Astoria: A month after its opening day, the Astoria Park Pool is still closed. [LICNYC]
Chelsea: Hood heartthrob Ethan Hawke stopped by the Chelsea Hotel to tell the new managers he's watching them like a, well, hawk. [Living with Legends]
Dumbo: Filming on the latest mind-bending Charlie Kaufman flick is taking place here. [DumboNYC]
Flatbush: Finally see the faces behind all those snarky Brooklyn blogs … they were all here last night at café Vox Pop. [Flatbush Gardener]
Long Island City: Gentrification has brought a bevy of laundromats to the area. Now where are all the damn cobblers? [LICNYC]
Park Slope: Taggers don't take kindly to a new Prudential Douglas Elliman office. [Gowanus Lounge]
Prospect Park: Cars aren't supposed to be in the park after seven, but video surveillance by annoyed pedestrians catches violators. [StreetFilms via Gothamist]