Vacancy
If you missed out on the vacant storefront at 1023 Church Avenue [/blog/business/whats-coming-next-to-1023-church-avenue] a while back, quit sighing and mopping your brow. We just got word that the owner of 1019 Church, which formerly housed ABC Day Care [http://brooklyn.citysearch.com/profile/7362377/brooklyn_ny/abc_day_
The 7-Eleven scheduled to open this Fall [/blog/tag/7-eleven] on the corner of Beverley Road and Coney Island Avenue has been an ongoing point of contention among locals. Comments here and on social media run the gamut from excitement over Slurpees to disapproval of chain stores and fast food,
Friendly Rx Pharmacy
Today marks one year since Friendly Rx Pharmacy [/blog/business/michael-bak-of-friendly-rx-revives-the-neighborhood-pharmacy] opened on the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Slocum Place. Did you know besides the usual products and services, they also do henna tattoos [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=247456945404592&set=a.223593291124291.1073741828.223538257796461&
Feeling stressed, distracted, or uninspired as of late? Lucky for you, a few local yoga haunts are gearing up to help neighbors get focused and centered again. Check out what’s coming up at Jaya Yoga, Lark, Ditmas Fitness, and Third Root Community Health Center below. Living a Soulful Life
ditmas fitness studios
Feeling stressed, distracted, or uninspired as of late? Lucky for you, a few local yoga haunts are gearing up to help neighbors get focused and centered again. Check out what’s coming up at Jaya Yoga, Lark, Ditmas Fitness, and Third Root Community Health Center below. Living a Soulful Life
driving
Between the road work [/blog/tag/milling-and-paving], constant filming [/blog/tag/filmed-in-flatbush], and out-of-state cars that may or may not be from rental businesses on Coney Island Avenue [/blog/crime/out-of-state-plates-being-investigated-by-iowa-nyc-authorities], there are a lot of challenges when it comes to parking in our area. Neighbors who drive have made
This Thursday, October 17, Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/] (1118 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) will be hosting a benefit for the Brooklyn College chapter of Global Medical Brigades [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalBrigades], an organization that sends doctors and volunteers to provide health services for
Brooklyn College
This Thursday, October 17, Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/] (1118 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) will be hosting a benefit for the Brooklyn College chapter of Global Medical Brigades [https://www.facebook.com/GlobalBrigades], an organization that sends doctors and volunteers to provide health services for
google maps
Neighbor Brenda snapped this Google Maps car [http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/] yesterday, she says, “parked right outside our house and peering at us!” It’s always fun and sort of awkward to see these around (hopefully you won’t be caught walking down the street on
Popcorn Play Group
Every time we think it’s the last big yard sale, another one pops up–not that we’re complaining! This time it’s the annual Popcorn Playgroup sale, which will be at 1402 Beverley Road (on the corner of Rugby Road) this Saturday, October 19 from 9am-3pm. Popcorn mom
unforgettable
This Friday, October 18, CBS cop drama Unforgettable [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1842530/] will be filming on Marlborough Road between Beverley Road and Church Avenue. The show follows Detective Carrie Wells (Poppy Montgomery [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0599889/?ref_=tt_cl_t1]) as she solves crimes using her
A photo by Ian T West [http://www.flickr.com/photos/westian/10164955994], or a long lost Magritte? See something surreal? 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’