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150 e 2nd street

Progress At 150 E 2nd Street Apartment Building

Looks like there’s going to be a whole lot more living space in the KWT area soon. Between 190-192 E 5th Street [/real-estate/construction-at-190-192-e-5th-street-is-drawing-to-a-close], The Kestrel [/real-estate/more-info-on-33-caton-place-also-known-as-the-kestrel] (which Brownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/03/leasing-for-windsor-terraces-33-caton-place-aka-the-kestrel-starts-in-june/] says will start leasing in June), and now 150 E 2nd

Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Happy first day of Spring! Celebrate the lovely weather this weekend in Prospect Park, watching bands at 773 Lounge and Bar Chord, taking a class at Lark, and more. Thursday, March 20 • Attend a Community Environment Committee meeting [/blog/politics/community-board-14-march-meetings] at the CB14 office (810 E 16th Street below

This Weekend’s B & Q Subway Service Changes

No shuttle buses this weekend, but remember there will be some road closures [/blog/transportation/subway-track-work-causes-street-closures-this-weekend-next] –and Avenue H, J, and M users should read especially carefully. Details via MTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]. All days, all times: > Coney Island-bound Q platforms at Parkside Avenue,

70th Precinct

Woman Charged After Yesterday Morning’s Car-On-Train Crash

> If you were wondering why subways were delayed in Brooklyn this morning, here's the answer: http://t.co/UbvH0WP7KQ pic.twitter.com/3EhhMc1lmk [http://t.co/3EhhMc1lmk] — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) March 19, 2014 [https://twitter.com/NBCNewYork/status/446278627504971776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] 20-year-old Hannah Harris

Petals & Penny Tiles

Light and shadow at Mimi’s Hummus, snapped by akhkn_uncentered [http://instagram.com/p/lr_Tc0BPwr/]. 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

bluestone cafe

Prospect Park’s Bluestone Cafe Hopes To Obtain Beer & Wine License

You might not have to bring wine to Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org] in a thermos this summer, says the NY Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exclusive-prospect-park-serve-booze-74m-skating-mega-center-article-1.1726100] , because the Bluestone Cafe at Prospect Park’s Lakeside [/blog/news/first-skaters-take-to-the-lefrak-center-at-prospect-parks-lakeside-opens-to-public-on-friday] is hoping to soon secure a

Police Seek Two Suspects In Citywide Grand Larcenies

Authorities are asking for assistance finding two suspects they say are responsible for at least 11 incidents of Grand Larceny since October 2013. In each instance, including one in the 70th Precinct the morning of December 14, 2013, the suspects remove victims’ wallets unbeknownst to them, and use their credit

190-192 e 5th street

Construction At 190-192 E 5th Street Is Drawing To A Close

After about a year’s worth of construction [/business/construction-starting-at-190-192-e-5th-street], it looks like the three story, six family building at 190-192 E 5th Street [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=320525400&passdocnumber=01&restore=1] (on the corner of Caton Avenue) is nearly finished.

cost of living

NY Housing Costs Pushing Many Beyond The Affordability Threshold

A recent report [http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/housing/affordable_housing_ny_2014.pdf] from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli [http://www.osc.state.ny.us] revealed that as of 2012, an enormous number of NY residents were dedicating over 30% of their respective incomes to housing

armed robberies

Police Seek Suspects In String Of Nearby Armed Robberies

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in finding three men they say robbed several businesses in Brooklyn over the past five months. At least seven stores have been hit in eight incidents since Fall 2013, police say. Although some of the incidents took place in Canarsie’s

66th precinct community council

This Month’s 66th Precinct Community Council Meeting Is Tomorrow Night

This month’s meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council will be held tomorrow, Thursday, March 20 at 5910 13th Avenue (between 59th and 60th Streets) at 7:30pm. Neighbors are invited to come meet our Commanding Officer, Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, as well as to find out about recent

Skies Of Blue & Clouds Of White

Robb83 [http://instagram.com/p/lkS03rInGK/] takes a walk on the sunny side of the street. Keep looking up, then 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