Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Parkville Avenue
Updated 8:18pm: The officer who was driving the police cruiser that another officer clung to, and then fell from, Monday morning has been suspended, according to the NYPD. He will remain suspended during the internal investigation, the NYPD told us. Original post: An NYPD officer from the 70th Precinct
astronaut
While we were having dinner at Lea [http://www.leabrooklyn.com/] on Friday, we soon heard rumblings that there was an astronaut in our midst. And, lo and behold, the rumors were true! Garrett Reisman [https://twitter.com/astro_g_dogg], who traveled to space on NASA’s Endeavor [http:
brooklyn pride
[https://www.facebook.com/279046571575/photos/pb.279046571575.-2207520000.1420495025./456981086575/?type=3&theater] Photo via Old Time Musketry [https://www.facebook.com/279046571575/photos/pb.279046571575.-2207520000.1420495025./456981086575/?type=3&theater] Yeah, we know it’s cold and dreary out there – but there is much happening
Dude the dog
Neighbor Alan let us know his dog, named Dude, is missing, and he’s asking us to keep an eye out for the pup who is a Shih Tzu-Terrier mix. Dude was last seen January 1 at Midwood Street and Rogers Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, and he was wearing a
Ocean Parkway and Ditmas Avenue
> U/D Brooklyn Ocean Pkwy & Ditmas Av Driver pronounced DOA at Maimonides Hospital NYPD Hwy CIS investigating the scene pic.twitter.com/iPPyDENrrc [http://t.co/iPPyDENrrc] — NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) January 5, 2015 [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/552145222470496257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] We have very sad news:
affordability
Photo via ditmasparkcorner [http://instagram.com/p/liIi61o5-o/]Well, it looks like 2015 may be the year we’re going to kiss affordability in our neighborhood goodbye. According to the real estate blog YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2014/12/yimby-today-newarks-four-corners-millennium-project-moving-forward-more.html] , Kensington, along with Flatbush and Sunset Park, will
community meetings
For neighbors who have concerns about the neighborhood, or maybe you’d just like to get a closer look at what’s happening in our area, there are several upcoming meetings you can attend. At the gatherings, there are opportunities for you to speak publicly about worries or comments you
26th Precinct
Photo via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152295544017308&set=a.10151139898787308.441532.734412307&type=3&theater] Following last week’s hit-and-run death of Guler Ugur-Yaacobi [/crime/kensington-woman-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-morningside-heights], a 44-year-old Kensington resident and professional photographer, the NYPD is asking for the public’s help in
Grand Larceny Auto
A neighbor is asking for the community to keep an eye out for his car that was stolen from Church Avenue earlier this week. Neighbor Jim let us know that his 2004 black Nissan Altima was stolen from a spot outside of Bobby’s Department Store, on the north side
The setting sun makes our little corner of the world look even prettier, as photographed by omarellis [http://instagram.com/p/xU46jMqNzU/?modal=true]. 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
785 coney island avenue
Happy Friday, everyone! This weekend, you can get your 2015 going with a free music lesson at Ezra Guitar’s open house [/blog/events/take-free-music-lesson-ezra-guitars-open-house-saturday-january-3] , treats for you and your pups at FIDO in Prospect Park’s free Coffee Bark [http://prospectpark.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af49fae3995832605e637055c&
[/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/773-Lounge-after-fire.jpg]Photo via 773 Lounge’s fundraising campaign [http://www.gofundme.com/773lounge] We just got some updated details about the fundraiser for 773 Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge?fref=ts], a beloved bar that’s been in our neighborhood for decades and which