cafes
Coffee Mob [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffee-Mob/389999214408030] (1514 Newkirk Avenue on the corner of E 16th Street) has been open for just over a year now on Newkirk Avenue–and this Sunday, June 1, they’ll be hosting a bash to celebrate! Starting at 1pm, festivities will include
cori carl
A few weeks ago, neighbor Cori Carl contributed a Ditmas Park Perspective piece on anti-gentrification sentiments written at the Church Avenue B/Q stop [/blog/neighbors/ditmas-park-perspective-on-gentrification-in-flatbush]. Many others joined the conversation to talk about race, class, and even age, and how best to keep the Ditmas Park area affordable
helicopters
You’ve probably realized the past week and a half has been a busy one for news stories in our area. Some (like the fire at 465 Ocean Avenue [/blog/crime/fire-at-465-ocean-avenue] that injured four, the two PS 315 students accused of poisoning their teacher [/blog/crime/two-students-arrested-for-allegedly-poisoning-teacher-at-ps-315], and yesterday’
New York Times
Melissaclicks [http://instagram.com/p/ogtVNIqP6O/] captures what The Times noticed today: there is a lot of filming here [/blog/art-music/the-adderall-diaries-new-mtv-series-more-filming-in-the-neighborhood-this-week] ! Thanks to Nicole, Stephanie, and Jamie for sending in the link, and if you haven’t seen it yet, behold the article that rings true but we just
authors
You may know Valerie D’Orazio [http://valeriedorazio.com] from her work on Marvel’s X-Men and Punisher comics [http://marvel.com/comics/creators/9643/valerie_dorazio], or from her Occasional Superheroine [http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.com] blog. However the Ditmas Park native’s most recent project, Beyond: Edward Snowden [http:
FDC
This Saturday, May 31, join the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://fdconline.org] and Church Avenue BID [https://www.churchavenue.org] for a day of local cleanup and beautification! The annual event will be held from 9am-2pm, and will include painting over graffiti, picking up trash, and more. All are welcome,
PS 249
Hope you enjoyed the long weekend! Here are some fun events to get you through today and tomorrow–be sure to check back on Thursday for what’s happening this weekend. Tuesday, May 27 • Check out six pink wines this week during Rosés & Rhubarb [http://www.thefarmonadderley.com/events]
the adderall diaries
Here are two more film shoots in the area this week to watch out for: By 7pm today, neighbors are being asked to move their vehicles for a Click3x shoot on Avenue H between E 16th and E 17th Streets. If your car is moved, call location manager M. Grundlach
Lots of skipping this week, and the Q won’t get you to Queens. Details on changes via MTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]: > Coney Island-bound Q platforms at Parkside Avenue, Beverley Road, and Cortelyou Road are closed for renovation All times, beginning 11:45pm Friday,
> This school bus has been parked off Ocean Ave for more than an hour. @NY1 [https://twitter.com/NY1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] reporter said kid set off fireworks inside. pic.twitter.com/uEi8U2MRSw [http://t.co/uEi8U2MRSw] — Kerri MacDonald (@kerrimac) May 27, 2014 [https://twitter.com/kerrimac/status/
alternate-side parking
Today we thank the men and women who sacrificed their lives while serving in the armed forces, and our thoughts are with their friends and family. If you’re staying around the neighborhood this Memorial Day, we’ve put together a list of places and services that will either be
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