Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
animal cruelty
Photo courtesy of Ann SimkinsLast week, neighbor Ann Simkins [/blog/business/whats-your-favorite-corner-9], who runs Small World Pet Sitters [http://smallworldpetsitters.com/], was meeting a new client when the woman asked to show her something: two dogs being kept in inhumane conditions in the yard of a grocery store on Flatbush
Eric Adams
Borough President Eric Adams, left, and Councilman Jumaane Williams speak with 70th Precinct Executive Officer Anthony Sanseverino before a peace rally held at Newkirk Avenue and E. 17th Street after Raphael Kurton’s death.After two men were killed [/blog/crime/police-identify-men-who-were-fatally-shot-in-our-community-this-week-as-neighbors-adetunji-ajakaye-and-harold-abodia] , and two others were shot and hospitalized [/blog/
585 E. 21st Street
Adetunjji Ajakaye was shot at Newkirk Avenue and E. 17th Street, the second fatal shooting at this intersection in less than two months.Police last night identified the two people who were killed in our neighborhood this week: Adetunji Ajakaye, a 25-year-old who lived on E. 18th Street, between Newkirk
Albemarle Playground
Photo by Jole Carliner / KensingtonBK [/art-music/on-the-street-saturdays-bangladesh-new-years-festivities]The Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds] are back in Albemarle Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/albemarle-playground] (McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue in Kensington) this summer, bringing free activities for Brooklynites of all ages every Tuesday and Thursday,
Sunflower
After a day like today, it can be good to remember that the sun — and sunflowers — still exist, as photographed by tallulahloulah69 [https://instagram.com/p/5J6plorXty/?taken-by=tallulahloulah69]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner]
Police gathered at the crime scene last night. Photo by Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/midwoodnewsnet/photos/a.178377325686284.1073741828.178373932353290/385066301684051/?type=1&theater] After a 25-year-old man was shot and killed [/blog/crime/25-year-old-man-fatally-shot-at-newkirk-avenue-e-17th-street-early-wednesday-morning] while sitting in a car at the corner of Newkirk Avenue and
1021 Church Avenue
The pulled pork poutineAfter several neighbors told us we had to try the new poutine at Hunger Pang [http://www.hungerpangnyc.com/], we decided to venture to the restaurant at 1021 Church Avenue last night to stuff ourselves with several relatively new menu items — including a glorious heap of pulled
The pulled pork poutineAfter several neighbors told us we had to try the new poutine at Hunger Pang [http://www.hungerpangnyc.com/], we decided to venture to the restaurant at 1021 Church Avenue last night to stuff ourselves with several relatively new menu items — including a glorious heap of pulled
484 Rugby Road
Please be cautious if you’re walking near 484 Rugby Road, between Dorchester Road and Ditmas Avenue; we just received word that a large branch has fallen onto a car and is covering the sidewalk. If you spot other problems in the neighborhood after this crazy weather (or just in
Anne Hiatt
This Saturday, July 18, neighbors are invited to eat their brunch with a side of love, wit and vengefulness as the professional singers from our neighborhood’s Opera on Tap [http://www.operaontap.org/] bring their talents to Sycamore [http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/special-events/] (1118 Cortelyou Road) from 1-3pm. Beginning
Prospeck Park
Families enjoying rowboats in Prospect Park (Photo by Anna Gustafson / City Kid Corner)Always wanted to try your hand at rowing in the Prospect Park Lake? The Prospect Park Alliance [http://www.prospectpark.org/about-prospect-park/alliance] and the Village Community Boathouse [http://www.villagecommunityboathouse.org/vcb-at-prospect-park/] have teamed up to
arts
Photo via NYC Parks Department [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/albemarle-playground]The Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds] are back in Albemarle Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/albemarle-playground] (McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue) this summer, bringing free activities for neighbors of all ages every Tuesday