This shoot takes place on Marlborough between Albemarle and Beverley from 6 a.m. to midnight on Thursday, October 18. Cars have to be moved by tomorrow night at 8pm. If they move your car of you have any other concerns, contact Chazz at 212-260-5715. Greencard Pictures [http://www.greencardnewyork.
Itta Wediger Roth
Once a month, neighbor and professional cook Itta Wediger Roth hosts The Hester, an invite-only supper club in her home that has managed to attract hundreds of guests and quite a bit of press from the Jewish community (see: Ha’aretz [http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/the-hottest-party-in-brooklyn-for-orthodox-new-york-jews.premium-1.458781]
Collyer’s Mansion, a home furnishings and gift shop, is opening this November at 368 Stratford Road just off Cortelyou. Collyer’s will carry goods from New York City artisans and design studios from around the world. Neighbors Mauri Weakley and Ben Heemskerk of The Castello Plan [http://thecastelloplan.com/
Dorchester Senior Center
It took several months to get the necessary permits, two months to build and even longer to fix a few electrical problems, but the accessibility lift at the Dorchester Senior Center [http://dorchesterseniors.blogspot.com/] is now operational. The lift has allowed the center to expand its reach around the
Blink Fitness
Blink Fitness [http://www.blinkfitness.com/], a “budget-friendly gym” from the company behind Equinox [http://www.equinox.com/], is coming to 833-45 Flatbush Avenue on the corner of Linden Boulevard. Todd Dale represented the gym at last week’s Community Board 14 Budget meeting, where the company sought the necessary
arts for transit
The five stationary rocking chairs of the Arts for Transit installation called “Brooklyn Bucolic” by artist Ed Kopel are finally in place on the porch of the landmarked Avenue H station house. And yes, you read that right, they are non-rocking rocking chairs. That’s not the only fake-out – while
This Saturday, October 20th has a handful of events around Ditmas Park that you ought to know about: • Everyone’s favorite giant document shredding truck Shredzilla will be in the neighborhood this Saturday, October 20 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in front of the Flatbush Food Co-op, as
Here, for your pleasure, is an unimpressed lion with a buzz cut. 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.
Spirit Family Reunion [http://www.spiritfamilyreunion.com/], a local band and Sycamore veterans [/blog/art-music/last-minute-plans-see-spirit-family-reunion-at-sycamore], was recently featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk series [http://www.npr.org/event/music/162390889/spirit-family-reunion-tiny-desk-concert] (they’re no stranger to NPR, having performed on Weekend Edition [http://www.npr.org/2012/07/
Little Pakistan
Innocence of Muslims [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocence_of_Muslims], the anti-Islamic YouTube video that sparked worldwide protests last month, continues to be a catalyst for protests from Muslims around the globe [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9607991/Muslims-protest-outside-Google-offices-over-anti-Islam-YouTube-clip.html] . In our own neighborhood, the Little Pakistan
Congrats to annual apple pie bake-off winner Joe, pictured below with judge Elaine. His pie was the winner, the judges said, because it packed the most apple flavor. He said he managed that by using five different kinds of apples! He had some delicious competition, and all the pies tasted
Orange Is the New Black [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372162/] will be filming along Dorchester Road between Coney Island Ave and Marlborough, and just off Dorchester on Argyle toward Ditmas. Cars are supposed to be moved by 10:30pm Thursday night, and filming will be on Friday, October 19.