Barbers
The Brooklyn Style [http://www.b2byellowpages.com/company-information/304685730-brooklyn-style.html] barber shop at 1021 Cortelyou Road, between Coney Island Ave and Stratford, was closed yesterday by City Marshals — according to the sign posted on the gate, there is a warrant in Civil Court against the tenant. Neighbor Ann [http://smallworldpetsitters.
Stop by 773 Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge] on Coney Island Avenue for their St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Bash: > • Friday, March 15: Live music at 10pm with the Nawlins Funk Band [http://nawlinsfunkband.com/]. > • Saturday, March 16: Food and more live music with Patrick Meyer at
Alegba and Friends
Stop by 773 Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/773Lounge] on Coney Island Avenue for their St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Bash: > • Friday, March 15: Live music at 10pm with the Nawlins Funk Band [http://nawlinsfunkband.com/]. > • Saturday, March 16: Food and more live music with Patrick Meyer at
Foster Avenue
We appreciate this fruit and vegetable vendor’s set-up on Foster Avenue right near Newkirk Plaza. The baskets and the chalkboards aren’t what you see every day from a sidewalk stand in NYC. He’s only there occasionally, so keep an eye out the next time you pass by.
afternoon snack
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day this Sunday, March 17, we picked up a loaf of Irish soda bread ($6) from John’s Bakery [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Johns-Bakery-Bagels/306531762728786] (1322 Cortelyou Road). Fine toasted and spread with butter, it’s actually pretty good for French toast,
After TIller
A few years ago, Ditmas Park’s Lana Wilson (pictured above, right), approached filmmaker friend Martha Shane (left) about making a documentary on the implications of a very tough topic — the assassination of third-term abortion Doctor George Tiller, and the four remaining U.S. doctors who perform the procedure. The
Bedbugs
It’s no secret that New York is a haven for bed bugs, and a serious pest infestation can wreak havoc on properties for years. Of course, it’s also no secret that Ditmas Park loves its hand-me-downs [/blog/tag/yard-sales]. Having coveted many a chippy gilt frame on the
Konstantino's
A couple of you crepe-hungry neighbors were quick to notice that March 7, the anticipated opening date of Konstantino’s La Crepe et la Vie on Foster Avenue [/blog/news/new-cafe-on-foster-will-be-konstantinos-la-crepe-et-la-vie], had come and gone. Well, we spoke with Konstantino the other day, and though he’s gotten much of
A couple of you crepe-hungry neighbors were quick to notice that March 7, the anticipated opening date of Konstantino’s La Crepe et la Vie on Foster Avenue [/blog/news/new-cafe-on-foster-will-be-konstantinos-la-crepe-et-la-vie], had come and gone. Well, we spoke with Konstantino the other day, and though he’s gotten much of
Cortelyou Library Friends Groups
Applying to pre-K in New York City can be stressful [/blog/education/feeling-lucky-pre-k-registration-begins-today]. Looking for help? The Cortleyou Library Friends Group [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends] is holding a free info session on the process at the library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou] on Cortelyou at Argyle this Saturday,
rain
Mostly sunny and 50 degrees tomorrow! 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
Local Blogs
We’ve got a list going of blogs [/local-blogs-2] about, and by neighbors who live in, South Slope, but it’s nowhere near complete. If you live in the neighborhood and write a blog, and you’d like to be included on a page of South Slope blogs [/local-blogs-2], send