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Anna Gustafson

Editor of Ditmas Park Corner

Werkstatt, The New Austrian Restaurant On Coney Island Avenue, Unveils Its Menu

Chef Thomas Ferlesch will soon open Werkstatt, an Austrian restaurant at 509 Coney Island Avenue.Get ready, neighbors: you’ll soon be able to down everything from giant pretzels to beef goulash, wiener schnitzels, apple strudel and more at Werkstatt [/blog/food/viennese-chef-neighbor-thomas-ferlesch-will-soon-open-his-austrian-restaurant-werkstatt-at-509-coney-island-avenue] , the new Austrian restaurant that is slated

New Middle School On Caton Avenue & E. 7th Street Still Has Seats Available For Incoming Sixth Graders

Photo via M.S. 839Attention, parents! M.S. 839, the new middle school [/education/how-you-can-learn-more-about-and-apply-to-the-new-middle-school-at-caton-avenue-e-7th-street] that’s opening this September at Caton Avenue and E. 7th Street, has about five seats left for incoming sixth grade students, Principal Michael Perlberg let us know. The school will have class sizes of

After Years Of Sewage & Rain Water Pouring Into E. 10th Homes, Neighbors Plead With City To Resolve The Problem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFmpmLqTGik&feature=youtu.be For years, neighbors on E. 10th Street, between Caton and Church Avenues, have braced themselves for water, sewage and sludge to pour into their basements when it rains. And, for years, these neighbors have turned to the city, time

Updated: Cat Found Outside The 18th Avenue Associated Reunited With Owner

Photo via Lost and Found Pets in Brooklyn [https://www.facebook.com/lostpetsinbrooklyn/photos/a.388934217874169.1073741828.388926341208290/663897943711127/?type=1&theater] .Updated 5:42pm: After this sweet cat was found outside the Associated [/animals/cat-found-living-in-a-box-on-18th-avenue-4th-street#.VdM6HogViko] at 18th Avenue and E. 4th Street, the folks at the grocery

New Sanitation Crew Begins Cleaning The Flatbush-Nostrand Junction; Will Paint Over Graffiti, Remove Weeds & More

Photo courtesy of the Flatbush-Nostrand Junction BIDIf you notice people you haven’t seen before cleaning the Flatbush Nostrand Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com/] area, be sure to give them a big welcome — the new sanitation crew just began working this past Saturday, August 15. The workers from the

Bear Sighting

Rob Buchel [http://www.robbuchel.com/]photographed some pretty darn cute wildlife [https://instagram.com/p/6e7uw_onJL/?taken-by=robb83]hanging out in our neighborhood. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark

Things To Do In Kensington & Windsor Terrace This Week

Photo via Brian Charette [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153368960444617&set=a.10151083342139617.454664.851329616&type=1&theater] Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can learn how to knit and crochet [vhttp://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/list?loc[]=568]with your neighbors, see a free

Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Week

Shlomo Franklin will perform at Bar Chord this Wednesday. Photo via Shlomo Franklin [https://www.facebook.com/464176850379051/photos/pb.464176850379051.-2207520000.1439844203./469252763204793/?type=3&theater] Happy Monday, everyone! This week, you can get your laugh on at Bar Chord’s comedy night, [http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.html]

Viral The Movie Will Film On Avenue H This Thursday, August 20

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerHeads up, neighbors — you’re not going to be able to park on Avenue H, between Rugby Road and Westminster Road, this Thursday, August 20 because a movie, “Viral,” will be filming there. Parking will be held for the filming, which is slated to happen between

Thousands Of People Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day At Brooklyn Mela On Coney Island Avenue

Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue Sunday, August 16, to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with heaps of delicious food, music, dancing and more for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes-2] . Held each year in New York City’s largest Pakistani community, the festivities centered around