Sarah Fox
Back in March, several subway stations around the city had their emergency exit gates chained open [http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03-28/news/31251895_1_subway-stations-transit-workers-president-john-samuelsen] , with official-looking signs saying that rides were free, all part of an Occupy Wall Street protest [http://strikeeverywhere.net/fare-strike-hits-mta-in-new-york/]. Now investigators have linked a
It’s a question that comes up every once in a while, and this time it’s from neighbor Sarah Jenny [http://www.sarahjenny.org/blog/]: > I would love to hear people’s favorite delivery and takeout options. Nights like tonight I have zero energy for cooking but also
When that one machine at the Cortelyou Road Q train station is out of service, things can get really crowded in there really fast. And doesn’t it always seem to happen at the beginning of the month?
Very few people have set foot into Solo [/blog/business/new-life-for-solo-and-vox-pop] lately, but that doesn’t mean it’s not occupied. Neighbor Matt was walking by last night and spotted four young kittens through a broken pane of glass. “They were crying and someone had dropped in a bottle of
Yes we have our own excellent Greenmarket [/blog/tag/cortelyou-greenmarket], with plenty [/blog/greenmarket/shortcake-showdown-at-the-greenmarket] of fun events [/blog/greenmarket/cherry-pit-spitting-champions], but this one coming up at the bigger brother Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/grandarmygreenmarket] is a pretty fun one. On Saturday, July 14, from 11am
The NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for 67-year-old Marie Dalce, who was last seen on Monday, July 9 at 8am at her home at 80 Leonx Road, near Bedford Ave. She is described as 5’3″ tall, 140 pounds, with black hair. She was last seen wearing a tan
And another report of burglary. This time, police say a black male with a tattoo on his right arm forced open a rear door at Picket Fence [http://picketfencebrooklyn.com/] on Cortelyou Road at about 6:30am yesterday, Monday, July 9, and removed money from two cash registers. This comes
Clouds Above E 17th St [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7545659524/] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. Taken a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/
There was yet another bank robbery in the area, and police say they’re looking for the same suspect they were after for the last two [/blog/news/police-seek-suspect-in-bank-robberies-on-flatbush-ave-and-newkirk-plaza] , which took place on the same day in May. The most recent robbery took place on Friday, July 7, at 11am.
The City Council has almost doubled the city’s tree pruning budget [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/nyregion/new-york-officials-increase-budget-for-care-of-street-trees.html?_r=1] , adding $2 million to its existing $1.45 million allotment. Hopefully that extra pruning will cut down on limbs falling on and injuring or killing people,
Fiske Terrace Association
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden just announced the semifinalists [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock/#/tabs-3] in its Greenest Block in Brooklyn competition [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock/#/tabs-1], and we’ve got so many to root for: Residential Semifinalists• East 17th Street between Avenue H and Glenwood Road (Fiske
Neighbor Jack Finnegan [http://www.citylovesong.com/] spotted this Halloween-themed film shoot [http://via.me/-2wxjb62] on Argyle near Dorchester. Mmm, nothing says July like a hot apple cider stand. Anyone know what they’re filming?