Local band Lucius [http://www.ilovelucius.com/] let us know that their van, which was filled with equipment, was stolen from East 17th Street and Ditmas Ave this past Thursday morning. It’s the champagne/tan color 2009 Ford E350 Econoline 12-passenger van pictured above, but it now has the
Brave New World Repertory Theatre [http://bravenewworldrep.org], which includes members from the neighborhood, are in the middle of their season [http://bravenewworldrep.org/current-season/], and there’s still time to catch a performance (or two) at the Brooklyn Lyceum in Park Slope. The Merry Wives of Windsor (Terrace) and
Arbor Day
The 18th annual Arbor Day event from the Ditmas Park West Neighborhood Association is coming up this Sunday, April 29, at 9:30am. Help plant about 8-10 trees, meet some neighbors, and enjoy a lunch together. For more info, call David Ford at 718-675-2449.
Red Coat on Cortelyou Road [http://www.flickr.com/photos/72672590@N00/6950289920/], by Breukellen Riesgo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/72672590@N00/] on Flickr. Have you taken a great photo of the neighborhood today? Send it our way to get it posted on the blog. Two ways to do
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Jo Greep
My kitchen window right now. I live on the 6th floor. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinycjo/6941268532/], by chinycjo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinycjo/] on Flickr. Have you taken a great photo of the neighborhood today? Send it our way to get it posted on the blog. Two
In case you haven’t noticed, the Q train changes scheduled to begin this weekend [/blog/transportation/beware-weekend-service-changes-on-the-q-train-through-mid-may] (Coney Island-bound trains to run express from Prospect Park to Brighton Beach) were cancelled. According to the MTA website [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx], they’re still scheduled for next
Textile Recycling
Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow at the Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket]! Market Manager Samantha Blatteis sends this update: Bring your food scraps and textiles to be recycled for the inaugural day of Compost and Textile Collection! More information is available here [http://www.grownyc.org/blog/textile-and-compost-collections-at-greenmarket/]. To
House Cleaning
Since tomorrow’s Earth Day, it seems appropriate that we try to help a couple of neighbors who are looking for some green advice. First up is Sarah, who asks: > We’re going to have to redo our roof soon, any ideas on greening our behemoth energy sucking house
I Love a Clean Church Avenue [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/6951299850/] , by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/] on Flickr. Have you taken a great photo of the neighborhood today? Send it our way to get it posted on the blog. Two ways to do it: Email
glass
A question we are frequently asked was most recently put to us by neighbor Deb, who writes: > I ride a bicycle around the neighborhood–mostly Marlborough and Rugby between Cortelyou and the Parade Ground–and I see massive amounts of broken glass. During the winter most of the glass
Odd Squad
The pilot for Odd Squad, a new children’s show for PBS, is filming on Rugby Road this afternoon. The Inner Dog Productions [http://www.innerdog.net/] crew was filming the show in Rye, NY yesterday, and The Daily Rye learned [http://www.thedailyrye.com/news/pbs-films-childrens-show-pilot-downtown-rye] that the “plot