Elle oh elle! Curbed NY posted this hilarious and/or terrifying sign found on Kent & N. 1st Aves. in Williamsburg. We knew there were hipsters over there… but servants? Jeez.

Check out Curbed NY for another funny sign from Greenpoint.

Knowledge is power! And savings aren’t bad either. You can have both by signing up for a Brooklyn Public Library card.

How? The Brooklyn Public Library is working with a growing number of Brooklyn businesses to provide deals and perks to library cardholders. All you have to do as flash your card – which looks pretty snazzy, we have to admit – and you can receive discounted car rentals, pet grooming, massages, hotel stays, and more. Check out the full list here.

Thanks to Brokelyn for the tip.

Some things never change! Check out this picture of Borough Park from the early 1980s, courtesy of Betty Blade on Flickr.

You’re not going to believe your nose!

FREEwilliamsburg recently posted about a bodega selling Obama-scented incense. The store is purported to be at the intersection of S. 2nd and Havemeyer.

We don’t know what it smells like, but we’re betting it’s a scent we can believe in.

Look at those colors! We found this photo from Prospect Park Garage on sgoralnick‘s Flickr.

Our beloved borough is more than just a place to live, work, and visit – it’s a place to film! Let’s take a look at three movies set and filmed prominently in Brooklyn.

Saturday Night Fever

In SNF, John Travolta’s character Tony wants nothing more than to transcend his home in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn for Manhattan (crazy). His costar Donna Pescow, a native to the borough, adapted to her role by retraining herself to speak in a Brooklyn accent. The Bay Ridge pizza shop, hardware store, and dance studio featured in the movie still exist today, although the disco club 2001 Odyssey, which was also located in Bay Ridge, has since been demolished.

Requiem for a Dream

This gritty film spends much of its time in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, where Sara, a widow, lives alone in her apartment. Although rather depressing throughout much of the movie, Brooklyn is also the stuff of dreams – when Harry is dreaming of seeing his girlfriend Marion on an ethereal boardwalk, he’s picturing her on Coney Island’s Steeplechase Pier!

The Squid and the Whale

Although the titular oceanic battle is depicted in an exhibit at Manhattan’s American Museum of Natural History, The Squid in the Whale is set predominately in Brooklyn. The main family home is located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and when the Bernard (Jeff Daniels) leaves his wife Joan (Laura Linney), he moves to an apartment on the other side of Prospect Park.

Last weekend saw the first Brooklyn Mutt Show, a (hopefully) annual event that awards dogs of all pedigrees for a variety of fun categories, from “Most like Owner” to “Sloppiest Kisser.” The event took place last weekend at the Brooklyn Lyceum, and raised $2,000 for the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC) Shelter.

Photo via Quirky NYC.

Has anyone else noticed the fantastic weather lately? If you’re digging this climate as much as we are, you’ll probably love this photo of a blossoming Park Slope, via omphale44 on Flickr.

In Brooklyn, seeing a G train is pretty much like seeing a unicorn, except rarer. The only (non-shuttle) subway line that does not enter into Manhattan, the G has the potential to unite isolated regions of Brooklyn and Queens, but like a unmotivated prep school student, consistently fails to live up to our expectations.

Currently, people complain that G trains are infrequent, too short, and unfairly truncated during peak hours (it stops at Court Square in Long Island City, Queens on weekdays during the daytime, losing most of its Queens stops between Court and 71st Avenue in Forest Hills, Queens).

The thing is, the G wasn’t always terrible. The trouble started in 2001 with the inception of the V service, which covers the G’s Queens route during peak hours. To make matters worse, the MTA shortened the G train from six cars to four to make service more frequent, resulting in some cramped commuters.

Early this year, the G was out of the service for four weekends in a row while the MTA was making repairs. Shuttle buses filled in the gaps, and the Gothamist interviewed one New Yorker who preferred the shuttle to the G, as it was more reliable. Ouch.

On this Tue of days, we think it’s best to take a time out — and rock out, if possible. Take a look at this YouTube video for Steely Dan’s “Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me).”