The Park Sloper
Issue #1 · May 28, 2026
Park Slope this week: the Coop boycott passes, a $903 housing lottery on Bond, and a summer-camp pick
The Coop vote happened Tuesday night, on Zoom with 7,000-plus members. By a 2-to-1 margin (67%), they voted to boycott Israeli products, and they lowered the threshold for measures like it from 75% to a simple majority. The Israeli items already on the shelves were donated to CHIPS. What it means in the aisles will play out over the next several months.
Elsewhere: an affordable housing lottery opened on Bond Street, studios from $903, closes June 8. The Brooklyn Knicks are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in 26 years. A new sculpture is spinning on the 4th Ave median. And there's a free bus from Prospect Park to Williamsburg if the G train no longer suits you.
This week's vetted pick is from our summer-camps guide. Camps start Jun 29.
Victor, founding editor
01 · This week
The Coop voted to boycott Israeli products. And changed the rules for the next vote.
At a Zoom meeting with 7,000-plus members on Tuesday, 67% voted to boycott Israeli products. A separate vote, with 61% support, lowered the threshold to pass measures like it from 75% to a simple majority. The Israeli items already on the shelves (produce, tahini, olive oil) were donated to CHIPS.
Brooklyn Paper · May 26
An affordable housing lottery opened on Bond Street
153 income-restricted units at 325 Bond Street, the Rabsky tower between the canal and Bond. Studios from $903, one-bedrooms from $960, two-bedrooms from $1,142. Income brackets 40% and 60% AMI. Apply via NYC Housing Connect; lottery closes June 8.
Gowanus · Brooklyn Paper · closes June 8
A kinetic sculpture is spinning on the 4th Ave median
David Barthold's 'Hurly-Whirly' is now up at 4th Avenue and 2nd Street: eleven feet tall, spinning with the wind. A little color on a stretch of 4th Ave that could use it.
4th Ave & 2nd St · Brownstoner
Knicks in the NBA Finals for the first time in 26 years
A sweep over Cleveland Monday night punched the ticket. PS basketball bars will be busy through June. The actual Brooklyn team, the Nets, is of course still the Nets.
Brooklyn Paper
A free bus is running from Prospect Park to Williamsburg through June 9
The Ordinary, the skincare brand, is paying for a free shuttle between the park and Williamsburg through June 9. A marketing pop-up that skips the Manhattan transfer. The official map, naturally, ignores that the G train exists.
The Park Slope Walk · through June 9
02 · Worth a visit
Fri May 29 · 7:30pm ET · Green-Wood Cemetery
Friday night inside Green-Wood after the gates would normally close, with music, drinks, and the kind of crowd that wanted something different. A cemetery, yes. Also one of the better evenings out around here.
03 · One vetted pick
Best all-rounder · from our summer-camps guide
Our all-rounder pick for a traditional Park Slope summer. Pre-K to Gr 10, eight weeks (Jun 29 to Aug 21), with sports, arts, swim, and trips across the run. DOHMH-permit verified, and on Prospect Park West.
From our summer-camps guide. License-verified, no money changed hands. Camps start Jun 29.
See the pick →04 · The calendar
Sat May 30 · 8am-4pm ET · Grand Army Plaza
Greenmarket at Grand Army Plaza
The Saturday market at the top of the park, since 1989. Produce, local wine, EBT accepted. Come for the rhubarb, stay for the part where you run into everyone you know.
Sat May 30 · 10am ET · Prospect Park Boathouse
Dance Fitness at the Boathouse
Free outdoor Zumba with Shape Up NYC, by the Boathouse. No sign-up, just show up.
Sat May 30 · 11am-2pm ET · Prospect Park
A community-wide cycling day: bike rodeos, repair stands, kids' races. A free Saturday afternoon in the park, the kind Brooklyn does well.
Sat May 30 · 1pm ET · Green-Wood Cemetery
Discover Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Ninety minutes through Green-Wood's hills and headstones by trolley. The introductory tour, good for a first visit.