Matt Bomer's super-hotness filming on 8th Avenue

It may be annoying when film crews come and screw up alternate side parking for days on end, but at least today we have a little payoff with this out-in-the-open-up-close-and-very-visible sighting of White Collar's Matt Bomer. In a tuxedo, no less. Dayum. Maybe that's why the air is so hot and steamy today. Thanks a lot, Matt Bomer!

Park Slope's Prodigal Son Launches Mayoral Campaign

Sigh. In this video shot partly from the stoop of his childhood home in Park Slope, Anthony Weiner makes it official: he's running for mayor. He very brieflly cops to making "some big mistakes" (Dick pics!) but his main focus here is how he grew up middle class in Brooklyn, the son of a school teacher and a lawyer, as well as his prouder moments as a congressman from New York (fighting for health benefits for 9/11 first responders, etc.). So, good for him, I guess? Second chances and all. Still. Dick pics. 

Easy Beach Transit for Drunk Hipster Babies, Now Coming to Park Slope!

Image via Making Magique.com

Good news, people. Your cheap asses will still be able to go to the beach this summer due to the quick rebuilding process at NYC beaches after the douche parade that was Hurricane Sandy. BUT, I cannot say that public transit will be your easiest bet. But...there’s a solution for everything.

Last summer the Rockabus made pickups from Williamsburg out to Far Rockaway and Jacob Riis Park, and this summer due to growing needs and the desire to support our beach communities, Rockabus is expanding with pickups in Park Slope (Grand Army Plaza) and the East Village (and of course, still Williamsburg). This pretty much means that the beaches will solely host drunk hipster babies and their surly cohorts.

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Lunchapalooza at Brooklyn Public Library starts tomorrow

Because there are never enough opportunities to eat from a food truck, starting tomorrow and through June 26, the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library will hold "Lunchapalooza" on the plaza every Wednesday, which is basiclly just a goofy way of saying there will be a different food truck there each week for the next month. Tomorrow you can get some fries to go with that shake from Go Burger, but future Lunchapalooza Wednesdays will bring Palenque, Eddie's Pizza, Taco Bite, and Shorty's. The trucks will be there from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., rain or shine, and when the weather permits, there will also storytelling performances for kids from 11:30 - 12:15, and "family friendly" music from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. So, yes, chances are the plaza will be overrun with toddlers, so it's a good thing the park is close by if that's not your scene.

P. Stew wins the internet with baby bird cuteness

Image via @SirPatStew/Twitter

Whether he's getting cappuccino froth on the tip of his nose, or mocking discount sushi, Patrick Stewart is perhaps our most social media savvy Park Slope celeb. On Sunday afternoon, he tweeted about finding this adorable baby bird in his backyard garden:

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