On Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, more than 90 animal shelters and rescue groups in the area – including Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/] – are participating in Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days [http://animalalliancenyc.org/events/featured/maddies/index.htm], the largest free pet adoption event in
Pepper Mill
The former home of the Pepper Mill deli, which closed for a renovation [/blog/business/pepper-mill-closed-for-renovations] last year, reopened to serve everything [/blog/food/pepper-mill-is-back-with-tasty-counter-service-options] from gelato to Korean food, and then closed for good [/blog/business/7th-avenues-pepper-mill-closed-for-business] just a few months later, is now available to rent. The storefront
paintings
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stuffed animal
Spotted [http://instagram.com/p/oMJRIxyo7R/] on 12th Street. Snap any neighborhood photos lately? Share them with us! Add them to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag them #southslope on Instagram, or email them to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll post them on the blog.
From a an informal evening of comedy that’s normally sold out by now, to a meditation workshop, to the science of microbes, to a genealogy workshop, there are a lot of interesting things to do this week right in the neighborhood. Details on those events and more: Mike Birbiglia:
Have you been looking for a way to get more involved in your community? You’ll find a lot of interesting options at the 2014 Brooklyn Volunteer Fair [https://www.facebook.com/events/634026686673137/], coming up on Thursday, May 29 from 6-9pm at the Park Slope Armory [http://www.ymcanyc.
Have you been looking for a way to get more involved in your community? You’ll find a lot of interesting options at the 2014 Brooklyn Volunteer Fair [https://www.facebook.com/events/634026686673137/], coming up on Thursday, May 29 from 6-9pm at the Park Slope Armory [http://www.ymcanyc.
Baboons
http://youtu.be/I7xzRZRrQ7k If you’ve got a little case of the Mondays, the Prospect Park Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/] wants to help you through that. They just released a video of their two young Hamadryas baboons, who were born last year [/blog/animals/adorably-clingy-baboon-babies-born-at-prospect-park-zoo], showing how they
The D line will see FasTrack work this week, which means a few changes along the line, and the G is making you wait a bit longer once again. That and more to watch out for on local lines this week from the MTA: No D trains between 59 St-Columbus
We had a bit of a break from the long, late-night waits on the G train, but those return this week. Thankfully, though, there’s not much else to affect your subway rides to and from the neighborhood. Details from the MTA: G trains run every 20 minutes Late evenings,
If you rely on the B or D to get home a little later in the evening, take note of this week’s FasTrack work, which shuts down the B early, and puts a little crimp in the D. That and more to watch out for on local lines this
outdoor movies
The weather is warming up, the days are getting longer, and you may want to linger outdoors a little bit more to enjoy it all. Thankfully Supercollider [http://supercolliderlounge.com], the cafe and bar at 609 4th Avenue between 17th and 18th Streets — which is celebrating its first anniversary [/blog/