listen? No.

When are the next events?

Saturday, February 16

Saturday, March 15

Saturday, April 12

Saturday, May 17

How can other performers get a booking to appear at a future event?
Email [email protected].

Who is in charge?
A group of local teenagers with the oversight of a group of adults who live in the community. Teenagers decide what will happen; adults set the rules.

What are the rules?
No drugs, alcohol, smoking, or potential weapons (or anyone who appears to be using or about to use them) is allowed inside. Everyone who comes in the door gets a bag check, and a UV-readable hand stamp. Everybody has to check their coats. People who leave cannot re-enter. Good, friendly behavior is expected so that everyone can have a good time. One warning is all you get. Beyond that, have fun.

Who enforces the rules?
A paid security group and a bunch of young adult volunteers.

Who can volunteer?
Responsible adults who are too young to be parents of teenagers are encouraged to volunteer as chaperones during events, which are terrific fun. You get to hear the bands and enjoy the scene while helping younger people have a place of their own

Anyone is welcome to volunteer for setup, cleanup, or for administrative assistance between events.

For information, email [email protected]

See our website : www.myspace.com/clubxloco

Courtesy of Sterling2000, next door in Prospect Heights. Is your building next?

LINK: Our Building is Switching to Biofuel (DailyHeights.com message board)

On Saturday December 22nd Camp Friendship will hold it’s annual Holiday Craft Fair at there facilities located in the heart of Park Slope Brooklyn at 339 8th street near the corner of 6th avenue. For those of you that dont know, (“Camp Friendship”) is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Founded in 1973, and located in the heart of Park Slope, Camp Friendship has been offering free and reasonbly priced programming to working families in South Brooklyn for nearly 35 years. Camp Friendship began as a committee of concerned adults working to raise funds to send disadvantaged children to summer camp in Maine. From its initial roots, Camp Friendship has evolved into a vital part of the community providing a wide range of youth programming, including afterschool, mentoring, entrepreneurial training and a variety of competitive sports programs. Portions of proceeds from The sale of spots to craft vendors and raffles held on that day will help benefit Camp friendship programs. Please show your support and stop by for some last minute holiday gift shopping! and bring a friend!!

EasternPkwyQ writes on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards:

“Mr. Mooney received an eviction notice on October 30th, giving him 30 days to get out. Apparently, the landlord raised the rent from $xxxx to $xxxx and Mooney countered with an offer of $xxxx. The response he received was the eviction notice.”

“Seems pretty extreme – I’m sure they’re hoping that American Apparel’s good buddies at Starbucks or some such place will take over the location. It makes me nauseous.”

“For me, this is a tremendous loss of a lovely neighborhood gathering spot. It may not be the hippest or the most glamorous, but it’s such a great place to meet and talk to your neighbors – people from all backgrounds gather there and actually interact with one another. I have met some wonderful people there who I now count amongst closest friends.”

“The landlord is Lina Fang of Johore Realty – the same person (or at least so I hear) that has evicted Royal Video. I don’t know what else they own, but I certainly plan to boycott whatever takes over these leases and I hope others will do the same. This isn’t Manhattan and we live here because it’s not Manhattan and we want local business owners who actually contribute to – and care about – the neighborhood and the people in it. Mooney’s does that and this is a tremendous loss to Prospect Heights and Park Slope.” Read more on this thread: Mooney’s Evicted! (Brooklynian.com)

Extra! Is it too early for a real Irish wake? Come mourn at the semi-official Brooklynian.com Happy Hour – 7 p.m. – Thurs, 11/15/07 – Mooney’s last hurrah

Neighbors Helping Neighbors cordially invites you to our First Annual Benefit Bash at Union Hall!

Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a non-profit organization located in Sunset Park. Through our Homeownership and Tenant Programs, we educate first-time homebuyers, engage in tenant advocacy, educate the community about predatory lending, and counsel to prevent foreclosures. To support this good work, we are holding:

NHN’s First Annual Benefit Bash at Union Hall
Monday, November 5, 2007
6:30 – 9:00 P.M.
Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Tickets = $45

In addition to learning more about our important work, guests will enjoy:

o Union Hall, with its couches, fireplaces, and bocce courts, closed off to the public until 9:00pm!

o Complimentary beer, wine, hors d’oeuvres!

o A great silent auction with cool items like a new mountain bike, two nights at the Bellagio in Vegas, Liz Claiborne packages, and a week in a lakeside cottage in Maine! Get some impressive items at great prices, with all proceeds going to charity! Check out some of the fabulous items here!

o Performances by three talented artists/bands:

     o Tracy Bonham, who has performed and toured with The Blue Man Group and whose Grammy nominated debut album The Burdens of Being Upright went Gold.

     o One Ring Zero, who The Boston Globe writes “have not only embraced their ‘lit rock’ reputation but seem primed to become the movement’s indisputable kings.”

     o Takka Takka, designated ‘a band on the edge’ by Rolling Stone, and called ‘a reason to love New York’ by New York Magazine.

