After closing in January, Brooklyn Public House [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Public-House/1508596919360227] (247 Dekalb Avenue between Vanderbilt Avenue and Clermont Avenue) reopened this Saturday afternoon under new ownership. The bar and eatery, once owned by Kevin O’Lunney and now owned by Ivan Spence and Kieran McNamara, was
brooklyn public house
After closing in January, Brooklyn Public House [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Public-House/1508596919360227] (247 Dekalb Avenue between Vanderbilt Avenue and Clermont Avenue) reopened this Saturday afternoon under new ownership. The bar and eatery, once owned by Kevin O’Lunney and now owned by Ivan Spence and Kieran McNamara, was
Photo by michaeldibiasio [http://instagram.com/p/pTjYC9ib1f/]. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook [http://www.
Make Music New York
Happy Thursday! This weekend, you can keep catching the World Cup [/blog/events/where-to-watch-the-world-cup-around-ditmas-park] around the neighborhood, see all sorts of musicians for free at local Make Music New York venues [/blog/art-music/heres-the-full-local-lineup-for-this-years-make-music-new-york] , family events all weekend at the East Midwood Jewish Center, [/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/EMJC_open-house_
Neighbors were recently none too surprised by the report that named the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue one of the 20 worst for NYC pedestrians [/blog/transportation/ocean-parkway-church-avenue-named-one-of-20-worst-intersections-for-pedestrians-enforcement-recommended-in-2014-or-2015] , but it’s no secret that that particular crossing is not the only dangerous one on the road. That’s
Filmed in Flatbush
There may only have been one film production working in our area this week [/blog/art-music/filming-in-ditmas-park-this-week-robert-de-niro-anne-hathaways-the-intern] as opposed to last week’s five [/blog/art-music/filming-in-ditmas-park-this-week-experimenter-unforgettable-friends-of-the-people-more] , but it looks like this coming Monday, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire [http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire] will be making up for it. We
Neighbors were recently none too surprised by the report that named the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue one of the 20 worst for NYC pedestrians [/transportation/dot-names-ocean-parkway-church-avenue-one-of-20-worst-intersections-for-pedestrians-in-nyc] , but it’s no secret that that particular crossing is not the only dangerous one on the road. That’s why
Praise be! With the Parkside Avenue station now checked off the list [/blog/transportation/here-are-the-latest-reopening-dates-for-southbound-cortelyou-road-parkside-avenue-platforms] , the subway rehab project on the north and southbound sides of three local stations is finally complete–and while the pigeons [/blog/transportation/creative-cortelyou-road-commuter-tells-the-mta-fellow-passengers-what-he-really-thinks] may still be putting a damper on your commute, at least
ps 53 k
If you’re hanging around the neighborhood on Friday, June 20, why not check out some local art? Students from PS 53K at MS 88 [http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/15/k088/default.htm] will be showcasing work made this year with the help of teacher Jami Whitney, who seeks
Central Brooklyn
Subohnker [http://instagram.com/p/pXQh8jQMWY/] knows where to find the frosty stuff. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like
kensington
One last photo of Friday’s beautifully terrifying storm clouds, taken over the Fort Hamilton Parkway station by Melissa Parrish. Do you have a picture from around the neighborhood? Email it to us at editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.
Neighbors
Bree and the Whatevers [http://breeandthewhatevers.com] were made in Ditmas Park. While Bree Klauser (singer/head songwriter) and Matthew Klauser (guitarist/ former Ditmas Park resident/ Brother of Bree Klauser) are siblings, the band’s currently lineup only came to fruition after Bree moved into what she calls “[her] Victorian