One business is already gone on Newkirk Avenue between E 16th and E 17th Streets, where new facades [/blog/business/storefront-work-on-newkirk] were finished only recently. Readings by Dianna has vacated the premises. Lucky for us, there’s another reader about a block away [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.
Commercial Properties
One business is already gone on Newkirk Avenue between E 16th and E 17th Streets, where new facades [/blog/business/storefront-work-on-newkirk] were finished only recently. Readings by Dianna has vacated the premises. Lucky for us, there’s another reader about a block away [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.
mugging
A neighbor on the Ditmas Park Listserv is reporting an assault on East 17th between Dorchester and Ditmas tonight. > A young man was mugged tonight at about 8 p.m. on East 17th, [a neighbor] heard the young man screaming for help and shouted are you okay. > The
This beautiful car was parked on Westminster Road in front of a garage sale and a black cat. The car was not on the market. 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.
sinkhole
A crew is digging up a hole at the intersection of East 17th St and Newkirk Avenue, an intersection that is no stranger to construction. It’s been repaired twice recently because of sinkholes [/blog/transportation/the-sinkhole-on-east-17th]. Today’s job is “emergency sewer repair,” said a spokesperson for Perfetto Enterprises,
Brooklyn Magazine
Brooklyn Magazine [http://www.bkmag.com/BrooklynAbridged/archives/2012/09/12/tom-rans-the-scout-cool-hunting-in-brooklyn] recently featured Tom Ran, a neighbor and editor-in-chief of The Scout [http://thescoutmag.com/]. > The Scout finds the things that are unique to New York and focuses on them in a way that makes uncommonly beautiful and
Palermo Pizza
Michael Milch sent a photo in of major construction taking place Palmero Pizza, on the corner of Cortelyou and Coney Island Ave, on Sunday. Palermo has been shuttered since last year due to nonpayment of sales tax [http://ditmasparkblog.com/food-drink/palermo-pizza-seized-by-the-taxman] but appears to now be going under a
Avenue J
A new way to beat the lines at Di Fara [http://www.difara.com/]? Buy the place out. From the Brooklyn Daily [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2012/38/all_difarapizzaparties_2012_09_21_bk.html] : > For $30 a head, pizzaphiles can rent the eatery as well as famed
Lia Kudless, Vice President of Friends of Cortelyou Library [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends], tells us about an upcoming children’s book sale at the library. > The sale will take place on Saturday, September 29, from 11am-3pm, in the courtyard area of the library. Rain date is Saturday, October
Pilates on Rugby
Neighbor Martina Nevermann’s Pilates on Rugby [http://pilatesonrugby.com] has a new schedule in effect now. Monday • 8:30 am, mixed, Springboard (SB), balls, props • 9:30 am, beginner/intermediate mat class Tuesday • 6:15 pm prenatal, postnatal • 7:15 pm mixed SB Wednesday • 8:00 am, advanced SB,
The Flatbush Frolic [/blog/events/the-36th-annual-flatbush-frolic] is a festival and it’s a parade. It was put together beautifully on Sunday, complemented with perfect weather and a big turnout. And we’ve got the pictures to prove it. First two photos below by neighbor Marina Bekkerman. Did you take any
The corner of Buckingham and Albemarle Road, still Boulevard Beautiful [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/realestate/22scap.html]. 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