Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
safe
One of the most diverse neighborhoods [/real-estate/is-it-still-affordable-to-live-in-kensington] in the city that is increasingly attracting families being priced out of neighborhoods like Park Slope and Windsor Terrace, Kensington is also one of the safest spots in Brooklyn, according to a a new study issued by real estate consumer group Brick
Clay McLeod Chapman
When you see everything that is going on in neighbor Clay McLeod Chapman’s [/blog/events/meet-novelist-clay-mcleod-chapman-attend-his-reading-at-the-cortelyou-library-this-saturday] life right now – penning vignettes for a theatrical performance that begins tonight, re-imagining Spider-Man’s origin story, writing and acting in a horror anthology, and about a billion more things, there seem to
386 Marlborough Road
The Cortelyou Early Childhood Center [http://www.mycecc.com/] is holding its inaugural “summer fun health fair” this Sunday, July 20 from 11am to 4pm. The day of festivities is going to be held at the Early Childhood Center at 386 Marlborough Road, where neighbors can meet local practitioners for
1410 cortelyou road
Remember when there was talk about a wine store trying to move [/blog/business/looks-like-1410-cortelyou-will-be-a-wineliquor-store-after-all] into 1410 Cortelyou Road (formerly Toy Space [/blog/business/cortelyou-road-toy-space-now-closed])? Well, it looks unlikely to happen. There had been a liquor license application notice posted in the window, but that’s gone. And the for
storm
Ominous clouds form over our neighborhood, as photographed by photoaskew [http://instagram.com/p/qcsBuquRjf/?modal=true]. 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 on Instagram, and we’ll post them on
HPD
While this event is not in our area, it impacts many of our neighbors – and gives residents a chance to publicly tell city officials what they think about the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/home/home.shtml] so-called “rightsizing” policy [http:
E 8th Street
Please keep an eye out for Ashes, an adorable, light grey Persian cat who has been missing since Sunday evening.Thanks to neighbor Donna for alerting us [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=860376577323388&set=o.335119629863420&type=1&theater¬if_t=wall] to this
missing animal
Good news! Ashes, an adorable light grey Persian cat that went missing Sunday evening, has been found. Ashes’ family has issued a big thanks to everyone who helped look, and they reported that Ashes thankfully returned without any cuts or scratches. She’s apparently thrilled to be home and has
After spending $1,055,000 on a Victorian at 777 Rugby Road in May 2013, the Australian financial advisory firm Dixon [http://www.dixon.com.au/] is leaving Ditmas Park because the company said it couldn’t purchase the approximately 20 homes it had aimed to buy, according to Brownstoner
777 Rugby Road
After spending $1,055,000 on a Victorian at 777 Rugby Road in May 2013, the Australian financial advisory firm Dixon [http://www.dixon.com.au/] is leaving Ditmas Park because the company said it couldn’t purchase the approximately 20 homes it had aimed to buy, according to Brownstoner
Weather
Be extra cautious today, folks – the National Weather Service [http://www.weather.gov/okx/] has issued a flash flood warning for Brooklyn (and the rest of the city) through 5:15pm today. The NWS noted that torrential rain from thunderstorms is moving northeast at 30 mph across our region, causing
fig tree deaths
Comment after comment, they agreed: The fig trees, from Brooklyn to Queens and the Bronx, were dying in record numbers. On the Figs 4 Fun forum [http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/95-if-not-all-fig-tree-died-in-queens-ny-disaster-6888363] , they consoled one another over lifeless trees; fig growers from New York to Pennsylvania encouraged one another and