The 61th Annual Macy’s Fishing Contest at Prospect Park

NYC Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, helped by a crowd of eager young anglers, released a largemouth bass dubbed R.H. Macy into Prospect Park’s watercourse on Wednesday, July 16, to start the annual fishing contest. Whoever catches R.H. Macy will win a great fishing trip for the whole family on a boat ride from Sheepshead Bay! Prizes will also be awarded daily to those who haul in the most fish and largest fish. Before casting their lines, all participants attend a free, fun and educational workshop led by Prospect Park Audubon Center educators and the Urban Park Rangers.

The contest runs from July 16 – July 20 and is sponsored by Macy’s Foundation.

For more information on Prospect Park events, programs, membership and volunteering at the Park, call the Park Hotline at (718) 965-8999 or visit www.prospectpark.org

Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation information

In partnership with the City of New York and the community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the public through facilities and programs. Prospect Park’s 585 acres of meadows, waterfalls, forest, lakes, and athletic facilities comprise a masterwork of urban green space.

Take a Tip from these Slope Kids.

 Do whatever you have to do to stay cool this weekend. The dog days are here!

A Message from My French Counterpart: "Paris Pigeon"

Bonjour Mes Révolutionnaires Fidèles!

Je souhaite vous tout un Jour Bastille magnifique. Vive la révolution!

Acclamations,

Pigeon de Paris

Don't Forget. NY Philharmonic Concert in Prospect Park Tonight!

New York Philharmonic Concert in the Park - Prospect Park, Brooklyn

**Firework show to follow!

Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer
8:00 pm, on the Long Meadow

Program
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Sibelius: Finlandia

Featured Artists: Alan Gilbert, Conductor · Sheryl Staples, Violin · Michelle Kim, Violin

For weather updates, call the Parks Hotline: (212) 875-5709.

Check out the NYPhil website for info on photo contest!

Wild Parrots of Flatbush

The wild Monk parrots of Brooklyn

ejoy their Glenwood Road real estate

on Sunday morning.

A New Flatbush Business: Ditmas Workspace

I'm not sure I totally understand the concept of this new business being opened by Liena of the Ditmas Park blog but it seems interesting. While I think access to: "a desk, chair, wireless Internet, printer/scanner /copier/ fax, tea and coffee" is readily available to most residents of the area already, the second aspect of this description "a community of writers, editors, telecommuters, bloggers, graphic designers and other professionals" is very intriguing (...especially to a lonesome, isolated blogger like me.) And the possiblity of having the space available for meetings, classes, and other gatherings peaks my interest further.

I will post more about this once I learn more about the Ditmas Workspace.

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Ditmas Workspace (http://www.ditmasworkspace.com) occupies a beautiful professional office space on the corner of Ditmas Avenue and East 17th Street, a short walk for Ditmas Park residents and just two blocks from the Newkirk Avenue B and Q stop, and three blocks from the Cortelyou Road stop.

Full-time and part-time members have access to all the amenities of an office: a desk, chair, wireless Internet, printer/scanner/copier/fax, tea and coffee, a quiet space to work, and a community of writers, editors, telecommuters, bloggers, graphic designers, and other professionals.

We're also considering making the space available in the evenings for meetings, classes, and other gatherings.

For tours, rates, and other membership information, please contact Liena by emailing LZS@ditmasworkspace.com

Ditmas Workspace LLC, 535 E 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Fatal Stabbing Flatbush

According to the "Save Brooklyn Now" blog a neighbor who resided on E. 22nd Street near Cortelyou Road met her end allegedly at the hands of another Flatbush resident:

Fatal Stabbing, E. 22nd Street (70th Precinct)

AT APPROX 0650 HRS ON 07-06-08 AT 330 E.22 ST. IN THE CONFINES OF THE 70 PCT. POLICE RESPONDED TO A F/B/30 WHO HAD SUFFERED MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO KCH IN CRITICAL CONDITION WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA. ID PENDING FAMILY NOTIFICATION.

A F/B/30 WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE:
HABIKA HICKMAN, F/B/30
330 E.22 ST. APT.3A
BROOKLYN

CHARGES: PENDING

Happy 4th Everybody!

Images from last night's Coney Island Fireworks show! Coney Island features fireworks shows on the beach every Friday night  at 9:30ish throughout the summer!

*Ps: No fireworks show on 7/4 as allows the Macy's show the spotlight.

Can Someone Please Explain this to Me?

Why in the world is it impossible to find anything other than a super-duper, double padded bra anywhere in this city? I have gone through isle upon isle in the department stores and undergarment specialty shops and what have I found? Brassieres with the titties already in them!  Really what's going on with this? Whose fetish are we trying to satisfy here?  And what's the problem with a little nipple action people?  Why should women look like mannequins?  And, most importantly, when will this terror end?

Now Doesn't This Break Your Heart?

Apparently, the owners of 1314 Cortelyou Road - right next door to the Picket Fence - see no aesthetic value to keeping the old tin ceiling that had graced the store for a good part of a century. This was ripped out of the store last week and was hauled off by someone with better taste...Pigeon just stood next to the dumpster and cried.

On another note, I asked the owners who or what will occupy the store and they told me that they are hoping to attract another restaurant to the area. Great news! (I wonder if they new tenants would have liked a tin ceiling?)