Brooklyn Tweets of the Week: Schumer sings; plus! some! personal! news!

A roundup of (some of) our favorite locally sourced tweets for the week ending May 28

Make way for ducklings! And for a mostly-on-key senator!

Spring is in full swing, readers, and nature appears to be healing. That means an influx of baby animals. And politicians chasing you down to ask for your support. Also, basketball.

Don’t forget to tag us when you see a great Brooklyn tweet!

Just came upon Chuck Schumer jamming to some live music in Park Slope pic.twitter.com/zcG6fgLvMM

— Shana Knizhnik (@shanakn) May 22, 2021

living in Bushwick has reminded me that I much prefer men who dress like absolute garbage. please just wear the closed toe sandals your mom bought you rather than looking like you’re in a modernized musical retelling of the French Revolution

— Magdalene J. Taylor (@magdajtaylor) May 26, 2021

Saw a guy on Flatbush in a horrific mid aughts Jamal Crawford jersey with matching shorts and a Knicks snap back. As I was riding past him, we made eye contact, and without context I said, “Fuck yeah”. He responded, “Let’s fucking go.”

— Immanuel Kan (@TheFakeAbeBeame) May 23, 2021

Me in the group chat: Do y’all want to go get drinks at Happy Fun bar in bushwick?

My 3 responsible friends with full time jobs: Miguel… it’s Monday.

— migs.b (@migsb94) May 24, 2021

In! Some! Personal! News!

The ceiling in my apartment literally collapsed. What a time to be alive! Brooklyn baby! pic.twitter.com/cwAA72kX2Q

— Julia Savel (@JuliaESavel) May 26, 2021

there is a pair of girls having a heart to heart on every stoop in prospect heights tonight and i love that for us

— calm jawn (@small_jawn) May 26, 2021

utterly unfamiliar with this Knicks coach but it looks like they just went down to bay ridge and grabbed a guy

— Alex Fitzpatrick (@AlexJamesFitz) May 24, 2021

The roses are blooming at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 🥺 pic.twitter.com/E2F0sCJSB3

— Irina Groushevaia (@groushevaia) May 25, 2021

Prospect Park’s largest-ever Wood Duck family, 18 ducklings today by Three Sisters Islands! The previous record was 14 from 2020. Also 12 ducklings are at Music Island. 🎥: Gus Keri. pic.twitter.com/1hBjKQ0kJJ

— Brooklyn Bird Alert (@BirdBrklyn) May 24, 2021

I keep seeing this pretty lesbian walking around bed stuy & then I look closer & it’s just that mike wheeler kid from stranger things

— meli “preorder dreaming of you” lozada-oliva (@ellomelissa) May 24, 2021