The Week in Park Slope

It was another week of exciting developments and happenings in Park Slope. Here's our roundup of our biggest neighborhood headlines.

On Monday morning, a fire line broke on Ninth Street. Traffic was not affected, nor was there major flooding, but the spurts of water created a beautiful “.”

On Monday afternoon, who allegedly punched a pregnant woman in the face for her iPhone and snatched a 60-year-old woman’s purse.

On Tuesday, we reported on how Aunt Suzie’s, an Italian restaurant that has been a neighborhood staple for 25 years, .   

On Wednesday, of the , which brought a new bike lane, crosswalks, pedestrian island and a new traffic light to the former “concrete wasteland.” 

On Thursday, we covered the , a 55-year-old woman who is a park volunteer, and is now in a medically induced coma in King’s County Hospital.

Friday we reported on the , which were installed to improve water quality in the Gowanus Canal and reduce combined sewer overflows.

This weekend, Amy Sara Clark, the editor of Prospect Heights Patch, covered the Occupy Brooklyn marches. and .