Santa is nearing ubiquity on television these days and Thanksgiving is just a week away. Do you have your turkeys in a row? If you missed out on last week’s opportunity [/blog/greenmarket/this-week-at-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-32] to order a bird, the Flatbush Food Co-op [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushFoodCoop] on Cortelyou
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Remember when the weather was warm and pleasant? Those were a nice few days. Several independent forecast models are now pointing towards a storm headed for the tri-state area on Sunday, reported Rob White at Original Weather Blog [http://originalweatherblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/another-storm-targeting-battle-weary.html] . Forecasts include “36-48 hours
There are no Manhattan-bound Q and B trains stopping in our neighborhood due to a track fire at Atlantic Avenue, said the MTA employee stationed at Newkirk Plaza. Q trains are running on the N line from Stillwell Avenue. Above, crowds at Newkirk Plaza hearing the bad news. Update: The
Dean Skelos
Simcha Felder, the Democratic state Senator-elect of the newly created District 17 [/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ps17_Page_1.jpg], will caucus with the Republican Party in Albany when the new Senate meets in 2013, reports Capital Tonight [http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2012/11/exclusive-felder-sides-with-senate-gop/] . It’s not clear what
How about that weather, huh? 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.
Update: Con Ed is no longer accepting applications for these jobs. There’s a lot of work to be done recovering from Sandy and, at the moment, not enough people to do it. Here’s some good news for those looking to work and help out. Con Edison is hiring
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Recycling pick up has resumed and the city is attempting to bring garbage pick up back to normal, says Community Board 14. Have your sanitation services been restored? It’s not going so great everywhere. Trying to walk down Coney Island Avenue early this afternoon meant avoiding a little obstacle
Carol Wei
There were 38 trays of hot food on Friday, plus over 200 cupcakes. On Saturday, there were eight trays of eggs with cheese and bacon. Another hot breakfast was served on Sunday. On Monday, a big enchilada dinner (pictured above) was served to the large Spanish-speaking population at the Principe
Gas Lines
The tape that once kept customers out of the Foster Avenue Shell gas station is cut up but remains as a reminder of the long lines in our not-too-distant past. Now, the station has no lines at all. Gas rationing ended in New Jersey [http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/
Since Sandy, the Parks Department has recorded 8,577 street trees down, 3,365 fallen limbs and 1,297 hanging branches, reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/nyregion/hurricane-sandy-inflicted-a-beating-on-new-york-city-trees.html] the New York Times. The department received 20,044 tree-service requests, which resulted in more than 13,000
All the good will built up toward the MTA over the last couple of week hasn’t softened some people’s reaction to the news that the authority will not refund monthly unlimited MetroCards for the days when the subway system didn’t work, reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/
Over $25,000 was raised for Sean Casey Animal Rescue [http://www.nyanimalrescue.org/] through donations to the Jessie Streich-Kest Fund [https://www.facebook.com/JessieStreichKestMemorial?ref=stream] in the 10 days after it was established [/blog/neighbors/how-to-donate-to-the-jessie-streich-kest-fund] until November 8th, according to the fund’s Facebook page [https: