Damion Scott
C-Town Supermarkets has pledged a matching grant of up to $3,800 in funds for getting the new mural up [/blog/art-music/a-new-mural-is-coming-to-e-16th-st] on East 16th Street and Newkirk Avenue (pictured above), says Robin Redmond, Executive Director at the Flatbush Development Corporation [fdconline.org]. If you’d like to donate,
The upcoming red iPad was spotted on the Q train last night. It must be a leaked alpha build because it obviously doesn’t work very well yet. The girl kept shaking it in frustration. Take any photos in the neighborhood recently? Send them to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add
Day one in a series [/?s=%22the+hotel+oak%22] exploring how the Hotel Oak (on the corner of East 12th Street and Avenue H) has changed through the decades. Over the course of its history, the Hotel Oak has been many things. In the beginning, it was painted a
Almac Hardware
Opened around 1907 (some sources place the date up to 7 years later), Newkirk Plaza is one of the oldest open-air pedestrian malls in country. It’s been home to a number of memorable shops, including Ebinger’s Bakery and Grillo’s Seafood. But if we’re being honest, the
Community Board 14
This month’s Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com] meeting [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CALENDAR-October-2012-CB14.pdf] is set for October 15 at 7:15 pm at P.S. 249 (18 Marlborough Road on the corner of Caton Avenue). You can read the meeting’s agenda
Brooklyn Nets
We have a new big brown arena a few minutes north that houses Brooklyn’s first top-tier pro sports team since the ’50s. We have a Borough President who owns specially-fitted cheerleading outfits for the Nets and the last Brooklyn team of its caliber, the Dodgers. Marty Markowitz says the
Brooklyn Public Library
There’s certainly something to be said for keeping a large home library, but we could all use a little more space. Instead of letting piles of books gather dust into the next decade, gather those extras and donate them to a good cause. If you already dropped off books
park circle
Have you seen the trolley tracks in Park Circle? Those of you interested in the history of the Brooklyn commute [/blog/history/the-evolving-commute] know that our streets have been used for trolleys of all sorts. Forgotten NY [http://forgotten-ny.com/2012/09/trolley-traces/] has an interesting set of photos about
Campus Road
Campus Road Trees [/blog/tag/campus-road-trees] is continuing to build tree guards on Campus Road and they need your help. The first tree guards went up last Saturday [http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoto/sets/72157631603275375/with/8031522428/] and the group needs just four people to come out on each
cortelyou library
Neighbor and local gardener extraordinaire [/blog/green/weve-got-the-greenest-commercial-blocks-in-brooklyn] Tracey Hohman sends this message from outside the library: “Thanks to Friends of Cortelyou Library [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends] for sponsoring this fall planting. A shout out goes to Sustainable Flatbush [http://sustainableflatbush.org/] for the pots and the fabulous compost
This year’s school progress grades [http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/B522F97E-5902-4037-957B-1F3EEE6DE2E5/0/2011_2012_AllProgressReportResults_2012_10_01.xlsx] have been posted for elementary, middle and K-8 schools. The progress report is meant to give an overall assessment of the school’s contribution to student learning in four
Picket Fence
Presidential debates are important moments for our democracy. They’re also often high on histrionics, cliches, platitudes, redundancy, secrecy and oh so much more. Many Americans deal with the dual nature of debates by gathering in neighborhood bars and restaurants, preparing drinking games and exchanging knowing glances to endure the