Holidays
Neighbor Sarah Jenny [/blog/food/baking-with-the-greenmarket-sarah-jennys-strawberry-rhubarb-pie] explored Saturday’s festival on Coney Island Avenue, which celebrated Pakistani Independence Day and looks to have featured some pretty tasty grub. All photos by brooklynwonder [http://instagram.com/brooklynwonder]. Did you snap any good pictures at Brooklyn Mela, or anywhere else in the
stumps
Something really admirable about our area is how so many neighbors make do with the green space they have–or create green space from nothing. Whether it’s a window box, a street tree bed [/blog/green/new-tree-guards-on-cortelyou], or, hey, an overgrown lot by the Church Avenue B/Q station
activities
This week will feature lots of music, free educational events, a vigil for neighbor Kyam Livingston [/blog/tag/kyam-livingston], and more. Support neighbors at events in and outside of the neighborhood, and check back on Thursday to see what’s scheduled for the weekend. Monday, August 19 * Check out happy
car beak ins
Looking through the most recent batch of police reports from the 70th Precinct, we noticed along with the vegetable can-throwing and hasty lunch pickups [/blog/crime/police-blotter-food-related-fiascoes-a-bad-week-for-glass] were more car break-ins than usual. It looks like one window-buster had a particularly busy night on August 5, even if he or
bed and breakfasts
A neighbor expecting a baby this fall would like for family to visit, but she feels none of the local B&Bs quite fit the bill as one relative cannot climb stairs. We’ve found a few wheelchair accessible accommodations not too far north in Brooklyn, listed below. * Park
security
A neighbor on Argyle near Beverley Road had a nerve-wracking but unfortunately familiar experience this morning when her garage alarm was set off around 2am. She says: > Luckily we always set our alarm at night. We have learned from past experience. The alarm must have scared them off quickly.
week in review
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Today is National Can-It-Forward Day [http://www.freshpreserving.com/community/events/can-it-forward.aspx], so tomorrow’s Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket] will feature ideas for making the best long-term use of your produce. Manager Tali Biale will make jam with some of the best the market has to
It’s going to be sunny with a few clouds and just below 80 all weekend, perfect for cleaning up lakeside with W.I.L.D. for Prospect Park, or participating in The Morley Walk starting at Lark this afternoon. Inside, outside–whatever you choose to do this weekend, enjoy
Some haunting willows, captured by chris_bowman [http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_bowman/9525633556/]. Snap some Southern Gothic in Kings County recently? Share it with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag it #ditmaspark on Instagram,
houses
We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open houses happening in and around Ditmas Park on Sunday. Any thoughts on these places? CONDOS & CO-OPS 415 Ocean Parkway, Apt 3A [http://www.bhsusa.com/brooklyn/415-ocean-parkway/coop/8782873] List Price: $249,000, $600 maintenance Size: 1 bedroom, 1
We’ve rounded up some of the more interesting open houses happening in and around Ditmas Park on Sunday. Any thoughts on these places? CONDOS & CO-OPS 415 Ocean Parkway, Apt 3A [http://www.bhsusa.com/brooklyn/415-ocean-parkway/coop/8782873] List Price: $249,000, $600 maintenance Size: 1 bedroom, 1