The Daily News is reporting [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2012/09/about-that-endorsement-rodneyse-bichotte-never-got-from-jumaane-williams] that Rodneyse Bichotte has mislead the public into believing she received an endorsement from Councilman Jumaane Williams for State Assembly. > “I’m pretty upset,” Williams said. “That’s just not an accurate mailer. It was
Neighbor Tracey Hohman sent us this Anemone — “Honorine Jobert.” What’s happening around you? Take any photos in the neighborhood lately? 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
David Sheridan
Wheated [https://www.facebook.com/WHEATEDBROOKLYN], a new restaurant and bar, is going to open at 905 Church Ave, just off Coney Island Avenue, in the former location of the notoriously elusive ice cream joint NYC Icy [http://ditmasparkblog.com/tag/nyc-icy]. There’s a sign posted on the roll-down
back-to-school
The 2012 Back to School Apple Giveaway [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.477427608948179.111651.291830250841250&type=1] took place on Monday, continuing the Flatbush Food Co-op’s “yearly tradition of sending neighborhood kids off to a healthy first day of school.” Which annual traditions have you
From the Office of Emergency Management [http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/home/home.shtml]: > Notification issued 9/12/12 at 11:30 AM. Due to a vehicle accident, the westbound Prospect Expressway approaching the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn is temporarily closed. Expect delays and consider alternate routes.
The next 70th Precinct Community Affairs Community Council [/blog/tag/community-council-meeting] meeting is Thursday, September 27, at 154 Lawrence Avenue, due to the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur which falls on the regularly scheduled date of Wednesday. As always, these meetings are open to the public. This is a great
In response to a long line of complaints regarding traffic problems on Coney Island Avenue [/blog/tag/coney-island-avenue], Councilman Mathieu Eugene is holding a “Cortelyou Road Traffic Calming Forum” on October 11. The meeting was first promised in July but initially failed to materialize. Heather Hart, the Councilman’s Legislative
gaming
Sitting on Kings Highway and East 15th, Kings Games [https://www.facebook.com/kingsgames] is a shop that has catered to a great many happily nerdy hobbyists for a decade now. I visited last week to learn and play board games, watch the dueling card gamers, and remember lazy afternoons
Donald Loggins
Neighbor Donald Loggins went wabbit hunting this past weekend. Much to our surprise, he came back with this nighttime picture of a fluffy white bunny from Avenue H. There’s nothing quite like taking your bunny for a midnight walk through Brooklyn. Hey, I’ll take this over a rooster
Girl Scouts
A Girl Scout troop meeting is taking place 3:25pm tomorrow at 1419 Dorchester Road. Anyone with interest in becoming a scout or leader can contact Karla Moore at 718-282-4958 or Gstroop2060rocks@gmail.com, or Maryann Dobrowolski at 212-645-4000 ext. 357 or MDobrowolski@girlscoutsnyc.org. If you join the troop,
texting
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott have launched a new texting program aiming to keep parents up to date on everything involving their kid’s school experience. Parents can sign up by texting “nycschools” to 877-877, and here’s what you’ll get [http://www.nyc.
Parks Department
Rugby is closed between Beverly and Cortelyou Roads as the Parks Department cuts down a tree. One block over, another dead tree [/blog/green/city-sees-no-problem-with-dead-tree-on-argyle] refuses to go away.