The Cortelyou Library’s October calendar [http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/iii/calendar/month/C&R=17;jsessionid=F793B3C25E5BDFFDD63557EB61B955B9?lang=eng&suite=17] is out. There are lots of events for parents and kids of all ages throughout the month. Of course, the library is regularly a focal point
Gabriel Cohen
In the summer of 2005, author Gabriel Cohen [http://www.gabrielcohenbooks.com/] moved into an apartment on the corner of Beverly and Stratford Roads. What Gabriel didn’t know until the ink was dry was that the house had been the scene of a murder [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/
There are only two local diversions for the Q and B train scheduled for the immediate future and none are particularly bothersome. Here are the week’s service advisories: > October 1 to 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coney Island-bound Q trains run express from Prospect Park
Friendly Rx Pharmacy
On the ground floor of 651 Coney Island Avenue, Friendly Rx Pharmacy is set to open to the public at some point in the next two weeks. The exact date is unclear as employees are currently putting a few final touches on the store and stocking the shelves before doors
Foster Avenue
This is a picture of what seems to have been a brutal fight between car and fence on the corner of Foster Avenue and Westminster Road. The accident probably took place on Friday night or Saturday morning. No one won the fight, least of all the homeowner. Did any reader
Stefanie Zadravec
“Small squirrel (left) regrets crashing the cat party on E 18th Street,” says neighbor Stefanie Zadravec [http://szadravec.com/]. Take any photos in the neighborhood this weekend? Send them to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add them to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] and
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flowers
Straight from Super Mario Bros. [http://www.mariowiki.com/Gallery:Fire_Flower] circa 1985 to your neighborhood. Take any photos in the neighborhood recently? Send them to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add them to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] and we’ll post
It’s mushroomfest at tomorrow’s Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket]. “We will be featuring mushrooms from Madura Mycomedicinals,” says Market Manager Samantha Blatteis. “Come learn about mushrooms and your favorite varieties all day at the info tent. There will be information, recipes, and a delicious sample!” Coming
There are no weather-related delays in this dog’s world. And no seats either. Take any photos in the neighborhood recently? Send them to ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or add them to the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner] and we’ll post them on the
Coretlyou Library
The Cortelyou Library Friends Group book sale on Saturday [/blog/events/childrens-book-sale-at-the-cortelyou-library] has been postponed due to chance of rain until Saturday, October 13, 11am-3pm. The sale is now a full book sale as opposed to strictly children’s books. Aside from donating books (which may be dropped off during
Here’s the regular roundup of open houses around the neighborhood this weekend. What do you think of the properties this time around? HOUSES• 394 East 8th St [http://www.ahrlty.com/H-394J/] packs five bedrooms, two bathrooms and a century of history at $799,999. The interior is warm