The Day: Father’s Day, Street Work and Tennis Court Improvements
Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
It was a beautiful weekend with lots of sun and you can expect more pleasant weather today. How did you spend Father’s Day, locals? Maybe your kids made some Father’s Day crafts at a Make it on Myrtle workshop? Or perhaps you enjoyed a Father’s Day brunch at La Caye on Lafayette Avenue. Whatever you did, we hope you share your photos on The Nabe’s Flickr group.
The Department of Transportation will be milling – or removing the top layer of asphalt – from neighborhood streets this week. Today and tomorrow, the department will work on Grand Avenue, from Lafayette Avenue to Pacific Street. Wednesday and Thursday, milling will begin on DeKalb Avenue, from Carlton to Classon Avenues. If you’ve parked your car on any of these streets, remember to move it to another block. If your car is still there when the DOT begins work, it will be relocated within three blocks. If your car is relocated, the DOT recommends calling (718) 222-7285.- Following a resurfacing project, the Fort Greene Park Tennis Courts will be closed again today after 10 a.m. to allow the contractor to paint light blue lines on courts one, five and six. These “Quickstart” lines will help teach kids to play tennis and qualify the courts to receive grants for future improvements, according to Michael Brownstein, the president of the Fort Greene Tennis Association. The painting is only expected to take one day, weather permitting, so the courts will re-open on Tuesday.
- Want to catch some new music in the nabe on your way home tonight? JACK, a new performance venue on Waverly Avenue near Fulton Street, is holding a night of chamber music and experimental performance at 8 p.m. Performances include original cello compositions by Pat Muchmore, first-time U.S. performances by the mdi ensemble from Milan and a two-man political opera by thingNY, to name a few. Tickets are $10 at the door.