Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Beverley Road
If anyone had to ride the subway last weekend, you know what a headache it was. But the lack of a Q train wasn’t the only thing that frustrated residents last week – neighbor Steven Davidson, who lives on Marlborough Road, wrote to us about the closure of Beverley Road
disco
Get our your best Molly Ringwald dress, prepare your Flock of Seagulls hair, and don your Billy Jean jackets – Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco Skate Parties [http://www.dreamlandrollerrink.com/] were such a success this summer that they’ve been extended into the fall! Run by Ditmas Park resident
Get ready to chow down on food from local restaurants, dance to an eclectic mix of bands, get your craft on, and more: The Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/frolic.html] is holdings its 39th Annual Flatbush Frolic [http://flatbushfrolic.org/] street festival this Sunday, September 21, from
As part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/home/home.html] program, the NYPD and city Department of Transportation are planning a two-week initiative, beginning Monday, September, 22, to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians along the notoriously dangerous Ocean Parkway
Ugh. Once again, this weekend is not a happy one for those of us taking the subway. There are a number of things to watch out for these next several days, including the Coney Island-bound F trains and Church Avenue-bound G trains skipping 4th Avenue-9th Street, 15th Street-Prospect Park, and
This weekend should be nowhere near as bad as last weekend, though you’ll have to plan your travels around the Brighton Beach-bound B running local and the Queens-bound Q running express today and tomorrow. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Thursday: > Brighton
The sun sinks over Ditmas Park, as photographed by divebarkarma [http://instagram.com/p/tB9-hkwGSJ/?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
feral kittens
Neighbor Elizabeth Champ let us know she rescued another another set of kittens from near the Q Gardens [https://www.facebook.com/Qgardenscommunity?fref=nf] site near the Church Avenue station – and she needs our help. Elizabeth wrote to us: > I was dropping off some food for the colony
2905 Fort Hamilton Parkway
A new Mexican restaurant, Calaveras (2905 Fort Hamilton Parkway), is holding its soft opening today, and neighbor Meema Spadola’s description of their food has us chomping at the bit to try it! Meema wrote to us and said she had “fresh, delicious guacamole” and “soft house-made corn tortillas.” Plus,
1123 flatbush ave
Gnomiki Day Care at 2221 Ocean Avenue, which was closed due to its history of violations. Its sister site at 2623 Ocean Avenue has been recommended for closure as well. (Source: Google Maps)The operators of nine child care facilities – seven in Brooklyn and two in Staten Island – were charged
Gnomiki Day Care at 2221 Ocean Avenue, which was closed due to its history of violations. Its sister site at 2623 Ocean Avenue has been recommended for closure as well. (Source: Google Maps)The operators of nine child care facilities – seven in Brooklyn and two in Staten Island – were charged
ABC Little Star
The operators of nine child care facilities – seven in Brooklyn and two in Staten Island – were charged last Friday with submitting false documents to the city to cover up a slew of health and safety problems, according to Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation Mark Peters, Brooklyn