Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Police are asking the public to help them locate Ying-Tsang Ng, an 89-year-old woman who was last seen leaving her Kensington 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
Labor Day weekend
Happy Labor Day weekend! Remember, because of the holiday, the subways and buses are operating on a Sunday schedule [http://www.mta.info/news-lirr-metro-north-long-island-rail-road-bus-subway-labor-day/2014/08/26/extra-getaway-services] on Monday, September, 1. Other than that, it’s the last weekend we won’t have the G north of Nassau Avenue,
Labor Day travel
Happy Labor Day weekend! Remember, because of the holiday, the subways and buses are operating on a Sunday schedule [http://www.mta.info/news-lirr-metro-north-long-island-rail-road-bus-subway-labor-day/2014/08/26/extra-getaway-services] on Monday, September, 1. Otherwise, life isn’t looking too terrible on the B and the Q – though, heads up, the Q
black and white photography
Many thanks to TC Elif Altinbasak for sharing this lovely photo [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152714161898343&set=o.335119629863420&type=1&permPage=1] with us! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/
Bishop Ford High School
Around the five boroughs, parents are rushing to land the handful of universal pre-K seats that remain in the city – and residents in our area are crossing their fingers that their child receives a spot in the newly added slots in School District 15 (which includes parts of Windsor Terrace
[http://gallopnyc.org/] [/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
Summer may be wrapping up, but there’s still a ton happening in Prospect Park in September — including celebrating Labor Day with old-fashioned games at Lefferts Historic House, a family fishing clinic, and a picnic for your pups! Here’s a list of the upcoming events in the park: Monday,
animal rescue
Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://nyanimalrescue.org/] is looking for volunteers to walk their dogs, at either of their locations in Windsor Terrace or Sunset Park. “Are you lacking energy? The will to explore your neighborhood? The inspiration to leave your apartment or workplace?” the animal rescue group (which, if
Mexican
At first glance, San José Teruel (1804 Church Avenue) looks like any other bodega – a tiny store tucked between a deli and a pizza place, its windows crammed with signs for soda, a Mexican flag, and photos of a dozen or so sandwiches brimming with meat and cheese. It was
green
The Flatbush Reformed Church [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushReformedChurch] is holding a bake sale tonight, from 6-8pm, and all proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Flatbush Farm Share [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flatbush-Farm-Share-CSA/207117135971996] – a local CSA that aims to “make local, organic produce available to
Prospect Park Alliance
Summer may be wrapping up, but there’s still a ton happening in Prospect Park in September – including celebrating Labor Day with old-fashioned games at Lefferts Historic House, a family fishing clinic, and a picnic for your pups! Here’s a list of the upcoming events in the park: Monday,
bake sale
The Flatbush Reformed Church [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushReformedChurch] is holding a bake sale tonight, from 6-8pm, and all proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Flatbush Farm Share [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flatbush-Farm-Share-CSA/207117135971996] – a local CSA that aims to “make local, organic produce available to