Last year, Vanderbilt was blocked off from car traffic for four Sundays and filled with music, food, and activities for all ages.  It was so successful that they’re bringing it back this summer, with slightly different scheduling.  Vanderbilt will be closed from Dean to Park from 12:00pm to 5:00pm on:
Saturday, June 12th
Sundays June 20th and [...]

On Sunday at Summer Streets, I met a couple of members of the Prospect Heights Community Farm, which is a community garden on St. Marks between Vanderbilt and Underhill.  Members have access to the garden, which has individual raised plots as well as some public space.  According to this article, they also have a pretty [...]

Hello, faithful readers!  Just got back from the first of four Summer Streets on Vanderbilt.  Basically, they’re turning Vanderbilt into a pedestrian plaza from Dean to Park Place all four Sundays in June from 12 to 5pm.  It was pretty neat!  It wasn’t at all like a street fair, more like a block party for [...]

According to Danae Oratowski of the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (we have one of those?!) and the Brooklynian, Vanderbilt Ave. will be having its own Summer Streets program.  Every Sunday in June Vanderbilt will be closed to cars from Dean St. to Park Place between noon and 5pm.  Local businesses will have stands and [...]