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Asha was caught at the corner of Flatbush Avenue & Bergen Street…Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (via Racked NY)
Dressed Up/Down for Brooklyn Pride…Brooklyn, NY (via Manjari Sharma)
Free Ride Ending in Prospect Park
Cops are going to start enforcing traffic regulations for cyclists in Prospect Park, according to Patch: “Summonses will be issued to any biker who is driving the wrong way, speeding, riding outside of the bike lane and or driving in a way that is dangerous to others.” The increased enforcement will start after this weekend, when the NYPD will hand out fliers detailing the rules of the road to cyclists. The move follows recent bike-pedestrian accidents in the park. (via Brownstoner)
12 Excellent Scotch Cocktails in NYC
Scotch cocktails are having a moment right now. They’re not everywhere yet, but some of the city’s top bars and restaurants are serving original Scotch-based drinks that are way more interesting than your average hot toddy or Rusty Nail. Here’s a guide to the best Scotch cocktails in NYC. (via Eater NY)
From Gehry to Pre-Fab!
Developer Bruce Ratner will build the world’s tallest pre-fabricated tower as the first residential building inside his Atlantic Yards mega-project, dealing a blow to labor unions and architecture enthusiasts — whose original support for the development was conditioned on job creation and the promise of a mini city built by starchitect Frank Gehry.
Renderings released on Thursday by SHoP Architects reveal a 32-story building rising at the corner of Dean Street and Flatbush Avenue, just south of the under-construction Barclays Center. (read more at The Brooklyn Paper)
Brooklyn is the Coolest City on the Planet
Don’t take that as a knock on Manhattan, which is doing just fine. But for the first time since, well, ever, you can spend every New York minute of your trip on the far side of the East River and never feel like you’re missing out. Here’s how to explore the place where everything’s happening before it’s happening. (via GQ)
Let’s not let reports of gunfire and alleged racial profiling overshadow what was, despite a few bad apples, a festive and colorful West Indian-American Day Carnival and parade in Brooklyn yesterday. New Yorkers of Caribbean heritage celebrated their roots with elaborate costumes, food, dancing, calypso music, steel drumming, and gospel music. Here are some photos from yesterday’s revelry. (via Gothamist)
Plan Ahead: The Total Vanderbilt Ave. Immersion
Brooklyn Based will be hosing it’s last Brooklyn Brewery-fueled immersion of the summer this Saturday, August 20th. Soda, Branded Saloon, Woodwork, and Hot Bird (just off of Vanderbilt) will be pouring complimentary cups of Brooklyn Brewery beers including the delicious Summer Ale, The Concoction, Lager and Pennant Ale. Le Gamin, The Vanderbilt and Beast will all be offering complimentary Local 1 during their “beer brunches,” Eton, Amorina, and Blue Marble Ice Cream (on Underhill) have specials up their sleeve, and shops like 1 of a Find Vintage and design store Fabrica are discounting for the day. (A map of the latest participants and their deals is here.)
The Total Vanderbilt Ave. Immersion
Saturday, August 20th from Noon to 6pm
Ticket info here.
This documentary is an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by residents and business owners of Brooklyn’s historic Prospect Heights neighborhood facing condemnation of their property to make way for the polarizing Atlantic Yards project, a massive plan to build 16 skyscrapers and a basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets.
FREE Brooklyn Events this Summer!
Did you forget your wallet at home? Or do you just not want to spend any money? Then you should check out Brokelyn.com’s list of no-cost events - there’s something free to do every day! The list will be updated all summer long, so check back frequently.
Brooklyn's Ice Cream Social
We’ll admit it, we enjoy ice cream year round. But it’s especially delicious when the temperatures are scorching - we don’t have to make excuses for how quickly we wolf it down! We have our favorites (Van Leeuwen, Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, Louie G’s) but BrooklynBased has come up with a few suggestions that will expand our already heady ice cream knowledge and appreciation.
Image: Earl Grey Ice Cream on Brioche Cookies from the Coolhaus truck (via Eating in Translation)
In Park Slope, TED Portrait Project Draws Block Together
Have you seen these faces in Park Slope? 11 portraits of local immigrant shopkeepers had their images displayed on 36-by-48-inch black-and-white photographs, cut horizontally and displayed on steps of a few stoops on Bergen Street. The project, developed by a Paris street artist known as JR, is led by resident Dana Eskelson, who was concerned that the local shopkeepers were being forced out of business by the arrival of the Atlantic Yards stadium. (read more at NY Times)
Brooklyn’s Kimberly White is just finishing her freshman year of college, and she took some time away from studying for exams and writing papers to star in the second installment of Streetfilms’ “My NYC Biking Story” series.
Girl Scout Cookie Pop-Up Shops!
Are you jonseing for some Thin Mints, Tagalongs or Samoas (our favorite, especially when frozen)? Or, did you forget to place your order with your friend’s daughter? Problem solved…visit one of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York Cookie Pop-Up Shops! There’s one in each borough and they’re open a few days during the week selling your favorite cookies at $4.00 per box.
Opening Day: The Carousel
Relive your childhood excitement, or introduce your wee ones, to the joy of riding a wooden horse when Prospect Park’s Carousel opens for the first ride of the year on Saturday, April 2nd at Noon! Take an old-fashioned ride back in time to the golden age of carnival excitement.
Prospect Park Carousel
Enter the park at Ocean and Flatbush Avenues or Empire Boulevard. (map)
Thursday - Sunday & Holidays: 12 - 5pm
Tickets: $2.00 per ride, $9.00 for a book of 5 tickets
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