Sidewalk Blooms [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7931940200/] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’
Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary
September’s Ditmas Acoustic concert at the Sanctuary [https://www.facebook.com/events/263488883761643/] features Irish bagpipe virtuoso Cillian Vallely [http://www.vallelymusic.com/], followed by bassoonist/improvisor and neighbor Sara Schoenbeck [http://www.myspace.com/saraschoenbeck]. The show is this Sunday, September 9, at 7pm at Temple Beth Emeth,
Gifted & Talented
Parents of students entering the 4th and 5th grades this school year can submit a request for the child to be placed in Gifted & Talented Programs [http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/default.htm] if the child scored a Level 4 on both the NYS English Language Arts (ELA)
This was the scene this morning at the Foster Avenue end of Newkirk Plaza, near where an unwanted trash can [/blog/sanitation/unwanted-garbage-can-back-on-foster-ave] was finally removed, and where trash apparently piled up following the holiday weekend. Though thankfully the collection is tomorrow, it’s a huge mess, and it smells
Noilliy, one of the kittens that was trapped and neutered by neighbors last week [/blog/animals/neighborhood-cats-rescued-ready-for-adoption] and which may have been one of the kittens spotted in Solo [/blog/animals/solo-kittens-update-please-leave-them-be], found a weakness in the dog cage rescuers had borrowed to hold the kittens in temporarily. From Adelia:
Don’t be confused if you’re riding a B or a Q train this week and it seems to be the other one. Here’s what we’re looking at for changes along the lines this week: > Manhattan-bound B trains run local from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect Park
shooting
A community candlelight vigil for Fatima Gordon, the 28-year-old mother who was killed in a shooting on Clarkson Avenue last week [/blog/crime/woman-killed-in-shooting-near-prospect-park]–the block on which she lived–will take place tonight. From neighbor Barbara Rogers: > Please note that a candlelight vigil/community walk will be held
Hope everyone enjoys a happy, safe, and relaxing Labor Day, whether you’re lounging on the grass on Albemarle or trying to find another way to make the most of the unofficial last day of summer. So, what are you up to today? [poll id=”21″]
fire house
In front of the fire house on Cortelyou. Did you take any photos in the neighborhood over the weekend? Send them to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add them to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’ll post them on the blog.
Spotted on East 17th between Dorchester and Ditmas. Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’ll post it on the blog.
It’s Labor Day weekend but Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket] is open tomorrow. “Stock up on your favorite summer goods, there are plenty of tomatoes, corn, peppers, squash, cucumbers, beets, greens, peaches and apples. Stop by the info tent to taste an easy summer dish, and enter
According to the Almac Hardware window, anyway… Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’ll post it on the blog.