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785 coney island avenue
EzraGuitar [http://ezraguitar.myshopify.com/] is inviting the community to a free open house and kids dance party on Sunday, August 24 from 3pm to 7pm in its studio, located at 785 Coney Island Avenue. During the open house, you’ll be able to try out some of the upcoming
East 23 Street
> Brooklyn: East 23 St & Cortelyou Road Crime scene being established in regards to a male shot, Aided being transported in serious condition. — NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) August 13, 2014 [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/499539504378949633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] A man was shot in the head at 2149 Cortelyou
East 17th Street
This little fella was wandering around Beverley Road and E 17th Street earlier today, when neighbor Claudia found him [https://twitter.com/Arctic_Alice/status/499208259715497986]. Another neighbor, Kelly, helped out and put the turtle in water [https://twitter.com/Arctic_Alice/status/499212073906499584] as Claudia tried to reach the
You can say goodbye to a small, wooden house from the turn-of-the-20th century at 1191 Ocean Avenue – it has sold for $2.25 million, and now there are approved development plans [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320593504&passdocnumber=01] to raze the home and
1191 Ocean Avenue
You can say goodbye to a small, wooden house from the turn-of-the-20th century at 1191 Ocean Avenue – it has sold for $2.25 million, and now there are approved development plans [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320593504&passdocnumber=01] to raze the home and
After police said a man stole a woman’s necklace on an F train that was arriving at the Prospect Expressway and Fort Hamilton Parkway subway stop on Aug. 4, the NYPD is asking for the public’s help to find the suspect. The robbery, which took place in the
Cafe Madeline
If you’re looking for a better commute (being able to walk to work is pretty darn sweet), or maybe your current job just isn’t cutting it, there are a bunch of available positions in and around our neighborhood. We’ve rounded up some available gigs, and leave a
1213 Cortelyou Road
Tonight, The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com/] is holding a fundraiser in honor of World Elephant Day [http://worldelephantday.org/], and a percentage of the proceeds from the beer and cocktails specials, as well as the goodies, will be donated to the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee [http://www.elephants.
cortelyou road merchants association
As you stroll down Cortelyou Road, between Argyle and Westminster, take a minute to appreciate the greenery around you – the lush block, and the Cortelyou Road Merchants Association, just landed second place in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2014 Greenest Block in Brooklyn’s commercial category [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/
endangered animals
Tonight, The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com/] is holding a fundraiser in honor of World Elephant Day [http://worldelephantday.org/], and a percentage of the proceeds from the beer and cocktails specials, as well as the goodies, will be donated to the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee [http://www.elephants.
Cortelyou Greenmarket
Hope you all got to try some drool-worthy peaches at the Cortelyou greenmarket on Sunday (when we got to welcome Kernan Farms [/blog/greenmarket/welcome-kernan-farms-to-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-this-sunday] to our neighborhood), as photographed by brooklynwonder [http://instagram.com/p/rhOMBrmkTY/?modal=true]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas
East 4th Street
Hanging out on East 4th Street, as photographed by amrosario [http://instagram.com/p/req4giq77i/?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.