Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
acting
Stephen Sheffer plays Ollie in “New Country,” which opens at the Cherry Lane Theater tomorrow, May 16. Photo by Clay Anderson, courtesyNew Country [https://www.facebook.com/NewCountryThePlayNY].Neighbor Stephen Sheffer [http://www.stephensheffer.com/] is a man of many hats. An actor, singer, writer, and explorer (he recently completed
Farmers
Photo courtesy the Windsor Terrace-PS 154 Greenmarket.The Windsor Terrace-PS 154 Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/windsor] (11th Avenue between Sherman and Windsor Place) is back in the swing of things, with the market opening last Sunday and continuing each week through December. The market is open from
Chess Ninjas
The PS 139 Chess Ninjas and their coach, Ian West, celebrate their incredible performance at the Nationals last weekend. Photo courtesy PS 139 Chess Ninjas Nineteen incredible students from the PS 139 Chess Ninjas [https://www.facebook.com/Ps139ChessNinjas?fref=ts] performed yet another amazing feat at theNational Elementary Chess
police and fire
Photo by Kamala Sankaram [https://twitter.com/kamalasankaram/status/599220396815228929]Firefighters quickly extinguished flames that partially engulfed a UPS truck on Caton Avenue and Stratford Road around 9:45am Friday morning, neighbors and the FDNY told us. The FDNY said they didn’t know the cause of the fire, but
Photo by Kamala Sankaram [https://twitter.com/kamalasankaram/status/599220396815228929]Firefighters quickly extinguished flames that partially engulfed a UPS truck on Caton Avenue and Stratford Road around 9:45am Friday morning, neighbors and the FDNY told us. The FDNY said they didn’t know the cause of the fire, but
Image courtesy PS 217After kicking off with a spectacular performance [/blog/events/ps-217s-spring-concert-series-kicks-off-tomorrow-may-7-with-performance-by-calpulli-mexican-dance-company] by the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company last week, PS 217’s [http://ps217brooklyn.org/]free garden concert series will continue through June — and the school just announced its full lineup for the popular musical extravaganza. Future performances
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bashi channel
The bao at Bashi Channel (1120 Cortelyou Road), which will celebrate its grand opening Saturday.Get ready to be on the go during this gorgeous weekend, neighbors! You can go to a free spring concert in PS 217’s garden tonight [/blog/events/ps-217-announces-its-full-2015-spring-concert-series-lineup], take a free tour of the
Communitiy Board 14
Youth Service Comittee Co-Chairman Neil Brier said the board’s annual youth conference was a resounding success.Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] held its May meeting Monday night at Edward R. Murrow High School [http://www.ermurrowhs.org/] (1600 Avenue L). Here’s what happened this month: * Board
gardener
Chris Kreussling hosts the NYCWW Pollinator Week Safari in his front year last year. Photo by Alan Riback, via Chris Kreussling [https://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/14574297435/].Tomorrow, May 15, from 1-3pm, you’ll get a chance to explore neighbor Chris Kreussling’s (aka the Flatbush Gardener [http://flatbushgardener.
the Flatbush Gardener
Chris Kreussling hosts the NYCWW Pollinator Week Safari in his front year last year. Photo by Alan Riback, via Chris Kreussling [https://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/14574297435/].Tomorrow, May 15, from 1-3pm, you’ll get a chance to explore neighbor Chris Kreussling’s (aka the Flatbush Gardener [http://flatbushgardener.
Image courtesy the Flatbush Tenant CoalitionToday, Thursday, May 14, the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition?fref=ts] will join groups across the city to rally for stronger state rent laws that are up for renewal this June and which affordable housing advocates, including neighbors with the FTC,