Here’s the weekly roundup of open houses around the neighborhood. What do you think? As always, check out recent neighborhood open house listings [/blog/tag/open-houses] to get a complete feel for local real estate. HOUSES• 456 East 19th Street [http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&
Here’s the weekly roundup of open houses around the neighborhood. What do you think? As always, check out recent neighborhood open house listings [/blog/tag/open-houses] to get a complete feel for local real estate. HOUSES• 456 East 19th Street [http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&
Somewhere up in the great blue beyond, Jacques Cortelyou is looking down at the his namesake road, watching its businesses boom and wondering why we all insist upon butchering his name on a daily basis. Cortelyou [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cortelyou] was a Dutchman and the surveyor behind
Ocean Avenue
You guys, we’re going to be famous. Orange Is the New Black [/blog/art-music/orange-is-the-new-black-filming-on-dorchester-on-friday] is filming today at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Church Avenue, in addition to around Ditmas Ave. As we previously noted, this is a new Netflix-exclusive series based on a memoir by Piper
The C-Town Sea’s treacherous waters seems to have cost the supermarket money. Neighbor Antonio Rosario [http://amrosario.com/] sent word this morning that he spotted the Department of Transportation handing C-Town’s manager a multi-page violation for the condition of the sidewalks in front of the store on Coney
Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Jonathan Judge [http://www.jonathanjudge.com/], a neighbor and member of Community Board 14, landed in the New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/romney_boys_in_the_hood_qRW2QLBq4JKD25cZSwx1aI] today speaking about his role in the Brooklyn Young Republican Club [http://www.brooklynyr.com/]: > Of course,
tABLE health
Lark has several resources for new parents, from its weekly meet [/blog/events/meet-other-new-parents-every-friday-at-lark] to its new classes such as “Introducing Solids to Your Baby.” Hosted by tABLE health [/blog/business/tables-building-blocks-of-health], this is a class aimed at moving from breast or bottle feeding to solids in as easy a
Car Services
Neighbor Chris emailed to ask one of the age-old questions of air travelers: What’s the best way to get to the airport from Ditmas Park? My personal route is to take a cab down Coney Island Avenue or Flatbush Avenue to the Belt Parkway, and then shoot east toward
Gardening expert Tracey Hohman sends a few words of advice plus this pretty purple picture. > Now’s the time to plant ornamental kale. It will most likely make it through the winter. I wouldn’t recommend using clay pots, because they often break in the cold. Take a photo
Ditmas Park CSA
Ditmas Park Community Supported Agriculture [http://www.dpcsabrooklyn.com] is offering a six week extension to their CSA season this year for $180 ($30 per week). The deadline is October 24 at 8pm and pickup is on Tuesdays from October 30 to December 4 from 4:30 to 8pm at
Franglais [http://franglaiswings.com/fr_home.cfm] is playing Sycamore on Friday night. Tonight 10/18 • Listen to NYC Trust at Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/bar-posts/]. • Watch Avi Glickstein’s A History of Launching Ships [/blog/art-music/a-history-of-launching-ships] at BLDG92, 8pm. Friday 10/19 • Job fair [/blog/events/
Annual Apple Pie Bake Off
When neighbor Joe Sevier won last weekend’s annual apple pie bake-off [/blog/food/cortelyou-greenmarkets-apple-pie-bake-off-winner] at the Cortelyou Greenmarket, there was one question on the mind and stomach of several neighbors: Joe, are you taking orders? Lucky for us, the answer is yes. Joe is offering a limited number of