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A small forest has sprung up on Cortelyou Road, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Even though we’re still eating turkey and pumpkin pie leftovers, the pundits agree: It’s time to start hunting for the perfect Christmas tree. Here’s your list of the best spots
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Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCops arrested two off-duty city employees in two separate incidents for blatant drunk driving over the holiday weekend. FDNY Emergency Medical Technician Oneil Hunter, 35, was arrested on Flatbush Avenue and Caton Avenue on Friday, November 25 at 5:30am, after swerving into a lane of traffic,
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Prospect Park. (Photo by Anna Typor [https://www.facebook.com/anna.typor]) Whether you’re looking to celebrate the start of the holiday season with choral music, a soiree, or an LGBTQ party — this is your spot for the best events in (and immediately around) Ditmas Park. If you have
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Der Pioneer under construction on Church Avenue. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner) This week in Ditmas Park, ‘Der Pioneer’ European bakery & cafe opening soon on Church Avenue [/blog/business/der-pioneer-european-bakery-cafe-opening-soon-church-avenue/], Help Greenlight Bookstore open on Flatbush Avenue this weekend [/blog/events/help-greenlight-bookstore-open-flatbush-avenue-weekend/], a Kensington man was sentenced to life
News
Photo via maqpics / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNIDUbdFXe_/?taken-at=61172945&hl=en]The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of Kings. ‘Der Pioneer’ European bakery
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Prospect Park. (Photo courtesy: marissa__bk [https://www.instagram.com/p/BNKfHcpjEm6/?taken-by=marissa__bk] / instagram) Catch up on the essential Brooklyn news during your leftovers-induced food coma, with the best stories from our sister sites. Check Your Hate: Senator Squadron, Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock lead rally after hate graffiti found
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Natalio Canete-Perez. (Photo via Brooklyn DA’s office)Today, a Kensington man was sentenced to 108 ½ years to life in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl several times, including one time in Prospect Park, and other charges of predatory sexual assault. Natalio Canete-Perez, 35, was convicted of three counts of
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Natalio Canete-Perez. (Photo via Brooklyn DA’s office)Today, a Kensington man was sentenced to 108 ½ years to life in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl several times, including one time in Prospect Park, and other charges of predatory sexual assault. Natalio Canete-Perez, 35, was convicted of three counts of
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This week, a 37-year-old Flatbush resident was arrested on terror charges for allegedly trying to support a foreign terrorist organization and expressing interest in plotting an attack on Times Square. Mohamed Rafik Naji, an Uber driver living on Clarendon Road, was charged with attempting to provide material support to the
Business
Owners and chefs Bjorn Böttcher (L) and Greg Barbiero (R). (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Der Pioneer, a new European pastry shop and cafe, is set to open on Church Avenue in time for Christmas shopping, said owners and chefs Bjorn Böttcher and Greg Barbiero. This seasoned, pastry-and-savory chef duo
Arts & Culture
(Photo via Greenlight BKLYN [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIKsX8uB6gw/?hl=en] / Instagram)Here’s a chance to get in at the ground floor of one of Brooklyn’s beloved independent bookstores, opening “very soon” on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Greenlight Bookstore, the Fort Greene book seller and literary
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(Photo via Brooklyn ARTery)For the fifth season, Vermont couple Melody and Patrick Houle are bringing their organic Christmas trees to Cortelyou Road, thanks to the Brooklyn ARTery and Pilates on Cortelyou. The couple runs a family owned and operated tree farm [http://houlestreefarm.com/] near the Canadian border. Before
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(Photo via Greenlight BKLYN [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIKsX8uB6gw/?hl=en] / Instagram)Here’s a chance to get in at the ground floor of one of Brooklyn’s beloved independent bookstores, opening “very soon” on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Greenlight Bookstore, the Fort Greene book seller and literary
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Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories in our neck of the woods as well as other curiosities all over Brooklyn. –Rally in Brooklyn Park Condemns Swastikas and ‘Go Trump’ Graffiti. [The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/nyregion/rally-in-brooklyn-park-condemns-swastikas-and-go-trump-graffiti.html?
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Photo by Matvey MorozovEarly this morning, a garbage truck smashed into parked cars on Albemarle Road in Kensington before driving away, surveillance footage shows. Initial police reports accounted for one of the damaged cars in front of 114 Albemarle Road between McDonald Avenue and East 2nd Street. The dark blue
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Mathieu Eugene addressing the crowd at the ‘Voice of American Muslims’ unity event, November 18. (Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)Mathieu Eugene, who has represented the Flatbush area in the New York City Council since 2007, will have two competitors for his seat in 2017. Pia Raymond, PLG