Today the Wall Street Journal [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443570904577547231942958966.html] says what we already did [/blog/real-estate/is-rent-more-affordable-in-manhattan-than-in-ditmas-park]–it might be possible to find less expensive rents in Manhattan than in Brooklyn these days: > In many Brooklyn neighborhoods, “the rent just keeps going up and up, even
Today the Wall Street Journal [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443570904577547231942958966.html] says what we already did [/blog/real-estate/is-rent-more-affordable-in-manhattan-than-in-ditmas-park]–it might be possible to find less expensive rents in Manhattan than in Brooklyn these days: > In many Brooklyn neighborhoods, “the rent just keeps going up and up, even
A police officer stationed [/blog/news/nypd-will-provide-coverage-at-theaters-playing-batman-movie-in-nyc] out front, five days after the terrible shooting in Aurora, Colorado.
Ditmas Fitness [/blog/health/ditmas-fitness-coming-to-beverley-road-next-month] on Beverley Road near CIA is very close to opening, owner Juan Spencer tells us. He’s waiting on the final inspection and one project by the landlord, and is hoping to have a soft opening over the course of the week soon. During that
This Saturday at Syacmore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/], spend the afternoon in the backyard and enjoy some great seasonal and specialty beers from Captain Lawrence Brewing Company [http://www.captainlawrencebrewing.com/] of Pleasantville, NY. $5 draft beers all day long. Photo: Sycamore’s backyard [http://www.flickr.com/photos/sycamorebrooklyn/4844131570/
Coming up at the Cortelyou Library [http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou] in August, kids can enjoy movie screenings on the first three Fridays, and arts & crafts on the first two Tuesdays. Babies & Books is back for the first two Tuesdays as well, as is Toddler Time on
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
Jerry Seinfeld [http://www.jerryseinfeld.com/] is coming back to New York City to do a series of stand-up performances in each of the five boroughs this fall, the first time he’s done a complete comedy act in the city since 1998, reports the New York Times [http://artsbeat.
Filming in the neighborhood this week is Can a Song Save Your Life? [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1980929/], a romance about a woman played by Keira Knightley who’s trying to make it in the music industry with the help of a washed up producer, played by Mark Ruffalo.
Kimberly Lewis
Local designer Kimberly Lewis [http://www.kimberlylewishome.com/] has started a Kickstarter campaign [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kimberlylewis/kimberly-lewis-home-fall-2012-collection] to help launch her new line of home furnishings: > We have been slowly growing over the last year with new products such as pillows, trays, and notecards. I have
If you commute via the Q train above 34th Street/Herald Square in Manhattan, you can relate to this story in the City Room [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/in-commuters-daily-gamble-dashing-to-victory-or-despair/?partner=rss&emc=rss] about that moment when you decide whether to switch trains when you
Lela Moore
“This is my favorite neighborhood turret, on E 17th just off Foster,” writes Lela Moore. “One day when I grow up I will live in a tower…” Have you taken a photo of your favorite thing in the neighborhood recently? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to
Chris Kreussling
While walking her dog Stanley, neighbor Julee came across this shrub on Glenwood Road and wondered what it was [https://twitter.com/JuleeWhalin/status/227554404620967936]. Thanks to Chris Kreussling, aka Flatbush Gardener [http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/], for identifying [https://twitter.com/xrisfg/status/227639519711735808] it as a Crape Myrtle, Lagerstroemia