comfort food
In this kind of weather, we find that the absolute last thing we want to eat is a salad–and what better way to coddle ourselves through the sub-zero temperatures than with some good old fashioned comfort food? With the cold in mind (and on our face, and ears, and
environmental activism
Would you miss Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org]‘s swans if they were gone? The Department of Environmental Conservation [http://www.dec.ny.gov] recently proposed a plan to completely eliminate New York’s mute swan population [http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/muteswanmgmtpln2013.pdf] over the
polar vortex
Who besides us is ready for a day that’s above freezing? Ready for a string of days? Ready for two days in a row in the balmy 40s? We’d given up hope checking the weather too much recently, but things are looking up around Ditmas Park as The
rat information portal
Ever feel like someone, or something, is watching you? If the city’s newest interactive map colors your apartment building red, it’s quite possible that something is a rat. Released by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/
wilhyn larsen
After five years in business, neighbor Wilhyn Larsen has put local fitness fixture Namaste Yoga of Kensington [http://www.mynamasteyoga.com] (482 Coney Island Avenue 2nd Floor, on the corner of Church Avenue) up for sale. If you’ve ever thought of opening a studio in the area, here are
Bkfrogma [http://www.flickr.com/photos/93843138@N00/12163095476] snaps some lightly powdered roofs. 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,
Sneaky graffiti, snapped by govirklah [http://instagram.com/p/jXfGAsHpKP/]. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send pics to editor@kensingtonbk.com, and we’ll post them on the site! Also, find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], Twitter [https://www.facebook.com/KensingtonBk], and check out
Tired of the commute, or need a little something on the side? Here’s a roundup of some available gigs in and near the ‘hood. 1. CAMBA [https://www.camba.org] is looking for Group Leaders and Youth Workers for their after school programs in Flatbush and beyond. Candidates should
Am Thai Bistro [http://www.amthaibistro.com/] will be celebrating two years at 1003 Church Avenue (between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) tomorrow, January 29, from 11am-12pm. Church and Flatbush Avenue BID Director Lauren Elvers Collins [http://www.churchavenue.org/about#ourstaff], who attended last year’s ceremony, sent
Following last week’s post on what to do about dogs tied up in sub-zero temperatures [/blog/animals/what-would-you-do-sub-zero-dogs], Ann Simkins of Small World Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers [http://smallworldpetsitters.wordpress.com] wanted to make sure all of our neighbors knew about a change in the process of reporting
The Daily News [http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1592154] ran a story yesterday about the rising number of tickets being given to property owners by the Department of Sanitation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/home/home.shtml] for failing to shovel their ice and snow, including an account
Am Thai Bistro [http://www.amthaibistro.com] will be celebrating two years at 1003 Church Avenue (between E 10th Street and Stratford Road) tomorrow, January 29, from 11am-12pm. Church and Flatbush Avenue BID Director Lauren Elvers Collins [/blog/announcements/church-avenue-bids-lauren-elvers-collins-to-join-flatbush-avenue-bid-as-well] , who attended last year’s ceremony [/blog/business/celebrate-am-thai-bistros-first-anniversary-party], sent