Central Brooklyn
Headquarters of the 66th Precinct at 16th Avenue and 59th Street. (Photo: Google Maps)A “longtime” community affairs detective at the 66th Precinct has been named in a federal corruption investigation, the New York Daily News reports today [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/exclusive-nypd-involved-money-laundering-probe-article-1.2588702] . Detective Michael Milici of
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Photo via U.S. Senator Bernie SandersThe battle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination has come to the streets of Flatbush. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is opening an office tomorrow at 1300 Flatbush Avenue (and Foster Avenue), said Paul Sliker, a grassroots organizer with the campaign. This is the Sanders
News
Photo via plasticbagsofnewyork [https://www.instagram.com/p/8OLNBmlo05/?taken-by=plasticbagsofnewyork&hl=en] There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the multi-year effort to control plastic bag waste in New York City. Various council members have signed onto proposed legislation [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/
Business
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIf you have a chance, take a look at this really interesting article about the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/urbane-development-flatbush-caton-market/] that appeared in Brooklyn Magazine last week. The market is actually going to be demolished, and a new market will be
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Screenshot of map produced by Observatory showing household income by census tract in Kensington and sections of Greater Flatbush. The darker the shade of the tract, the higher the household income.An interesting new map [https://observatory.cartodb.com/viz/5a2f4cc8-e189-11e5-8327-0e5db1731f59/public_map] produced by CartoDB [https://cartodb.com] user
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Councilman Jumaane Williams (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the multi-year effort to control plastic bag waste in New York City. Councilmember Jumaane Williams of Flatbush has signed onto proposed legislation [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1687953&
Neighbors
Ditmas Park home featured by Brooklyn Magazine. (Photo: Google Maps)A 1902 Victorian house in our area was just featured in Brooklyn Magazine [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/as-seen-on-tv/]. The four-bedroom house, which has appeared in the TV show Girls, has been re-painted in true Victorian fashion since
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Ditmas Park home featured by Brooklyn Magazine. (Photo: Google Maps)A 1902 Victorian house in our area was just featured in Brooklyn Magazine [http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/29/as-seen-on-tv/]. The four-bedroom house, which has appeared in the TV show Girls, has been re-painted in true Victorian fashion since
Animals
Scarlet Tanager (Photo: Steve Nanz)This is a wonderful time for bird watching, but it won’t last forever. Birds of all types are returning from their winter stays to the south, and are traveling through our area now. They fly through the night, and then funnel into large, green
Animals
Scarlet Tanager (Photo: Steve Nanz)This is a wonderful time for bird watching, but it won’t last forever. Birds of all types are returning from their winter stays to the south, and are traveling through our area now. They fly through the night, and then funnel into large, green
News
From left, 734 and 732 Coney Island Avenue, which are currently for sale. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Could more housing development be coming to Coney Island Avenue? A 6,000 square foot site — with both commercial and residential zoning designations — on the western side of Coney Island Avenue, just north
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From left, 734 and 732 Coney Island Avenue, which are currently for sale. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Could more housing development be coming to Coney Island Avenue? A 6,000 square foot site — with both commercial and residential zoning designations — on the western side of Coney Island Avenue, just north