Business
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAfter being open for less than a year, Cortelyou Road’s Little Miss Saigon [/blog/food/new-vietnamese-sandwich-shop-opening-on-cortelyou-road/] sandwich and bubble tea shop will close its doors for good on Friday. Owner Teddy Mui opened Little Miss Saigon at 921 Cortelyou Road last September. A separate business owned
Announcements
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerDo you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with leases renewing between 10/1/2016 and 9/30/2017.
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with
Central Brooklyn
Thick smoke at the March 23rd fire which destroyed 474 Stratford Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The fire that consumed a wooden house on Stratford Road is being treated as “suspicious”. The two-alarm fire that destroyed 474 Stratford Road [/blog/crime/turn-of-century-house-consumed-by-flames-on-stratford-road/], located between Dorchester Road and Ditmas Avenue, on
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Church and McDonald Avenues. (Photo: Google Maps)Being a pedestrian in our area is no joke — crossing a major intersection can feel like taking one’s life in one’s hands. Last week, City Council Member Brad Lander announced a number of measures that are supposed to
Central Brooklyn
Via Buffalo’s FamousThis list is in formation. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.
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NYC Department of Environmental Protection rain barrel giveaway in St. Albans, Queens, June, 2015. (Photo: NYC DEP via flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycwater/18601245372/in/album-72157654301697551/] )Can a plastic tub save New York City? The humble rain barrel has a lot to offer — helping residents cut their water
Central Brooklyn
Ditmas Park resident Don Loggins makes friends with a young member of Prospect Park’s new clean-up crew.This week in Ditmas Park, news that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough [/blog/politics/
Central Brooklyn
(Photo: Gordon Rothman)Thanks to a reader, we just learned about a new Mexican restaurant in our area. Mexican eatery Don Patron, located on Church Avenue between Westminster and Argyle Roads, opened its doors about a week ago. Don Patron serves a range of Mexican fare, the new owners told
Central Brooklyn
2911 Avenue D, between East 29th Street and Nostrand Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A young man was fatally shot on a Flatbush street just before nightfall yesterday, police said. Dwayne Stephens, 21, was found lying face down in front of 2911 Avenue D (between East 29th Street and Nostrand Avenue)
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerWho would have thought that there would be two ramen shops on Cortelyou Road, within a couple blocks of each other? New area restaurant, Koko Ramen, had its soft launch last night. Friends and family of owner and chef Hann Low gathered to sample the menu and