Enjoy the last weekend of summer, everyone! If you’re still in the neighborhood for the long weekend, here are some things to do nearby: Ezra Jack Keats Story Hour [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/story-hour] When: Saturday, August 31, 2-3pm Where: Prospect Park, Imagination Playground [http://www.prospectpark.
Back to School Giveaway
ICNA Relief, a division of The Islamic Circle of North America [http://www.icna.org/] (ICNA), is hosting its annual Back 2 School Giveaway [http://back2schoolgiveaway.com/] at the future ICNA Brooklyn Community Center at 865 Coney Island Ave, between Dorchester and Ditmas. The giveaway will take place on Sunday,
Borough Park Shomrim
Councilman David Greenfield’s [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] fourth annual Greenfield Classic softball game brought residents from across the district last night to watch our 66th Precinct defeat the Borough Park Shomrim 24-9 to tie the all-time series at two games apiece. Attendees enjoyed complimentary
Aside from the ongoing closures [/blog/transportation/q-line-overhaul-service-changes-start-july-8] at the Manhattan-bound Cortelyou, Beverley, and Parkside stations, we’ve got no other service changes on the Q train this weekend. But a reminder that this Monday, September 2 is Labor Day, when subways and buses will be on a Sunday schedule.
We just got a note from neighbor Jason Chase that the B and Q trains are stopped at Church Avenue because of debris on the tracks. “Been waiting here a half hour and they expect at least 45 more minutes of down time,” he reports. But then on Twitter, we
Drinking Water Sampling Stations
She learned earlier this year that these drinking water sampling stations are indeed still used by the city [/blog/health/whats-with-those-drinking-water-sampling-stations], but it wasn’t until this morning that amberala [http://instagram.com/p/djtZcTTSv4/] discovered that fish also have a vested interest. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately?
anthony chiappelloni
Anthony Chiappelloni, president and one of the founders of FIDO In Prospect Park [http://www.fidobrooklyn.org/], passed away in May [/blog/news/remembering-anthony-ciappelloni-fido-president-and-dog-advocate], and next month FIDO and his friends will be hosting a memorial service in his honor during the off-leash hours he helped create. Join them on
Anthony Chiappelloni, president and one of the founders of FIDO In Prospect Park [http://www.fidobrooklyn.org/], passed away in May [/blog/neighbors/in-remembrance-of-fido-president-anthony-chiappelloni], and next month FIDO and his friends will be hosting a memorial service in his honor during the off-leash hours he helped create. Join them on
Anthony Chiappelloni, president and one of the founders of FIDO In Prospect Park [http://www.fidobrooklyn.org/], passed away in May [/blog/neighbors/in-remembrance-of-fido-president-anthony-chiappelloni], and next month FIDO and his friends will be hosting a memorial service in his honor during the off-leash hours he helped create. Join them on
Off-Leash Hours
Anthony Chiappelloni, president and one of the founders of FIDO In Prospect Park [http://www.fidobrooklyn.org/], passed away in May [/blog/neighbors/in-remembrance-of-fido-president-anthony-chiappelloni], and next month FIDO and his friends will be hosting a memorial service in his honor during the off-leash hours he helped create. Join them on
Delivery
We live in the best city in the world for pizza (despite what some clueless folks say [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/08/anewyorkersresponsetotripadvisorsbestpizzasurveyseriously.php] ), but that doesn’t mean that all slices are equally delicious. So to help our neighbors decide where to order from in Ditmas Park,
Prospect Expressway
Two months after 73-year-old Patricia Ngozi Agbim [/neighbors/remembering-patricia-ngozi-agbim] was killed while crossing Ocean Parkway/Prospect Expressway at Church Avenue [/crime/pedestrian-struck-on-ocean-parkway-at-church-ave], the New York State Department of Transportation, in coordination with the New York City Department of Transportation, has finalized plans for safety improvements at the intersection. These include: