BROOKLYN WEATHER: What’s it gonna do today? Check here for Brooklyn weather.
CITY NEWS: From today’s Daily News: "When confronted with the litmus test for politeness – giving up a
subway seat to a pregnant woman – New York straphangers passed with
flying colors. Each quest ended successfully with an unsolicited offer of a seat,
usually in a matter of seconds – except for the No. 7 line where our
volunteer had to wait three long minutes. The Daily News checked the courtesy of subway riders with the help of a
six-months pregnant mom from the Bronx, who boarded trains on the five
busiest lines during two rush hours last week."
_FDNY allocates $1.4 million to increase diversity in the department.
_Landmark Commission to determine the fate of the interior,
including the lobby and the Palm Court) of the Plaza Hotel. Good luck
Eloise.
_Rockefeller Center to re-open observation deck, which has been closed for 19 years.
BROOKLYN BEAT: OTBKB Scoop: An underground electrical fire had residents of First Street between Eighth Avenue and the Park out on the street at 11 p.m. Saturday night. It sounded like loud drumming, but it was the smokey underground fire that was causing lights to flicker in many residences. Squad 1 and other local fire houses were on the scene within minutes of being called by yours truly. Residents said that the underground fire had been smoking for most of the weekend.
_Two former NYPD cops face extradition on mob activities. They were ordered Friday night back from Las Vegas to Brooklyn. Read all about it at Brooklyn Bomb Shelter
IT’S SUNDAY: DAN ZANES sings sea shantys, songs collected by Carl Sandburg poems and MORE at the Kane Street Synogogue. Sunday March 13. 3 p.m.Go here for information about Dan Zanes and info about the show.
_Films for all ages at the BAMkids Film Festival. All day.
WORTH TAKING A LOOK: The SECOND GRADE ART SHOW at Starbucks. Seventh Avenue between 1st and
Garfield Place. The children’s Romare Bearden-esque cityscape collages
will be up all month.
THIS SOUNDS COOL: Fifty Years After the Brooklyn Eagle: How City Papers Cover Brooklyn," a forum at Brooklyn College. In the Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College Library. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternnon.
At BAM, "Play Without Words" a dance-theater piece by Matthew Bourne. March 15 – 29th.
NEW SNEAKERS: Jack Rabbit’s beginner and intermediate RUNNING WORKSHOPS are starting up in March. Great coaches, great people, great
motivation: the course will, without
a doubt, improve your running. Think about it. See Brooklyn Fitness on
the side panel.
Slope Sports sponsors a
weekly group run on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. Meet at the Grand Army
Plaza entrance of Prospect Park. They will be running the
Bridge-to-Bridge Run, which goes over the Brooklyn Bride to Chinatown.
And back to Brooklyn by way of the Manhatttan Bridge. This scenic route
is approximately 9-10 miles
Registration for the BROOKLYN HALF-MARATHON on March 19th is now open.
HEAR/SAY: "Sun, sun, sun, here it comes.’ George Harrison