storms
That short but intense thunderstorm around 3:30 yesterday afternoon sure left a lot of damage in its wake. We spotted this huge branch down on E 17th and Ditmas, though fortunately the car underneath it looked to have escaped most of its weight. Neighbor Laura Campbell-Lui snapped this photo
Annandboni [http://instagram.com/p/arA3vAiWAg/] captures the sudden downpour on Cortelyou Rd. Share your Ditmas Park photos by email 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
East 9th Street Block Association
Have you noticed the nice solid tree pit guards [/blog/green/new-guards-for-ps-217-trees] on Coney Island Avenue, or the shrubs at the Gulf station [/blog/neighbors/maria-newsom-fahey-helps-green-ditmas-park-one-street-at-a-time] on the corner of CIA and Foster? Did you know Maria Newsom-Fahey is at least part of the reason those exist? The PS 217
security cameras
A neighbor wrote to us about her bike that was stolen from behind her house around 12:54am on Thursday, June 13, around Westminster and Dorchester Rds. According to the footage captured by surveillance cameras, a man wearing a two-toned du rag opened the gate to the backyard and took
Have you noticed the nice solid tree pit guards [/blog/green/new-guards-for-ps-217-trees] on Coney Island Avenue, or the shrubs at the Gulf station [/blog/neighbors/maria-newsom-fahey-helps-green-ditmas-park-one-street-at-a-time] on the corner of CIA and Foster? Did you know Maria Newsom-Fahey is at least part of the reason those exist? The PS 217
Greenest Block in Brooklyn
Have you noticed the nice solid tree pit guards [/blog/green/new-guards-for-ps-217-trees] on Coney Island Avenue, or the shrubs at the Gulf station [/blog/neighbors/maria-newsom-fahey-helps-green-ditmas-park-one-street-at-a-time] on the corner of CIA and Foster? Did you know Maria Newsom-Fahey is at least part of the reason those exist? The PS 217
Great news, coffee addicts: Max Habib [/blog/business/whats-your-favorite-corner] of Qathra [http://www.qathracafe.com/] has just sent word that his new cafe, Milk & Honey [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Milk-Honey-Cafe-LLC/131322883735888] (1119 Newkirk Ave. on the corner of Westminster Rd.), passed its Health Department inspection today and will
Great news, coffee addicts: Max Habib [/blog/business/whats-your-favorite-corner] of Qathra [http://www.qathracafe.com/] has just sent word that his new cafe, Milk & Honey [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Milk-Honey-Cafe-LLC/131322883735888] (1119 Newkirk Ave. on the corner of Westminster Rd.), passed its Health Department inspection today and will
Students and and parents from PS 139 [http://ps139.org/] and PS 249 [http://www.catonschool.org/] joined forces last Wednesday, June 12, to protest Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed FY 2014 budget [http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&
after school programs
Students and and parents from PS 139 [http://ps139.org/] and PS 249 [http://www.catonschool.org/] joined forces last Wednesday, June 12, to protest Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed FY 2014 budget [http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&
Unroll your mats and start stretching in advance, because Jaya Yoga [http://jayayogacenter.com/] has some cool events coming up soon at their nearby “East” studio (2902 Fort Hamilton Parkway on the corner of E 4th St). Sound Meditation Class with Kenzie Pause [http://jayayogacenter.com/about-us/teachers/mackenzie]: Gentle
Monday, June 17 * Kids can take free tennis lessons [/blog/kids/sign-up-for-nyjtl-free-kids-tennis-instruction-starting-may-13] courtesy of NYJTL [http://www.nyjtl.org/], PS 249 [http://www.catonschool.org/], Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3-6pm. * Kids five and under are invited to story time at the Cortelyou Library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou]