Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
driver safety
The New York City Department of Transportation on Friday announced 14 new “arterial slow zones,” major corridors that will see speed limits slashed by five miles per hour as part of the Vision Zero initiative [/blog/crime/70th-precinct-sees-greatest-growth-in-issuing-failure-to-yield-summonses] . Coney Island Avenue and Flatbush Avenue are both on the list, with
crowdfunding
Indie filmmakers (and Ditmas Park husband and wife duo) Michael DiBiasio [http://mdibiasio.com/] and Rebecca De Ornelas [http://www.rebeccadeornelas.com/] have just released their short film, “Multiverse,” [http://vimeo.com/86141908] which was shot and produced in our neighborhood and marks the launch of their crowdfunding campaign [http:
baklava
Remy’s, a kosher vegetarian restaurant at 3021 Fort Hamilton Parkway [/business/hummus-garden-from-falafel-fusions-former-owner-opens-on-fort-hamilton-parkway] , has apparently closed for what we’ve been told is for good. We haven’t been able to reach the owners, Kensington residents Avi and Julie Atiae, but several neighbors have told us that they were disappointed
cat found
Dorothy Raftery let us know that she found a sweet black male cat with green eyes near Argyle and Dorchester a little more than one week ago. The super affectionate and friendly fella is now with Dorothy in Manhattan, but she said she’d be happy to bring him back
Carousel
Looking for some dizzying fun for the kids this month? Once again this year, every Thursday in August from 12-6pm [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/carousel-free], kids ages 12 and under can ride the Prospect Park Carousel [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/carousel] for free! Children must be
chef Vincent Tropepe
Bay Ridge-based chef Vincent Tropepe [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chef-Vincent-Tropepe/267921936629583], who had his own reality television show [http://www.chefvtv.com/] and has been fighting what he has called a system of restaurant health codes and fines that strangle small businesses throughout the city, will address Community Board
adopt animals
These two adorable kittens, Old Fashioned and Martini, are up for adoption! Photographed by tortillakits [http://instagram.com/p/rNv_XMRI11/?modal=true], who fosters kittens until they can find permanent homes. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.
cortelyou library friends
Happy Monday! There’s much happening this week, including the 70th Precinct National Night Out [/blog/crime/join-the-70th-precinct-for-national-night-out-against-crime-on-august-5] tomorrow evening at the Parade Grounds, a meeting about the future of the Cortelyou Library [/blog/library/bring-your-ideas-to-the-cortelyou-library-friends-meeting-next-wednesday-august-6] on Wednesday night, a public hearing Thursday on MTA capital projects (which area leaders
East 5 Street
Many thanks to neighbor Sherry Davis for this photo of the longterm construction on Ocean Parkway, as seen from East 5th Street in the twilight. As Sherry said, “I think the construction lights give off a soft, atmosphere glow.” We agree! Do you have a picture from around the neighborhood?
Church Avenue B/Q subway station
Assemblyman Jim Brennan [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/James-F-Brennan/] will be holding a public hearing [http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ChurchAvenueBusiness/f3e663c146/3b28502edd/2f07010eb8] this Thursday in Manhattan to gather feedback from the public on projects that the MTA [http://www.mta.info/] should address in its 2015-2019 capital
American Made program
Neighbor Auria Abraham (the owner of Auria’s Malaysian Kitchen [http://auriasmalaysiankitchen.com/]) is no stranger to the spotlight, having appeared on the wildly popular Food Network’s “Chopped” [/blog/food/see-neighbor-auria-abraham-compete-on-chopped-next-tuesday-at-highbury-pub] and, of course, garnering an ever-growing following of devoted fans at the Flatbush Frolic [https://www.facebook.com/
Happy Monday! This week, tunnel reconstruction means the G still won’t be running [/transportation/this-friday-until-september-2-no-g-train-service-north-of-nassau-avenue] north of Nassau Avenue, and the Coney Island-found F train will be running local in Queens, via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx] . Starting Monday: > No G train service north