This Week In Ditmas Park
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Here’s a recap of what happened last week:
• A Flatbush postal worker was arrested for hoarding more than 40,000 pieces of mail.
• Community gardeners fought to keep their green space alive.
• A PS 249 science teacher was arrested and charged with sexually abusing five students, according to the Brooklyn DA.
• The Intern, starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, returned to Ditmas Park.
• Trashed Out, a musical by neighbors Lloyd H. Miller and Roy Nathanson was selected for a BRIC residency.
• Ox Cart Tavern’s Jim Mamary and David Pitula are planning an Asian fusion restaurant for Cortelyou Road.
• You can nominate your pet to raise money for Sean Casey Animal Rescue.
• We discussed how to change road culture and make our streets safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
• Speaking of road culture, the DOT presented plans to make Ocean Parkway safer.
• Neighbors cheered for the opening of Element Beauty Lounge on Cortelyou.
• Thousands of people flocked to our neighborhood for the Flatbush Frolic.
• You can help the Flatbush BID make the area better for residents and shoppers.
• And Chef Ashley and Matt, who ran The Dogwood, welcomed their daughter into the world!
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