autumn
It may still feel a little like summer, but the leaves, they are a-changin’. We spotted a couple of trees turning into their bright autumn colors on Rugby between Dorchester and Ditmas: And one on Argyle between Foster and Glenwood: And Crissa spotted these ones [http://www.flickr.com/photos/
kings county fiber festival
Knitters, spinners, and fiber artists of all kinds from all over the city will be arriving, pointy needles in hand, at the Old Stone House tomorrow for the first-ever Kings County Fiber Festival [http://www.kingscountyfiberfestival.org/]. The event was created by Maxcine DeGouttes, who runs Stitch Therapy [http://stitchtherapybrooklyn.
66th precinct
A neighbor just emailed us this shot of Coney Island Avenue at Church Ave, where she says there was a big accident that’s causing heavy traffic, and she believes that a pedestrian may have been involved. An FDNY spokesman says one pedestrian was struck on the corner at 7:
Cafe Afsona
A 45-year-old man was stabbed at Cafe Afsona, 416 Ditmas Ave, at about 9pm Wednesday night, reports the NYPD. Police say a man stabbed him twice in the torse and fled the scene. The video above shows the suspect, who is described as a white man who is about 40
grand larceny
Three teenage boys were arrested today after police say they tried to steal an iPhone from a plainclothes cop on a Manhattan-bound B train at Newkirk Plaza. The NYPD reports that this afternoon at just before 4pm, the three suspects surrounded the plainclothes officer, who was carrying a backpack with
4th Avenue
Captured a Park Slope moment on camera? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the Park Slope Stoop Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/parkslopestoop/], and we’ll post it on the blog.
lostinbrooklyn
Photo by lostinbrooklyn [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostinbrooklyn/8027835913/in/pool-southslope] on Flickr. Have a stellar photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], and we’ll post it to the site.
CAMBA
Think you’ve experienced a turbulent ride on the Q train? That’ll be nothing compared to the winter storm that one day bears its name [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/nyregion/q-line-inspires-weather-channel-as-it-names-winter-storm.html] – when the National Weather Center gets past one named Plato, the next storm up
events
Thursday, October 4 • The final tour of Willem Breuker Kollektief [http://wbk.home.xs4all.nl/], which features ten musicians/improvisers and which has been on the road for 38 years, lands at ShapeShifter Lab [http://www.shapeshifterlab.com/portfolio/oct-4-willem-breuker-kollektief-final-tour/] (18 Whitwell Place) at 8pm. Friday, October 5 • If you
service change
Here’s what we’re looking at for subway changes for the weekend: N Trains run local both directions between 59 St and 36 St Saturday and Sunday, Oct 6-7 Coney Isl-bound N trains run over Manhattan Bridge from Canal to DeKalb Late Nights, 12:01am Saturday to 5am Monday,
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Green-Wood Cemetery has replaced the sculpture “Angel of Music,” which honors composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk – the original had been damaged by vandals in 1959. Brownstoner notes [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/10/new-sculpture-graces-the-green-wood-cemetery/?stream=true] that the monument is on display now, and that it will be
Marlo Young
Update: CBS is reporting [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/04/police-search-for-missing-10-year-old-brooklyn-boy/#.UG26WvOJ-fE.twitter] that Marlo was found safe this morning. The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 10-year-old Marlo Young, who was last seen leaving his home on Crooke Ave at St.