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Council District 40

Join Your Neighbors To Discuss Bringing Participatory Budgeting To Our Area This Week

Following yesterday’s post about a proposal to create a more pedestrian friendly intersection at Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue [/blog/transportation/neighbor-suggests-funding-safety-improvements-coney-island-avenue-cortelyou-road-participatory-budgeting] through the city’s participatory budgeting process [http://ideas.pbnyc.org/place/271230], neighbors noted they were disappointed to see that Councilman Mathieu Eugene [http://council.

1027 Flatbush Avenue

Bon-Bons For 35 Cents, A Satin-Lined Staircase & More Memories Of The Soon-To-Reopen Loew’s Kings Theatre

[/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-04-at-11.40.42-AM.png]Photo via the Theatre Historical Society of America After we wrote about the Kings Theatre asking neighbors for their memorie [/blog/art-music/share-memories-kings-theatre-opening-date-nears]s of the visually stunning arts space that is now undergoing a $94 million renovation project [/blog/art-music/photos-inside-the-stunning-loews-kings-theatre-restoration]

DUI checkpoints

Citing Concerns About An Increase In Police Checkpoints In Our Neighborhood, Equality For Flatbush Will Launch Community Survey

Saying gentrifying neighborhoods in Brooklyn are overwhelmingly and unfairly targeted for DUI checkpoints, Equality for Flatbush [http://equalityforflatbush.tumblr.com/], a grassroots organization that works on anti-gentrification efforts in our neighborhood, recently announced it will launch a six-month community survey on NYPD checkpoints in Flatbush and East Flatbush [https://www.

2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway

Hamilton’s Seeks Approval For A Sidewalk Café

After filing for a rezoning request from the Department of City Planning, our neighbors at Hamilton’s [http://hamiltonsbrooklyn.com/] (2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway) are asking the community to support their request for a 45-seat sidewalk café – a proposal which will be discussed at an upcoming Community Board 7 land

arts and music

Remembering The Loew’s Kings Theatre (Which Will Be Reopening So Soon!)

[/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-04-at-11.40.42-AM.png]Photo via the Theatre Historical Society of America After we wrote about the Kings Theatre asking neighbors for their memorie [/blog/art-music/share-memories-kings-theatre-opening-date-nears]s of the visually stunning arts space that is now undergoing a $94 million renovation project [/blog/art-music/photos-inside-the-stunning-loews-kings-theatre-restoration]

That Autumn Glow

As beautifully photographed by jooolliiee [http://instagram.com/p/u4UlNWtIx1/?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 blog. Also, like us

brooklyn historical society

Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week

There’s much happening in and around the neighborhood this week, from a meeting of the Brooklyn Public Philosophers tonight, a celebration of the first anniversary of Bar Chord’s music trivia night [https://www.facebook.com/events/675772522530531] and a wine tasting at Lea [/blog/food/beer-flights-free-candy-castello-plans-trick-treat-party-tonight-partner] tomorrow evening,

2211 Church Avenue

Attention Contractors & Architects! RSVP By Wednesday To Attend The Church Avenue BID’s Recruitment Event This Friday

[/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Meat-Palace_Before-and-After_Press1.jpg]Meat Palace [http://www.yelp.com/biz/meat-palace-supreme-brooklyn] (1811 Church Avenue), photographed before and after undergoing the Church Avenue BID’s storefront restoration program. The Church Avenue BID [https://www.churchavenue.org/] is inviting all neighborhood contractors and architects to its contractor

bicyclist safety

Neighbor Suggests Funding Safety Improvements For Coney Island Avenue & Cortelyou Road Through Participatory Budgeting

As part of the city’s participatory budgeting program [http://pbnyc.org/] (a process that allows residents to have a direct say on what they’d like to see funded in their area), neighbor Amanda suggested a “pedestrian friendly intersection at Coney Island Avenue and Cortelyou Road,” [http://ideas.pbnyc.

trains

This Week’s B, Q & F Subway Changes

Happy Monday! Once again, the Manhattan-bound B will be running local and the Coney Island-bound Q will be running express in our neck of the woods from Wednesday through Friday. The F train will also have a bit of wonkiness. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.

1226 Prospect Avenue

RSVP Now For A Free Workshop On Cutting Energy Costs At Co-ops & Condos November 19

Thanks to neighbor Troy Martin for letting us know about a free workshop happening in our area for residents living in condos and co-ops on how to cut energy costs through local, state and federal programs. The free event will take place at The Prospect Range [http://www.prospectrange.com/

Church Avenue Business Improvement District

Attention Contractors & Architects! RSVP By Wednesday To Attend The Church Avenue BID’s Recruitment Event This Friday

[/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Meat-Palace_Before-and-After_Press.jpg]Meat Palace [http://www.yelp.com/biz/meat-palace-supreme-brooklyn] (1811 Church Avenue), photographed before and after undergoing the Church Avenue BID’s storefront restoration program. The Church Avenue BID [https://www.churchavenue.org/] is inviting all neighborhood contractors and architects to its contractor