Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
83 marlborough road
For parents still searching for free universal pre-K seats for their 4-year-olds, we have good news: Aim High Children’s Services [http://www.aimhighchild.org/index.html] (located at Temple Beth Emeth at the corner of Church Avenue and Marlborough Road) has 48 available seats for which you can register.
Animals
Neighbor Miriam is moving across the country, and she let us know that she needs to find a home for Burdock, a cat who appeared in her yard after Hurricane Sandy. “She was wild, and it took me a long time to gain her trust,” Miriam wrote to us about
NYC Unicycle Festival
Looking for something fun and quirky to do tonight? You’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the NYC Unicycle Festival as it reaches the bicycle path at Ocean Parkway [http://nycunifest.com/brooklyn-unicycle-day/] around 5pm – when the cyclists, often decked out in all kinds of colorful attire, will
assault
This has not been a good week when it comes to crime in our neighborhood. First, a neighbor contacted us about her bike being stolen [/blog/news/keep-an-eye-out-for-bicycle-stolen-on-cortelyou-road] outside the MetFoods on Cortelyou Road, then another neighbor told us she was attacked in Prospect Park [/blog/crime/neighbor-attacked-in-prospect-park-this-morning] yesterday morning,
511 Church Avenue
We’ve just learned that Little Nest Preschool’s Kensington location [http://littlenestpreschool.com/] (511 Church Avenue) has been awarded 18 full-day universal pre-kindergarten seats. The pre-school received final confirmation yesterday about the seats. Placement is first come, first served – and you can apply online here [http://littlenestpreschool.com/admissions]
East 18 Street
The tenants of 125 East 18th Street have, for years, lived in a nightmare. They have raised families under ceilings that have collapsed; they have paid hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets to get rid of the black mold giving them health problems; they have pleaded, time and
beagle
Soaking in the last of the summer sun, as photographed by flatbushnelson [http://instagram.com/p/sPgsDrH_su/?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
773 Lounge
Happy Labor Day weekend! There’s a ton going on to help you live out your last summer days to the fullest, from a free open house at Cynthia King Dance Studio’s new space [/blog/events/cynthia-king-dance-studios-accepting-new-students] at 21 Snyder Avenue to a chance to pay what you want
attacked
A neighbor emailed us this afternoon about a scary incident that happened to her while jogging in Prospect Park this morning, and she wanted to let others know about it so they could be on alert. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told us that while she pausing her
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Eric-Adams-parks-funding1.jpg]Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office GallopNYC [http://gallopnyc.org/], a non-profit that offers therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with disabilities and with veterans, just landed $500,000 from Borough President Eric Adams to improve the group’s stable
1023 Church Avenue
Surrounded by brightly colored walls that she painted herself, neighbor Mina Marsow navigated around the boxes and tools inside Prospect Gymnastics [http://www.prospect-gymnastics.com/] (1023 Church Avenue) Monday evening and, for a brief second, paused and looked around the space that, just months ago, was a dream. “I decided
missing
Police are asking the public to help them locate Ying-Tsang Ng, an 89-year-old woman who was last seen leaving her apartment at 764 Coney Island Avenue around 11:30am Wednesday, August 27. At the time, Ng was wearing black pants, a grey blouse, and black sneakers. She is 5 feet