To purchase tickets, click here. If you are unable to attend, we hope you’ll consider making a donation. Click here to donate to NHN. You can also check us out online at www.nhnhome.org.

Please feel free to forward this to friends and neighbors!

Hello Slopers,
Our year and a half old Boston Terrier Molly went missing on Friday Oct.19th. She was last seen on south 2nd and Havemeyer in Williamsburg, Brooklyn wearing her burgundy harness. She is apprx. 20lbs, brindle/brown and white with a spot on her head and two more on the upper part of her right paw. She’s also very affectionate and loves humans. Witnesses saw a large dark skinned young man unhook her from her leash while I spent two minutes putting coins in my dryer at the laundromat ( the guilt is immense). The reward for her safe return is $2500, no questions asked. PLEASE PLEASE call 917-583-2626 or 646-249-4539 if you see her anywhere and if possible send us picture messages of the dog you see and where. We are just a couple who loves our dog and are beside ourselves with grief and worry about her.
Thanks so much,

Does anyone know why the restaurant Beso (vic. 5th and Union) has stopped serving dinner and changed its hours to something ridiculous like 10am – 3pm? This used to be my favorite little neighborhood Latin place; their plantain chips and avocado salsa were worth flying out from L.A. for. I really hope this is just temporary, and not a step towards closure for the restaurant. Anyone know the deal?

According to nkotsonis, posting on the Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards:

“The city, in its infinite wisdom, has revoked the permits we had for the planters along Union Street. They have given us 30 days to remove the concrete planters.”

“The reason they gave was that there must be no obstructions on city property. Since the sidewalks are owned by the city, we must remove the planters that have been there for over 25 years.
So in 30 days, the planters from BHS all the way to Tasti-d-Lite and the bench will be removed. The planters across the street at 92-7th Avenue will also have to be removed, because they were on the same permit.

“So say goodbye to the planters from Bank of America down to NuNu Gallery. If anyone knows how to stop this, please do so. It’s a shame that there will be no plant life allowed on these corners.”

Find out more, and comment: City has revoked our permits (link)

Source: Brooklynian.com Main Index -> Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards

Over the past few weekends, people holding stoop sales have been burned by a guy (or these guys) passing fake bills, according to posters on the Brooklynian message board (see this thread for details: stoop sale counterfeit $ scam– beware)
The first report was by spec* in Prospect Heights: “a few folks had a stoop sale today on the corner of park and vanderbilt. turns out when one of us tried to use some of the $, she learned we had been given two fairly undetectable counterfeit 20$ bills in the sale– and given back the counterfeiter 15-18$ in change on two separate occasions…”

Click the link for descriptions of the counterfeit bills (and bill passers): stoop sale counterfeit $ scam– beware Comments (11)

Brooklynian.com Main Index -> Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards

The first Tuesday of every month, crafts kick it @ Freddy’s bar & backroom (6th Ave & Dean Street) Diorama Lodge. Check out the video of my beginner’s luck!

http://videopancakes.blogspot.com/2007/09/freddys-diorama-lodge.html

Nuclear Redaction Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Between the sofa and the cat

I walked by the Burger Bar today and it looked like they had pulled a bunch of the big pieces of kitchen equipment (grill, grease traps, etc.) out onto the sidewalk. That must have been some health inspection.

How is the food, anyway?

ljnd Regular Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 127

My kids and I enjoyed it, the one night we were there. But my little one (who is 9) was just after a milkshake in a GIANT FISHBOWL – the burgers were secondary to her. I was too caught up in her delight at the mutant milkshake to have an objective opinion.

LINK for further posts and comments: brooklyn burger bar closed again

Brooklynian.com Main Index -> Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards

Nuclear Redaction Newbie

Was walking up 9th Street today when a freakin’ MOPED GANG came up the street. Must’ve been about 40 of ’em, headed for the park. Sounded like a swarm of angry bees. Scary, I tells ya.

