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http://youtu.be/5_hL1uUK4l4 Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man they say robbed two businesses near our area over the past couple of days. Cops say the suspect entered the kitchen area of Sip & Chat Restaurant (2910 Avenue D between E 29th
Paulframe61 [http://instagram.com/p/jQhCiJhACV/] sees one of our local trees, post donnysoots [/blog/photos/sunset-silhouette]‘ sunset. 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
If you didn’t get a Winter Warriors program card at last Sunday’s Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket], there may still be hope this week–but you’ll have to act fast to reap the rewards. Check in at the info tent to grab a card and
homicide
A shooting early this morning left one man dead and another in critical condition, police say. Cops responded to a call of shots fired at E 16th Street and Avenue I at 4:17am, and upon arrival found one 23-year-old and one 24-year-old man, each with a single gunshot wound.
Destinations
Bundle up this weekend, pull on those boots, and enjoy music, crafts, yoga, and more. Saturday, January 18 • The Lavender Blues sing along [https://www.facebook.com/LavenderBluesMusic] is at Lark, 10am. • Alex Levin [http://www.alexlevinjazz.com/] and guests play jazz at Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com/], 12:
Donnysoots [http://instagram.com/p/jRW17YDf81/] captures a million branches under the day’s fading sky. Share your sunset 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
This Monday, January 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day [http://mlkday.gov], which makes for lots of city service suspensions and closures [http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/3581/martin-luther-king-jr-day-information] –but also some incredible Brooklyn events to honor a Civil Rights hero. Whether you’re celebrating this weekend or
Alongside the $2 million plus property sales in our area as of late, CAMBA Housing Ventures [http://www.cambahousingventures.org] is still working to preserve housing for all across Flatbush. This past Thursday, January 9, the local non profit was honored with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC [http://portal.
CAMBA Gardens
Alongside the $2 million plus property sales in our area as of late, CAMBA Housing Ventures [http://www.cambahousingventures.org] is still working to preserve housing for all across Flatbush. This past Thursday, January 9, the local non profit was honored with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC [http://portal.
We’ve seen some pretty wild local sales over the past several months in Ditmas Park. There was the $2 million Colonial revival at 114 Westminster Road [/blog/real-estate/114-westminster-road-sells-after-13-years-for-2m], the 147 Rugby Road home that sold for $2.2 million in September [/blog/real-estate/top-5-biggest-residential-sales-in-ditmas-park-in-the-last-10-years-sponsored] , and now 1029-1035 Cortelyou