Claudia Dizenzo Mueller
After All That Rain…
There had to be a rainbow. Spotted over Cortelyou by Claudia Dizenzo Mueller.
Mary Bakija
Jennifer Wilenta
Flower Bikes
If you parked your bike on Westminster near Cortelyou yesterday, you may have come back to some unexpected floral enhancements. Jennifer Wilenta took these photos and said, “It seems there was someone cheering up the bikes.” Did you see something interesting in the neighborhood and take a photo? Send it
murals
Lots of Helping Hands at Newkirk Plaza Mural Painting
Wave after wave of volunteers stopped by yesterday to help paint the mural in the Newkirk Plaza passageway. Lyna and Oksana from the Newkirk Cares Collaborative [https://www.facebook.com/NewkirkCollaborative] and artist Susan Jaramillo [http://www.thevoxcollective.com/work/] directed everyone who picked up a brush–from friends and
Tracey Hohman
Compost Your Way to a Great Garden
Neighbor Tracey Hohman shows off her fabulous garden on an episode of Urban Gardener [http://youtu.be/QkhagMiKpBY] on the Spaces YouTube channel [http://www.YouTube.com/SPACEStv]. Tracey discuses how she creates compost with fallen leaves and food waste, which she uses in place of chemical fertilizer. “My leaf
ice cream
$1 Scoops of Ice Cream at The Castello Plan Cart Today!
This just in: > Castello Creamery Cart is having a trial run today with $1 scoops of spicy chocolate or strawberry! > All you got to do is stop by The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com] anytime today for your dollar scoop from the cart.
The Shinbone Alley Stilt Band
The Shinbone Alley Stilt Band
Did you see the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band [http://www.bondst.org/activities/9/shinbone-alley-stilt-band] yesterday at the Cortelyou Greenmarket [/blog/greenmarket/this-week-at-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-14]? They were hard to miss! Matthew Brown sent these photos of the amazingly well-balanced band.
Pilates on Rugby
Summer Schedule at Pilates on Rugby
The summer schedule at Pilates on Rugby [http://pilatesonrugby.com/] starts today and goes through August 8. Martina sends this schedule, but be sure to check the calendar on the site [http://pilatesonrugby.com/?page_id=113] to be sure a class hasn’t been cancelled if you’re planning
rain
Don’t Forget Your Umbrella
Or possibly your boat. Photo of the rain pouring down at the Newkirk Plaza subway station by brooklynwonder on Instagram [http://instagr.am/p/MTA56UmkTT/]. At least it’s only raining outside of the station there–Nelson Ryland [http://nelsonryland.com/] sends this video of the rain pouring on the
Skywriting
Skywriting
Spotted over Cortelyou Road on Saturday afternoon. Take a photo in the neighborhood over the weekend? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], and we’ll post it on the blog.
This Week in Ditmas Park
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Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas Around Ditmas Park
So many varieties, so many colors. Hydrangeas are a big floral marker of our neighborhood, popping up on nearly every corner. The acidity of the soil can affect the color–blue blossoms are produced in acidic soil, pink usually in neutral or alkaline soil. There are different things you can
Los Mariachis
Besame Mucho
I’ve heard that Los Mariachis [http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-mariachis-mexican-restrnt-brooklyn] on Coney Island Ave has a live mariachi band on Friday nights, but I’ve never actually seen it. Thankfully, neighbor Rob Viola [http://statikluft.com/] has excellent video proof [https://twitter.com/statikluft/status/216346140415762433]!