Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Happy Fourth of July weekend, everyone! As you set out with picnic baskets and beach blankets, remember if you’re using public transportation that trains and buses will be operating on a Saturday schedule [http://www.mta.info/news-july-4-metro-north-lirr-long-island-rail-road-bus-subway/2014/07/01/mta-details-service-fourth] on Friday, July 4. Also, the LIRR
farms
Get ready, aficionados of fresh produce, the Kensington Youthmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/youthmarket/kensington] will be in full swing outside the Brooklyn Public Library at Windsor Terrace [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace]on Fort Hamilton Parkway as of next Saturday, July 12. The GrowNYC [http://www.grownyc.org/
Like the rest of us making it through the brutality that is July’s heat, this bee had the right idea: seeking out some refreshment, as photographed by nystateofmind21 [http://instagram.com/p/p7Oo_Dw0h1/?modal=true]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner
4311 18th Avenue
Clad in a butcher’s white coat, Andrey Nevelskiy stands in the back of his store, past the bins of colorful produce and shelves filled with baked goods, and holds court over an oasis of meat. There, in front of Atlas Meat Market [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlas-Meat-Market/260428177457594]
Xpress Pizzeria
Xpress Pizzeria [http://xpress-pizzeria.com/] (709 Church Avenue) is up for sale, according to this Craigslist post [http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/reb/4546565919.html]. So, if you have $129,900 (and hopefully some pie know-how), this runner-up in our sister site’s pizza showdown [/blog/food/taste-test-who-delivers-the-best-pizza-in-ditmas-park] could be
1016 Cortelyou Road
Park Slope’s Element Beauty Lounge [http://www.yelp.com/biz/element-beauty-lounge-brooklyn] will be expanding into Ditmas Park and is slated to celebrate its grand opening in August, according to a sign posted at its new site at 1016 Cortelyou Road [/blog/real-estate/1016-cortelyou-road-is-now-for-rent] (between Stratford Road and Coney Island
Kent movie theater
A nine-year homicide investigation has ended with a Kensington man being extradited from Belize and charged Tuesday with murdering a 47-year-old Staten Island woman, whose body was found in an alleyway behind the Kent movie theater on Coney Island Avenue in 2005, according to police and published reports [http://www.
A nine-year homicide investigation has ended with a Kensington man being extradited from Belize and charged Tuesday with murdering a 47-year-old Staten Island woman, whose body was found in an alleyway behind the Kent movie theater on Coney Island Avenue in 2005, according to police and published reports [http://www.
seedpod
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-01-at-6.18.06-PM.png] Who wins? The snail vs. the seedpod, as photographed by mbakija [http://instagram.com/p/p6BdZcowg1/?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
traffic deaths
From officers arresting a machete-wielding man who broke into a house when a family was home to new speed limits for area roads as part of the city’s Vision Zero [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/home/home.html] plan, there was much to discuss at the last
Xpress Pizzeria [http://xpress-pizzeria.com/] (709 Church Avenue) is up for sale, according to this Craigslist post [http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/reb/4546565919.html]. So, if you have $129,900 (and hopefully some pie know-how), this runner-up in our sister site’s pizza showdown [/blog/food/taste-test-who-delivers-the-best-pizza-in-ditmas-park] could be
bubble tea
Newkirk Fruit (17 Newkirk Plaza) opened its doors today, and neighbors will get a chance to try its fruit smoothies, bubbles teas, and milkshakes at 50 percent off during its grand opening sale that lasts through Monday, July 7. For $2.50 (thanks to the sale), we tried a large