FIPS DAILY ALMANAC: Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Park Slope Pic by Park Slope Lens

Rise and shine, FIPS'ters! Welcome to your day! In NYC news, here comes "A Pain in the Gas", & The Prince of Monaco gets into a barroom blitz in the Meat Packing district. 

Up next: Your Park Slope weather, "On This Day in BK History" and "On This Day in Fips'tory:"

PARK SLOPE WEATHER (VIA WUNDERGROUND): 

40% Chance of Precipatation

Temp:   48 / 43  oF

Sunrise:   6:42 AM 

Sunset:    5:37 PM

ON THIS DAY IN BK HISTORY (1964):

AMAZING! Ye olde department store A&S used to give out degrees in babysitting to Brooklyn Teens. Brooklyn mothers are a lucky lot. 

 

 

[READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ARCHIVES] 

ON THIS DAY IN FIPS'TORY:  

• 2011: Anti Park Slope Food Coop Anthem: 'Keep On Shoppin At The Key Food'