Formerly known as the Kentile Floors sign, soon to be gone from this spot completely [/blog/history/kentile-floors-sign-coming-down-letters-going-to-gowanus-alliance] . 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 #parkslope
Photographer joycekaye [http://instagram.com/p/phoXPbm3NA/] captures the epitome of a South Slope summer: An open hydrant at a block party! 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 on Instagram,
This is the weather to be going out and enjoying, everyone! Take a leisurely walk one of the next couple of nights to hear some jazz, to philosophize about language, see a comedy podcast taping, and more. Details on those and more: Size Matters: Craig Bailey, Tim Armacost, And Brooklyn
puppetry arts
The awesome annual Puppetry Arts Festival of Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=774320525921427&set=a.103067946380025.6257.100000304608023&type=1] from local non-profit theater Puppetry Arts New York [http://www.puppetryarts.org/] returns to the neighborhood this Saturday, June 28 from 11am-3pm. Bring the kids
Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest
They may have given out awards for the fastest, messiest, and cleanest eaters, but everyone was a winner at the Cortelyou Greenmarket’s annual Strawberry Shortcake Eating Competition [/blog/greenmarket/stuff-your-face-this-sunday-at-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-strawberry-shortcake-eating-contest] this past Sunday. With free strawberry shortcake involved, it’s hard to lose! Several rounds of fierce competitors gobbled
Pretty much any train you might be riding to or from our neighborhood will have some change that might affect your late-night ride — the D and N are bypassing some local stops, the G is going slow, and the F has a bit of a hiccup. Details on those changes
Filming for The Intern [/blog/transportation/robert-de-niro-film-the-intern-takes-over-7th-avenue-starting-today] is underway today along 7th Avenue, transforming local shops into other kinds of businesses, and, it looks like, changing the season a bit as well. A number of people have already spotted star Robert De Niro [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/], including
The 2, 3, and 4 trains are getting the FasTrack treatment this week, which starts each night at 10pm. But that’s not all — the D and N are bypassing some local stops, the G is going slow, and the F has a bit of a hiccup. Details on those
Weddings
The prelude to a wedding, as photographed by gentryfarley [http://instagram.com/p/pehs0cEuAN/]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also,
Park Slope Sleuth
Can you name the place in Park Slope where you can see these? Take a guess in the comments, and we’ll reveal the answer on Monday. Take a photo in Park Slope recently? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http:
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 on Instagram, or email it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post it on the blog. To to keep up with the site
townhouses
Looking for a new place to call home? From a single-family townhouse with a terrific garden, to a couple of 1-bed, 1-bath co-ops that are right near Grand Army Plaza we’ve rounded up a few places for sale that are hosting open houses this weekend and have broken down