Spotted on Beverley Road. Taken any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post them on the site. Find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], Twitter [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], and check out our newsletter [http://kensingtonbk.us6.list-manage.com/
New York Road Runners
The Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2013/brooklyn-half-marathon] kicks off at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, May 18 at 7am, and the course takes runners through Prospect Park and down Ocean Parkway to the finish line at Coney Island. They’re expect a large number of runners,
Ocean Parkway
The Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2013/brooklyn-half-marathon] kicks off at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, May 18 at 7am, and the course takes runners through Prospect Park and down Ocean Parkway to the finish line at Coney Island. They’re expect a large number of runners,
Steeplechase
A dog waiting patiently near Steeplechase [http://www.steeplechasecoffee.com/] on Fort Hamilton Barkway Parkway, spotted by ditmasparkcorner [http://instagram.com/p/ZX5I46I5zP/]. Taken any photos in the neighborhood lately? Send them to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post them on the site. Find us on Facebook [https://www.
Caton Avenue
We noticed two sinkholes in the area that could use some attention. The first, pictured above, is on Caton between McDonald and East 2nd. Close up: Either the Department of Environmental Protection already knows about it, or someone just happened to find a very accurate marker to leave on top
Trash
Meet some neighbors and help make Ditmas Park a more beautiful place to live at the annual [/blog/events/thanks-to-everyone-who-helped-clean-up-the-neighborhood] graffiti clean-up and neighborhood beautification event on Saturday, June 1. Organized by the Church Avenue Business Improvement District [http://www.churchavenue.org/] and the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://fdconline.org/
Book Talks
Plan ahead for a book discussion coming up at the Kensington Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/kensington] (4207 18th Avenue) on Thursday, July 18, at 1:15pm. Meet some neighbors to talk about of Life of Pi [http://brooklyn.bibliocommons.com/search?t=smart&search_category=keyword&
Work is underway at 737 Church Avenue (between E 7th and E 8th Sts), where Noah’s Ark of Brooklyn, a new pet supplies store, will soon open. A man working inside when we passed by said that they hope to be up and running by August. Noah’s Ark
Noah's Ark
Work is underway at 737 Church Avenue (between E 7th and E 8th Sts), where Noah’s Ark of Brooklyn, a new pet supplies store, will soon open. A man working inside when we passed by said that they hope to be up and running by August. Noah’s Ark
Immaculate Heart of Mary
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LOOK
We noticed the other day that these LOOK! crosswalk markings on Ocean Parkway at Church Avenue appear to be newer versions of this fairly recent safety campaign [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/look.shtml] from the Department of Transportation. While the first iterations of the markings appeared
Delivery
After getting word that it would open [/blog/food/new-york-brick-oven-pizza-opening-on-marlborough-cortelyou] a few weeks back, we finally had a chance to taste a slice at New York Brick Oven Pizza [http://www.seamless.com/food-delivery/new-york-brick-oven-pizza-brooklyn.27515.r] (1502 Cortelyou Rd/375 Marlborough Rd, 718-282-4222, see full menu here [/blog/food/