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Adetunji Ajakaye
Police gathered at the crime scene at Newkirk & E. 17th Street. Photo by Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/midwoodnewsnet/photos/a.178377325686284.1073741828.178373932353290/385066301684051/?type=1&theater] Updated 11:32am Police have arrested neighbor Oshane Fyffe, 18, and charged him in the murder of Adetunji Ajakaye
love is the answer
Indeed! As photographed by amberala [https://instagram.com/p/55VGbNTSo2/?taken-by=amberala]. 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 on the blog. Also, like us
70th Precinct Community Council
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerHundreds of people came out for the 70th Precinct’s [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_070.shtml] National Night Out at the Parade Grounds Tuesday evening, and the event featured everything from a free barbecue to entertainment for the kids — but area
921 Cortelyou Road
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGet your hands on juices from Cold Press’d [/blog/food/cold-pressd-is-now-serving-up-freshly-squeezed-juices-at-921-cortelyou-road-by-coney-island-avenue] (921 Cortelyou Road, by Coney Island Avenue) soon, folks — the business will be closing this Friday, August 7 “to do a bit of quick renovations and setup,” the owner, neighbor Teddy Mui, told us.
classical
Image courtesy of EzraGuitarThis Saturday, August 8, everyone’s invited to a free concert at EzraGuitar [http://ezraguitar.myshopify.com/] (785 Coney Island Avenue, between Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads), which will include an incredible array of music, from Schubert and Debussy to flamenco and Middle Eastern. The event, titled “Whispers
lost
Photo via Reuven Blau [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152866923782504&set=o.143224269148309&type=1] Is this sweet fella yours? This cat has been seen living in a box on the sidewalk at 18th Avenue and E. 4th Street, in front of the Associated, neighbor Reuven
Eggs
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerAfter Dos Locos [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dos-Locos-Mexican-Bar-Grill/1575587409360750?fref=ts] , a new Mexican restaurant at 1217 Church Avenue, opened in June [/blog/food/dos-locos-a-mexican-bar-grill-opens-at-1217-church-avenue], we’ve been wanting to check out the recently debuted spot — and finally got a chance to do so this
art opening
Photo via Church Bar [https://www.facebook.com/churchcafewinebar/photos/pcb.1623027394621391/1623026537954810/?type=1&theater] Tonight, Wednesday, August 5, head down to Church Bar [https://www.facebook.com/churchcafewinebar?fref=ts] (416 Church Avenue), where you can sip on cocktails while admiring the art opening for a local
business opening
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGet your hands on juices from Cold Press’d [/blog/food/cold-pressd-is-now-serving-up-freshly-squeezed-juices-at-921-cortelyou-road-by-coney-island-avenue] (921 Cortelyou Road, by Coney Island Avenue) soon, folks — the business will be closing this Friday, August 7 “to do a bit of quick renovations and setup,” the owner, neighbor Teddy Mui, told us.
These summer sunsets, swoon. 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 on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkCorner], follow
1598 Flatbush Avenue
Residents and other community activists protested outside the Flatbush Junction Target yesterday. Photo by Ditmas Park CornerFor the dozens of people standing outside the Flatbush Junction Target Monday evening, the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6yXgFoz2O0]showing a 25-year-old neighbor, Alando Brissett [/blog/crime/community-speak-out-planned-in-support-of-alando-brissett-who-was-pinned-to-ground-punched-during-arrest-at-flatbush-junction-target] , being punched and
cortelyou road merchants association
Photo via the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1]While Ditmas Park’s tree-lined streets [/blog/photos/our-cathedral-of-trees]can often be the star of the show around our neighborhood, we also have a ton of lush greenery on one of main commercial drags — which just landed