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Snowy subway tracks via jesicakesny, Instagram.This week in Ditmas Park, a man sought for a brutal slashing on Beverley Road was arrested [/blog/news/man-sought-for-brutal-slashing-on-beverley-road-arrested-today/], volunteers are needed [/blog/neighbors/volunteers-needed-for-kensington-family-shelters-easter-celebration/] at our local family homeless shelter, and neighborhood resident and gifted musician Marika Hughes talked about her love
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Beverley Road, at Rugby Road, close to where Janinna Popko was attacked on March 10th. (Photo: Google Maps)The NYPD announced today that they have arrested the man believed to have committed a brutal slashing [/blog/crime/woman-slashed-this-morning/] in our area a little over a week ago. Gregory Alfred. Photo:
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerNew York City’s housing crisis is being felt by renters across Brooklyn. In response, Borough President Eric Adams will convene a free “Tenants: Know Your Rights” workshop on Thursday, March 24th from 6 to 8pm at Grace Reform Church in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. (The church is located
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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.
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Photo via crissachappellLocal residents are planning a Spring/Easter celebration at the Kensington shelter for homeless families [/blog/neighbors/kensington-shelter-homeless-families-nearly-full/], and they could use a hand. Community residents are organizing a spring event for the children at the Kensington Family Shelter on the morning of Saturday, March 26th, which will
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/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/683-16-MCS-70-Pct-Bank-Rob-video.mp4The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man in the video above who robbed a Newkirk Plaza bank branch on March 5th [/blog/crime/newkirk-plaza-chase-branch/]. The man entered the Chase Bank at Newkirk Plaza around 11am on Saturday, March 5th
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Holy Cross Church, on Church Avenue at East 26th Street, in 1908. Photo: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, via Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn CollectionThe history of the Irish in Flatbush is a long and rich one. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we are publishing a lengthy excerpt from the wonderful
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Church Avenue. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Church Avenue [http://www.churchavenue.org] and Flatbush Avenue [http://www.flatbushavebid.com] Business Improvement Districts are seeking a Deputy Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director will help to jointly manage both BIDs under the direction of Executive Director, Lauren Elvers Collins. The
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Photo by Leon LipkovichThere are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list — 1,410 of which are small, family homes, according to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/]. The City’s Department of Finance sells tax
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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm at a “Youth Dialog Program,” part of the Model Cities initiative, in 1970. (Photo: CaptJayRuffins via Creative Commons)The political club named for a ground breaking Caribbean-American politician from Central Brooklyn has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. The Shirley Chisholm Democratic Club announced its endorsement of Hillary
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Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton photo via Wikipedia [https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign,_2016#/media/File:2016.02.09_Presidential_Campaign_New_Hampshire_USA_02797_(24643391800)_cropped.png] and Bernie Sanders Photo: Nick SolariDo your neighbors’ political views surprise you? An interesting new dataset [https://www.renthop.
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NYC Department of Environmental Protection water quality sampling station Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAs concern about water quality spreads from Flint, Michigan to Newark, some residents have asked about the extent of the risk posed by lead pipes in our area. You can speak directly with the City’s Department of