Community Corner
5 Things To Do Today: Try Toddler Time, Take Yourself To Happy Hour, Talk About Design and More
Carroll Gardens-area subway, alternate side and event information you won't want to miss.
1. Get the kids out of the house. Join a crew of jolly librarians for "" in which toddlers aged 18 to 36 months may engage in interactive play and enjoy stories with their peers. Carroll Gardens Library, 396 Clinton Street at Union Street, 11:15 a.m., Free.
2. Enjoy a good (but cheap) drink. The L Magazine published their Brooklyn Bar Awards on Wednesday and—no surprise here—a handful of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill haunts made the list. Strong Place was voted Best Happy Hour, with The L writing: "Two-dollar PBRs and dollar-off drafts are enticing happy hour draws. But this beer-centric bar and restaurant offers a deal more attuned to beer geeks: every weekday from 4-7pm, all 24 taps of craft beer are two for one. Where else can you get two Founders sweet and spicy Rye PA for just $5? Also, fresh oysters run $1 each during happy hour." , 270 Court Street, between Butler and Douglass Streets, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
3. Channel your design dreams for the common good. Hyperakt design studio is an independent team that seeks to help nonprofits and personal projects alike from TED to Girl Scouts. In addition, Hyperakt also holds monthly Lunch Talks, which are open to the wider design community. Past speakers include Charles Adler, Khoi Vinh, Paula Scher and PSFK. You can still RSVP to the March 9th Lunch Talk with Steven Heller. Hyperakt, 401 Smith Street at 4th Street, call 718 855 4250 for hours.
Find out what's happening in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hillwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
4. Find out if your train is running ... The F and G trains will be skipping Smith-9th St, 15th St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Parkway, per usual. Jamaica-bound F trains will run via the M from 47-50 Streets to Roosevelt Avenue. Coney Island-bound F trains run via A the from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech, according to the MTA.
5. ... And if you have to move your car. Yes. Alternate side parking is being observed, according to the NYCDOT.
About this column: Carroll Gardens information and events you won't want to miss, including the subway and alternate side info each day.