Also spotted crossing Flatbush – possibly headed to the scooter shop in Gowanus for some kind of rally/throwdown . . .

Read more and comment: “The Wild One,” Park Slope style (Link)

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What was up with that spattery trail of blood on the sidewalk, this past Sunday, along 17th Street, between Fourth and Fifth Avenues? There were also two or three partial bloody shoe prints, and on the opposite side of 17th, a few doors down, there was a bloody black shirt. All we have is this report from simian_sam:

simian_sam Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 28

All I know is it happened around 1AM last night. I just got home and there were maybe 8 cop cars flying to the intersection of 17th & 5th. None of which were running their sirens – presumably so as not to alert potential suspect. There is a busted window in the front of Lola’s bar – and an apt building’s door had the window busted out also. Not sure if this was a stabbing or shooting or if someone just punched through a window and cut themselves. There is a particularly gruesome pool of blood about 50 feet west of 5th ave on 17th on the north side of street. I keep looking for a story about the incident to show up online somewhere but haven’t seen anything yet.

Comment on this post: Ghoulish Inquiry — An Injury on 17th Street (LINK)?

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Rose Ninja Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 894 Location: South Slope

Last week, I received a letter addressed to a woman who has not lived in my building for approximately eight years. I don’t have a forwarding address for her, so I wrote “WRONG ADDRESS — RETURN TO SENDER” in large capital letters on the front of the envelope, with an arrow pointing to the return address. Knowing that this was not enough to prevent the post office from redelivering this letter to me, I took a Sharpie and crossed out the bar code on the envelope, and I inked over the plastic window on the envelope so my address was completely covered. Then I took it to the Van Brunt post office and dropped it in a mailbox there. The letter was redelivered to me today. The post office had actually removed the inked-over plastic window to uncover the address. Then they put a new bar code sticker on the envelope. So here it is again. What the hell? Why are they so stupid? Why were they so determined to redeliver this letter to a place where it is clearly unwanted? And meanwhile, letters that are sent addressed to me, at my correct address, at a house that has been standing here for 100+ years, get returned to the sender marked “no such address”? Why why why?

READ MORE horror stories (Link): USPS Fails to Comprehend Meaning of “Return to Sender”

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Scenario: The next-door neighbors are grilling meat in their backyard and the smoke’s coming into your second-floor windows. What do you do?

raw Bruce Ratner’s Love Child Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 685

drop water balloons on your neighbors.

bklyngirl Halfway to Paradise Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 129

Next time they’re grilling, grab a nice bottle of red wine, ring their doorbell, and get to know them. Life is too short to spend it being cranky.

Flexichick Windsor Terrorist Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 2168

Unless they’re grilling their children, suck it up and be quiet.

More choices than you can shake a stick at: see Backyard Grilling Rant on the Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards

Hungry?? We’ve got reviews… some good, some bad, some inbetween (and some comments from the owner!!) in the 40+ comments on this thread: New Tapas Place on 5th and Bergen

SOURCE -> Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards

Here’s a good one:

giraffehead Newbie Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 10

I went on Friday night. First off, service was excellent: super-nice waiters, told us to order some stuff, sit as long as we liked, order more, whatever. Definitely liked the vibe and friendliness of the place. Good beer. Food was a bit hit-or-miss, though. I agree with some people about the very-small portions/not-so-small prices of some things, particularly the items over $10. If you order enough of those to feel full you’re really getting into a pretty-expensive-meal zone. I guess you have to try to fill up a bit on the cheaper things, but that’s no fun. (By the way, I’m a small woman, not some giant-appetited lumberjack-type.) Case-in-point: delicious (if a little mild) baby back ribs, falling off the bone, but $12 for 2 tiny ones? I don’t know… My favorite thing was the breaded mushrooms… Yummy, and kind of intense so you don’t really need a bigger portion. One disappointment: the cheese plate. Not enough bread, and the cheeses didn’t overly impress. But overall i did really enjoy the relaxing experience of the place.. the music, the service, the super-nice chef came out and introduced himself to everyone, asked how we were finding things … Read more (Link)

Bergenites Newbie Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 15

My fiancee and I recently moved to the neighborhood and our very sweet but shy King Charles Spaniel is in need of some socializing! He is 2, neutered and gets along best with other dogs who are quiet (he never barks) but enjoy playing with toys, chasing, etc. We’d love to get him together with a few other dogs with similar “temperaments” so he can become a little more outgoing. We love taking him to Prospect Park early on weekend mornings, but it is a bit far for us to go every day (we’re on Bergen near 4th). Also, there are so many dogs there it can be overwhelming for him. I don’t know if there are any parks closer to us or another place where dogs can get together. If anyone has a sweet, calm doggie who wants to make a new friend, let us know!!!!!!

