St. Patrick's Day
“Happy St. Patrick’s Day Weekend from GREENmarket!” says Samantha Blatteis, Market Manager. “Enjoy your lazy Sunday at Cortelyou Greenmarket, where there will be recipes to use up any leftover beer, Irish-inspired favorites, and a market full of detox foods.” Remember to avoid ticketing and towing by not parking on
I’m placing bets that we’ll see Ice-T drinking iced tea from Qathra on Monday. Law & Order, Special Victims Unit [http://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit/], the last remaining L&O that’s still producing new episodes, will be filming around Beverley Road on Monday. They’ll be
Hope you all enjoy the holiday, whatever you’re up to, in a responsible way. If you’re out drinking tonight at one of our local bars [/blog/food/kiss-me-im-irish], no need to drive home–we’ve got a number of car service companies [http://www.taxihack.com/car_services/
Mary Bakija
The first time I came to this neighborhood, I parked on Cortelyou Road after driving up from Coney Island Avenue. Heading back, I drove down Westminster and got to the stop sign at Dorchester, and I saw the thing that so impresses visitors when they see it for the first
Flatbush Promise Neighborhood
CAMBA is working on the Flatbush Promise Neighborhood initiative [http://camba.org/FlatbushPromiseNeighborhood/tabid/468/Default.aspx], which aims to come up with creative solutions to help every child succeed, and then they’ll apply for up to $30 million over the next five years to make that plan a
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) or Farmshare programs allow subscribers to buy fresh vegetables, and sometimes fruit, eggs, and more, direct from a local farmer. You pay in advance (though different CSAs may have different pay scales or due dates), and then during a period of weeks during the peak growing
City Birder
This spring, a quiet weekday morning in Prospect Park is actually quite bustling. The warm winter has affected plant and animal life, including a slightly different bird migration pattern. And if you’re available on a Tuesday or Thursday morning, City Birder Rob Jett [http://citybirder.blogspot.com] will take
burgers
Lots of neighbors enjoy the burgers at Ox Cart [http://www.oxcarttavern.com], and we’ve read of people coming in from other places [http://www.devourthecity.com/2012/02/ox-cart-tavern.html] to check them out as well, but now Zagat agrees they’re worth the trip: > Ox Cart
Roses at Sycamore [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/6840363426/], by carryboo [http://www.flickr.com/photos/carryboo/]on Flickr. Join the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] to add photos from around the neighborhood!
Carmen Sognonvi
It’s been almost four years since Urban Martial Arts [http://urbandojo.com/] opened on Coney Island Avenue near Newkirk Avenue, and Carmen Sognonvi, owner and general manager, recognizes the small, but significant changes that have happened at that corner. Though the business that she and her husband Serge run
Harassment
After several parents complained about a volunteer at the Tot Lot [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/federiconarvaeztotlot/history] on Cortelyou and Argyle being confrontational and aggressive, the Parks Department, who is responsible for the playground, has taken action to get rid of him. From Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs [http://assembly.state.
anniversary
“I have good news and I have bad news,” Leon Kogut tells the man whose hair he’s just cut. “The good news is you look great. The bad news, you can’t eat for two hours, or the hair will grow back.” Leon brushes the man’s shoulders and