Roger! Spotted on the corner of Church and Stratford. 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 blog. To keep up
50 linden blvd
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/324247949238489088 Police are responding to a shooting that occurred at 50 Linden Blvd. between Flatbush and Bedford Aves. According to a spokesman for the FDNY, a call came in at 3:43pm, and a man was taken to Kings County Hospital. We will keep you
The MTA released its Annual Subway Ridership data for 2012 [http://mta.info/nyct/facts/ridership/ridership_sub_annual.htm] last week, showing some interesting fluctuations at the stations in our area. Here’s the breakdown: The Church Ave. B/Q station saw a 6.8% increase in number of
543 e 21st st
The FDNY is currently working to extinguish a fire on the fifth floor of a six story apartment building at 543 E. 21st St. between Ditmas and Dorchester Aves. A third floor resident says he only knew there was a fire because a neighbor was going door to door telling
The Annual Plant Swap and CAMBA Food Drive, [https://www.facebook.com/events/438167279609194/] co-sponsored by Sustainable Flatbush [http://sustainableflatbush.org/] and the Flatbush Food Co-op [http://flatbushfood.coop/], is returning to Ditmas Park on Sunday, April 21, from 12-3pm, outside the Co-op. The swap allows neighbors to trade perennials
food drive
The Annual Plant Swap and CAMBA Food Drive, [https://www.facebook.com/events/438167279609194/] co-sponsored by Sustainable Flatbush [http://sustainableflatbush.org/] and the Flatbush Food Co-op [http://flatbushfood.coop/], is returning to Ditmas Park on Sunday, April 21, from 12-3pm, outside the Co-op. The swap allows neighbors to trade perennials
A concerned neighbor recently posted a photo of security cameras at the Prospect Park Parade Ground [http://www.flickr.com/photos/waywardcourier/8622374088/] looking like they’ve seen better days. While it’s unclear whether the cameras are altogether broken as suggested in the post, they’re certainly not in
Finally, Coffee Mob [/blog/tag/coffee-mob] has a date for its soft opening. Owner Buck Berk says [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=443241575750460&id=389999214408030] : > hello everybody! The time is almost here!!! We will have our “soft opening” this saturday. Obviously, it will take some
Buck Berk
Finally, Coffee Mob [/blog/tag/coffee-mob] has a date for its soft opening. Owner Buck Berk says [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=443241575750460&id=389999214408030] : > hello everybody! The time is almost here!!! We will have our “soft opening” this saturday. Obviously, it will take some
red cross
There’s no doubt it will be strange returning to business as usual after the awful events at the Boston Marathon. With yesterday’s tragedy weighing on our minds, here are some things we can do until we know more about the who and the why: Donate to Boston Marathon
UPDATE 10:07am: Photo of package, subways starting up again Neighbor Matthew Schuerman sent us a picture of the suspicious package near the Avene H station. Meanwhile, regular subway service is being restored but will have residual delays. UPDATE 9:52am: Inside the Newkirk Avenue Station Neighbor Michael McWatters [http:
Our thoughts are with everyone in Boston, their families, and their friends. If you know runners or spectators from the area, please let us know they’re okay.