If you’ve never been to Brooklyn’s Chinatown, The Farm on Adderley [http://thefarmonadderley.com/] is doing another event where participants can join Chef Tom Kearney for a market tour of the strip of 8th Avenue in Sunset Park, then head back to the Cortelyou Road restaurant for a
If you’ve never been to Brooklyn’s Chinatown, The Farm on Adderley [http://thefarmonadderley.com/] is doing another event where participants can join Chef Tom Kearney for a market tour of the strip of 8th Avenue in Sunset Park, then head back to the Cortelyou Road restaurant for a
9th Congressional District
After the inauguration of newly elected members of Congress, the 61 Democratic women got together for a photo. Or did they? One version of the photo [http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/the-democratic-women-of-the-house-posed-for-a-clas] went around the media circuit, but then another version, shown above, showed up in Nancy Pelosi’s Flickr
Lost Turtle
An eastern box turtle purchased in the 1940s escaped from his Windsor Terrace home recently, and after seeing this sign in the window of Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://www.nyanimalrescue.org/], BuzzFeed contacted Willie’s owner Ed Schloeman [http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/turtle-escapes-after-70-years] to learn what happened. Schloeman
Cablevision
Think your Cablevision [http://www.cablevision.com/] internet speeds are slow? According to a recent report by the Communication Workers of America [http://www.slideshare.net/Cablevision99/leaving-brooklyn-behind], you’re not wrong. Brownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/01/union-slams-cablevisions-brooklyn-service/] points to the report, which notes that the average
You’ve sat in Sycamore and drawn the people there [/blog/photos/watching-the-debate], you’ve sketched corners of the neighborhood after the storm [/blog/art-music/dorchester-drawing]. Now you’re looking for a new subject. How about horses? The first Monday of each month, artists are invited to draw the horse
Department of Santitation
Yesterday we spotted signs stapled into trees, telling neighbors around Ditmas Avenue and Glenwood Road not to park due to emergency sidewalk repair. Not only were they stapled, but the project, according to the sign, only ran until January 5. There are a lot of instances where a sign needs
drawing
Kensington Stables [http://www.kensingtonstables.com/] has a cool opportunity for artists who are looking to draw a new subject: horses! The first Monday of each month, artists are invited to draw the horse models [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonStables/posts/10151353381745589] at the stables, and then you can display
An eastern box turtle purchased in the 1940s escaped from his Windsor Terrace home recently, and after neighbor Ben noticed this sign in the window of Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://www.nyanimalrescue.org/], he contacted Willie’s owner Ed Schloeman [http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/turtle-escapes-after-70-years] to learn what
Familiar weekday changes to the B and Q trains again this week, according to the MTA. These same changes are ongoing through February 1. Wednesday-Friday, 9:45am-3pm> • Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay > • Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Sheepshead Bay to
Familiar weekday changes to the B and Q trains again this week, according to the MTA. These same changes are ongoing through February 1. Wednesday-Friday, 9:45am-3pm> • Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay > • Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Sheepshead Bay to
Snowflakes hanging in the window of Salud [http://www.saludnyc.com/]. Take any photos in the neighborhood this weekend? Send them to us at ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com, and we’ll post them on the blog.