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1017 cortelyou road
A whole lot of yum, via brianduprey [https://instagram.com/p/1llEx_B1eY/?taken-by=brianduprey].We have to thank neighbor Brian Duprey for posting this Instagram photo [https://instagram.com/p/1llEx_B1eY/?taken-by=brianduprey] and inspiring us to go check out Hartwell Vegetarian’s [http://hartwellvegetarian.com/] (1017 Cortelyou
Captain Kenneth Quick, commanding officer of the 66th Precinct, at a previous community council meeting.Tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, you’ll be able to get the latest updates on what’s happening with crime in Kensington at the 66th Precinct’s [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_
Downtown Natural Market
Next Saturday, May 30, join the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://fdconline.org/] and Church Avenue Business Improvement District [http://www.churchavenue.org/] for a day of local cleanup and beautification! The day will run from 9am-2pm and will include volunteers painting over graffiti, planting flowers, picking up trash, and more.
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Caton Avenue and E. 8th Street, where a new school will be opening this fall.To address neighbors’ numerous safety concerns regarding Caton Avenue, including speeding cars and short crossing times, the city Department of Transportation will next week propose a number of changes to the roadway that are expected
In a neighborhood as old as ours, you’re bound to hear some ghost stories [/blog/holidays/local-haunts-10-spine-tingling-spots-to-visit-in-around-ditmas-park] . After all, we’ve got graves that are hundreds of years old at the Flatbush Reformed Church [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbush_Reformed_Dutch_Church_Complex]; a former pre-Revolutionary War estate
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In a neighborhood as old as ours, you’re bound to hear some ghost stories [/blog/holidays/local-haunts-10-spine-tingling-spots-to-visit-in-around-ditmas-park] . After all, we’ve got graves that are hundreds of years old at the Flatbush Reformed Church [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbush_Reformed_Dutch_Church_Complex]; a former pre-Revolutionary War estate
72 Caton Place. Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/72+Caton+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11218/@40.649834,-73.972482,3a,90y,163h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sU200pjXe7VnqyV709AHMaw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25b24a1285753:0x6c7eea3d4063a374!6m1!1e1] A group of neighbors concerned about the impact that a proposed
22 Caton Place
72 Caton Place. Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/place/72+Caton+Pl,+Brooklyn,+NY+11218/@40.649834,-73.972482,3a,90y,163h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sU200pjXe7VnqyV709AHMaw!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c25b24a1285753:0x6c7eea3d4063a374!6m1!1e1] A group of neighbors concerned about the impact that a proposed
It’s starting to look more and more like summer! As photographed by mmilberger [https://instagram.com/p/2ydpwhClNF/?taken-by=mmilberger]. 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’
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room
What was Flatbush Avenue like nearly a century and a half ago? What about Prospect Park? Church Avenue? Our neighborhood, and the city, have changed dramatically since the 19th century, and you can see how specific spots in our area have evolved since the 1870s and 1880s — when Brooklyn was
416 church avenue
Photo by Reuben Radding, via Tomas Rodriguez [http://www.tomasrodriguez.com/]. This Thursday, May 21, you’ll be able to sip on a cocktail and listen to guitarist Tomas Rodriguez [http://www.tomasrodriguez.com/]perform a free concert at Church Cafe Wine Bar [https://www.facebook.com/churchcafewinebar?fref=ts]
burgers
We have exciting news, neighbors! Visions Restaurant & Bar [/business/visions-restaurant-bar-is-now-for-sale] (752 Coney Island Avenue) has been sold, and a new café/restaurant/bar, named Propellerhead, will be making its debut this summer after the space undergoes renovations. The new eatery will be a family-friendly café/restaurant during the day