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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 him

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:

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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 business. There also

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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 neighbors

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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 business. There also

509 Coney Island Avenue

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

Foster Avenue and Westminster Road

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/

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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 Council

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

Austria

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 [/blog/food/viennese-chef-neighbor-thomas-ferlesch-will-soon-open-his-austrian-restaurant-werkstatt-at-509-coney-island-avenue] , the new Austrian restaurant that is slated

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New Middle School On Caton Avenue & E. 7th Street Still Has Seats Available For Incoming Sixth Graders

Photo via M.S. 839Attention, parents! M.S. 839, the new middle school [/education/how-you-can-learn-more-about-and-apply-to-the-new-middle-school-at-caton-avenue-e-7th-street] that’s opening this September at Caton Avenue and E. 7th Street, has about five seats left for incoming sixth grade students, Principal Michael Perlberg let us know. The school will have class sizes of

sanitation

After Years Of Sewage & Rain Water Pouring Into E. 10th Homes, Neighbors Plead With City To Resolve The Problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFmpmLqTGik&feature=youtu.be For years, neighbors on E. 10th Street, between Caton and Church Avenues, have braced themselves for water, sewage and sludge to pour into their basements when it rains. And, for years, these neighbors have turned to the city, time and

18th Avenue Associated

Updated: Cat Found Outside The 18th Avenue Associated Reunited With Owner

Photo via Lost and Found Pets in Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/lostpetsinbrooklyn/photos/a.388934217874169.1073741828.388926341208290/663897943711127/?type=1&theater] .Updated 5:42pm: After this sweet cat was found outside the Associated [/animals/cat-found-living-in-a-box-on-18th-avenue-4th-street#.VdM6HogViko] at 18th Avenue and E. 4th Street, the folks at the grocery store

BID

New Sanitation Crew Begins Cleaning The Flatbush-Nostrand Junction; Will Paint Over Graffiti, Remove Weeds & More

Photo courtesy of the Flatbush-Nostrand Junction BIDIf you notice people you haven’t seen before cleaning the Flatbush Nostrand Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com/] area, be sure to give them a big welcome — the new sanitation crew just began working this past Saturday, August 15. The workers from the

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Bear Sighting

Rob Buchel [http://www.robbuchel.com/]photographed some pretty darn cute wildlife [https://instagram.com/p/6e7uw_onJL/?taken-by=robb83]hanging out in our neighborhood. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark

Things To Do In Kensington & Windsor Terrace This Week

Photo via Brian Charette [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153368960444617&set=a.10151083342139617.454664.851329616&type=1&theater] Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can learn how to knit and crochet [vhttp://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?loc[]=568]with your neighbors, see a free movie at the

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Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week

Shlomo Franklin will perform at Bar Chord this Wednesday. Photo via Shlomo Franklin [https://www.facebook.com/464176850379051/photos/pb.464176850379051.-2207520000.1439844203./469252763204793/?type=3&theater] Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can get your laugh on at Bar Chord’s comedy night, [http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html] meet

entertainment

Viral The Movie Will Film On Avenue H This Thursday, August 20

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerHeads up, neighbors — you’re not going to be able to park on Avenue H, between Rugby Road and Westminster Road, this Thursday, August 20 because a movie, “Viral,” will be filming there. Parking will be held for the filming, which is slated to happen between

Brooklyn Mela

Thousands Of People Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day At Brooklyn Mela On Coney Island Avenue

Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue Sunday, August 16, to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with heaps of delicious food, music, dancing and more for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes-2] . Held each year in New York City’s largest Pakistani community, the festivities centered around

Best of Lists

Jaya Yoga Named One Of The Best Yoga Studios In The City

Photo by South Slope NewsCongratulations, Jaya Yoga [http://jayayogacenter.com/]! The yoga studio that’s located at 1626 8th Avenue in our area and 2902 Fort Hamilton Parkway in Kensington, was just named one of the best yoga spots in the entire city, according to CBS New York [http://newyork.

Councilman Jumaane Williams

Brooklyn Mela Draws Thousands Of People To Coney Island Avenue For Festivities Celebrating Pakistan’s Independence Day

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue Sunday, August 16, to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with heaps of delicious food, music, dancing and more for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes-2] . Held each year in New York City’s largest Pakistani community, the festivities

4517 Avenue D

Councilman Jumaane Williams’ Office Is Collecting School Supplies For Families In Need Through Sunday, September 15

Photo via Jonathan Garcia [https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathangarcia/3748383024/in/photolist-6HerFw-8xiW5Q-fD63Q9-cdaEDL-fCtoKg-88m4rF-59YNvh-681U2C-55kmDw-5x9K83-rhVqML-9gJ4Gv-7fmoVe-fFQwwF-fG87rj-rhSx74-aeQy9a-fCtsAv-4Ug15Y-dipEZj-6dgPVS-oVhHiN-fCtmvR-7fmoUD-aeQizX-qmd1JT-7ynMEa-fCKZEY-rhVoEu-2w2Ft7-bxRVNf-7JsP91-cRPnz5-9vrRGX-e1LDJL-fCKTMw-e1LDKA-ccmwh-r1rX9h-rhVq6A-8H1LGn-fqoh58-88pgZq-aeQvcP-64yHhp-aSnUER-6L13SK-bxRVNC-9vyBAq-5GRacJ] As the summer winds down and our community’s kids get

This Week In Ditmas Park

Photo via ekornblut [https://instagram.com/p/6Yfu_AtJsB/?taken-by=ekornblut]This week, we talked to Alex at Alex’s Shoe Repair about leaving Newkirk Plaza, celebrated a gorgeous new mural at Umma Park, learned about the incredible Leo Lee, who’s been serving our community for more than 66

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Shadows For Days

Oh, you know, just another gorgeous day in the neighborhood, as photographed by zachzapeta [https://instagram.com/p/6XQgDAFRQU/?taken-by=zachzapeta]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’