Rugby Road
As was mentioned on Emma’s Map of Stuff [/blog/art-music/the-open-corner-march-2]. Seen some stuff in the neighborhood recently? Take a pic and 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
Boardwalk Empire
Another [/blog/art-music/loving-the-boardwalk-empire-cars] cool shot of cars parked in the neighborhood as Boardwalk Empire is filming, this one from Amber. Anyone see anything else cool from the set while you were walking around this week?
brunch
Qathra [http://www.qathracafe.com/] started serving a new brunch menu (available Saturdays and Sundays), with table service (table service will go on through the week), this morning. Above is the drink menu. Did anyone stop by–if so, how was it?
childcare
The New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights [http://www.labor.ny.gov/legal/domestic-workers-bill-of-rights.shtm] went into effect in 2010, but are people following it when they’re hiring nannies? In an article for The Nation [http://www.thenation.com/article/168353/uphill-battle-enforce-domestic-workers-rights] , neighbor Sharon Lerner [http://sharonlerner.com/
“Happy Father’s Day from Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket]!” says Market Manager Samantha Blatteis. “To celebrate this Sunday, we are hosting the annual Cortelyou Greenmarket Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.231907916821329.72447.147882718557183&type=3] !” Want in on the
April Palmieri
June 2012 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/missapril1956/7174604905/] by missapril1956 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/missapril1956/], on Flickr. Seen something ripening in the neighborhood recently? Take a pic and send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/
bicycling
The city is now making bicycle crash data available online at the DOT’s website [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikestats.shtml#safety]. The first batch of data only covers October 1 to December 31, 2011, but according to Local Law 13 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/
Community Board 12
Week twelve [/?s=%22cia+traffic%22]. If you feel the blocked lane on Coney Island Avenue is a problem, send an email about it to Community Board 12 at bkcb12@gmail.com. Explain why you think it is unsafe, request that they ask for the 66th’s assistance with the
Dry Ice Bombs
Scary report from a neighbor: > Was just at Dill Stewart Playground on Crooke and Parade where I saw a kid throw what I’ve learned is a dry ice bomb – dry ice and water – which explodes with a deep bang, louder and fuller than a gunshot. Called the cops,
Some interesting places up for sale this week. The market in our area seems to be picking up lately, with properties that have lingered on the market for months suddenly getting scooped up. How long do you think these ones will last at their current list prices? CONDOS/CO-OPS• Just
Some interesting places up for sale this week. The market in our area seems to be picking up lately, with properties that have lingered on the market for months suddenly getting scooped up. How long do you think these ones will last at their current list prices? CONDOS/CO-OPS• Just
If you can’t afford the rents in the place you grew up, but you want to keep living in your hometown–and that town happens to be New York City–and you’re young and white and you move to an affordable neighborhood, are you a part of its