
PARK SLOPE — PARK SLOPE WILL BE packed with Brooklyn Pride events on Saturday, starting with a morning 5K LGBTQ+ fun run through Prospect Park, followed by the 30th Annual Brooklyn Pride Multicultural Festival, spanning Union Street to Ninth Street on Fifth Avenue.
Capping off the day, the Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade will take place at 7:30 p.m. along Fifth Avenue from Lincoln Place and Eighth Street. The street will be filled with organizations showing up to march in support of Brooklyn’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community. More details at brooklynpride.org.
Oh, how the neighborhood has changed: Park Slope’s legendary lesbian bar, Ginger’s, has had to cancel most of its Pride Month DJ events this year, after neighbors complained about the noise last year, Gothamist reports.
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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.