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The Blink Gym is located near the corner of Linden Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A Blink Gym, near the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Linden Boulevard, was burglarized early Saturday morning, police confirmed. Two robbers entered the gym through the rear of the building around 5am on
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The aftermath of Saturday night’s wind storm. (Photo: Miles Harris)This week in Ditmas Park, we prayed that presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will have their Brooklyn debate at the Kings Theatre [/blog/news/sanders-clinton-debate/], Magnolias, Forsythias, and Cherry Trees came into bloom [/blog/garden/in-bloom-this-week-magnolias-forsythias-cherry-trees-and-much-more/] , and
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis 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.
Announcements
Spike Lee. (Photo: Agência Brasil via Creative Commons)Are you feeling the Bern? Spike Lee and Susan Sarandon are at Brooklyn College right now — filming a TV commercial for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Filming is taking place at the Roosevelt Hall Gymnasium, 3rd floor — 1 Campus Road. Filming will be
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https://youtu.be/lYiKmpkTYs8 Neighbors at 705 East 18th Street, between Foster Avenue and Glenwood Road, are hoping police will be able to nab a man who stole a package off their front porch in broad daylight. The theft occurred on Tuesday, March 29th at 12:11 pm. Please contact
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English literacy students at BRICK. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)A program that serves — and empowers — immigrant women in our community may be in danger of closing. The Female Literacy Center [/blog/neighbors/brick-opens-female-literacy-center-in-response-to-the-loss-of-adult-literacy-classes/] housed at Brooklyn Rebuild Immigrant Community and Knowledge (BRICK) [/blog/neighbors/breaking-barriers-new-community-center-aims-celebrate-pakistani-culture-connect-neighbors/] has a funding gap of
Business
Interior of Butterfunk Kitchen. (Photo: Butterfunk Kitchen)Butterfunk Kitchen [http://butterfunkkitchen.com] — a “Soul Food Restaurant & Juke Joint” — will open its doors on Saturday, April 2. The new dining spot will be located at 1295 Prospect Avenue (and Greenwood Avenue). Butterfunk Kitchen is the second restaurant venture for husband
Announcements
PS 130. (Photo: PS 130 Parent Teacher Association)Don’t miss out — Participatory Budgeting Vote Week ends Sunday, April 3rd! Residents of the 39th (Brad Lander), 40th (Mathieu Eugene), 44th (David Greenfield), and 45th (Jumaane Williams) City Council districts are choosing among a wide variety of capital projects — physical improvements
Events
SAFE disposal event administered by the NYC Department of Sanitation. (Photo: Veolia North America)Spring is here! That means Spring Cleaning, which entails all of us trying to dispose of a wide assortment of items that should not go into our trash cans. If you are trying to safely get
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Interior of Butterfunk Kitchen. (Photo: Butterfunk Kitchen)Butterfunk Kitchen [http://butterfunkkitchen.com] — a “Soul Food Restaurant & Juke Joint” — will open its doors on Saturday, April 2nd. The new dining spot will be located at 1295 Prospect Avenue (and Greenwood Avenue). Butterfunk Kitchen is the second restaurant venture for husband
Announcements
SAFE disposal event administered by the NYC Department of Sanitation. (Photo: Veolia North America)Spring is here! That means Spring Cleaning, which entails all of us trying to dispose of a wide assortment of items that should not go into our trash cans. If you are trying to safely get
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Last year’s Community Board 14 Youth Conference. (Photo: Midwood Development Corporation)This 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/