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1007 church avenue
After an armed robber stole laptops and an iPad from writers meeting at Lark Café [/blog/crime/lark-cafe-robbed-gunpoint-last-night] (1007 Church Avenue) Thursday evening, neighbors have launched a fundraising campaign [http://www.gofundme.com/hd5t7w] to help those who lost their computers – which they pointed out the authors depend on for
writers group
After an armed robber stole laptops and an iPad from writers meeting at Lark Café [/crime/armed-robbery-at-lark-cafe-last-night] (1007 Church Avenue) Thursday evening, neighbors have launched a fundraising campaign to help those who lost their computers – which they pointed out the authors depend on for their livelihood. Kari Browne, Lark’s
burglary
> PO Batson while on Church ave @ 2pm obs local 28 yr old entering cellar of Am Thai bistro & made Burg arrest. #NYPD [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYPD?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] pic.twitter.com/HnLgMTxPHW [http://t.co/HnLgMTxPHW] — NYPD 70th Precinct (@NYPD70Pct) November 15,
There are no changes to the F train in the next couple of days, but heads up if you’re going to be riding the G late at night this week – there will be no trains between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Avenue. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/
ACLU
Heads bent over the brightly colored poster boards covering much of the electric blue floor in Maggie Madden’s second grade classroom, students at PS 139 [http://ps139.org/] stuck their tongues out in concentration and deliberated how best to depict that they didn’t want guns in their neighborhood
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Searching for a place to rent in or around Ditmas Park? We’ve rounded up some spots in and around the neighborhood to help you with your hunt. If you live in one of the buildings, help a hunter out and leave a comment to let your prospective neighbors know
real estate roundup
Searching for a place to rent in or around Ditmas Park? We’ve rounded up some spots in and around the neighborhood to help you with your hunt. If you live in one of the buildings, help a hunter out and leave a comment to let your prospective neighbors know
1100 Newkirk Avenue
If you’ve been curious about whether PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] is the right fit for your child, Wednesday, November 19 is a great time to find out. PS 217 (1100 Newkirk Avenue, between Westminster Road and Coney Island Avenue) will host an open house for parents from 8:
apple pie
This Sunday, the Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/cortelyou] will be hosting its annual apple pie bake-off! Come to the market information tent at 11:30am to taste your neighbors’ pies featuring local apples – and vote for your favorite (while pies last!). The winning baker will get
Equality for Flatbush
Following the armed robberies at Lark Café [/blog/crime/lark-cafe-robbed-gunpoint-last-night], Ox Cart [/blog/crime/three-men-rob-ox-cart-tavern-gunpoint-last-night], Mimi’s Hummus [/blog/crime/police-release-photo-suspect-allegedly-robbed-mimis-hummus-gunpoint] , and a Church Avenue deli [/blog/crime/deli-church-avenue-stratford-road-robbed-last-night], we think it’s incredibly important to tell the stories of our neighbors who were in our local establishments at the
A writers group meeting at Lark Café (1007 Church Avenue) was robbed at gunpoint around 8:50pm Thursday night, when neighbors told us a man walked in with a gun and stole laptops from the nine-person group. We confirmed the robbery with Lark this morning, and we are relieved to