
PARK SLOPE — BELOVED BAR AND VENUE Union Hall celebrates 20 years as a mainstay of Brooklyn’s nightlife scene, known for its live comedy and music performances and expansive renovated warehouse space that includes bocce courts, a library and an outdoor garden.
The free event takes place Thursday, July 30, from 4 p.m. until closing. A bocce tournament starts at 6:30 p.m. The night features prizes, performances, new merchandise and beer prices from 2006, the year Union Hall opened.
The event is free to enter and the bocce tournament is free to join. Registration is encouraged.
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.