Potholes
With all the milling and paving [/blog/tag/milling-and-paving] going on in the area, you might be a little jealous that your street hasn’t been fixed by the Department of Transportation yet. So why not let them know which ones are the worst by filling out a form online
This Saturday, August 11, Sycamore will be serving up specialty burgers and beers in the backyard starting at noon. On tap are specialty brews from Breckenridge Brewery [http://www.breckbrew.com/] and Left Hand Brewing Company [http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/verify-age/] of Colorado. Food will be served from 12pm-6pm, $5
We spotted this cardinal family feasting at a blueberry bush in the neighborhood. The male cardinal is the one that cares for and feeds the kids [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cardinal], which is what he was doing here, as the female sits on the next clutch of eggs.
Neighbor Julee spotted about 30 trees with these flyers stapled to them along Glenwood Road. Stapling signs to trees is not just illegal [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/rules/digest/digest.pdf]–with a fine of $150-250 for the first flyer, and $300-500 for each additional one–
What kind of food can a dollar buy you on Coney Island Avenue? That’s what Metromix decided to find out [http://newyork.metromix.com/restaurants/standard_photo_gallery/dollar-grub-coney-island/1337992/photo/1338049] , trekking from Beverley Road down to Avenue L, making ten stops along the way. Here are a
Quiz Night
Think you’ve got what it takes to out-smart your neighbors on questions about Legos and sports and stuff? Shenanigans Pub [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shenanigans-Pub/167371376609304] on Caton Ave at East 8th Street just started to host a quiz night (the first round’s winners are pictured above)
Brooklyn ARTery [http://brooklynartery.wordpress.com/] has received a permit for its craft market [/blog/events/brooklyn-artery-flea-market-coming-to-cortelyou-road], and will be setting up along Rugby Road between Cortelyou and Beverley on Sundays starting September 9, running weekly through November 18. Neighbor Susan Siegel, who’s running the market, wants to thank
Greenest Block in Brooklyn
Two commercial blocks in our area tied for the top commercial prize in the Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Congratulations to Cortelyou Road between Westminster and Argyle, on the odd-numbered side of the block, and to Newkirk Plaza, which just got green this spring [/blog/
c-town
That’s an absolutely sincere question. This photo shows the wee quail eggs in a case with a mirror, but they had a lot in stock in another section as well. Is there some quail egg trend that we haven’t noticed? Are the shoppers at the C-Town on Coney
William Bredbeck
“I saw this too!” says sssnole about Mike Granacki’s photo of a stuffed Pooh bear on Caton Ave [/blog/photos/pooh-bear-on-caton]. “Although your picture misses that Winnie was looking at a giant Rastafarian banana!”
Mimi's Hummus
The Jewish Daily Forward had a hummus taste test [http://blogs.forward.com/the-jew-and-the-carrot/160599/best-hummus-in-the-big-apple/] to find the best Israeli hummus in NYC, and Mimi’s [http://www.mimishummus.com/] took the top spot, with one taster calling it “smooth and sensual.” They checked in with owner Mimi Kitani
Mike Granacki
Spotted at the Church Ave B/Q stop on Caton and St Paul, by Mike Granacki. Seen something interesting in the area lately? Take a pic and send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and