If you thought you knew Prospect Park, think again. Kevin from Forgotten New York just assembled a pretty darn comprehensive history of Prospect Park that is full of delicious tidbits about Revolutionary landmarks, the Quaker graveyard, that gorgeous Horse Tamers sculpture, why the Vale of Cashmere has that funny name (and why you should stay away from it). In particular, I appreciated his explanation of those annoying hexagonal sidewalks:

“Prospect Park, and indeed most New York City parks, employ special sidewalks on their exteriors and on some park walks consisting of interlocking hexagonal blocks, that can be hard to walk on at times. Most likely, they are there to accommodate tree roots; when roots interact with the usual concrete slab sidewalks, the sidewalks lose the battle and split, making for dangerous walking conditions.”

Just reading the article makes me want to print it out and head the heck on over there!

LINK: Secret Prospect Park [Forgotten NY]
Thanks for the tip: satanslaundromat

Found over on finslippy, possibly the funniest blog in all of Prospect Heights:

“There’s a new cashier at the Met Food (on Vanderbilt Ave.), and this woman is One Cranky-Ass Bitch. She’s a middle-aged woman with badly dyed red hair and a thick Russian accent. She scowls at every item that rolls towards her, and then regards me with an icy stare and spits, ‘Give me $35.17,’ like she’s mugging me. And oh, when I tell her I’m going to use my debit card! The sighing and the rolling of the eyes! ‘Cash back?’ she growls, and then looks at me like God help you if you say yes.”

“So of course, I’ve been trying to make her my friend…”

LINK: Why I Should Probably Be Back in Therapy [finslippy]