PS 217 is holding an open house on Tuesday, December 4 from 9:15 to 11:00 a.m. The school is inviting interested parents to tour the newly renovated auditorium, computer lab, library, science lab, garden and more. If you’re interested, you can simply show up with a
Music Teacher
Neighbor Jane wrote in wondering if we had recommendations for a piano teacher for adults. I have no personal experience with a piano and the puppy, albeit a prodigy now with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, cannot or will not tell us how he learned to play. Can you recommend any piano
Green-Wood Cemetery was the hardest hit cemetery in the city during Sandy, reports [http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8497416a2caf4461b18e4f63a8336827.html] the Wall Street Journal, losing 292 trees. Officials have not had a chance to full assess damage to monuments, headstones and fences. Just a few blocks away, Prospect Park lost
Chris Robertson
Neighbor Chris Robertson is the sous chef at North End Grill [http://northendgrillnyc.com/] in Battery Park City. In a recent interview with Williams Sonomoa [http://www.souschefseries.com/detail/scs/11366/Meet-Chris-Robertson-sous-chef-at-North-End-Grill-in-NYC.htm] , he spoke about his career, restaurant and a choice recipe. If you’re looking for a
Here are the week’s service advisories for the Q and B in our neighborhood according to Straphangers.org [http://straphangers.org/]: > November 28 to 30, 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay. > November 28
Robberies in Prospect Park are up to 17 total this year, reports [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/robberies_soaring_in_prospect_park_bdYUKPF7JLVrTDNyZf3UTL?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Manhattan] the New York Post, topping Central Park’s 13 in the same period. > Robberies more than
Collyer’s Mansion [https://twitter.com/ShopTheMansion/status/272824957610909696] gets ready to open [/blog/business/collyers-mansion-opening-on-stratford-in-november] on Stratford Road. 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’
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Two cars crashed into each other early this morning on Foster Avenue and Rugby Road at about 4:30 a.m. A livery cab carrying one passenger in the back seat crashed into another car, said an eyewitness. Within just a few minutes, several police cars and ambulances were on
Fall in Ditmas Park as seen by @Green_Elevator [https://twitter.com/Green_Elevator/status/272378911646679040]. 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
The Cortelyou Greenmarket will be open tomorrow. Food Scrap collection will also be returning! Bring your food scraps between 8 am and 1 pm! Textiles from 8 am to 2 pm. “Come say hello to all of your favorite farmers and get some greens to detox from the Holiday week,
When you walk around the neighborhood, ever get the feeling that the cats are comfortably in charge? 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