The Real Deal [http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/10/22/18-lot-ditmas-park-portfolio-hits-market-for-40m/] first reported today that Massey Knakal Realty Services [http://www.masseyknakal.com/] is heading up the sale of 18 tax lots spanning from Coney Island Avenue to Cortelyou [http://www.masseyknakal.com/listings/detail.aspx?lst=22371], E 9th
Coney Island Avenue
The Real Deal [http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/10/22/18-lot-ditmas-park-portfolio-hits-market-for-40m/] first reported today that Massey Knakal Realty Services [http://www.masseyknakal.com/] is heading up the sale of 18 tax lots spanning from Coney Island Avenue to Cortelyou [http://www.masseyknakal.com/listings/detail.aspx?lst=22371], E 9th
Here it is! We spotted this charming sign posted in the window of The Highbury Pub [/blog/business/the-highbury-pub-looks-about-ready-to-burst] (1002 Cortelyou Road on the corner of Coney Island Avenue) this afternoon, inviting neighbors to come enjoy $5 beers on tap and meet bar owners Jimmy, Gi, and Jack starting at
activities
Not sure where to take your little ghosts, firefighters, and cowgirls this Halloween? We’ve rounded up a list of events from this weekend until the 31st itself in and around Ditmas Park. Have a scarily good time! Boo at the Zoo [http://www.prospectparkzoo.com/plan-your-trip/events-calendar/boo-at-the-zoo.aspx]
under construction
Just as the weather begins to take a chilly turn, it looks like construction and closures on the northbound Cortelyou, Beverley, and Parkside subway station platforms [/blog/transportation/q-line-overhaul-service-changes-start-july-8] is reaching completion. We first learned at September’s Community Board 14 monthly meeting [/blog/politics/notes-from-the-cb14-monthly-meeting-7] that the northbound platform
falafel fusion
Not even a month after the sign for a vegetarian Mediterranean restaurant [/business/new-vegetarian-mediterranean-restaurant-coming-to-fort-hamilton-parkway] popped up in front of 3021 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Hummus Garden is open for business. We popped in to see what was on the menu, talk to chef Haim Bensimon (above), and try some grub for
Stuffed Animals
Stuffed and stuck, by natalijewel [http://instagram.com/p/fqSPT6TESB/]. What’s the cutest creature you’ve seen lately? 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
closures
If you were hoping for some Woonsen or glass noodles tonight, better call Am Thai [http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/am-thai-chili-basil/] or To Be Thai [http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/to-be-thai-2/], because we spotted a sign on Thai Tony [http://www.thaitonys.com]‘s (3019 Fort Hamilton Parkway between E
Pull on your leotard and sweatbands and drop the needle on those 45s, because the first installation of Bar Chord [http://www.barchordnyc.com]‘s (1008 Cortelyou Road between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue) music trivia night [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236832513140923&set=pb.142374215920087.
bar chord
Pull on your leotard and sweatbands and drop the needle on those 45s, because the first installation of Bar Chord [http://www.barchordnyc.com]‘s (1008 Cortelyou Road between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue) music trivia night [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236832513140923&set=pb.142374215920087.
Next week will be Halloween Ground Zero, but until then, you can work out [/blog/events/working-out-looking-in-upcoming-yoga-meditation-classes-around-ditmas-park] , enjoy some music, art, and fabric dyeing classes, programs at the library, bands at local haunts, and more. Haunts, get it? Monday, October 21 * Attend the Rolie Polie Guacamole [http://www.roliepolieguacamole.com]
Local womenswear designer Christine Alcalay [http://www.christinealcalay.com] got a lovely writeup from Elle online [http://www.elle.com/news/fashion-style/christine-alcalay-designer-spotlight?src=rss] last week, complete with several photos of her soft, flowy dresses and separates at an intersection you might just recognize. Elle traces Christine from her