The Weekender
August 23
Sat 08.23-Sun 08.24 - The City of New York is producing “Planet Brooklyn”, a free, 2-day music festival in-and-around Brooklyn Paramount, BAM, and Barclays Center. Sections of Atlantic, Flatbush, Fulton, and Lafayette will be closed to vehicular traffic for two days to accommodate pedestrians and festival activations. Info for local businesses is available here.
Community District Survey Closes 9/8 - Click here to take the survey, and download this poster to share with your neighbors and local businesses.
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has released an updated Comprehensive Plan for land use planning in Brooklyn that analyzes existing inequalities in the borough and outlines the policy priorities of his office for the future. Learn more
Fall 2025 - A new curbside container will be installed at 149 Schermerhornas a part of DSNY’s Clean Curbs program, after some brilliant consultants reminded the city of the existence of “garbage bins” in exchange for several million dollars.
Transit Stuff:
Big 4/5/6 problems until Monday morning:
4 isn’t running between grand central and Brooklyn.
5 trains aren't running between E 180 St and Bowling Green.
6 trains aren't running between Grand Central-42 St and Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
At night all weekend: Manhattan-bound F and Court Sq-bound G skip Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 15 St-Prospect Park and 4 Av-9 St
In Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, local N runs via the Q in both directions between DeKalb Av and Canal St at night.
Random stuff:
Why are we seeing all these Fisker Oceans? A company called American Lease, the largest fleet operator in NYC, swept in to buy up about 2,800 unsold Ocean SUVs from the defunct company; now they’re renting them to ride-hailing and for-hire car service drivers at a rate of $330 per week.
Historic Ride to Woodlawn Cemetery
https://www.nytransitmuseum.org/program/woodlawn25/
WWI-era IRT Lo-V subway cars. Neat!
Saturday, October 4, 2025. 12:00pm - 5:00 pm.