Of all the blocks in our area where incidents of stop and frisk are highest, most of the guns found during discovered were not found in those areas. WNYC created this map [http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2012/jul/16/wnyc-map-police-find-guns-where-they-stop-and-frisk-less/] that’s much like the one from the
George's Restaurant
The George’s [http://www.yelp.com/biz/georges-restaurant-brooklyn] sign hanging out over Coney Island Ave seems to be hanging at a worrying angle. Neighbor Michael Milch [http://postcardstostinks.com/] noticed it this morning, and said, “I’m not sure I’m willing to give a sign that old the
flag football
Though you’re running short on time, there’s still a chance to sign the kids up for fall sports [/blog/kids/register-now-for-2012-fall-sports]. Here’s an update on what’s still accepting registrations. Soccer • AYSO [http://www.brooklynayso.org/announcement.php?ANID=249] registration is closed, but you can sign
The mural on East 16th Street at Newkirk is being covered over, as neighbor KC Bay noticed in these photos on Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/photos/82738338@N06/sets/72157630717221282/with/7632079762/] . It’s clearly part of the construction project to make all the storefronts on the block look
Campus Road Trees [https://www.facebook.com/groups/campusroadtrees/] is hosting a second day of tree care on Saturday, July 28 from 10-3pm. In addition to helping the trees and sprucing up the tree pits, there will be children’s activities throughout the day: 10am-12pm: Kids Activities • Planting from seed,
Kevin Parker
By this morning, you’ve probably already seen Mindy Meyer’s campaign website [http://mindymeyer4senate.com/], which got a ton of media attention [https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=mindy%20meyer&oq=&gs_l=
Fence Hearts [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7632765272/] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. Take a picture in the neighborhood recently? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’
This weekend Forgotten NY took a look at [http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/07/lanes-of-kensington/] those short, one-way streets off of Coney Island Avenue between Church and Avenue C, as well as some surrounding streets. Why they’re named what they are isn’t revealed (anyone know?), but there are some
We spend so much looking at the street level of this block of Coney Island Avenue [/?s=%22cia+traffic%22] between Ave C and Cortelyou Road, we’ve missed the progress on this apartment building there, which has been under construction for years. Applications to do work to the second
We spend so much looking at the street level of this block of Coney Island Avenue [/?s=%22cia+traffic%22] between Ave C and Cortelyou Road, we’ve missed the progress on this apartment building there, which has been under construction for years. Applications to do work to the second
Another round of the MTA’s Fastrack repairs [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=B&date=7/23/2012&time=&method=getstatus4] starts tonight on the B/D/F/M lines, which for us means the B line is shutting down a little earlier each
Brooklyn Recycle Project
Juan Carlos Pinto [http://jcarlospinto.com/] and the Brooklyn Recycle Project [http://brooklynrecycleproject.tumblr.com/] were out on Cortelyou Road yesterday, inviting neighbors as part of the Brooklyn ARTery workshops [/blog/art-music/brooklyn-artery-brings-workshops-to-greenmarket-this-sunday] to help install a mosaic on a wall next to John’s Bakery. The Brooklyn Recycle Project’