Ready for the long holiday weekend? On Friday, July 4, trains and buses will operate on a Saturday schedule (with additional trains running prior to the fireworks show), and the MTA is running extra trains on the LIRR and Metro-North [http://www.mta.info/news-july-4-metro-north-lirr-long-island-rail-road-bus-subway/2014/07/01/mta-details-service-fourth] to
4th of july
The Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks [http://social.macys.com/fireworks/?cm_mmc=VanityUrl-_-fireworks-_-n-_-n#/performers] are back over the East River [/blog/events/4th-of-july-fireworks-will-return-to-east-river] this year for the first time since 2008, which means we here in Brooklyn get a great view on Friday night starting
heat
With temperatures hovering somewhere above oppressive these days, we can think of nowhere we’d rather be than in some cool water. Outdoor public pools in New York City reopen following the last day in session for public school, which means they’re already revved up and waiting for swimmers!
Blueberries
We’re really impressed by neighbor elliepickles [http://instagram.com/p/p7ZFcTMK7c/?modal=true]‘ gardening skills! What’s growing in your garden these days? Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope
Gorilla Coffee
A dog with good taste in coffee, patiently waiting outside of Gorilla’s [http://gorillacoffee.com/] 5th Avenue location. Take a photo in Park Slope recently? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/] , or tag it
Today is brutal, isn’t it? Before you melt completely into a puddle, check out our list of outdoor public pools in Brooklyn that are open through Labor Day on September 1–and a few (but not all, so check the link!) of the pool rules [http://www.nycgovparks.org/
Runner & Stone
Often when you sit down to dinner in a restaurant that provides complimentary bread on the table, you might steer clear of it to avoid filling up on [http://www.theonion.com/articles/nation-fills-up-on-bread,226/] something that’s really not the star of the show. But at Runner & Stone
UPDATE 7/3/14: The owners report that Toaster is back at home, safe and sound. A 10-year-old cat named Toaster has been missing since Monday, June 30 [http://instagram.com/p/p9MJRDwzke/?modal=true], when he was last seen in his owners’ yard on 14th Street between 8th Avenue
pool
Outdoor public pools in New York City reopen following the last day in session for public school, which means they’re already revved up and waiting for swimmers! There are 15 outdoor pools in Brooklyn that are open through Labor Day on September 1, so you don’t need to
city pools
Outdoor public pools in New York City reopen following the last day in session for public school, which means they’re already revved up and waiting for swimmers! There are 15 outdoor pools in Brooklyn that are open through Labor Day on September 1, so you don’t need to
Tesla
In the market for a new home and a new car? One developer is providing just that in Park Slope, and it’s not just any car, it’s a Telsa Model S sedan that will have a charging station right in the home’s garage. The new condo at
Ready for some ice cream, Gowanus? Ample Hills Creamery [http://www.amplehills.com/], the Prospect Heights ice cream parlor, will be opening its new location at 305 Nevins Street on Tuesday, July 15. They announced the new location back in January [/blog/food/ample-hills-bringing-ice-cream-to-gowanus-this-spring], and it’s going to be