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
adoption
The cats rescued from Solo bar [/blog/animals/solo-kittens-update-please-leave-them-be] last month need an outdoor home for the winter. Adelia updates us: > The Solo bar kittens were rescued from a feral colony and we had hoped to socialize all of the seven kittens so they could live in a home
This month’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting took place last night. There was cake (happy birthday to Ed Powell!), inexplicably early Halloween decorations and several important issues discussed at the meeting. Here’s some of what was covered: • The head of Counter-Terrorism for Brooklyn South stopped by to stress
Department of Sanitation
Earlier this year, the City Council voted to outlaw sticker shame [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/nyregion/new-york-city-council-votes-to-ban-alternate-side-parking-sticker.html] , a 25-year-old Department of Sanitation practice that included bright yellow stickers [http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2012/01/19/nyregion/JPSTICKER.html] and a hell of a time getting
Ditmas Park is the seventh most livable neighborhood in Brooklyn according to the editors over at The L Magazine [http://www.thelmagazine.com/gyrobase/brooklyns-most-livable-hoods/Content?oid=2265037&showFullText=true] . The mag praises our neighborhood’s architecture most of all but also spares a few words for the affordability,
Best of Lists
Ditmas Park is the seventh most livable neighborhood in Brooklyn according to the editors over at The L Magazine [http://www.thelmagazine.com/gyrobase/brooklyns-most-livable-hoods/Content?oid=2265037&showFullText=true] . The mag praises our neighborhood’s architecture most of all but also spares a few words for the affordability,
Newkirk Avenue
Two cars were involved in an accident this morning at about 7 a.m. in front of Rite Aid Pharmacy on Newkirk Avenue. The car pictured above crashed into a parking meter which, a neighbor says, may have prevented it from crashing into Rite Aid itself. A pick up truck
There’s always something interesting about faded patriotic products [/blog/news/newkirks-faded-flag], and this decal seems particularly ancient. 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
East 9th Street
A 17-year-old from E 9th St has gone missing, according to the NYPD. He was last seen at 10:50pm on Wednesday, September 26 in the vicinity of Marlborough Road and Foster Avenue wearing a white and brown tee shirt and blue jeans. He is described as 5’5″ tall
The Flatbush Sound play their old neighborhood on Saturday night at Sycamore [http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/index.php/musical-events/]. Tonight 9/27 • Yoga beginners drop-in [http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=cW1ncmxzNmplbDZncTllbGttODJtM2Fma2tfMjAxMjA5MjdUMjIzMDAwWiA0cXE1N3ZlYTRodmNhb3Flbml1ZzFyaG12Y0Bn&ctz=America/New_York] at Midwood Martial Arts, 6:30-7:45pm. Friday 9/28 • New parent meet-up
1000 Coney Island Avenue
Pamir Village Cafe on the corner of Parkville Avenue and Coney Island Avenue has been closed for over two weeks (since September 11) by order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene. The cafe scored 40 points on its health inspection (zero is a perfect score). Violations included live
Earlier this month, Primary Day led several politicians and voters to voice concerns over problems in the electoral process. Council Member Jumaane Williams discussed several issues [http://politicker.com/2012/09/voters-confused-council-members-hold-press-conference-to-discuss/] , in particular urging New Yorkers to pay attention to the tiny (and shrinking) font used on the ballots.