Annabelle [https://twitter.com/Banananabelle] found out that there’s not much baseball in December. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] and we’ll post it on
Bill Hader
The Skeleton Twins [http://www.hitfix.com/news/snl-thesps-kristen-wiig-and-bill-hader-to-play-twins-in-new-indie-comedy] is filming on Rugby and Beverley Roads over the next week. The crew has been spotted in Park Slope [http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/art-music/the-skeleton-twins-with-kristen-wiig-shoots-at-high-dive] and the South Slope [http://southslopenews.com/blog/art-music/the-skeleton-twins-crew-spotted-at-freddys] recently. Today, they’re setting up
A witness says there were no injuries in a car accident that just took place on Church Avenue and Stratford Road. The cars themselves look like they’ve seen better days.
inequality
As any longtime resident can tell you, Cortelyou Road has changed drastically in recent years. As gentrification pushes onward, how exactly have the new residents and businesses changed one of the most important streets in our neighborhood? In a report on income inequality in the borough [http://www.bkbureau.org/
Compost for Brooklyn
Compost for Brooklyn [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/] is hosting volunteer workdays this winter to ready the compost system for upgrades and renovations. The community composting project will be working in the coming days, weeks and months “to make the local environment greener and healthier,” wrote Louise Bruce, by sifting, turning and
birds
Take advantage of mostly clear, warm weather this weekend by heading to Prospect Park and help the Christmas Bird Count [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/christmas-bird-count], a nationwide bird census aimed at helping conservation researchers track the health of bird populations. The Bird Count is taking place this weekend
Louise Bruce
Compost for Brooklyn [http://compostforbrooklyn.org/] is hosting volunteer workdays this winter to ready the compost system for upgrades and renovations. The community composting project will be working in the coming days, weeks and months “to make the local environment greener and healthier,” wrote Louise Bruce, by sifting, turning and
artists
Tae Won Yu, photo by Gail O’Hara of Chickfactor [http://chickfactor.com/] The man sitting to your left at Sycamore might be an an artist for Radiolab [http://www.radiolab.org/] and the woman to your right might draw covers for Marvel [marvel.com]. There goes the guitarist for
Ideal Food Basket
The C-Town Supermarket at 710 Coney Island Avenue got a makeover this week. The sign above the front doors now says “Ideal Food Basket [http://idealfoodbasket.org/] – Supermarket For Savings.” Ideal Food Basket is part of the America’s Food Basket [http://idealfoodbasket.org/aboutus.html#] chain that operates throughout
The weather hasn’t been cold enough for the real thing. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] and we’ll post it on the blog.
Rachel Sherman
Rachel Sherman [http://www.rachelsherman.net/], the teacher of the Ditmas Park Fiction Workshop [/blog/art-music/ditmas-parks-fiction-writers-share-their-work] , is organizing a new class for the new year. Writing for Mothers will be held Wednesdays at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. from January 23rd to March 27th. > We will
Brooklyn College
Florina Petcu has a unique resume compared to her teammates on the Brooklyn College women’s soccer team. She’s 37, a native of Romania and an accomplished amateur Muay Thai fighter who has represented the United States in world championship competition. She’s an actress with theater, TV and