Ditmas Park’s Ian West is marking his 10th year of teaching chess at PS 139 [http://ps139.org/] with the school’s first ever tournament this Saturday. It’s a big moment for him and his team, which is called the Chess Ninjas [https://www.facebook.com/Ps139ChessNinjas] and
The first weekend of spring looks like it’ll be a pretty chilly one, but thankfully there are lots of great events going on indoors around the area — and a couple things outdoors, because hey, you haven’t put away your winter coat just yet. Thursday, March 21• Increasing and
Cobblestones
Glad to see that the cobblestones that were dug out by Con Ed on Cortelyou [/blog/news/con-ed-construction-upends-cobblestones-on-cortelyou] in front of Cafe Madeline have finally been reset, and the sidewalk repaved. Lookin’ good!
From Friday, March 22 at 11:15pm through Monday, March 25 at 5am, Coney Island-bound Q trains will be running express from Prospect Park to Kings Highway, which means you may have to walk a few extra blocks, or double-back from a stop further down the line, if it’s
70th Precinct
Police say they’ve arrested 21-year-old Justin Sarkodie for the murder of 28-year-old Farrell Nestor [/blog/crime/28-year-old-man-shot-and-killed-on-east-23rd-street] this past Tuesday morning inside 490 East 23rd Street. The NYPD says that he’s been charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm. Apparently the two men “had gotten
Reminder: You can join in our Ditmas Park March Madness group [/blog/sports/march-madness-in-ditmas-park-2] anytime before today, Thursday, at 12:15pm. So far, it’s a meager but competitive group of neighbors, including last year’s winner, Vladamir [/blog/sports/congrats-to-our-march-madness-champ]. Remember, you don’t have to know anything about
trucks
Spotted on Church Avenue. Share your Ditmas Park photos by email 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. To keep up with all the neighborhood news,
city stomp
Music classes for children are starting up their spring sessions in Ditmas Park, and you can check them out before signing up at a free trial class. With so many to choose from, if your child has been in one, let other parents know how you guys liked it by
311
That didn’t take long. One of the crosswalk signals at the new traffic light [/blog/news/traffic-lights-coming-to-westminster-cortelyou-today] on Cortelyou at Westminster, installed just two months ago, is already out. If you see a pedestrian crossing signal that’s not working, call 311 to report it — for whatever reason, they
The PBS cooking show America’s Test Kitchen got some hints on big, bold chicken braising from Chef Romy Dorotan and Amy Besa at Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com/] for an episode in their most recent season [http://www.americastestkitchen.com/episodes/detail.php?docid=41776]. Romy showed them
America's Test Kitchen
The PBS cooking show America’s Test Kitchen got some hints on big, bold chicken braising from Chef Romy Dorotan and Amy Besa at Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com/] for an episode in their most recent season [http://www.americastestkitchen.com/episodes/detail.php?docid=41776]. Romy showed them
community supported agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) or Farmshare programs allow subscribers to buy fresh vegetables, and sometimes fruit, eggs, and more, direct from a local farmer. You pay in advance (though different CSAs may have different pay scales or due dates), and then during a period of weeks during the peak growing