Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Photo courtesy of Michael OienNeighbor Michael Oien [http://michaeloien.com/] has, since graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2004, been a fixture in the city’s jazz scene, and you’ve likely seen the man working his music magic in our neighborhood at Sycamore [http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/]. His
5th Precinct
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yxBiFUvWEM&feature=youtu.be Three 16-year-old boys, including one from Kensington and another from Midwood, were arrested yesterday and charged with raping and robbing a 33-year-old woman at a park in lower Manhattan, the NYPD said. The teenagers — Eric Pek, of Kensington; Sanat
Caton Avenue
The city DOT is planning major improvements for Caton Avenue.Neighbors who say they frequently feel as though their lives are at stake while navigating area roads fraught with short crossing times, speeding cars, unsafe turns, and more are urging the community to support the city Department of Transportation’s
Aga Trojniak
Image courtesy the Flatbush Tenant CoalitionNext Tuesday, June 9, you can join the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition?fref=ts] as neighbors travel to Albany to rally for stronger rent laws — which are up for renewal on June 15. The trip is free and includes a bus
found dog
Photo courtesy LaurenThanks to neighbor Lauren for letting us know that she just found a one- to two-year-old pit bull on E. 16th Street, between Beverley and Cortelyou Roads. The pup is “very sweet and clearly someone’s pet, but she doesn’t have any identification,” Lauren wrote to us.
Great Gatsby
It looks like we’ve got a literary tagger in our midst, as captured by Sirirebecca [https://instagram.com/p/3bwUc7ljjh/?taken-by=sirirebecca]. 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,
Debbie Deane
Image via the Brooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/summerreading]Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? From sing-alongs at Lark Cafe to exploring Prospect Park, there are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in our area. See the full details below! For
Lark
Photo via The Dad Beats [https://www.facebook.com/TheDadBeats/photos/pb.193725990677651.-2207520000.1433278209./896709603712616/?type=3&theater] Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? From a superhero training camp at Cortelyou Library to sing-alongs at Lark Cafe and exploring Prospect Park, there are
Photo via Kings Theatre [https://www.facebook.com/KingsTheatreBklyn/photos/pb.308936483947.-2207520000.1428688457./10153119888878948/?type=3&theater] Congratulations to the Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] (1027 Flatbush Avenue), one of the places honored this year in the 2015 Brooklyn Building Awards [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/CWT/EXTERNAL/
1027 Flatbush Avenue
Photo via Kings Theatre [https://www.facebook.com/KingsTheatreBklyn/photos/pb.308936483947.-2207520000.1428688457./10153119888878948/?type=3&theater] Congratulations to the Kings Theatre [http://www.kingstheatre.com/] (1027 Flatbush Avenue), one of the places honored this year in the 2015 Brooklyn Building Awards [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/CWT/EXTERNAL/
The city DOT is planning major improvements for Caton Avenue.Neighbors who say they frequently feel as though their lives are at stake while navigating area roads fraught with short crossing times, speeding cars, unsafe turns, and more are urging the community to support the city Department of Transportation’s
garbage cans
After neighbors repeatedly reported problems with the regular trash baskets along Cortelyou and in Newkirk Plaza (such as garbage accumulating around the bins), the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/] worked with Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] to get the new trash cans that have recently appeared