A neighbor who lives on Westminster near Beverly wrote in to ask for your help regarding the burglary of his neighbor’s home, which occurred Monday afternoon: > They broke the back window and ransacked the entire place. Leaving with computers, jewelry, etc. They really went through everything. > Around
We’ve got new bike racks [/blog/transportation/new-bike-racks-popping-up-all-over], some bike-friendly businesses [/blog/business/got-a-bike-support-the-local-businesses-who-support-your-mode-of-transport] , and a weekly biking group [/blog/events/ditmas-rides-is-back-for-spring], but many local cyclists would like to see more bike lanes [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/24/kc_ditmasparkbikelanes_2012_06_08_bk.html] installed in
The final Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] regular monthly meeting before summer break was last night (there is still one more committee meeting, for Youth Services, this Thursday [/blog/politics/community-board-14-june-meetings]; and CB14 celebrates the end of the year next Thursday with a New Member Reception and Awards
Greenest Block in Brooklyn
We noticed these signs up in Newkirk Plaza this weekend announcing that it’s one of the nominees for the Greenest Block in Brooklyn Competition [/blog/garden/apply-to-be-named-the-greenest-block-in-brooklyn] run by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock]. The map on their site doesn’t include the Plaza,
The Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/] is inviting Brooklyn-based artists to open their studios [http://www.gobrooklynart.org/participate/artists] on September 8-9 for a project called GO [http://www.gobrooklynart.org/], with the possibility of being included in a group exhibition at the museum. How it works is
Black Sea Hotel
Ditmas Acoustic is back this Sunday, June 17 at 7pm at the Sanctuary at Temple Beth Emeth, featuring Black Sea Hotel and neighbor Jason Walker: > Affectionately called a “punk rock version of Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares,” Black Sea Hotel [http://www.myspace.com/blackseahotel] is a New York-based
Neil Cohen
Ditmas Riders [https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditmasrides/] mentioned in person over the weekend that the rainbow they saw on their Friday night ride [/blog/photos/rainbow] was just one of two, but that they hadn’t captured the double rainbow that occurred that night. But neighbor Neil Cohen happened
If you missed the party this weekend to celebrate the Tumble mural on the library [/blog/art-music/library-mural-in-progress], the Cortelyou Library Friends Group has a great set of photos up on their Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.404889259563063.101253.135876953130963&type=1] , including this
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Ethel Durant, who they say was last seen at her home at 3101 Ave I (just off of Flatbush Ave) on Saturday, June 2 at about 10am. Ethel is described as a 47-year-old black woman, 5’4″ tall and about
Ocean Avenue
Remember the plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/20111206_ocean_parkside_slides.pdf] to make the intersection of Ocean and Parkside Avenues safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers? You know, that intersection that is in the 99th percentile of most dangerous intersections in the city? Well, the
Antonio M. Rosario
Greatest story ever [http://mercedes.zapd.info/]: Local photographer/videographer Antonio M. Rosario [http://amrosario.com/] and his wife Elizabeth were driving down Ocean Parkway to the beach over the weekend, and Antonio, in the passenger seat, swore he hear a cat meowing: > I look out behind me and
Prospect Expressway
In case you were sitting in traffic on the Prospect Expressway on Saturday evening, this was why. A trailer labeled “municipal solid waste” fell off its cab–so we’re probably lucky it wasn’t worse of a mess. Anyone have a favorite place to check for traffic updates, either