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Anna Gustafson

Editor of Ditmas Park Corner

Police Seek Suspect In Assault At The Velvet Rope Club

Photo via NYPDPolice are searching for a suspect who punched a clubgoer in the face at The Velvet Rope near Brighton Beach. On a Saturday night at the Velvet Rope European Club & Karaoke the suspect reportedly punched a 29-year-old man in the face before grabbing another object and hitting

Waning Sun

Tingitana [https://instagram.com/p/6gPP3IRdyl/?taken-by=tingitana]snapped this shot of a gorgeous summer evening at Prospect Park. Where are your favorite places to go in the area when you want to relax? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http:

Max’s Chicken & Seafood On Coney Island Avenue Closed For Renovations

Photo via Karen [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153009713402341&set=o.335119629863420&type=1] .Max’s Chicken & Seafood [/blog/food/maxs-chicken-seafood-opens-967-coney-island-avenue], the relatively new fast food restaurant at 967 Coney Island Avenue, by Newkirk Avenue, is closed for renovations, according to signs posted on the

Join The Flatbush Tenant Coalition For A Cookout In Prospect Park This Saturday, August 22

Image via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition/photos/a.486367641437049.1073741826.268117579928724/885835788156897/?type=1&theater] This Saturday, August 22, bring a food dish and your friends and head over to Prospect Park for a barbecue to celebrate all the hard work done by our

Max’s Chicken & Seafood On Coney Island Avenue Closed For Renovations

Photo via Karen [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153009713402341&set=o.335119629863420&type=1] .Max’s Chicken & Seafood [/blog/food/maxs-chicken-seafood-opens-967-coney-island-avenue], the relatively new fast food restaurant at 967 Coney Island Avenue, by Newkirk Avenue, is closed for renovations, according to signs posted on the

Werkstatt, The New Austrian Restaurant On Coney Island Avenue, Unveils Its Menu

Chef Thomas Ferlesch will soon open Werkstatt, an Austrian restaurant at 509 Coney Island Avenue.Get ready, neighbors: you’ll soon be able to down everything from giant pretzels to beef goulash, wiener schnitzels, apple strudel and more at Werkstatt [/business/austrian-restaurant-werkstatt-will-soon-serve-schnitzels-beer-more-at-509-coney-island-avenue#.VdPuEogViko] , the new Austrian restaurant that is slated

DOT Begins Work To Replace Neighborhood’s Historic Stanchions That The City Admitted Were Mistakenly Knocked Down

Photo by Donald LogginsAfter the city Department of Transportation knocked down two historic stanchions [/blog/news/after-neighbors-are-outraged-over-city-dot-knocking-down-stanchions-agency-vows-to-address-concerns] — the brick columns that were built not long after the turn of the 20th century — at Foster Avenue and Westminster Road in June, the agency admitted they’d made a mistake [/blog/news/

Parking In A Crosswalk? Not The Best Idea

Photo courtesy of Donald LogginsThis car decided it was a good call to park in the middle of the crosswalk on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue H the other day — the police, however, disagreed, as neighbor Donald Loggins [/blog/neighbors/community-service-corky-plenty-of-cannoli-donald-loggins], who snapped these photos, wrote to us. Photo by

City Lawmakers Pass Councilman Jumaane Williams' Legislation Tackling Tenant Harassment

Councilman Jumaane Williams. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/20485568842/]The City Council last week passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] that aims to crack down on tenant harassment by going after unscrupulous “tenant

City Lawmakers Pass Councilman Jumaane Williams’ Legislation Tackling Tenant Harassment

Councilman Jumaane Williams. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/20485568842/]The City Council last week passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] that aims to crack down on tenant harassment by going after unscrupulous “tenant