Because every Brooklyn back yard needs one? Spotted these Brown Turkey Figs [http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1256/brown-turkey-fig.php] from Monrovia for sale on 7th Avenue the other day. If you want local figs though, short of asking your neighbor for a cutting, your best bet is Flatbush
Grand Army Plaza is full of food trucks and happy people. Today till 5pm.
The monthly gathering takes place every third Sunday, 11-5, and features the following 16 trucks this week: Coolhaus Cupcake Crew Eddies Pizza Truck Frites’N’Meats Gorilla Cheese NYC Green Pirate Kelvin Natural Slush Co. Milk Truck Nuchas Empanadas Red Hook Lobster Truck Rickshaw Dumpling Truck Souvlaki GR Taim Mobile
One more hour till the Seventh Heaven Street Fair (7th Avenue between Flatbush and 18th Street), but the scavenger hunt is on: Scavenger Hunt begins at 11:00 at 197 7th Avenue (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) and runs until 4:00.
Head to the Grand Army Plaza this morning for your weekend shopping! Those peaches from Kernan farms look amazing — thanks for sharing, @GAPGreenmarket [http://twitter.com/#!/GAPGreenmarket]. In addition to food: * Textile Recycling [http://www.grownyc.org/clothing] – Every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. * Compost Collection [http:
street fairs
…but where to? It seems parking will be in really short supply this Sunday because of Seventh Heaven. Not that you’d tell if you had a secret parking spot, but…do you? Signs around the neighborhood suggest some of the side streets will be off-limits, too, though between the
beet
BEET [http://www.yelp.com/biz/beet-brooklyn] worker washing down the sidewalk before opening. With Brooklyn summer upon us in all its aromatic glory, we’re wishing more places did that.
flea market
This weekend, find bargains (“New & Used”) at the Greenwood Baptist Church Community Flea Market (held indoors, across from Barnes and Noble on 7th Ave). Which isn’t to say that that’s your only option for local weekend thrifting: the block party on Garfield between 6th and 7th Aves
DNA Info notes that 98 Sixth Avenue (@ Prospect Place) was evacuated this morning [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120607/park-slope/park-slope-brownstone-danger-of-collapse-forces-tenant-evacuation#ixzz1x9O6vsXl] following reports of structural instability. In better news, 313 Garfield Place is Brownstoner’s Building of the Day [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/06/building-of-the-day-313-garfield-place/?stream=true]
Gothamist reports that a metal roll-down gate collapsed this afternoon [http://gothamist.com/2012/06/07/breaking_toddler_and_woman_injured.php]at 225 5th Avenue (5th Avenue Cat Clinic) seriously injuring a woman and a child. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Bell House
Linden trees are in full bloom around the neighborhood. Corner of 6th Avenue and 7th Street. Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to parkslopestoop@gmail.com [ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com] or add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/] and we’