After that bitter winter, hasn’t it gotten pretty muggy all of the sudden? This weather (okay, really, it’s lovely and we’re so thankful to not be wearing snow boots anymore) had us so excited that LeFrak Center at Lakeside [http://lakesidebrooklyn.com/]‘s water play feature, the
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Spring_Concerts_2014.jpg] It’s back! This year’s PS 217 [http://ps217brooklyn.org/] Spring Concert series starts tonight (Wednesday, May 14) at 6pm with music by PS 217’s own Dr. Andre, Mr. Leal, and other members of Too Kool for Skool. Future performances
Photo by maggiemessitt [http://instagram.com/p/n8sm3PDycR/]. 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.
butterflies bulbs and bookmarks
This Saturday, May 17 is the Brooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/]‘s Bike the Branches [http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/] event–and with it, Ditmas Park’s own Butterflies, Bulbs & Bookmarks celebration. This year’s event, to be held 12-4pm in front of the Cortelyou Library [http:
Boardwalk Empire [http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire] will be filming at the north end of the neighborhood later this week, according to signs we noticed this morning. The show, which has filmed several times [/blog/tag/boardwalk-empire] in our area before–including inside the Flatbush Reformed Church [http://www.flatbushchurch.
After that bitter winter, hasn’t it gotten pretty muggy all of the sudden? This weather (okay, really, it’s lovely and we’re so thankful to not be wearing snow boots anymore) had us so excited that LeFrak Center at Lakeside [http://lakesidebrooklyn.com/]‘s water play feature, the
After that bitter winter, hasn’t it gotten pretty muggy all of the sudden? This weather (okay, really, it’s lovely and we’re so thankful to not be wearing snow boots anymore) had us so excited that LeFrak Center at Lakeside [http://lakesidebrooklyn.com]‘s water play feature, the
Congratulations to all of the PS 139 Chess Ninjas [https://www.facebook.com/Ps139ChessNinjas], who we hear did so wonderfully this weekend at Nationals! All we can ever remember is that the knight moves in an L shape. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park
films
The Great Gilly Hopkins [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226766/], a film based on the novel by Katherine Paterson [http://www.amazon.com/Great-Gilly-Hopkins-Katherine-Paterson/dp/0064402010], will be filming at two Westminster Road homes this week in Prospect Park South. The film stars Sophie Nélisse [http://www.imdb.com/name/
comedy
We’re pleasantly surprised it’s not raining today like the forecast said it would–but lucky for us, there’s plenty to do both in and outside this week, no sunny skies required. Monday, May 12 • Swing by open hours at Sustainable Flatbush [http://sustainableflatbush.org/] ‘s Healing Herb
flatbush junction
We’re excited to say that following a successful trial run last fall [/blog/greenmarket/flatbush-junction-hosts-farmers-market-tomorrow], a youth-run market [http://www.grownyc.org/youthmarket/flatbush-junction-youthmarket] will be returning to the Flatbush-Nostrand Junction Triangle [https://www.google.com/maps/preview?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&q=1545+Flatbush+Avenue&
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When we think about an increased number of local bike racks [/?s=bike+racks], we appreciate the idea of more parking for neighbors who choose alternatives to driving or mass transit. Neighbor Patrick, though, has us considering another side of them. “These new bike stations placed all around the city