Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Alzheimer's disease
Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Rhoda-Jacobs/] is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America [http://www.alzfdn.org/] to offer free and confidential memory screenings to neighbors next Wednesday, July 23, from 10am to 2pm. The screenings will be held at the legislator’s district
liquor
While neighbors have been able to sip on wine and beer at Le Paddock [http://www.lepaddockbrooklyn.com/Le_Paddock.html] (1235 Prospect Avenue), the restaurant has just been granted a liquor license, and, as of Saturday, it has been serving up such cocktails as the Brooklyn rye and the
collision
A neighbor reached out to us and let us know about this accident Sunday evening, when a van hit a parked car and then collided with a pole after swerving to avoid hitting a pedestrian at the intersection of Caton Avenue and Parade Place around 10pm. Fortunately, no one was
berries
A berry good morning at the Cortelyou greenmarket (at which “healthbucks” are back! [/blog/greenmarket/parkside-farmers-market-opens-today-flatbush-youthmarket-starts-saturday] ), as photographed by brooklynwonder [http://instagram.com/p/qZGuV8mkZ1/?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
20th Senate District
Gripping a microphone in the basement of the Flatbush-Tompkins Congregational Church [/blog/events/flatbush-tompkins-congregational-church-to-rededicate-sanctuary-after-last-years-ceiling-collapse] Saturday morning, neighbors who have for decades put down roots in our community – who have raised families here, who have built it from the ground up – asked the line of political candidates before them what they
pedestrian
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-05-02-at-2.02.10-PM.png] We all know that many of us daily travel on some of themost dangerous roadways [/blog/transportation/ocean-parkway-church-avenue-named-one-of-20-worst-intersections-for-pedestrians-enforcement-recommended-in-2014-or-2015] in the city – but how do we change it? What needs to happen on city roads that havetaken far too many lives [http://parkslopestoop.
Albemarle Playground
The week is off to a great start – and there’s much happening, from the Flatbush Farm Share’s potluck dinner [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flatbush-Farm-Share-CSA/207117135971996?fref=ts] to live music at Bar Chord [http://www.barchordnyc.com/] and a meeting about the future of neighborhood schools [/blog/
puppets
The Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds], a local theatrical/storytelling group that performs traditional folk tales from around the world, is bringing free activities for children, teenagers, and adults to Albemarle Playground [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/albemarleplayground] (McDonald Avenue between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue) every Tuesday
Ok, can we just say (slash yell in delight): There are no scheduled changes for the Q through Wednesday! None! Nada! Zero! So, go crazy, Q travelers. Details via the MTA [http://web.mta.info/service/]: Beginning Monday: Brighton Beach-bound B trains skip 182nd-183rd streets Rush hours, 5:30am to
ACORN
Jon Kest [/blog/neighbors/jon-kest-passed-away-last-night], the founder of the Working Families Party [http://workingfamilies.org/states/new-york/] and a community advocate who worked tirelessly for decades to improve the lives of low-wage workers throughout the city, was honored by Mayor Bill de Blasio [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/339-14/
Girls
After a hiatus of a couple months, filming for HBO’s ‘Girls’ is returning to our neighborhood [/?s=Girls] this week. We spotted signs over the weekend about the upcoming shoot on Dorchester Road between E 16th and E 19th Streets. The show (for which its creator and star Lena
Flatbush Tenants Coalition
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