cortelyou library
This weekend is actually supposed to be above freezing if you can believe it, so you can try new food at Sycamore or 50 cent Slurpees at a new 7-Eleven (no, not the one on Beverley and CIA), see music at Bar Chord and 773 Lounge, and enjoy a weekly
1406 cortelyou road
If you’ve walked by Toy Space [https://toyspaceny.com] (1410 Cortelyou Road between Rugby and Marlborough Roads) over the past few days, you may have noticed a For Rent sign in the store window. A shop employee confirms the store will be closing for good at the end of
66th precinct
Since Mahiuddin Mahmud was brutally killed in Kensington [/crime/man-found-dead-in-mcdonald-avenue-basement] early Tuesday morning, news outlets have been reporting more on different facets of the investigation. Around 8pm Tuesday night, police arrested Rasel Siddiquee [/crime/help-police-find-mohammed-siddiquee] (above; previously identified as Mohammed Siddiquee) at Kennedy Airport as he was readying to board
g train
If you’re taking the F train this weekend, make sure to know what’s up ahead of time. Details on subway service changes via MTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]: Jamaica-bound F trains run via the E after 47th-50th Streets to Roosevelt Avenue Weekend, 9:45pm
Since Westminster Road’s Mahiuddin Mahmud was brutally killed in Kensington [/blog/crime/local-man-found-dead-in-kensington] early Tuesday morning, news outlets have been reporting more on different facets of the investigation. Around 8pm Tuesday night, police arrested Rasel Siddiquee [/blog/crime/nypd-seeks-mohammed-siddiquee-for-questioning-about-mahiuddin-mahmud] (above; previously identified as Mohammed Siddiquee) at Kennedy Airport as
Weather
Thesaxophonewarrior [http://instagram.com/p/i4PW9wvJNg/] wears what we’re all thinking. 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
Food & Drink
For the abundance of different cultural foods we have around our area (Mexican, Filipino, West Indian, Italian, Israeli, Pakistani, Indian, Tibetan, French, Thai, and beyond), it seems like we don’t actually have a ton of Latin options in the area. Flatbush Latin Grill [http://flatbushlatingrill.com] is one of
john wozniak
If you’re a Ditmas Park pizza fanatic, you might want to stick around town this Friday, January 10, because neighbor John Wozniak [http://johnwozniak.com] is staging a “pop-in” shop at Lo Duca Pizza [/blog/food/hard-work-a-love-story-family-tradition-a-brief-history-of-lo-duca-pizza] (14 Newkirk Plaza) starting at 1:30pm. Johnny’s Place [http://johnwozniak.
animals
Ah, irresponsible dog owners: not a new topic among our readers [/blog/animals/every-dog-poops-but-please-remember-to-scoop], but still a group who makes walking down the street a little more terrifying for everyone (including the good dog owners who do pick up the doo). Dog waste left on the street is not only
cold weather
Up until the past couple of days, it seemed like we’d had a pretty mild winter–in fact, this polar vortex is being bookended by two days in the high 40s-50s. However since it’s today, tomorrow is set to be juuust above freezing, and we’ve still got
Flatbush Reformed Church
Friends and family of Kyam Livingston, the Ditmas Park woman who died in police custody at Brooklyn Central Booking July 21 [/blog/crime/local-woman-dies-in-police-custody], are holding a speak out on Tuesday, January 21 at the Flatbush Reformed Church [http://www.flatbushchurch.org] (890 Flatbush Avenue on the corner of Church
A shining night street, by paulframe61 [http://instagram.com/p/i2HduwBAFd/]. 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