Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
donuts
If you’ve gone to get your morning coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts in Newkirk Plaza [http://www.yelp.com/biz/dunkin-donuts-brooklyn-98] over the past couple of days, you’ve probably noticed the gates have been down. A couple neighbors reached out to us, concerned that it might be closed for
Church Avenue subway station
The NYPD issued a request last night for the public’s help locating a suspect who they said stole the phone of a 38-year-old woman aboard the Q train at the Church Avenue subway station around 10:50pm on October 30. According to the police, the victim was on a
> [https://www.instagram.com/p/wbsoxUMAGC/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading] [https://www.instagram.com/p/wbsoxUMAGC/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading] Here’s to hoping we don’t see a lot more of this! Video by chrisraddish [http://instagram.com/p/wbsoxUMAGC/
armed robberies
BrickUnderground just published a piece [http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2014/12/ditmas_park_neighborhood_secrets] about our neighborhood today, talking to neighbors about everything from Café Tibet’s delicious momos [/blog/food/cold-weather-comfort-food-at-cafe-tibet] and shopping at the Flatbush Food Co-op [flatbushfood.coop] to the often MIA Q train [/?s=
[http://www.gofundme.com/773lounge.jpg]Photo via 773 Lounge’s fundraising campaign [http://www.gofundme.com/773lounge] After a devastating fire destroyed 773 Lounge [/blog/crime/firefighters-battling-blaze-773-lounge] in November, you can help the bar that’s been a favorite watering hole in our neighborhood for decades at a fundraiser
1550 Hendrickson Street
[http://www.gofundme.com/773lounge.jpg]Photo via 773 Lounge’s fundraising campaign [http://www.gofundme.com/773lounge] After a devastating fire destroyed 773 Lounge [/blog/crime/firefighters-battling-blaze-773-lounge] in November, you can help the bar that’s been a favorite watering hole in our neighborhood for decades at a fundraiser
1414 Cortelyou Road
Want to support local businesses while doing holiday shopping? How about getting some discounts when you do so? Yeah, we do too! To help you out, the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/] has created its first-ever holiday coupon book for businesses along Cortelyou Road, as well as a
Anarkali
Flanked by heaps of vegetable pakora, crispy spring rolls, pizza and more from local restaurants, business owners, civic leaders and other neighbors gathered at Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/] (1021 Church Avenue) for the Church Avenue Business Improvement District’s [http://www.churchavenue.org/]annual meeting last night to
1021 Church Avenue
After the opening of Hunger Pang [https://www.facebook.com/hungerpangnyc?fref=ts] (1021 Church Avenue) was named as one of the most anticipated in Brooklyn [/blog/food/hunger-pang-tops-list-of-most-anticipated-restaurant-openings-in-brooklyn-this-fall] , the restaurant that moved into the space where The Dogwood was [/blog/photos/saying-goodbye-to-the-dogwood] has claimed the culinary hearts of many
Source: Flickr/rene-germanyThirty percent of Brooklyn households lack high-speed internet at home, keeping residents from accessing crucial resources for school, work and business, with Kensington and Borough Park being the areas in Brooklyn most lacking when it comes to the digital divide, according to a new report from city Comptroller
nor'easter
Such a gloomy day in Ditmas Park, as photographed by jeff.alford [http://instagram.com/p/wZBvsFt1H1/?modal=true]. What did you all do to stay out of the rain – and avoid the flooding in our neighborhood [/blog/transportation/noreaster-hits-flooding-plagues-neighborhood]? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the
1610 Cortelyou Road
The former Met Foods [/?s=Met+foods] at 1610 Cortelyou Road has undergone extensive renovation work, expanding into the old Tasty Deli Grocery [/blog/business/tasty-deli-grocery-to-move-into-the-smoke-shop-on-cortelyou], and the space that’s now called being called Cortelyou Market by Key Food is looking pretty! We’ll be talking to the owner