Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
Foley Square
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,
Aerial View
Our beautiful neighborhood, as seen from above and photographed by instakeithnyc [https://instagram.com/p/2miPV7BNAS/?taken-by=instakeithnyc]. 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’ll post them
Holler
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
1120 cortelyou road
As waiters and waitresses delivered tray after tray filled with soup dumplings, bánh mì sandwiches, miso ramen, and a whole lot more to a restaurant jam-packed with neighbors laughing and clinking glasses of beer and wine, it was easy to see the future of Bashi Channel [/blog/food/bashi-channel-new-restaurant-ox-carts-david-pitula-jim-mamary-set-open-end-april] (1120
George Ortiz
As waiters and waitresses delivered tray after tray filled with soup dumplings, bánh mì sandwiches, miso ramen, and a whole lot more to a restaurant jam-packed with neighbors laughing and clinking glasses of beer and wine, it was easy to see the future of Bashi Channel [/blog/food/bashi-channel-new-restaurant-ox-carts-david-pitula-jim-mamary-set-open-end-april] (1120
late subway
Photo by Nick KozakA track fire near the Parkside Q subway platform caused major delays just before this morning’s rush hour, leaving neighbors more than a little frustrated as they waited for a Q that was forced to make express stops from Kings Highway to Parkside. Photo by Nick
Crooke Avenue
Photo courtesy Emile MulderA 14-year-old boy was arrested last night and charged with shooting a 38-year-old woman by Parade Place and Crooke Avenue, right by the Parade Ground, around 5pm Tuesday evening, the NYPD said. The woman was shot in the shoulder, and a 14-year-old girl was hit in the
brooklyn historical society
Photo by John Morrell, via the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://brooklynhistory.pastperfect-online.com/35872cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=81DF84ED-072D-4715-AEEA-766741999874;type=102] Looking at this Brooklyn Historical Society photo [http://brooklynhistory.pastperfect-online.com/35872cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=81DF84ED-072D-4715-AEEA-766741999874;type=102] taken in September 1958 of the south side
Alden Moves Dance Theater
This Sunday, May 17, bring all your questions about summer camp in our area to the free Ditmas Park Camp Crawl, which will include games for the kiddos, refreshments, arts and crafts, a family concert performance and a whole lot more. Here’s when and where you can find the
TV
“Mr. Robot,” [http://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot/home] USA Network’s psychological thriller that will premiere in June and stars Rami Malek [https://twitter.com/ItsRamiMalek] and Christian Slater [https://twitter.com/ChristianSlater], will be filming in our neighborhood on Thursday, May 14 — which means you’ll need to move
This Sunday, May 17, bring all your questions about summer camp in our neighborhood to the free Ditmas Park Camp Crawl, which will include games for the kiddos, refreshments, arts and crafts, a family concert performance and a whole lot more. Here’s when and where you can find the
160 E. 5th Street
Councilman Brad Lander joined Brooklyn Public Library President Linda Johnson, parents and children at the Windsor Terrace Library Monday. Photo courtesy Brooklyn Public Library.After the city’s public libraries took a $10 million hit in the budget released by Mayor Bill de Blasio [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/