Help Clean Up Park Slope At This Year's Fall Civic Sweep

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Looking for a fun, civic-minded fall activity this Saturday?

The Park Slope Civic Council has you covered with this year's annual Fall Civic Sweep.

On Saturday, the Civic Council is putting the call out to all community-minded residents who want to lend some elbow grease to join them in their yearly seasonal community clean-up.

For this year, the Fall Civic Sweep will target the Old Stone House and Washington Park, taking dead aim at graffiti, litter and other detritus.

The fun starts at 10 a.m. in front of the Old Stone House and runs until 2 p.m.

If you needed another reason to give back to the community, there is also a promise of free daffodils.

Nearly a year ago, outgoing mayor and current Park Slope resident Bill de Blasio announced an $11 million renovation to the historic Old Stone House, as part of the Gowanus rezoning project.

Planned upgrades included a new elevator, staircase and the addition of public restrooms in the 1930's reconstruction of a 1699 dutch farmhouse.

The Old Stone House played a critical role during the Battle of Brooklyn, an early and one of the longest battles of the American Revolutionary War.

The Parks Department did not immediately reply with an update regarding the project.