Arts & Culture
Photographer Jonas Read (L) and painter Heather Keton (R) at their joint show, January 10 at the Farm on Adderley.Last night, two central Brooklyn artists unveiled their joint project ‘Paintings of Pictures’ to the Ditmas Park art world at the Farm on Adderley. It was a lively event, with
Police & Fire
Ocean Parkway at Avenue X, Chesed Shel Emes volunteers cleaned the scene. (Photo by gifterphotos [https://www.instagram.com/p/BPHY1t4BXBB/] / instagram)A fatal collision claimed the life of another southern Brooklyn resident last night, at an intersection plagued by three traffic deaths and 38 injuries in less than a
News
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg joined Assembly Member Dov Hikind on 21st Avenue last year to evaluate potential safety improvements. (Photo via Office of Dov Hikind)This week, Assemblymember Dov Hikind announced enhanced crosswalks are coming to three Bensonhurst intersections and speed bumps along 21st Avenue, after a 2016 meeting between
Police & Fire
Avenue X looking onto Coney Island Avenue. (Screenshot via Google Maps)A grandfather riding his bicycle in Sheepshead Bay was struck and killed by a truck on Avenue X last night at dusk. 69-year-old bicyclist Iosif Plazinskiy was riding along Avenue X near Coney Island Avenue when he was hit
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Police & Fire
1402 Nostrand Avenue between Rogers Avenue & Linden Boulevard. (Screenshot via Google Maps)Police are searching for two men who tried to rob a Flatbush barber shop at gunpoint on Friday, according to police reports. Two men stormed Nostrand Legend’s, a barbershop at 1402 Nostrand Avenue near Linden Boulevard
Events
Painting by Heather Keton (source: Painting of Pictures / Facebook)Whether you’re looking for a boardgame night, a female comedy show, or a ‘death cafe’— this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@
Police & Fire
(Photo via NYPD)Police are searching for three men suspected of five separate incidents of shoving, punching, kicking, and robbing a total of $636 in cash from elderly people in Coney Island throughout December — some in broad daylight. Most recently, the suspects shoved an 82-year-old woman’s back near Mermaid
News
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(Screenshot via BKLYNER / instagram)The Down-Low is our round-up of stories as well as other curiosities throughout Brooklyn. And a bit of ephemera, too. Park Slope Pol Hiring Staffer to ‘Resist The Threats’ of Trump. [DNAinfo [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170103/park-slope/park-slope-pol-hiring-staffer-resist-threats-of-trump] ] Cops again toss a homeless man’
Events
(Photo via leblanc116 / instagram)Ready for an action-packed weekend? Whether you’re looking for great live tunes, literary parties, or a ‘death cafe’— this is your spot for the hottest weekend events in (and around) Ditmas Park. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@bklyner.com.
Police & Fire
Screenshot via NYPDA Flatbush teenager has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted rape on New Years Day in Ditmas Park [/police-search-for-suspect-who-tried-to-rape-a-woman-in-ditmas-park-elevator/]. Cops say that a Crimestoppers tip led to the arrest of 18-year-old Marck Beaubrun for following a woman into the elevator of her building on Ditmas
Business
(Photo via Masal Cafe / Facebook)Very soon, both kids and adults will be able to enjoy the famed Turkish cafe and dessert-haven on Emmons Avenue — just in time to beat those winter blues. Masal Cafe, located at 1901 Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay, posted these pictures on Facebook of a