The South Slope Summer Strolls starts Friday
The inaugural South Slope Summer Strolls kicks off this Friday, July 19 from 5 to 9 p.m., bringing residents and visitors a relaxing evening of fun, family and food to Fifth Avenue between 12th and 18th Streets.
Hosted by the Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District (BID), the two Fridays — July 19 and 26 — are part of the Department of Transportation’s Weekend Walks program, which closes neighborhood streets to car and bus traffic for a few hours on chosen days, allowing local merchants to turn the avenue into something akin to a relaxing community space.
“People will have opportunity to walk in street, ride bikes, enjoy the open space and discover new stores and restaurants, while businesses will be able to bring chairs out to the curb and bring food and goods outside, although money can only exchange hands inside [the store],” said BID Executive Director Mark Caserta.