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happenings
Happy Monday! This week, you can celebrate World Elephant Day [https://www.facebook.com/worldelephantday] with food and drinks at The Castello Plan, get your groove (and laugh) on at Bar Chord, sit in on a summer fiction reading workshop [http://www.rachelsherman.net/writing-workshops/] at Lark, take a body
Assemblyman Jim Brennan
For years, the Church Avenue B/Q subway station has been plagued by leaky ceilings, peeling paint, crumbling cement (and more) [/blog/transportation/you-can-help-repair-the-church-avenue-bq-subway-station] – and area leaders are hoping the MTA will finally do something to address the litany of issues at the busy transportation hub. Last Thursday, Church Avenue
flooding
Tonight, there will be an important Community Board 7 committee meeting [/news/celebrity-chef-vincent-tropepe-to-address-cb-7-meeting-next-week-board-to-also-tackle-flooding-problems] addressing flooding and school construction – and neighbors are encouraged to attend. At the CB 7 Parks and Environment Committee meeting [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/], which will be held at 6:30pm tonight, August 11, the city School
Anomalous
“Anomalous,” a horror movie about a schizophrenic’s inexplicable death [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1977001/], is shooting on Marlborough (between Albemarle and Church) today – which means no parking on the block. If your car has been moved because of the filming, call Rey at (347) 841-2460. The film, from
107 Suffolk Street
Looking for something to do tonight? There are a handful of free tickets available for tonight’s 5:30pm performance of “The Photo Album,” [http://www.thestorygym.com/contact.html] an interactive theater piece set in one of our neighborhood’s Victorian homes – but it’s first come, first served
food co-op
After years of interest [/food/jack-oconnell-on-the-benefits-of-opening-the-windsor-terrace-food-co-op], residents pushing for the Windsor Terrace Food Co-op [http://www.windsorterracefoodcoop.com/] are hoping to soon make the food mecca a reality, and they’re now looking for space to operate in, as well as someone who may be able to lend a hand
Happy Monday! This week, we still don’t have the G [/transportation/this-friday-until-september-2-no-g-train-service-north-of-nassau-avenue] north of Nassau Avenue – but, if you’re hopping on the F, life is a happy oasis of unscheduled changes. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Monday: > No G train
public transportation schedule
Happy Monday! The first two days of the week are looking good – there are no scheduled subway changes. But heads up – beginning Wednesday, the Coney Island-bound Q will be running express. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Wednesday: > Coney Island-bound Q trains run
this week in Ditmas Park
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We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open houses happening in and around Ditmas Park this Sunday. Any thoughts on these places? 385 E 18th Street #5L [http://www.trulia.com/property/3162646186-385-E-18th-St-5L-Brooklyn-NY-11226] List Price: $249,000 Size: Studio Details: Located just off Cortelyou Road, this pre-war studio
open houses in Brooklyn
We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open houses happening in and around Ditmas Park this Sunday. Any thoughts on these places? 385 E 18th Street #5L [http://www.trulia.com/property/3162646186-385-E-18th-St-5L-Brooklyn-NY-11226] List Price: $249,000 Size: Studio Details: Located just off Cortelyou Road, this pre-war studio
foot fetish
A man who has previously been charged with assaulting women by grabbing their ankles, rubbing their feet, and taking off with their shoes [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/foot-fiend-caped-creep-charged-attacking-3-women-article-1.571505] has reportedly been a constant presence at the Newkirk Plaza subway station for years – and a neighbor told us