Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Neighbor Ian Olasov (a professor who started the Brooklyn Public Philosophers [/blog/neighbors/neighbor-ian-olasov-talks-his-favorite-local-haunts-his-beginnings-in-philosophy-a-new-lecture-series-at-bpl] ) let us know that he found this very friendly, plump cat on the campus of Brooklyn College. The cat “had a green collar on, but no tags, so I imagine somebody might be missing their cat,
1016 Cortelyou Road
We’ve got good news for those of you who have been schlepping outside of the neighborhood for your manis and pedis: Element Beauty Lounge [/blog/business/element-beauty-lounge-to-open-on-cortelyou-in-august] will be opening at 1016 Cortelyou Road [/blog/real-estate/1016-cortelyou-road-is-now-for-rent] (between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue) this Thursday, September 25, the
83 marlborough road
Temple Beth Emeth [http://www2.bethemeth.net/] (83 Marlborough Road) has a series of upcoming events for families this fall, kicking off with a Rosh Hashanah family service this Thursday at 12pm. Following that, there will be a Tashlich service at 1:30pm at Prospect Park Lake. Other upcoming events
300 Ocean Parkway
Police are asking the public for help in tracking down a man wanted for writing anti-Muslim graffiti on two U.S. Postal boxes on Ocean Parkway on Saturday, September 6. According to the NYPD, the graffiti was written around 4:54am on the postal boxes in front of 300 Ocean
There’s a ton happening this week, from lots of fun for kids and families at Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/weekly-calendar/], an ecological restoration walking tour [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/restoration-tour], the last day of free rowing at Prospect Park [/blog/sports/enjoy-free-public-rowing-this-summer-in-prospect-park] this year, and
street fair
Thousands of people filled Cortelyou Road Sunday for the 2014 Flatbush Frolic [/blog/events/the-flatbush-frolic-is-this-sunday-2], which was hosted by the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/frolic.html] and drew a jubilant and diverse crowd of people from throughout the community – and beyond – to enjoy the vendors, incredible food
Association of Community Employment
Since it opened in 2012, volunteers have spent countless hours cleaning up Kensington Plaza [/?s=%22kensington+plaza%22] (located at the corner of Beverley and Church), making sure that the relatively new public space that is regularly filled with everyone from weary travelers just getting off the subway to those
Temple Beth Emeth [http://www2.bethemeth.net/] (83 Marlborough Road) has a series of upcoming events for families this fall, kicking off with a Rosh Hashanah family service this Thursday at 12pm. Following that, there will be a Tashlich service at 1:30pm at Prospect Park Lake. Other upcoming events
Happy Monday! This week doesn’t look too horrific when it comes to the subways, though you still do need to plan for the B running local and the Q running express from Wednesday through Friday. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Wednesday: >
Happy Monday! This week, there are no planned changes for our neck of the woods – though heads up if you’re riding the subway in Queens. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Monday: > G trains run every 30 minutes between Court Square and
wonder theater
After sitting vacant for nearly four decades, the Kings Theatre [/?s=kings+theatre] (1027 Flatbush Avenue) is undergoing a $94 million restoration that is transforming the enormous site from a place wrecked by years of water damage and vandals to the former grandeur of Brooklyn’s largest theatre that is
After sitting vacant for nearly four decades, the Kings Theatre [/?s=kings+theatre] (1027 Flatbush Avenue) is undergoing a $94 million restoration that is transforming the enormous site from a place wrecked by years of water damage and vandals to the former grandeur of Brooklyn’s largest theatre that is