FIPS CARES: Prospect Park Lake Cleanup

You know that big ass lake in the middle of Prospect Park? The one you sit around and make out with random girls who you probably just met that night at Union Hall and over 7 beers and a fried Robicelli cupcake "really felt a connection with?" Yeah, well, it's dirty and it needs to be cleaned, and you should just go help with that shit THIS SATURDAY.

This cleanup actually sounds way more fun than your average cleanup as you get to tool around the lake in pedal boats as you fish dead bodies and geese carcases out of the water (KIDDING! PROBABLY!). Last year, they removed over 400 lbs. of track from the lake and over 1,000 lbs. from the perimeter of the lake, so there's a lot a shit that needs cleanin.

Oh, also this shit only lasts a few hours, so you don't have to give up your wholllllle daaaaaaay.

If you still can't make it, and/or you're too much of a lazy fuck, just donate some cash money.

Register or donate here.

And hear more about it on Hey Brooklyn from activist Tami Johnnson, who started this whole shebang.

The First (and Hopefully Last) FIPS Tornado Design Awards

And The Best in Architectural Design Award Goes To... 

This architectural gem by the Garfield entrance of Prospect Park built by an ingenious crew of former Waldwarfs. Good to know all that beeswax molding, bread baking and fairy loving has yielded such a sweet structure.

Sorry about the dogs. It's because they like it!

How about we set up little limb huts all around the hood?

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Who Gives A Shit: Rogue Balloon Animal Gangs?

Ok, this one is weird. Mostly because I manage to keep a pretty long and detailed list of all the annoying kiddie bullshit that goes on around here, but even I had never heard of this before. An anon FIPS reader wrote in to share her frustration with the rogue balloon gangs invading Prospect Park.

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Shooting At Heatwave BBQ

Verrry impressive.

After last year's garbage-palooza at the annual Heatwave BBQ in Prospect Park thrown by MIH Ventures that left the park in shambles for dayz, attendees decided to srsly step up their game this year...by shooting each other.

From the Brooklyn Paper:

"One man was badly wounded and hundreds more were terrified when gunmen exchanged seven shots into a massive crowd outside Prospect Park last night after the controversial “Heatwave” gathering ended..."

A witness went on to explain: 

“It was not an amicable atmosphere,” said the witness. “Guys were getting out of fancy cars with bodyguards.”

Another witness said, “It was like it had been building up to something for quite some time,” describing six or seven shots.

Uhm, I have a groundbreaking idea: how's about the Parks Dept NEVER issues another permit to these MIH mofos again??

R.I.P. Every Fucking Goose In Prospect Park

Eric Thayer for the NYTAs it turns out, that goose who got shot in the neck with an arrow a few weeks ago in Prospect Park had it pretty goddamned easy. At least he didn't get his ass herded into a makeshift goose concentration camp only to get gassed (oh wait...yes he did. He's dead too).

400 geese from Prospect Park also were also not so lucky.

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