Last year we heard a promise of more G train service [/blog/transportation/mta-to-increase-g-train-service], and holy smokes here it is! Starting today, the MTA will increase G train service by 25% during weekday afternoons and rush hour, according to Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2014/06/08/more_g_train_service.
We’ve got good news, and we’ve got bad news. Details on what to look out for this week via the MTA: > No F trains at B’way-Lafayette St, 2 Av, Delancey St, East Broadway, and York St Late nights, 10pm to 5am, Monday to Friday, June 9-13
The F gets a bit of rerouting late at night this week for FasTrack work, while the D trains are doing a little local action. Details on what to look out for this week via the MTA: D trains run local in both directions between DeKalb Av and 36 St,
Brooklyn Pride 2014 [http://brooklynpride.org/] kicks off today, and following a week of activities [http://brooklynpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ScheduleJ2.jpg], it culminates in the fun Twilight Parade [http://brooklynpride.org/brooklyn-pride-week-june-2-9th/brooklyn-pride-parade-5th-avenue-saturday-june-14-730/] through Park Slope along 5th Avenue. The parade starts at 7:30pm on Saturday,
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co-ops
Looking for a new place to call home? From a 3-family townhouse across from a community garden, to a 2-bed co-op that’s in the right place for this National Donut Day [http://donutdayusa.com/], we’ve rounded up a few places for sale that are hosting open houses this
Celebrate Brooklyn [http://bricartsmedia.org/performing-arts/celebrate-brooklyn/prospect-park-bandshell-2013] launched its 2014 lineup [/blog/art-music/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-celebrate-brooklyn-free-mostly-concert-lineup] at the Prospect Park Bandshell on Wednesday with a concert by Janelle Monae, and the line to get into the show was a long one. Neighbor Tom Prendergast, who sent us these photos, says it
Brooklyn Hearth
Brooklyn Hearth [http://www.brooklynhearth.com/], a real estate agency that’s been operating in Ditmas Park for several years, recently opened a second location, this one on our side of the park. Their new office is located at 43 5th Avenue, between Dean and Bergen Streets, in a space
film
Based in Gowanus, Reel Works [http://reelworks.org/] provides a unique chance for teens to tell their stories through documentary film. Their free filmmaking programs started in 2001 as a single workshop with 17 students at the Prospect Park YMCA. Since then, Reel Works has grown to provide free after-school
flatbush avenue
What looks like a new nail salon is coming to the old Royal Video space at 317 Flatbush Avenue, between Prospect and Park Places. A sign for Nailbed recently went up above the storefront, which, after the video store rented its last movies in July of 2013 [/blog/business/park-slope-real-estate-royal-video-to-close-hotel-le-bleu-on-the-market]
rainbow
We’re glad to see the weather turn a little brighter, but we can’t help but miss the chance to see more rainbows, like this gorgeous one that neighbor Kevin Garvey managed to photograph over 16th Street yesterday! Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them
squirrels
The yin to our resident yang [/blog/photos/photo-of-the-day-white-squirrel-reappears-for-winter]? Seen something unusual in Park Slope recently? Send photos to editor@bklyner.com , add them to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], or tag them #parkslope on Instagram, and we’ll post them here. Also,