Editor of Ditmas Park Corner
2336 Linden Boulevard
A neighbor found this sweet dog on E. 17th Street, between Newkirk and Ditmas Avenues a couple days ago and brought him to the Animal Care & Control center at 2336 Linden Boulevard. Several neighbors reached out to us, wanting to find the pup’s owner immediately because ACC euthanizes
Parent Teacher Associations
Photo via Councilman Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/blog/2010/05/05/a-great-event-for-our-schools]Time to lace up those sneakers and head for Prospect Park, neighbors — the 8th annual Brooklyn PTA 5K [https://nycruns.com/races/?race=brooklyn-pta-5k] is coming up on Saturday, May 9 at 10am. Councilman Brad Lander [http:
753 Coney Island Avenue
George’s is coming back! After city marshals repossessed George’s Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/georges-restaurant-brooklyn] (753 Coney Island Avenue, by Cortelyou Road) for the landlord because the then-owner hadn’t paid his bills for months [/business/city-marshals-seize-georges-restaurant-diner-could-be-reopened-by-family-of-original-owners] , the family of the original owners will soon reopen the
Peter-Harry Montauredes
George’s is coming back! After city marshals repossessed George’s Restaurant [http://www.yelp.com/biz/georges-restaurant-brooklyn] (753 Coney Island Avenue, by Cortelyou Road) for the landlord because the then-owner hadn’t paid his bills for months [/business/city-marshals-seize-georges-restaurant-diner-could-be-reopened-by-family-of-original-owners] , the family of the original owners will soon reopen the
Marty Markowitz
From putting on the annual Flatbush Frolic [/blog/photos/scenes-from-the-2014-flatbush-frolic] that brings thousands of people to Cortelyou Road to making our neighborhood more environmentally friendly [/blog/events/go-green-this-weekend-with-events-at-the-flatbush-food-coop-2], as well as safer [/blog/business/lights-back-flatbush-development-corporation-cb-14-business-leaders-work-fix-dimly-lit-newkirk-plaza-passageway] — and so much more, the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdco
Compost for Brooklyn
Celebrate the changing of the seasons at Compost for Brooklyn’s [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/] annual Spring Plant Sale this Sunday, May 3 from 12pm-4pm. The folks at the community garden let us know they’ll have flowers — including coleus, petunias, marigolds, and salvia — basil, herbs and more. The sale will
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Photo via The Activation Trio [https://www.facebook.com/events/1653529691543898/]Happy Thursday, everyone! This weekend, you can watch a screening of “Annie” at Alden Moves’ new studio [http://www.aldenmovesbk.com/events.html], celebrate the FDNY’s 150th anniversary at local firehouses [/blog/crime/fdny-celebrates-150-years-with-free-firehouse-tours-this-saturday-may-2] , attend a free health
Juan de la Cruz
Deputy Inspector Richard DiBlasio, the commanding officer of the 70th Precinct There still have been no arrests made in the shooting outside a Flatbush Avenue church [/blog/crime/after-two-men-killed-in-shooting-outside-flatbush-avenue-church-community-leaders-call-for-action-to-curb-violence] that left two men dead and four others injured [/blog/crime/two-dead-four-others-injured-in-shooting-outside-of-a-flatbush-avenue-church] Monday night, but Deputy Inspector Richard DiBlasio, commanding o
Day of the Child
Image courtesy Jacqueline ReinierThe Singing Winds [https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds?fref=ts], a local theatrical group, will present a free “Día del Niño” (Day of the Children) festival at PS 230 [http://www.ps230.org/] (1 Albemarle Road) on Sunday, May 3 from 11am-2pm. The fun-filled day for neighbors
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] After area residents received the news in February that a nine-story
346 Coney Island Avenue
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] After area residents received the news in February that a nine-story