📌 Prospect Park’s New Nature Trails: Brooklyn’s “Wild” Side Just Got Official!
📌 Brooklyn Wants YOU to Design the 2026 Pin! (Pencils Ready, People!)
👉 Midwood & Madison: Vernikov’s Victory Lap

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🌳 Prospect Park’s New Nature Trails: Brooklyn’s “Wild” Side Just Got Official! 🦉🌿

Brooklyn, get your hiking boots (or your most Instagrammable sneakers) ready — Prospect Park now has its first official nature trail system! 🥾 Five glorious routes now guide you through 350 acres of woodlands, meadows, and waterways — including Brooklyn’s last remaining upland forest. This isn’t just a walk in the park… it’s a stroll through a certified Old Growth Forest 🌳, where the trees have been here longer than your landlord’s rent hikes. Thanks to Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks, you can wander Lullwater, Peninsula, Midwood, Ravine, and Fallkill trails without accidentally trespassing on a squirrel’s private residence 🐿️.

These scenic routes aren’t just pretty — they’re part of a master plan to keep the forest healthy and the critters happy. 🌱 Rangers and volunteers spent years mapping “official” paths versus “desire lines” (a fancy way of saying “the shortcut everyone takes anyway”), then decided which ones to formalize and which to politely tell you, “Nope, nature’s closed here.” Expect eco-friendly hedges made of fallen branches, new native plants, and enough trail signs so you won’t end up starring in a Brooklyn Missing Persons segment. Just remember: stay on the path, pack out your trash, and keep Fido leashed — even if he swears he’s part wolf 🐕.

So next time city life gets too loud, grab a friend, a thermos of coffee, and your best “I’m one with nature” attitude. 🌞 Whether you’re chasing birds, peace of mind, or the perfect autumn photo for your feed 🍂📸, these trails are Brooklyn’s new backyard escape. Bonus: every step you take helps protect a forest that’s been here for centuries… and probably plans to outlive us all. 🌎💚 For more info or trail maps click here

🎨✨ Brooklyn Wants YOU to Design the 2026 Pin! (Pencils Ready, People!) ✨🎨

Hey, Brooklyn kids — it’s time to trade in your scrolling thumb for your doodling hand, because Borough President Antonio Reynoso just announced the 2026 Brooklyn Pin Design Competition! 🖌️🗽 The rules? If you’re in K-12 and either live in or go to school in the borough, you can enter. Your masterpiece could be the official bling of Brooklyn, unveiled at next year’s State of the Borough address — where lucky attendees will snag one of the limited-edition pins before they sell out faster than rainbow bagels at brunch. 🥯💨

This artsy showdown has deep roots — we’re talking back to Marty Markowitz’s golden Dodgers-style pin days — but now it’s going full Gen Z. With Arts Ambassador and fashion icon Colm Dillane (aka KidSuper) on the judging panel, expect some big vibes. Colm is famous for turning his high school bubble-letter doodles into international streetwear glory, so he gets your notebook sketches. The only rule? Your design needs “Brooklyn” (or a nickname we’d actually recognize) — beyond that, go wild. Graffiti style? Retro disco font? A pigeon with sunglasses? Sky’s the limit. 🐦🕶️

Deadline to submit is Sept. 30 at 11:59 p.m. — because of course Brooklyn has to make it sound dramatic. More info at brooklynbp.nyc.gov/arts. Now grab your markers, crayons, or whatever tool of chaos you prefer, and show the borough why your art belongs on everyone’s lapel. 💥🎯

🗽 Civic Spotlight: Keeping You Informed🗽

🗳️ Midwood & Madison: Vernikov’s Victory Lap 🚗💨💥

Midwood and Madison just got political fireworks without the July 4th fireworks! 🎆 After steamrolling through the GOP primary with a 32% margin, Council Member Inna Vernikov is back in the driver’s seat, aiming for a November re-election. Ari Kagan tried to make a political comeback, but Vernikov hit the turbo button, leaving him in the dust like a Sheepshead Bay driver who just found a parking spot on Avenue M. 🚗💨

