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Deborah Bag
Sitting in front of the kitchen where Chef Melissa Pony had been whipping up everything from sweet potato falafel to chicken shawarma and waffles and schnitzel, neighbors Shenhav Mor Yehzkel and Deborah Bagg looked around their Middle Eastern restaurant, Batata [http://www.batatabk.com/], and, for what was probably the
CB 7
Neighbors gather at a previous Community Board 7 meeting.Community Board 7 [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/], which covers such neighborhoods as Windsor Terrace, East Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, and more, will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, December 17, from 6:30-7:30pm. The meeting, which is open to the
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Flatbush-Tenant-Coalition-housing-justice-march.jpg] Image courtesy the Flatbush Tenant Coalition This Saturday, the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition?fref=ts] is joining forces with New York Communities for Change [http://www.nycommunities.org/], Urban Homesteading Assistance Board [http://uhab.org/], and the Crown Heights Tenant
chabad of park slope
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Brendan got several photos of Christmas decorations [http://instagram.com/brenone/] from around the neighborhood, and we couldn’t choose just one to show you! Have you taken photos of lights and decorations in the area? You can email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, and we’ll post them to
Going to Hell comedy
This week, you can go to a Sagittarius soiree at Sycamore [https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn/photos/a.361732463843613.113124.359557380727788/1004077879609065/?type=1] , learn about the future of our borough at the Central Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/brooklyn-transitions-futu-central-library-info-comm-121514] , go to an Equality for Flatbush meeting [https:
14 Newkirk Plaza
Many thanks to neighbor Nicholas Tanis for sending us these photos of the beautiful holiday window displays at Almac Hardware [http://www.almachardware.com/] (2 Newkirk Plaza), which he has been designing for the past 10 years. Nicholas, who works part-time at Almac, told us that this year’s theme
mugged
We received some sad news from one of our readers over the weekend that our neighbor wanted to alert the community to: He was mugged by three men while walking home from a friend’s holiday party at about 2am Sunday morning around Beverley and Stratford Roads. “I have been
1 Albemarle Road
The PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/] PTA is urging worried neighbors to alert the city to a slew of safety concerns on area streets during a “parent 311 call-in campaign” on Friday, December 19. Following repeated requests from parents and other community leaders for the city to address traffic
833 Flatbush Avenue
The impact of the Kings Theatre With the impending arrival of what could be hundreds of thousands of people flooding the area for shows at the Kings Theatre [/blog/art-music/diana-ross-to-perform-inaugural-concert-at-kings-theatre] each year, big changes are on the horizon for small businesses on Flatbush Avenue – and theatre officials, as well
Stratford Road
We received some sad news from one of our readers over the weekend that our neighbor wanted to alert the community to: He was mugged by three men while walking home from a friend’s holiday party at about 2am Sunday morning around Beverley and Stratford Roads. “I have been
dunkin donuts
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