gentrification
An argument about the against the ever expanding list of names for our area (and others in the borough) inside ever shrinking “neighborhood” borders by neighbor Harry Siegel [https://twitter.com/harrysiegel] ran today in The New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bogus-brands-brooklyn-article-1.1536677]. In it he
queer night
Q Train Queer Night is making a triumphant return to Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com] (1118 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) on Thursday, December 5, and you’re invited to help welcome it home. The event will start at 10pm, and will feature a set by DJ Go Go
Want to get a first-hand look at what’s going on in the neighborhood? Attend a Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] meeting. Here’s what’s coming up this month: Joint Public Safety & Youth Services Meeting Thursday, December 5, 7pm CB14 District Office, 810 E 16th Street
Are you a prizewinning portmanteau-maker or an alliterative ace? Lend your skills to the community on Tuesday, December 17, when neighbors are invited to throw their name ideas into the ring for the food co-op planned for our area [/business/new-food-coop-in-the-works]. The naming meeting will take place from 7-8:30pm
tagging
Ashley from The Dogwood [http://www.dogwoodnyc.com] tipped us off this morning that several roll-down gates along Church Avenue had been spray painted last night, including The Dogwood’s own, and the majority of other gates between Stratford and E 10th Streets. It looks like the damage may stop
cease the grease
The Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] is urging New Yorkers to reuse and/or properly dispose of their cooking oil this holiday season (and really, all other days of the year), and help keep sewer lines open and functioning as they
Johnnydoubleu [http://instagram.com/p/gY5UAXjNGf/] stops to notice the little things. Capture some AM sights? Send photos to 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
Thanksgiving is over–now on to the rest of the holidays! Here’s where you can nab a Christmas tree in the neighborhood, and on the outskirts. * Shannon Florist & Nursery [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shannon-Florist-and-Nursery/147826925263045] (3380 Fort Hamilton Parway between Bills Place and Chester Avenue) has trees,
Since we’re past Thanksgiving and holiday lights are strung across the neighborhood, it seems about time to be moving on to Christmas trees. Here’s where you can nab one in the neighborhood, and on the outskirts. * Almac Hardware [http://www.almachardware.com/] (2 Newkirk Plaza) has trees in
Since we’re past Thanksgiving and holiday lights are strung across the neighborhood, it seems about time to be moving on to Christmas trees. Here’s where you can nab one in the neighborhood, and on the outskirts. * Almac Hardware [http://www.almachardware.com/] (2 Newkirk Plaza) has trees in
A few weeks ago we posted about some soon-to-be bike racks [/blog/transportation/bike-racks-coming-soon-to-church-coney-island-avenues] on Coney Island and Church Avenues, and it looks like they’ve been quickly completed! Functional racks now line Church from CIA to the B/Q station, as well as Coney Island Avenue over several blocks
bike racks
A few weeks ago we posted about some soon-to-be bike racks [/blog/transportation/bike-racks-coming-soon-to-church-coney-island-avenues] on Coney Island and Church Avenues, and it looks like they’ve been quickly completed! Functional racks now line Church from CIA to the B/Q station, as well as Coney Island Avenue over several blocks