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
kindergarten
Are you the parent of a child who is starting kindergarten at PS 217 this fall? Registered kindergarteners and their parents are invited to an orientation on Wednesday, June 20 at 9am. You and your children will enjoy activities in the library, gym, and school garden. There will also be
Plant Life
Red Daylilies [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7352313978/] [just lilies, as Chris pointed out in the comments] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. Seen something lovely in the neighborhood recently? Take a pic and send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the
stop and frisk
This Sunday, June 17, a silent march against the NYPD’s stop and frisk practice [http://www.silentmarchnyc.org/] will head down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, ending at Mayor Bloomberg’s home on 79th Street. Council Member Jumaane Williams, who represents part of the neighborhood and who’s been a
Brighton Line
This morning at the Cortelyou Road subway station, neighbor Michael McWatters [/blog/neighbors/whats-your-favorite-corner-5] (who also took the above photo [/blog/photos/waiting-at-cortelyou]) had a startling experience: > Just had one of those crazy NYC moments: a neighbor was standing on the subway platform looking over the edge to where
Check out the Uncover Church Avenue [http://uncoverchurchave.wordpress.com/] murals at the unveiling party [/blog/business/come-to-the-uncover-church-avenue-unveiling-party]on Saturday. Check out the podcast from this week’s call-in radio show [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theaudioblog/2012/06/14/the-ditmas-park-corner-radio-show] , where Andy and I and a caller discussed some of
As you know, Boardwalk Empire is shooting in the area [/blog/art-music/boardwalk-empire-will-be-back-in-the-neighborhood-next-week] once again this week, and neighbor Steve Alberts spotted these cars for the show parked on East 18th St this morning. “My beat up, vintage 9/11 model Accord should be parked here but I’ll let
Ditmas Fitness
Juan Spencer has dreamed of creating a fitness space in Ditmas Park, his home for the past 22 years, for some time. He’ll finally realize his vision when Ditmas Fitness opens at 1004 Beverley Road, between Stratford and Coney Island Avenue, next month. This may sound familiar, and that’
Coney Island-bound Q trains will run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay from 11:30pm Friday through 5am Monday during the next three weekends, says the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=Q&date=06/16/2012&time=&method=getstatus4] : • June 15-18 • June
The walls of the dank Newkirk Plaza passageway will get a facelift next weekend, and you can help install it. The Newkirk Cares Collaborative [/blog/events/why-you-should-care-about-newkirk] received submissions from local artists and put it to a community vote on the Plaza [/blog/business/local-politicians-help-celebrate-leons-fantasy-cut-and-newkirk-plaza] , and the winning entry, shown
road closures
Attention drivers: Hillel Place, between Campus Rd and Nostrand Ave, will be closed on Saturdays June 16, 23, 30 and July 7 from 8am to 4pm. According to CB14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/road-closure-hillel-place/], it’s so the contractor can place a crane at 24 Hillel Place. Questions can be
Ditmas Park CSA
The first distributions for the Ditmas Park CSA [http://www.dpcsabrooklyn.com/] are this week, and as the above photo from Amber Ceffalio [http://sidewalkphotos.blogspot.com/] shows, members are enjoying a lot of green! Ann Simkins [http://smallworldpetsitters.wordpress.com/], who also picked up her share today (and who