Is the MTA Responsible For Our Littering? (No.)

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Man, do New Yorkers love to blame the MTA for everything.

Recently, the Brooklyn Paper reported that, in an effort to keep Master Splinter and his rat friends at bay, the MTA removed trash cans from the 7th ave. and 9th Street F/G subway station. Following this Great Trash Can Exodus, straphangers are now reportedly hanging on to their trash as they exit the subway station, at which time they proceed to toss that shit on the sidewalk or street.

And who's at the center of blame for this? The MTA.

Via the BK Paper:

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Introducing A New Kind of Window Shopping: Soon We Will All Be Robots

A new vintage housewares store has popped up in South Park Slope, and instead of featuring quirky, cross-dressing mannequins or boxes of old records in the window, it features nothing more than photos of the available items and QR codes. (you know, those things that no one in America uses?)

Robert Henry Vintage is a store that you can't actually step foot in to peep potential purchases. "We call it the ultimate in window shopping,'" co-owner Robert Walden recently told DNAinfo.com. "You can come by and look at the stuff and buy stuff without having to interact with anybody." 

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A FiPS Guide To the 5 Best Getaways Within An Hour From The Slope

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We love Brooklyn, but sometimes to appreciate the charms of NYC, you need a break. So, to aid in your imminent end-of-summer planning, I've picked my 5 favorite getaways that are located just outside the city.

Croton Point Park / Photo via www.new-york.eventseekr.com

1. For the Outdoorsy-Type: Croton Point Park; Croton-on-Hudson, NY

What To Do: Camping, picnicing, boating, fishing, and hiking are all at your fingertips at the Croton Point Park. Take a cooler and head out for the day or stay overnight at one of their cabins or BYO tent. 

Getting There: Rent a Car and be there in 1.5 hours (which is advised, and yes, it's a little more than an hour) or Metro North to Croton Harmon + 1.3 mi walk

How Much?: A 6-person cabin will run you $75 or a tent site for $50, plus the cost of rental car and road snacks. Free to visit.

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Breeder Hall of Shame: Not-So-Smiling Pizza

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Recently a FIPS tipster slash baller was exiting her go-to Park Slope pizza joint when some shit went down between her and a breeder dad over his parenting skills and her accidental bumping of a door against his child. It ended with a call to the police. 

Here's her account: 

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The Park Slope Birdlar vs. The Park Slope Mini Detective

Photo by Brian Bruchman and the Brooklyn Paper

I’m not sure that crime can get any cuter than this, people.

We’ve got our very-own pint-sized sleuth in Park Slope these days, and she wants her heron back. Yes, a Park Slope family’s yard sculpture of a heron was stolen earlier this month and Luna, their 7-year old daughter, is on the case. 

According to the Brooklyn Paper, mother Amy Yang returned to their Park Slope home accompanied by her kids, Luna and Mars, to find the one-of-a-kind lawn ornament gone missing; the only clue a sandy trail where it had been dragged off the property.  So naturally (if you have awesome parents), Amy and her kids decided to make up signs for the “Birdlar," requesting the safe return of the heron to their yard, and Luna launched an investigation (read: bad-ass child alert).

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