The Park Sloper
Issue #3 · June 11, 2026
Park Slope this week: Pride returns to 5th Avenue, the Philharmonic in the park, and where to watch the World Cup
The avenue gets its biggest Saturday of the year. Brooklyn Pride's festival runs Union to 9th from 11am, and the twilight parade steps off at 7:30. If you've never watched 5th Avenue turn into a parade route at dusk, this is the week to fix that.
The rest of the weekend isn't exactly quiet either. The Philharmonic plays the Long Meadow free on Friday night, fireworks included, and the World Cup kicks off Thursday, which in this neighborhood is a question of which bar, not whether.
And with June comes moving season: the trucks double-parked on every block aren't lost. This week's vetted pick is the small Park Slope crew we'd call for a fourth-floor walk-up. Here's the week.
Victor, founding editor
01 · This week
The World Cup starts Thursday. The neighborhood has 12 answers to 'where?'
The tournament kicks off June 11, and Park Slope Pulse rounded up a dozen local spots to watch, from The Dram Shop (339 9th St, seven TVs and a projector) to the Monro's British-pub corner at 481 5th Ave. Outdoor screens feature heavily, this being June.
Park Slope Pulse · Jun 9
A former laundromat on 8th Avenue is now a bar called Mash Inn
The new spot at 8th Avenue and 13th Street kept the old laundromat's stone facade and diamond signage, and it comes from the people behind Gold Star Beer Counter in Prospect Heights. Park Slope Walk's early verdict: it feels like an 8th Avenue bar, which around here is the compliment.
Park Slope Walk · 8th Ave & 13th St
Brad Lander is challenging Dan Goldman for NY-10. The primary is June 23
The Park Slope Reader profiles the two progressives and where they actually split: Lander, a Park Sloper since 1996 and the city's former comptroller, runs on housing and community organizing; Goldman, the incumbent ex-prosecutor, runs on his oversight record. Much of the neighborhood votes in this one.
Park Slope Reader · primary Jun 23
An $11 million skate garden is coming to Mount Prospect Park
The city approved the Brooklyn Skate Garden for the small park between Grand Army Plaza and the Brooklyn Museum. A real skatepark a short roll from the Slope, and a better use of that slope than anyone's managed yet.
Park Slope Pulse · Mount Prospect Park
Autumn's Attic, an antiques and vintage shop, opens on 9th Street in Gowanus
The retro shop at 152 9th St throws its grand-opening party Saturday, with free music, drinks, and snacks. Worth a browse on your way back from the parade.
via The Gowanaut · 152 9th St, Gowanus
02 · Worth a visit
Sat Jun 13 · Festival 11am-5pm, twilight parade 7:30pm ET · 5th Ave, Union to 9th St · Free
The whole celebration lands on the avenue Saturday: a street festival from Union to 9th Streets starting at 11am, then the twilight parade at 7:30pm, Sterling Place down to 9th. It's the borough's Pride centerpiece and the best people-watching 5th Avenue does all year. Go for the festival, stay for the parade lights.
03 · One vetted pick
Best for brownstone and walk-up moves · from our movers guide
A small crew based on Prospect Avenue that built its name on the exact job this neighborhood throws at movers: stairs. Walk-up brownstones, tight turns, parking that doesn't exist. They're a registered carrier (USDOT 2874171), and NY Magazine has repeatedly named them among the city's best. Skip them for a big house or a long-distance haul; this is an apartment-and-brownstone specialist.
June is peak moving season, so this week's pick is from our movers guide. Every carrier on it is verified against the federal registry; nobody paid to be there.
See the pick →04 · The calendar
Fri Jun 12 · 8pm ET · Long Meadow Ball Fields, Prospect Park · Free
The New York Philharmonic, free on the Long Meadow
Elim Chan conducts Copland, Ravel, and the Saint-Saëns cello concerto with principal cellist Carter Brey, and the night ends with fireworks. Bring a blanket and claim grass early.
Sat Jun 13 · 10am ET · Prospect Park · Registration required
Start Pride day with the annual 5K through the park, run with Front Runners New York. Run it or walk it; either way you're done by noon with the whole festival ahead of you.
Sat Jun 13 · 3pm ET · Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park · Free
Celebrate Brooklyn Family Day: Antibalas
The Bandshell's family afternoon: a bilingual reading of Katie Yamasaki's Mural Island, Brooklyn Conservatory musicians, DJ Marc Bars, and Afrobeat veterans Antibalas to close. First come, first served.
Sun Jun 14 · 12-7pm ET · Boathouse + Audubon Center, Prospect Park · Free with RSVP
One Love Fest at the Boathouse
The Caribbean cultural festival's fifth year: live music, dance workshops, island food, and vendors along the Lullwater. Free with an RSVP.