Thanksgiving is over and Black Friday is here. If you’re one of the brave souls who shops now, don’t forget about Small Business Saturday. Shop Small [www.shopsmall.com] has a list of participating local businesses. Then comes Cyber Monday [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Monday] and
Happy holidays, everyone. We hope you’re having a great day. At Ditmas Park Corner, we’re thankful for our lovely readers and advertisers who make the whole operation possible. We’re also grateful for great neighbors like Jeffrey Castellano down at Cafe Madeline who made the turkey tip jar
N wk rk l. Translated to English, that’s Newkirk Plaza. Alex Rabb [http://www.flickr.com/photos/rt48state/8160087698/] took this photo last fall. The letters came down this past Monday. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add it to the
The NYPD is charging Salvatore Perrone, 63, with three murders. The Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gun-linked-serial-brooklyn-murders-article-1.1205785] that the mugshot above is Mr. Perrone. Several local politicians have tweeted about the news. > Reports: NYPD says Salvatore Perrone, 63, is charged with three counts of murder
Following a homicide [/blog/crime/78-year-old-man-fatally-shot-on-flatbush-ave] in a Flatbush Avenue business earlier this week, a man believed to be “John Doe Duffel Bag [/blog/crime/nypd-wants-to-question-four-people-in-regards-to-flatbush-ave-homicide] ” has been questioned by police in the slayings of three Brooklyn shopkeepers. Today, a major break in the case: Police recovered a sawed-off rifle
Masstransiscope
Here’s a non-controversial opinion: Masstransiscope [http://masstransiscope.wordpress.com/masstransiscope-in-1980/], the piece of moving art in the abandoned Myrtle Avenue subway station seen when leaving Dekalb Avenue on the Q or B, is really, really great. Judging by the reaction of millions of riders young and old before me
This month’s Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/] meeting is set for December 3 at 7:30 p.m. at PS 249 on Caton Avenue and Marlborough Road. You can read the meeting’s agenda here [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/december-2012-meetings/]. The individual committee meetings are great places
ASD Dad
Neighbor Michael McWatters is the man behind ASD Dad [http://asddad.com/], a blog about being the father of a boy with autism. ASD Dad is an exceptionally well made blog on all fronts, from writing to photography to insight and education. Michael’s popularity — he’s written several popular
journalism
The Murrow Network [http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/newspaperid/2795/Default.aspx] , Edward R. Murrow High School’s school newspaper, won several awards including “Best Overall Print Newspaper in New York City” at this month’s Newsies! [http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/
job openings
Brooklyn Industries [http://www.brooklynindustries.com/] is opening up on Cortelyou Road later this month [/blog/business/yes-brooklyn-industries-is-coming-to-cortelyou-this-month]. A company representative says they’ll be bringing jobs with them. > We will be hiring management and sales associates, and they can apply in any of our stores, with both Park
Much to the chagrin of turkeys everywhere, Claudia Mora [https://twitter.com/AliciaAmatti/status/270656269466075136/photo/1] took a picture of these Christmas lights in our neighborhood. They’re very pretty, if a little early. Have you seen any good holiday decorations around the neighborhood? Take a photo in the
Following a homicide [/blog/crime/78-year-old-man-fatally-shot-on-flatbush-ave] in a Flatbush Avenue business earlier this week, a man believed to be “John Doe Duffel Bag [/blog/crime/nypd-wants-to-question-four-people-in-regards-to-flatbush-ave-homicide] ” is being questioned by police in the slayings of three Brooklyn shopkeepers. ABC reports [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_