design
If you can do a great illustration of Victorians and fruit from the markets on Church, or London Planetrees [/blog/green/neighbors-new-video-explains-sycamores-london-planes-shedding-bark] and the BMT line, you might be just the person to design a crest that represents Ditmas Park for a contest from UncommonGoods [http://www.uncommongoods.com/]. The
Kids & Family
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this week? From a Big Park Slope Playdate, a weekly sing-along, a chance to row, row, row your boat, there’s a lot of fun stuff to do in the neighborhood. Details on those and more upcoming events: Big Park Slope
green
Do you know the wonders of tatsoi? If you’re not familiar with the mustardy, leafy green, you can pick some up on Thursday from the PS 295 Farmers Market [https://www.facebook.com/PS295FarmersMarket], and give it a try at home! It’s back this week for the first
concerts
Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org/], the festival of free concerts in public spaces around the city, is back for its eighth year this Saturday, June 21, and once again we’ll have some fun acts to check out right here in the neighborhood. With dozens of artists performing
concert
Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org/], the festival of free concerts in public spaces around the city, is back for its eighth year this Saturday, June 21, and once again we’ll have some fun acts to check out right here in the neighborhood. With a bunch of artists
Mavi Jeans
If you see folks at work this week outside of Mavi [http://us.mavi.com/], on the corner of Union Street at 5th Avenue, that’s a new mural going up where the old Who’s Your Uncle [/blog/photos/the-perennial-question] one lived. Their contest [/blog/art-music/design-a-new-mural-for-the-mavi-wall] to solicit
The free Macy’s Fishing Clinics [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/audubon/pop-up-audubon#july august] return to Prospect Park’s [http://www.prospectpark.org/] Audubon Center on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August, and they could use a few good anglers to help out! The park is looking
Anne Hathaway
Based on the no parking signs, the production of the film The Intern [https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt2361509?ref_=cons_tt_indev_cast] is going to be enormous — which is a match to its cast and crew. The movie, which was originally supposed to star Tina Fey [http://www.
Legs
While walking down 7th Avenue, we spotted some legs that weren’t going anywhere inside the window of American Cheez [/blog/business/discover-memories-galore-at-7th-avenues-american-cheez]. Seen anything surprising in the neighborhood lately? If you take any local photos, share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/
Dennis Gronim
The storm that rolled in this past Friday afternoon was incredibly impressive — almost beyond words. “I was going to call this photo Friggatriskaidekaphobia (taken on Friday the 13th at about 6:01 PM from an 8th Ave rooftop), but I’m terrified of big words!” jokes neighbor Steve McGill, who
Summer brings out some of the best free and cheap events, and we’ve got a bunch of them coming up this week, from the third annual Inner Beauty Pageant, to Game of Thrones trivia, to contra dancing outside of the library. Details on those and more: Size Matters: Shrine
5th Avenue
Tina’s, the nail salon and beauty parlor at 555 5th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, closed recently, and a sign on the awning says the storefront is for rent. If you’re looking for a centrally located space for your business, give the owner a call at 212-570-0059.