Link: Small Dog Playgroup??

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I had a terrible experience today at the 5th Ave dog run by the Old Stone House. An aggressive truck of a woman with a shepherd mix and an abundance of leisure time stopped me and my dog from entering the park, and by “stopped” I mean physically blocked the entrance, called me a “bitch”, and said that my dog and I would enter “over her dead body.”
I wish that I were joking about this.
It was like walking into an episode of COPS.
Now I’ve dealt with my share of crazy dog people before but this lady was a whole new level of lunatic. She calIed me Dorothy and accused me of being from Kansas. KANSAS!
This would not stand. Rather than face a physical confrontation with this stool sample I called the cops on her after she quite elegantly volunteered to “kick my ass.” The police were nice enough to stop by and let her know that she was neither the boss of the dog park, nor the President of Armenia.
I had unfortunately previously encountered this beastly woman. I warn you Park Slopers to tread carefully because the wicked witch may come for you and your little dogs next.
A few months back our dogs were in the park together with a few others. This woman…let’s just call her Ava Braun was waving a stick in the air to throw. My dog (being a dog) jumped up to get the stick. She was less than a year old at the time and still mastering the command “Down”. Ava yelled out “You had better get your dog off of me. I have a head injury.” Now in hindsight this should have been abundantly clear. However at the time I apologized and pulled my dog back. Then at some point during the course of play our two dogs got into a tussle. Nothing too vicious mind you, no blood or anything, just your average carried away dog scuffle. So Ava pretty much lost her shit on me all while warning me that she may indeed lose said shit. “Get your fucking aggressive dog out of here before I lose it!”
I am sure I asked her not to swear at me and assured her that my dog was not aggressive but had just gotten overly excited as her dog had seemingly also done. This just seemed to make Ava angrier and apparently “we would no like Ava when she angry”. So the pooch and I decided to abandon the park for the time being and pray for a return to a Democratic regime.
That was the last time we had the misfortune of running into Ava until today’s sorry incident. I pray that this will be the last I see of her but I seriously doubt it. Ava has a lot of free time but only so many more summer afternoons left to ruin. The boyfriend will be coming with me to the park from now on just in case she wants to get frisky with me again.
Incidentally my dog came home from the day’s events and viciously licked my feet for a while, ferociously attacked an ice cube, and passed out while I was rubbing her belly. Clearly we are both a menace to society.

Maltese are very loving and very well socialized by myself and grand kids, we breed for good health, and good personality. No line or inner breeding. My pups love kids.Gorgeous AKC Maltese puppies. Champion sired/lines, bred for quality. Baby doll faces, silky coats, home-raised with sweet temperaments

Hi all-
If any of you have any information about the following situation
please contact the owner. Her contact information is below.
Andrea

From Gracie’s mom:

We lost our dog on Sunday 7/15/07 in the vicinity of Lenox &
Flatbush, Brooklyn NY. She is an Italian Greyhound, she answers to
the name GRACIE. She is small to medium size, brown top color and
white lower coat.
Gracie is vey shy, afraid of people and noise.

Keeping you informed, I went to Brooklyn this last Sat. & Sun
searching the streets, put up flyers in the areas of 13th st, 7th
and 8th Ave, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. I posted more flyers at the
entrance to the Prospect park. Inside the park, I posted flyers by
the Dog Beach, along the fence leading into the open areas (I was
told that is where dogs can be off leash). I came to see the Park
Officer asking them not to take the flyers down. I learned that I
have to obtain authorization from the park or Fido group in order to
post the flyer. I did called the Park Administrator, Major Grant on
this.

