Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
> @Chirlane [https://twitter.com/Chirlane] @JumaaneWilliams [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams] raise awareness about tenant rent regulations pic.twitter.com/JiYhWEqXJP [http://t.co/JiYhWEqXJP] — mercedes williams (@mercedesdoes1) June 4, 2015 [https://twitter.com/mercedesdoes1/status/606437136229875712] New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray came to our neighborhood today
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> @Chirlane [https://twitter.com/Chirlane] @JumaaneWilliams [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams] raise awareness about tenant rent regulations pic.twitter.com/JiYhWEqXJP [http://t.co/JiYhWEqXJP] — mercedes williams (@mercedesdoes1) June 4, 2015 [https://twitter.com/mercedesdoes1/status/606437136229875712] New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray came to our neighborhood today
Beverley Square West [http://www.beverleysquarewest.org/] will be holding its annual block party this Sunday, June 7, on Marlborough Road, between Beverley and Cortelyou Roads. The yearly fest will run from 11am-7pm. All Beverley Square West households (those living between Beverley and Cortelyou and from Coney Island Avenue to
Flatbush Community Garden
Neighbors working at the Flatbush Community Garden. Photo via the garden [https://www.facebook.com/189735227730487/photos/pb.189735227730487.-2207520000.1433442647./708577765846228/?type=3&theater] This Sunday, June 7, you can pick up some new clothes, jewelry, records and more while supporting all the great work done by neighbors
Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, signed Councilman Jumaane Williams’, right of de Blasio, catch basin bill into law yesterday. Photo courtesy Councilman Jumaane Williams’ officeFor neighbors who have long dealt with flooding in our area [/blog/politics/councilman-mathieu-eugene-vows-to-work-with-dep-neighbors-to-address-flooding-on-rugby-road] , a new law could bring some relief to our waterlogged streets [/blog/
ps 230
All PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/]parents are invited to the Parent Teacher Association’s final meeting of the year next Thursday, June 11, at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held at PS 230’s Upper School, located at 1 Albemarle Road. All parents are welcome to attend
Labane sandwich
The Brooklyn Bite [https://twitter.com/thebrooklynbite] stopped by Ditmas Park today, grabbing one of the Labane sandwiches from Mimi’s Hummus [http://www.mimishummus.com/lunch/], which made us instantaneously hungry. Photo via thebrooklynbite [https://instagram.com/p/3efk1PusCx/?taken-by=thebrooklynbite]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com,
beautification
Volunteers at Saturday’s neighborhood clean-up, including Flatbush Development Corporation Executive Director Robin Redmond, sitting center; Anthony Finkel, of the FDC, second from right; and community leader Nathan Thompson, third from right.An enormous thank you to everyone who came out to pick up trash, paint over graffiti, plant flowers,
Councilman Brad Lander
Photo by Bernard Surulo [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=355377754671731&set=o.143224269148309&type=1] After this week’s rain caused familiar flooding at the south ramp of the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station, forcing pedestrians to scale the guard rail if they didn’t want
2268 Church Avenue
For $14, you get a feast of food!As the world seemed to slide into some strange alternate universe yesterday in which a November chill reigned supreme, we set our sights on something warm and spicy that would make us push aside the blankets we’d so optimistically shoved to
big nose full body
Photo courtesy of Michael OienBig Nose Full Body [http://www.bignosefullbody.com/] manager Michael Oien [http://michaeloien.com/] has, since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2004, been a fixture in the city’s jazz scene. His list of accomplishments is an extensive one, from playing at festivals around
1217 Church Avenue
After several neighbors reached out to us about El Acuario Restaurant [http://www.elacuariorestaurant.com/](1217 Church Avenue, between Argyle and Westminster Roads) being shuttered for days, we’ve been told that the Mexican restaurant will be reopening after it undergoes renovations to make the front area more of a