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[/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Fina-Pizza1.jpg]Photo via Fina Pizza [https://www.facebook.com/finapizzabar/photos/pb.951273798221302.-2207520000.1410806600./951289181553097/?type=3&theater] Happy news for pizza lovers who like their pies with a beer or glass of wine: Fina Pizza (3007 Fort Hamilton Parkway, between East 2nd
Deputy Inspector Richard DiBlasio
After a neighbor told us about being ticketed for walking home through the Parade Grounds at dark [/blog/crime/neighbor-ticketed-for-walking-home-through-prospect-parks-parade-grounds-at-night] (after which an NYPD deputy commissioner said he would look into the matter [/blog/crime/nypd-deputy-commissioner-promises-to-investigate-tickets-being-doled-out-to-neighbors-walking-through-parade-grounds-after-dark] and there was more media coverage [/blog/crime/more-media-coverage-on-parade-grounds-t
Neighbors concerned about driver, pedestrian, and bicyclist safety on Ocean Parkway are invited to attend a meeting this Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30pm at the Ditmas Junior High School [http://ditmasis62.webs.com/] (700 Cortelyou Road). Assemblyman Jim Brennan and officials from the state Department of Transportation are hosting
Church Avenue subway station
Updated at 1:02pm: Firefighters have extinguished what they categorized as a “small fire” on the southbound tracks at the Church Avenue B/Q subway station, according to firefighters at the scene and a spokesman for the FDNY. The fire, which the FDNY said was caused by a transformer, was
71st Precinct
The NYPD is asking for help from the public in finding an 80-year-old man who was last seen leaving his home on Winthrop Street, near Bedford Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, around 11am Saturday. Eric King is about 5-feet-6-inches tall, weighs about 116 pounds, and has brown eyes. He was
Last weekend on the subways? All we can say is: good riddance to all those changes. This week, however, there are still a number of changes to look out for, including the Coney Island-bound F running via the A from West 4th to Jay Street and the F skipping Avenue
Happy Monday! We’re particularly happy to say good riddance to the subway woes of the last couple days. This week, there are no scheduled changes for the B or Q on Monday or Tuesday, but, beginning Wednesday, the Brighton Beach-bound B trains will run local and the Astoria-bound Q
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After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of our favorite recent stories from our sister sites, as well as some other fascinating pieces that are worth a read this weekend: Park
trumpet
A glimpse of the concert by organist Craig Cramer and trumpeter John Thiessen [/blog/art-music/hear-world-renowned-musicians-perform-at-our-lady-of-refuge-church-tomorrow-night] at Our Lady of Refuge Church last week, as photographed by pipeorgans [http://instagram.com/p/s1sb21yfEQ/?modal=true]. The concert kicked off a three-part musical series at the church, and the next event
street photography
Navigating McDonald Avenue, as photographed by amrosario [http://instagram.com/p/s2JDekK71T/?modal=true]. Do you have a picture from around the neighborhood? Email it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com, or tag them #kensingtonbrooklyn on Instagram, and we’ll post it to the blog.
Searching for a place to rent in or around Ditmas Park? We’ve rounded up some spots in 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 how you