congregation beth elohim
A huge thank you to the volunteers at Congregation Beth Elohim [http://congregationbethelohim.org/], who have kept up their work since Hurricane Sandy [/blog/volunteering/volunteering-continues-at-cbe-this-week], and who could still use more helping hands. The relief kitchen continues daily from 8-11am, and you can sign up for various work shifts
We’re hoping any snow accumulation is minimal, and that it melts quickly, because there are lots of interesting events coming up in the area this weekend! Thursday, March 7• Opening reception for neighbor Thomas Witte’s art show [/blog/art-music/two-upcoming-shows-by-local-papercut-artist-thomas-witte] at the BPL, 6pm. • Kale Elk and Shayna
dry cleaners
In December, an article in the Brooklyn Bureau looked at the changing demographics along Cortelyou Road [/blog/politics/walking-cortelyou-to-learn-about-income-inequality-in-brooklyn], and one of the merchants they spoke with [http://www.bkbureau.org/brooklyns-income-inequality-global-causes-local-effects#.UTi47HwjrR1] was Winston Levy of Winston’s Dry Cleaners, who said his customers had gone, and that the
In December, an article in the Brooklyn Bureau looked at the changing demographics along Cortelyou Road [/blog/politics/walking-cortelyou-to-learn-about-income-inequality-in-brooklyn], and one of the merchants they spoke with [http://www.bkbureau.org/brooklyns-income-inequality-global-causes-local-effects#.UTi47HwjrR1] was Winston Levy of Winston’s Dry Cleaners, who said his customers had gone, and that the
recycling
Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] reports that the Department of Sanitation will once again add additional collection services in portions of the area to assist residents in preparation for Passover observances, which begins at sundown on Monday, March 25. Here are the dates and borders for additional collection
Anne Schoeneborn
The empty lot on East 18th Street just behind the Church Avenue subway station has long been an eyesore, overgrown with weeds in the summer, collecting litter year-round. But recent Ditmas Park neighbor Anne Schoeneborn and Prospect Lefferts Gardens resident Ali Jacobs are trying to change that, and through 596
Michelle Kaminsky
This is gearing up to be a great weekend for author talks [/blog/events/thieves-of-baghdad-presentation-at-temple-beth-emeth]. On Saturday, March 9 at 3pm at the Cortelyou Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou], Ditmas Park resident Michelle Kaminsky will read from and discuss her recent book, Reflections of a Domestic Violence Prosecutor:
auxiliary police
Following reports of an increase in crime in Prospect Park [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130227/park-slope/robberies-lead-surge-crime-prospect-park-data-shows] last year — 40 crimes, compared to 27 in 2011 — the NYPD is recruiting new Auxiliary Police [http://www.prospectpark.org/about/community-news-updates-post/auxiliary-police] to volunteer to help patrol the park: > Auxiliary
Because hey, why not continue our look at local [/blog/animals/hawk-spotted-above-marlborough-road] wildlife [/blog/animals/wildlife-spotting-possum-on-a-porch] with the noble pigeon. Photo by dianainnyc [http://instagram.com/p/WdIukbtIWv/]. Share your Ditmas Park photos by email at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/
This Saturday, March 9 at 10am, Temple Beth Emeth [http://www2.bethemeth.net/] (83 Church Avenue) will host a presentation by Matthew Bogdanos, an Assistant District Attorney with the Manhattan DA’s office, a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, and the author of the 2005 book Thieves
Matthew Bogdanos
This Saturday, March 9 at 10am, Temple Beth Emeth [http://www2.bethemeth.net/] (83 Church Avenue) will host a presentation by Matthew Bogdanos, an Assistant District Attorney with the Manhattan DA’s office, a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, and the author of the 2005 book Thieves
Following reports of an increase in crime in Prospect Park [http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130227/park-slope/robberies-lead-surge-crime-prospect-park-data-shows] last year — 40 crimes, compared to 27 in 2011 — the NYPD is recruiting new Auxiliary Police [http://www.prospectpark.org/about/community-news-updates-post/auxiliary-police] to volunteer to help patrol the park: > Auxiliary