There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ Renderings Revealed for Manhattan's First Public 'Beach'
• Bklyner ⇒ The Yellow Submarine of Coney Island Creek Rusts in Peace
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ Poetry Fest on Governors Island
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ New Law Helps Drivers Fight Parking Tickets
• Curbed NY ⇒ First Look at Gansevoort Peninsula Park Along the Hudson River
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ From Silk Goods to Art - 104 Franklin Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ A Photographic Memoir at the Tompkins Square Library Branch
• Gothamist ⇒ Alert: 'Butterflies of Doom' Have Reportedly Returned to NYC
• Greenpointers ⇒ Bakery Rzeszowska Closes After 34 Years
• Joe's NYC ⇒ New York Harbor
• QNS.com ⇒ Fast Food Sleuth Tracks Down the Flushing Teen Responsible for the In-N-Out Burger Caper in Jamaica
• Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Need to Eat, Drink, See and Do in NYC This Weekend
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Made in Tribeca: A Local App for Local Connections
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Peek Inside “The World’s Smallest Cinema” at a Williamsburg Hotel
• Washington Square Park Blog ⇒ The Little Known History of When the Washington Square Park Fountain Became a Wading Pool

Real estate and rental search site Zumper recently analyzed their data and found the Manhattan and North Brooklyn neighborhoods which have the greatest increase and decrease in median rental prices since summer of last year. Average one-bedroom rent dropped a little, while average two-bedroom rent rose a bit. We are still the 2nd most expensive rental city in the nation behind San Francisco (yay?).

Coming ahead of San Jose, Boston, and Washington D.C, New York City ranked as the 2nd most expensive city in the nation last month. One bedroom rent fell 1.3% to $2,940, while two bedrooms grew 2.4% to $3,380.

In Manhattan and South Bronx:

While Concourse Village in the Bronx and Central Harlem in Manhattan had the fastest growing rents on this map since last quarter, up 13% and 7%, respectively, Maspeth in the Bronx and Tribeca in Manhattan took the largest rent dips, both down around 6%.

In Brooklyn:

While Brownsville and Clinton Hill had the fastest growing rents in Brooklyn this summer, up 12% and 9%, respectively, Borough Park took the largest rent dip, down over 7%.

Check out the accompanying article for more analysis on New York City rental prices in summer 2019.

Anybody who has tried riding a bike from Downtown through Midtown and up to Central Park would tell you that it is a frustrating experience. Taxis cut you off, delivery trucks and cop cars park in your bike lanes, and pedestrians jay-walk whilst looking down at their phones. This August however, things will be different. Well, for three Saturdays at least.

Summer Streets is an annual celebration of New York City's most valuable public space—our streets. Summer Streets provides space for healthy recreation and encourages New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation. In 2018, nearly 300,000 people took advantage of the open streets.

At Summer Streets, cars will be banned completely for 7 miles on Lafayette St. and Park Ave., letting you bike, blade, jog, or scoot all the way without having to worry about anything but the sun.

This year's Summer Streets dates are on Saturday August 3rd, 10th and 17th between the hours of 7am and 1pm. Check the event page for more info.

Summer Streets returns on Saturdays August 3, 10 & 17, 2019 from 7AM to 1PM. With nearly 7 miles of open streets and rest stops filled with free activities, there is plenty to explore at New York City's 12th annual Summer Streets! Run, workout, play, fly, eat, bark free along Park Ave from Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park during this car-free event.