Fire Hydrants
Should missing fire hydrant caps be reported to 311? Though the operators weren’t sure if missing caps on fire hydrants is a problem or not, they’re happy to take the information about them and send the DEP to look at them. An article on Firefighter Nation [http://www.
I’m sure this is a relief to some neighbors: We spotted the big dead tree in a backyard on Argyle at Dorchester [/blog/green/dear-city-weve-got-some-tree-that-need-pruning] being cut down yesterday afternoon. Here’s the before:
Nearly three months after a fire that damaged this storefront [/blog/crime/fire-on-newkirk-avenue] and the adjacent nail salon, a new restaurant called Adelynn’s Restaurant & Grill has opened at 1610 Newkirk Avenue, between E 16th and E 17th Streets. We had noticed they were working on it [/blog/business/
Narc
Crissa-Jean Chappell [http://www.crissajeanchappell.com/] moved from her hometown of Miami, Florida to Ditmas Park about six months ago. Even though she’s been very busy–finishing up her second novel, Narc [http://www.fluxnow.com/product.php?ean=9780738732473], about a high school informant, which comes out today,
Bismillah Auto Parts
Bismillah Auto Parts is setting up shop at 1002 Cortelyou Road, at the corner of Coney Island Ave. This is the corner space that was most recently a Liberty Tax office, and which was, back in the day, part of George’s. From egg creams to spark plugs! Thanks for
The DOT was on Cortelyou between Stratford and Westminster this morning digging a post hole, notes neighbor Liz Scheier. Neighbor Antonio Rosario [http://amrosario.com/] spotted the work and sent this photo, saying: > Looks like they only replaced the pole and put the same parking sign [/blog/transportation/where-is-parking-allowed-by-the-new-bus-shelter-on-cortelyou]
Daniel Kim
It was beautiful, as this photo from neighbor Daniel Kim, aka @jehshik on Instagram [http://instagram.com/p/OAhEgcn9kt/], shows.
So many chairs, so many tickets…. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/72708357@N03/7718948420/] by annandboni [http://www.flickr.com/photos/72708357@N03/], on Flickr. 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
The 70th Precinct sends a reminder about the many programs the NYPD offers to help end the violence on our streets by apprehending those responsible: Gun Stop: You can make an anonymous tip and receive an award of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone possessing an
Reports of an accident on Flatbush Ave at Foster [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/232561966961537024] this afternoon turned out to be that a 39-year-old male cyclist was critically injured after being struck by a car, which fled the scene. The New York Post reports [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/
Another week, another bunch of film shoots. Watch out for the fluorescent signs when you’re trying to park in Prospect Park South this week: First up is a project for the New York lottery, probably a commercial. There are signs up along Stratford and Westminster between Albemarle and Beverley,
The Brooklyn Forest School
The Brooklyn Forest School [http://brooklynforest.org/], a parent-child class and nursery program that takes place entirely outdoors in Prospect Park, starts its session on September 10, and registration is now open [http://brooklynforest.org/register.html]. One of the teachers, Charlie Foster, send this info: > We started last