We’ve noticed two empty stores on Newkirk Plaza recently that could use a little love. While the former H&R Block space has had a “Store Available” sign in the window for a while (and has had some work done inside since we wrote about it in June
We’ve noticed two empty stores on Newkirk Plaza recently that could use a little love. While the former H&R Block space has had a “Store Available” sign in the window for a while (and has had some work done inside since we wrote about it in June
andromeda shrub
You may have noticed these shrubs increasingly around the neighborhood recently. Wondered what they were? The plant (these two spotted on Westminster Rd. and Marlborough Rd., respectively) is called the Pieris japonica [http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/shrub/andromeda/] or the Japanese andromeda, and is a part of the
grey sky appeal
Local rap trio Grey Sky Appeal [https://www.facebook.com/greyskyappeal] is comprised of Allston MCs Subtex [https://twitter.com/Dirt_Rambis] and Outwrite [https://twitter.com/OlDirtyMattress] and producer Taj Campman [https://twitter.com/tajbeats]. Since moving to New York last year, the Boston Phoenix’s choice for Best
CAMBA’s Healthy Way 5k [http://camba.org/Support/CAMBA5K/tabid/571/menuheader/101/submenuheader/101/Default.aspx] is scheduled for Sunday, May 5. The 9am run/walk around Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] will benefit 45,000 people in need of the organization’s services, which include helping
Healthy Way 5k
CAMBA’s Healthy Way 5k [http://camba.org/Support/CAMBA5K/tabid/571/menuheader/101/submenuheader/101/Default.aspx] is scheduled for Sunday, May 5. The 9am run/walk around Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] will benefit 45,000 people in need of the organization’s services, which include helping
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding two men who robbed a storeowner and bystander at gunpoint the night of March 28. The NYPD says the men entered Hoodwear Cap City at 989 Flatbush Ave near Albemarle Rd just before 9pm. One suspect threatened the storeowner with
With temperatures in the 50s and 60s and food trucks returning to Prospect Park [/blog/food/sample-deliciousness-from-prospect-park-food-trucks], this weekend is sure to be a great one for playing outside–but there’s plenty of fun to be had indoors, too. Check out our list of good bets for the next
district 44
District 39 [http://council.nyc.gov/d39/html/members/home.shtml], 44 [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml], and 45 [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] residents ages 16 and older can now vote on how to use $1 million in their communities through
150 e 18th st
A fire broke out on the 6th floor of 150 E 18th St at Albemarle Rd this morning at about 7:11am. The FDNY tells us that the fire was extinguished by 7:53am, and one victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries [https://twitter.com/nyscanner/status/
Okay, so it’s in a ceramic cup. You see where we’re going with this. Photo by Cafe Madeline [http://cafemadelineditmaspark.tumblr.com/] superstar kc2ife [http://instagram.com/p/Xplq2ZpFnR/] Share your Ditmas Park photos by email at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http:
dr. hawa abdi
Sarah Robbins [http://sarahjrobbins.com/] is a Marie Claire, Publishers Weekly, and Newsweek–published journalist, an adjunct professor with the Bard Prison Initiative [http://bpi.bard.edu/], and the former managing director of Girls Write Now [http://www.girlswritenow.org/]–but apparently all that wasn’t enough. We spoke to