But this wasn’t just any election — it was a Brooklyn GOP family drama worthy of its own Netflix series 🍿. Allegiances shifted faster than a Kings Highway traffic light, and Twitter (or X, for the fancy folks) became a political dodgeball court. Vernikov says she’s not changing her playbook — expect more “common-sense” mic drops at City Hall 🎤⬇️, more blocking of the Coney Island casino 🎰🚫, and more standing up to what she calls the “radical left.” Oh, and she’s still promising to fix street cleanliness and keep Midwood and Madison feeling like home — minus the double-parked delivery trucks. 📦🚚

Now she faces Democrat Anzhela Pinkhasov in November. Will this be a smooth victory lap for Vernikov, or will the race turn into another wild Brooklyn rollercoaster 🎢? One thing’s for sure — Midwood and Madison residents better keep the popcorn handy. 🍿

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🎬 Events 👋

Agra D’Pirka Flatbush | Knesses Bais Avigdor | 1720 Ave J (bet. E17th & E 18th) | 10:40 am

Thursday

8/14 | 10:30 am | The ramifications of “le’alter” in regard to Broer | R’ Bentzion Gips

11:30 am | Parsha with Meforchim | R’ Yerachmiel Frankel

👩For men & women 👨 Irgun Shiurai  | Bostoner B.M. | 2822 Avenue J (Corner East 29) | 9:00 pm

Monday 8/18 | Summer Dinner Event | Shidduchim | 7:00 pm
Tuesday 8/19 | Our Emunah and the Emunah of the Hostages | R' Mordechai Becher
Wednesday 8/20 | New Kashrus Findings | R’ Yosef Eisen
Monday 8/25 | Life’s Unknown Faucet of Bracha | R' Fischel Schachter
Tuesday 8/26 | The Shofer is Callin But Are We Listening | R’ Yisroel Grossberg
Wednesday | The Single Greatest Sugulah To Succeed on Yom Hadin | R’ Eytan Feiner

Monday 8/18/2025

👨For Men only 👨| Shidduchim | Irgun Shiurai Torah | Young Israel of ave K | 7:00 pm

Sunday 8/17 and 8/24

Green Meadows Farm | Aviator Sports Center | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm | admission: $14 per person (all ages 2 and above)

Tuesday 9/9/2025

Lev L’Achim Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Alumni Asifa | MYRCB Mesivta High School - Bais Medrash | 1559 CIA | More info here

⌛Ongoing🗓️

Monday’s & Wednesday’s

AharoHaRav n Kahn Shlita | Shiur on Tehillim with Medrash and Meforshim | 10:40am | Kol Halashon 718-906-6400 press star (*) | Live stream click here.

Thursday’s

Parsha In-Depth with Meforshim | Rav Yerachmiel Frankel | Knesses Bais Avigdor | 1720 Avenue J (Btw E17 & E18) | 11:30 am

📖Learning and Cholent🍲😋 | Bet Shaul U'Miriam | 2208 Ave. S | 8:00-10:00pm🏆

📜 Mishmar | Agudah of Madison | 2122 Ave. S (Ave S & East 22) | 10:00 pm

📖Parsha Ha’Shavua | Rabbi Frand | Y.I. of Midwood | 1694 Ocean Ave | 9:00 pm

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📰 Weather 🥸

🌞 Brooklyn’s Four-Day Weather Drama

Friday, August 15

Mostly sunny and humid — the kind of weather where your sunglasses fog up instantly when you step outside.
High: 87°F (31 °C) | Low: 72°F (22 °C)
☀️ Best paired with iced coffee and a “don’t talk to me until fall” attitude.

Saturday, August 16

Sun’s in charge today, with a few clouds just wandering through. Still humid enough to make you question every fabric choice you own.
High: 85°F (29 °C) | Low: 72°F (22 °C)
🌴 Feels like you should be on a tropical island — except you’re still in Flatbush.

Sunday, August 17

Hot, humid, and very extra. Clouds and sun take turns until an afternoon thunderstorm crashes the party.
High: 92°F (33 °C) | Low: 72°F (22 °C)
⚡ Stay hydrated — both you and your phone battery will overheat.

Monday, August 18

Finally, a bit of chill in the air! Not cool, exactly, but compared to Sunday it’s basically sweater weather. Mostly sunny and warm.
High: 84°F (29 °C) | Low: 69°F (21 °C)
🍃 Best day for errands, picnics, or just bragging to friends in hotter zip codes.

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