Good Neighbors of Park Slope

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

Join us next Saturday, June 6th 2-5pm for our annual Art Show opening reception at Ossam Gallery, 300 7th Street between 4th & 5th Avenue in Park Slope.

The Art Show will be on display from June 5th to June 28th, Thursday through Sunday from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Our members enjoy this opportunity to display their visual art. We hope we'll see you there.

05/30/2026

Join us for a screening of The Brave Man, as filmmaker Joseph M. McCarthy brings the largest battle of the American Revolution to life🇺🇸 📜

Join us post screening with McCarthy, and Historian Barnet Schecter as they are led in conversation with CBH Chief Historian Dominique Jean-Louis 👈
📆 Wednesday, June 10, 2026
🕙 6:30–8 PM
📍 Center for Brooklyn History

Learn More
🔗 https://bklynlib.org/3P4NrWF

This program is presented in conjunction with the Center for Brooklyn History’s current exhibition, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

05/27/2026

We are a proud partner in Bike Day in Prospect Park this Saturday, May 30th. Stop by our table and say hello.
RSVP here:

Join a community day of cycling and enjoy a family-friendly + educational afternoon of fun.

05/26/2026

This city kept us busy last week. A tour of the original, downtown electrical grid, a tour of the landmark Radio City Music Hall and nature & Revolutionary War history in Fort Greene Park.

05/26/2026

Join us at Bike Day in Prospect Park this Saturday!

Join Prospect Park Alliance, Council Member Shahana Hanif, Park Slope Civic Council, NYC DOT, Bike New York and community partners for a family-friendly and educational afternoon of fun at Bike Day in Prospect Park. 🚲 On Saturday, May 30 from 11 am–2 pm, enjoy bicycle helmet and light giveaways, bike protocol and safety education materials, receive free minor bike repairs and more. Plus, sign up to join guided learn-to-ride children's bike workshops, adult group rides and more. Whether you're new to cycling, a delivery worker, a parent, or a seasoned commuter—this event has something for everyone. RSVP: prospectpark.org/bike-day c. Martin Seck

Community partners include Kissena Cycling Club, New York Cycle Club, Workers Justice Project - Proyecto Justicia Laboral, NYPD 78th Precinct, Good Neighbors of Park Slope, Transportation Alternatives, R & A Cycles and NYP Methodist.

05/08/2026

And this is why we exist!

VtV Network gets a mention in this TIME piece!

We’re Living Longer But Getting Lonelier. Here’s What Can Help
https://time.com/article/2026/05/05/longevity-nation-book-excerpt-michael-clinton/

04/18/2026

A lovely excursion today walking through the Central Park Conservatory Garden and the Harlem Meer. Totally worth the trip all the way uptown from Brooklyn.

04/14/2026

Farewell, old friend.

The puppets and puppeteers at Puppetworks in Park Slope are preparing to take their final bow at the theater they have called home for the past 35 years.

02/20/2026

"Lenore Arons, chair of the Pedestrian and Bike Safety Committee of Good Neighbors of Park Slope (GNPS) — an all-volunteer, aging-in-place nonprofit — told Brooklyn Paper, members have grown increasingly concerned about pedestrian safety. She cited frequent traffic violations by cyclists, particularly e-bike riders, as well as mopeds and motorcycles running red lights and riding on sidewalks.

“Members were increasingly scared of crossing the street, anxious about walking on the sidewalk,” Arons said. “We felt that we needed and wanted to do something constructive to help the public understand the nature of the problem, but more so, how we could work together to resolve it.”

In 2024, the organization launched a comprehensive effort to improve pedestrian safety in shared public spaces. In addition to supporting legislation aimed at