Afternoonan [http://instagram.com/p/dcESDWhUjB/] finds another unexpected planting solution. And you thought the local stumps [/blog/home/resourceful-neighbors-savvy-stumps-around-ditmas-park] were good. Any good shoe shots? Share with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark
Start the week off right by singing at Lark, gardening with Sustainable Flatbush, listening at Sycamore and Bar Chord, or learning at the Cortelyou Library or Street Hype Candidate Forum–then check back Thursday to see what’s on for the long weekend. Monday, August 26 * The Monday Night Vinyl
akeem bernard
Akeem Bernard, 22, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of a weapon, and tampering with evidence following the shooting of 3-year-old Tharell Edwards [/blog/crime/toddler-shot-in-e-21st-st-apartment] at 520 E 21st Street this weekend. Bernard, described as a family friend and fellow building resident, was
On Saturday, September 21, kids and their families are invited to Prospect Park’s Nethermead [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/nethermead] to participate in Nickelodeon [http://www.nick.com/]‘s 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play [http://www.nick.com/thebighelp/road-to-wwdop/play?_requestid=62125]. Nickelodeon is teaming up
DSNY
June 30 marked the end of NYC’s fiscal year 2013, and with it came an incredible drop in tickets given to residents and business owners dumping their trash in city garbage cans, says the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/tickets-home-garbage-put-city-trash-cans-article-1.1436635] . In FY 2012, 4,185 tickets
On Saturday, September 21, kids and their families are invited to Prospect Park’s Nethermead [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/nethermead] to participate in Nickelodeon [http://www.nick.com]‘s 10th Annual Worldwide Day of Play [http://www.nick.com/thebighelp/road-to-wwdop/play?_requestid=62125]. Nickelodeon is teaming up
In addition to ongoing closures [/blog/transportation/q-line-overhaul-service-changes-start-july-8] at the Manhattan-bound Cortelyou, Beverley, and Parkside stations, neighbors who commute to Midtown East or Queens will have to make a transfer. Details on this week’s service changes via MTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]: > No Q
In addition to ongoing closures [/blog/transportation/q-line-overhaul-service-changes-start-july-8] at the Manhattan-bound Cortelyou, Beverley, and Parkside stations, neighbors who commute to Midtown East or Queens will have to make a transfer. Details on this week’s service changes via MTA.info [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/Default.aspx]: > No Q
Neighbor Donald Loggins snaps a castor bean plant, Spanky Tomato shows were the name comes from, and Rubina Yeh notices string beans growing on the tracks at Church Avenue. What are you growing–or just watching bloom in the area? Share with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas
Grab your helmet and lock for tomorrow’s Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket], ’cause Tali and her team are bringing back the bike blender [/blog/greenmarket/you-can-eat-bicycle-powered-soup-at-cortelyous-greenmarket]. “We are going to be making some human-powered Greenmarket smoothies,” Tali says. “Perfect for a hot summer Sunday.” Also, be sure
Church Avenue
“Just a typical day on Church Avenue,” says BID [http://www.churchavenue.org] Executive Director Lauren Collins. Lauren sent us this behind-the-scenes snap from the 2014 Church Avenue BID calendar shoot, which took place today during the organization’s sidewalk sales [/blog/events/attend-church-avenue-sidewalk-sales-this-friday-through-sunday]. If you get a chance this
Politics
Have you met your candidates yet? Community newspaper Street Hype [http://www.streethypenewspaper.com] is hosting a forum nearby that might be your last chance to do so. The event will be held next Wednesday, August 28, at Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church [http://sgec.org] (331 Hawthorne Street between