The latest update is the person who found the Italian Greyhound on
7/16/07, named Maria, has already given the found dog to a person
named “Kevin”. Maria knows “Kevin” from her old neighborhood, in
Park Slope, when she was living on 13th st. between 7th & 8th Ave.
She met him again on the morning of 7/16/07, while he was on his way
to Brooklyn college. Kevin helped Maria got the dog out from inside
the church’s fence. Both of them took the dog to the Vet on 1905
Flatbush, Dr. Lanceman. Since Maria already has 2-3 dogs, she can’t
keep the found dog, the agreement was that she will pay for the
service bill and Kevin will take care of the dog. Kevin loves the
dog that Maria found, came back later that day (or the next day) and
took the dog. Maria does not know Kevin’s Last name and did not ask
for Kevin contact number. She did gave Kevin her business card and
said to call her if Kevin and his wife need any help with the dog.

Per Maria, Kevin is still living in the Park Slope, in the area
where Maria used to live (13th st, b/t 7th & 8th Ave.). She believes
that Kevin will bring Gracie to the park, that if I look there, I
will eventually see Kevin. Also per Maria, Kevin is about 30 yrs
old, an African American young man. Kevin sometimes wears a “durag /
bandana” on his head. The day that Kevin and Maria went to the
Flatbush Vet office, they were seen by another young woman, who
brought her dog to see the vet. This woman is Jessica, she is the
one that saw the flyers I posted in the Prospect park and alerted me
that an IG looks just like Gracie was brought in to Dr. Lanceman
office on Monday 7/16/07 at 11:30 AM.

As I might have already mentioned to you, I called the Vet office,
talked to Natasha, who works there to see Gracie picture posted on
www.hellobrooklyn. com, Natasha took one look and said, that’s the
dog. In my heart, I know it’s my beloved Gracie. How else, that 2
identical Italian Greyhound dogs were lost and found a day apart in
the same vicinity, same color, same weight, same sex.

Dr. Lanceman was not very eagerly to help. He confirmed that the dog
that was brought in in the morning of 7/16/07 was an Italian
Greyhound, but he said, he had seen 72 more dogs since, thus he can
not provide anymore details. He doesn’t want to receive anymore
calls about this lost dog. He said I need to talk to Maria on this.
I eventually found where Maria live and came to see her. But I could
not get any other information besides the dog that she found was
given to Kevin, and that she does not have his contact information.

Help me to bring my Gracie home. I thank you with all my heart.

Hope to hear from you soon,
Best Regards,
Theresa
Theresa.Hoang@ smiths-aerospace .com
Call Theresa: (908) 433-6401, (732) 317-2143.

No ads in this space, please. This is for blog posts about Park Slope. If you want to post a classified, go to Brooklynian.com. Thanks!

WTGirl writes about Elementi, formerly Snooky’s (Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards): “Just what the neighborhood needs–another upscale restaurant with not so great food. The pretentious name is a problem for me.”

“All the ‘regular’ businesses are leaving. How many expensive dress shops, overpriced kids boutiques, gift shops, not so great restaurants, phone stores, banks does one neighborhood need? I will miss Snookys and the other neighborhood institutions as they pack up and close.”

Another PS forum regular adds: “Another Italian restaurant isn’t sorely needed here… I liked Snooky’s for what it was. Quick inexpensive bar food, they had a nice veggie burger and house salad. It was one of the last PS bars, and it was the place I sent people when they asked me where they could go for a beer. Now I have to send them to 5th Avenue.”

Has anyone eaten there yet? Would be nice to get some actual reviews posted on this thread, which has taken a strange and dramatic turn: Elementi, formerly Snooky’s (Park Slope Forum | DailySlope.com Message Boards)

Check out the Reverse-Zagat’s in action on the Park Slope Message Board:

NoNo and Tutta Pasta “use salt like it’s going out of style” …
Sette “just plain suck” …

Thai restaurant on 2nd floor at 7th and Carroll: “avoid”…
Szechhuan Delight on 7th: “just awful” …
Na Na: “a No No” …
Zili’s on 5th … “MOST horrific food ever! And I am a Turkish Food freak” …
Hunan Delight: “poor excuse for Chinese food” … “no flavor and bad service” …

And that’s not all:

Link: What Not to Eat [Park Slope Message Board]

The Chipster lays out the hypothesis on the Park Slope Message Board:

“For men: shortish hair, jeans, baseball hats, glasses, sneakers, and a distinct air of sexual frustration. No Mojo.”

“For women: no makeup, frizzy hair, loose pants, new pedicure, waxed eyebrows, $300. Cell phone permanently attached, overpriced hoodies, old granny panties, recognized by her self entitled P.C. aroma.”

“I guess it’s more about what people DON’T wear. Or have…style.”

Fair? No? Everyone is the exception to the rule on the on the Park Slope Message Board