This Week In Ditmas Park

This week in Ditmas Park, news that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough; we thanked neighborhood volunteers who painted over graffiti, planted flowers, and generally made our neighborhood more beautiful last weekend; and it turns out that Stuart Wellington, owner of upcoming Hinterlands bar, is pretty hilarious.

Here’s a recap of what’s been happening this week:

• A new computer lab was inaugurated at the Kensington Shelter for homeless families.
• A young man was fatally shot on Avenue D at East 29th Street just before nightfall on Wednesday, police say.
• The new clean-up crew in Prospect Park consists of eight four-legged friends.
• The post-fire demolition of a Stratford Road house happened without a permit, the City says.
• Koko Ramen’s soft launch bodes well for ramen lovers.
• A Midwood High School teacher was removed from his classroom for re-selling books to students.
• After a teenager was killed in a hit and run accident, community leaders marked the installation of a new traffic light and crosswalk at Caton Avenue and East 8th Street.
• The Bangladeshi community and 66th Precinct hosted a celebration on Church Avenue.
• A young woman was fatally stabbed In an area building which had served as a homeless shelter.
• New Mexican eatery, Don Patron, located on Church Avenue between Westminster and Argyle Roads, has opened its doors.