Yesterday the Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] unanimously approved landmark status for the Sears Roebuck & Co. Department Store at 2227-2323 Beverley Road [/blog/history/landmarking-sears-part-2]. What that means for the bricked-over windows, or the possibility of using the huge parking lot
landmarking
Yesterday the Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml] unanimously approved landmark status for the Sears Roebuck & Co. Department Store at 2227-2323 Beverley Road [/blog/history/landmarking-sears-part-2]. What that means for the bricked-over windows, or the possibility of using the huge parking lot
In addition to last night’s report of missing teen Esperanza Salas [/blog/crime/police-seek-missing-teen], police are seeking the public’s help in finding two men who live in our area who have been reported missing. UPDATE 3/16, 3:20pm: The NYPD reports Adrian Gonzales has been found in
Yep, that’s a beach umbrella! Have you taken a great photo of the neighborhood recently? 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.
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s in locating 14-year-old Esperanza Salas, last seen on Sunday, May 13 leaving her home at 125 East 18th Street. Police say she is 5’5″ tall, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing
A film crew is set up in a house on Marlborough between Ditmas and Dorchester today, with signs that say the project/company name is “Mr. Ed Productions.” While it seems someone is actually interested in turning the Mr. Ed TV series into a movie [http://www.variety.com/article/
East Midwood Jewish Center
This Friday evening at 6pm there will be a Shabbat Service in the Round at the East Midwood Jewish Center [http://www.emjc.org/]: > Local dad Cantor Sam Levine and Courtney Walsh and Rabbi Alvin and Miryom Kass invite you to participate in a lively musical interactive service that
Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] met last night for its monthly meeting, which the public is welcome to attend. If you’d like to get an idea of how government works at a very local level, the next meeting is on Monday, June 11. Until then, here’s
Neighbor Sarah sends this note about an encounter she had yesterday in Prospect Park, reminding us that if you’re out exercising at any time, though you might want to travel light, please always carry a mobile phone with you for safety. She was exercising at about 6:30am with
Andy Novick
Andy Novick [http://andytechie.blogspot.com/] sat down for a porch interview, heard above, with artist Arturo Garcia [http://www.arturogarciapainter.com/], who was painting the green house on Beverley Road between Westminster and Argyle. “This is one of my favorite houses in the neighborhood,” said Arturo, who added that
This was the scene on Cortelyou Road at Argyle this morning at about 8:30am, with an accident between a car and an express bus halting traffic. No details available yet from the NYPD, but according to witnesses, the car was trying to make a U-turn on Cortelyou. Thanks to
Brooklyn Free School
The Brooklyn Free School [http://www.brooklynfreeschool.org/], which some children from this neighborhood attend, and which local parent Bruce Zeines writes about on his blog [http://bzeines.wordpress.com/], is holding its Annual Fundraising Gala at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture on Thursday, May 17 at 6pm. The