Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
robbery
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
Christmas
It’s starting to look festive on Cortelyou Road! As photographed by fdconline [http://instagram.com/p/vUdxDwGEXH/?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 Instagram, and we’ll
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
While winter seems to have all of a sudden arrived, [/blog/weather/ack-winter-sanitation-issues-first-snow-alert-season] don’t let the cold weather stop you from going to all the amazing events happening in our neighborhood this weekend! You can check out a ton of local talent at the Flatbush Artists Studio Tour [/blog/
This weekend, there are, thankfully, no scheduled changes in our neck of the woods – but there are changes to look out for if you’re taking the F into Manhattan or the G further up the line. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Thursday:
1068 Coney Island Avenue
Thanks to neighbor Chaudry Mohammad for letting us know a store at 1068 Coney Island Avenue recently became available for rent. Located in the heart of our area’s “Little Pakistan,”the space previously housed a wholesale distribution company and is settled in the midst of a variety of other
2826 For Hamilton Parkway
Community Board 7’s Land Use Committee [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/committees/?a=detail&content_id=76] unanimously voted Wednesday night to green-light a rezoning application [https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826/posts/797216213657286] that Hamilton’s [https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826?fref=nf] (2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway) needs approved
In addition to the B running local and the Q running express during the day today and tomorrow, take note that the Manhattan-bound trains will be running express from Kings Highway to Prospect Park beginning Friday night. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Thursday:
amy shearn
This Sunday, November 16, you can get your literary (and caffeine) fix while hearing neighborhood writers in author Rachel Sherman’s Ditmas Writing Workshop [http://www.rachelsherman.net/] read their work during Lit at Lark [https://www.facebook.com/litatlark?fref=ts] at Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/] (1007
changing leaves
Autumn descends on our streets, as photographed by annanovv [http://instagram.com/p/vULKyEsLH4/?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 Instagram, and we’ll post them on the
CAMBA emergency food pantry
Many thanks to the incredible 39 neighbors [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/500-turkeys-for-500-families--501#pledges] who have donated to CAMBA’s 500 Turkeys for 500 Families Thanksgiving drive [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/500-turkeys-for-500-families--501#pledges]! So far, our community has raised $2,735 – which is a good start, but we still
ditmas avenue
Updated 9:21pm: Howard Jay Meyer sent us this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNWAdkxqLw], taken by Izzy Weiss, of the accident, which we have learned involved a 13-year-old male victim, who was pinned beneath an NYPD van. In addition to the FDNY and NYPD, the Flatbush Hatzolah
literature
This Sunday, November 16, you can get your literary (and caffeine) fix while hearing neighborhood writers in author Rachel Sherman’s Ditmas Writing Workshop [rachelsherman.net] read their work during Lit at Lark [https://www.facebook.com/litatlark?fref=ts] at Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/] (1007 Church Avenue)