Mangoes on Coney Island Ave [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/7161048908/] by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/], on Flickr. 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.
If you were out at the Church Avenue Street Fair [/blog/events/church-ave-dogs-life] a couple weekends ago, hopefully you had a chance to meet with some of the officers from our 70th Precinct, who were there to co-sponsor the event with the Church Avenue BID [http://www.churchavenue.org/]. Neighbor
For Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 13, Ox Cart [http://www.oxcarttavern.com/] will be hosting brunch as usual, serving the regular menu plus some “extra, extra specials” as they report, adding: > And all moms who come in for brunch will receive a free mimosa or bloody Mary!
Brains
Talking about yourself makes you feel just as good as food or money does, says a new study that the Wall Street Journal covers today [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304451104577390392329291890.html] : > About 40% of everyday speech is devoted to telling others about what we feel or think. Now,
United Stats of America [http://www.history.com/shows/united-stats-of-america] premiers tonight with an episode about the things that kill us–such as deer, which they say [http://www.history.com/shows/united-stats-of-america/episodes/season-1#slide-1] are the most deadly animals in America. The series, which was edited by neighbor
So that sinkhole on East 17th at Newkirk [/blog/transportation/thanks-for-fixing-the-sinkhole-dot]? Yeah, keep an eye on it, it may open up again pretty soon. There’s already a small hole developing in the spot that was recently repaired. If you notice it getting worse, send us a pic, and/or
Bring your whole family to try out canoeing, kayaking, rowing, and sailing on Jamaica Bay at the Sebago Canoe Club’s [http://www.sebagocanoeclub.org/] annual open house on Saturday, May 26, from 10am to 4pm. Many Ditmas Park residents are members of the club, including Andy Novick [http://andytechie.
Recalls
Several pet food companies have announced a recall of batches of dry pet foods because of a potential Salmonella contamination. New York is one of the states on the list of ones where these bags have been distributed, and Ann [/blog/animals/whats-your-favorite-corner-9] from Small World Pet Sitters [http://smallworldpetsitters.
Mark Gilman
Gray Day Color On Cortelyou Road [http://www.flickr.com/photos/44339182@N07/7000113670/] by mdgphoto [http://www.flickr.com/photos/44339182@N07/], on Flickr. 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
The city has been planting trees on Coney Island Avenue for a bit now, starting south and finally coming up to our neck of the tree-less woods. These are some of the first batch, on the west side of CIA between Glenwood and Avenue H, but there are plenty more
Thanks to all the volunteers who showed up on a very grey morning this past Saturday (and what turned into a rainy afternoon!) to plant trees and flowers on Newkirk Plaza. Extra thanks to the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/], the Friends of Newkirk Plaza, and Nicole Francis
This Wednesday afternoon join CAMBA [http://www.camba.org/] staff at the Lights Off After School march at PS 139. It’s part of a citywide Campaign for Children [http://www.campaignforchildrennyc.com/get-involved] awareness/advocacy event taking place that afternoon to fight the anticipated cuts to youth programming in