Slopebottom and Wegmansville Are Brooklyn's New 'Hoods; Free 'Hamilton' Show in the Park

Slopebottom and Wegmansville Are Brooklyn’s New ‘Hoods; Free ‘Hamilton’ Show in the Park

By Dana Schulz

April 1, 2016

Slopebottom and Wegmansville Are Brooklyn’s New ‘Hoods; Free ‘Hamilton’ Show in the Park

With the busy spring real estate season upon us, brokers have coined five new Brooklyn neighborhoods — GarGo Triangle, Greenwood Village, Slopebottom, Wegmansville, and Bushwick Heights. [Brownstoner]
Catch a free performance of “Hamilton” in Prospect Park this summer! [Brokelyn]
Now, in real news, Central Park’s lawns and fields are set to open this weekend. [West Side Rag]
Memoirist Augusten Burroughs recently sold his Battery Park condo. Get a look inside his new Connecticut country house. [NYT]
The most popular Twitter hashtags in major cities. [CityLab]

Images: Slopebottom map via Brownstoner (L); Cast of Hamilton (R)

Get Insider Updates with Our Newsletter!

More: Uncategorized

6 injured after crane collapses in Hudson Yards

By Aaron Ginsburg

Four civilians and two firefighters sustained minor injuries on Wednesday morning when a construction crane on the border of Hudson Yards and Hell's Kitchen caught fire and partially collapsed onto Tenth Avenue. The fire occurred 45 stories above the construction site at 550 Tenth Avenue at roughly 7:25 a.m. when the engine compartment of the crane caught fire. The fire gradually weakened the crane's cable and sent 16 tons of concrete and the crane's boom plummeting to the ground, causing damage to 555 Tenth Avenue on its descent, according to the fire department.
See more here