After seeing a report of an armed robbery [http://spotcrime.com/crimealert/31597231-1f395fb16cee09900b4942a407ccfce1], we checked in with the NYPD, who filled in some details. On Monday, July 30 at about 7pm, a man knocked on a door in a building on East 18th Street, between Newkirk and Foster. When the
Are you in the market for a new home, and have questions about the inspection process? Or do you currently own one, and you want to know how to keep it safe and in good shape? Stop by a free session at Lark [http://larkcafe.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/
Home Inspection
Are you in the market for a new home, and have questions about the inspection process? Or do you currently own one, and you want to know how to keep it safe and in good shape? Stop by a free session at Lark [http://larkcafe.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/
In case you wondered why we often post about small sinkholes [/blog/tag/sinkhole] in our streets, check out what happened yesterday in Bay Ridge [http://gothamist.com/2012/08/02/photo_massive_sinkhole_tries_to_dev.php#photo-1] ! We’re happy to try to keep that from happening here.
Stop by for another round of classes from Brooklyn ARTery [http://brooklynartery.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/be-artistic-this-sunday-at-the-cortelyou-rd-farmers-market/] this Sunday, August 5, at the Cortelyou Greenmarket [/blog/tag/cortelyou-greenmarket]. Many of the sessions from the first round [/blog/art-music/brooklyn-artery-brings-workshops-to-greenmarket-this-sunday] are back, plus an additional one from a familiar face:
MJ from Kensington
A spigot embedded in the Coney Island Avenue at Avenue C, spotted by MJ from Kensington. Noticed something unusual in the neighborhood recently? Send a photo of it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’
Looking for something fun to do with the kids on a weekday? Celebrate the 100th birthday [/blog/events/prospect-park-carousel-opens-saturday] of the Prospect Park Carousel [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/carousel] with free rides every Thursday in August. Kids under 12 ride free on August 2, 9, 16, 23, and
Here’s a cool idea for all you filmmakers (experienced or otherwise) out there. On My Block Films [http://www.onmyblockfilms.com] is inviting NYC residents to make a one- to five-minute short narrative or documentary film on their block using only residents of the block as cast and crew.
Urban Martial Arts
Congratulations to Urban Martial Arts [http://urbandojo.com/], which is planning to expand its Coney Island Avenue school to include the former medical office next door. They’ll begin construction at the end of the month to knock down the wall between the spaces. From their blog [http://urbandojo.com/
state of the subways report card
Apparently, the Q train is the best line in the system. Who would have guessed? The Straphangers Campaign’s annual State of the Subways Report Card [http://www.straphangers.org/statesub12/index.html] looks at “six measures of subway performance for the city’s 20 major subway lines, using recent
Since many of you were recently clamoring [/blog/business/italian-restaurant-coming-to-cortelyou-road-this-fall] for more restauranteurs to consider the streets beyond Cortelyou, let’s take a look at one space that’s currently available for rent on Newkirk Ave. 1514 Newkirk is on the corner of East 16th, and though it doesn’t
Since many of you were recently clamoring [/blog/business/italian-restaurant-coming-to-cortelyou-road-this-fall] for more restauranteurs to consider the streets beyond Cortelyou, let’s take a look at one space that’s currently available for rent on Newkirk Ave. 1514 Newkirk is on the corner of East 16th, and though it doesn’t