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1515 church
“Local Landmark Immortalized,” reads the subject line of neighbor Jane Hutta’s email about a reproduction of Church Avenue’s beloved DNA Lab Center [http://www.dnalabcenter.com] sign. Jane, who snapped the photo above, was walking through Manhattan’s Meatpacking District with her family when they noticed the familiar
bar chord
Tomorrow evening (June 12) from 5-7pm, Bar Chord [http://www.barchordnyc.com] will be hosting a very special guest–Semental [http://www.tequilasemental.com]‘s Serena Fill, who will be offering shots of the tequila that the bar will be using in their forthcoming summer cocktail. Since its creation in
Hamilton's
Hey, local soccer–or should we say, football–or fútbol?–fans! If your TV isn’t going to cut it for this year’s World Cup games [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/], we’ve got word that you might want to head to Hamilton’s [http://hamiltonsbrooklyn.com] (2826
Start watching for 11:11s and count all the wishbones and loose eyelashes you’ve got, because it looks like the southbound Cortelyou Road and Parkside Avenue platforms finally have opening dates [/blog/transportation/a-full-statement-from-the-mta-confirming-upcoming-southbound-cortelyou-parkside-platform-reopenings] . Neighbor Katrina Skovan’s tweet about Parkside today got us wondering… > @DPCornerblog [https://twitter.
Ngozi Agbim
A new report [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2011-nyc-top-20-pedestrian-crash-locations.pdf] from the New York City Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] lists the crossing of Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway as one of the 20 worst intersections for pedestrians throughout
A new report [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2011-nyc-top-20-pedestrian-crash-locations.pdf] from the New York City Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] lists the crossing of Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway as one of the 20 worst intersections for pedestrians throughout
armed robberies
http://youtu.be/b_UdedtwnlU The NYPD has released a new video of three suspects they’ve been pursuing since late January [/blog/crime/police-seek-suspects-in-citywide-streak-of-armed-robberies] for several armed robberies in our borough. The group has been connected to at least 14 incidents throughout the 66th, 69th, 67th, 73rd, 63rd, 70th,
Photos by sarahkerens [http://instagram.com/p/o6tuUQsFfk/] and ditmasparkcorner [http://instagram.com/p/o_SyQHI52m/]. 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
barbara rosen
Miss your chance to adopt some of the kittens posted earlier from the Q Gardens trapping operation [/blog/animals/help-q-gardens-trap-neuter-release-local-feral-cats]? Don’t despair–now available are sweet black two-month-olds Helga and The Kracken! The Q crew is working with locally-based Barbara the Cat Lady [/blog/animals/meet-cat-caretaker-guerilla-gardener-barbara-rosen] and the Brooklyn
astrology
[http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/start-sign-parties] “Who they attractin’ with that line, ‘What’s your name, what’s your sign?'” is the famous question asked by The Notorious B.I.G. in his 1994 hit Big Poppa [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phaJXp_zMYM], and it’s still relevant
Di Fara
Hey, local pizza lovers! We just thought you should know about two area favorites that are currently closed or will be closed for vacation later this summer. * New York Brick Oven Pizza [/blog/tag/new-york-brick-oven-pizza] (375 Marlborough Road on the corner of Cortelyou Road) is closed until Tuesday, June 17