Central Brooklyn
Site at Avenue C and McDonald Avenue where a plaza is to be built. (Photo: Neighborhood Plaza Partnership)Our area — Kensington, Ditmas Park, Greater Flatbush — has a dearth of high-quality public space. We need more green places to relax outside with friends and family. To address this issue, some of
Arts & Culture
Photo via yesmini_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BAKTnbanTbC/?taken-by=yesmini_]. WNYC Studios [http://www.wnyc.org/] and The Nation [http://www.thenation.com/] are launching There Goes the Neighborhood, an eight-part weekly podcast series exploring the “remarkable and destabilizing phenomenon of gentrification.” The preview episode is available here [http:
Announcements
Cortelyou Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)WNYC Studios [http://www.wnyc.org] and The Nation [http://www.thenation.com] are launching There Goes the Neighborhood, an eight-part weekly podcast series exploring the “remarkable and destabilizing phenomenon of gentrification.” The preview episode is available here [http://www.wnyc.org/story/there-goes-neighborhood-brooklyn-gentrification/
Announcements
Album cover for “3001: A Laced Odyssey” by The Flatbush Zombies. Artist: David NakayamaAre you a visual artist in Flatbush? #SAVEARTSPACE [http://www.saveartspace.org] and the Flatbush Zombies [http://thegloriousdead.com/pages/3001-a-laced-odyssey] want to help local artists display their art publicly in our area. The non-profit arts project
Central Brooklyn
Area near the Parade Grounds where a man was punched in the face yesterday. (Photo: Google Maps)A gay man who lives in our area was the victim yesterday of what he says was a bias attack. The 28-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was punched in the face
Announcements
Cover of “The Only Living Boy,” a children’s book series by David Gallaher. Author, and Ditmas Park resident, David Gallaher will be hosting a free comics-making workshop for children [https://www.facebook.com/events/255000874830990/] tomorrow evening. Gallaher, author of the children’s book series “The Only Living Boy,
Central Brooklyn
Performers and family members at Saturday’s Park Slope Food Coop Kids Variety Night Show, which was dedicated to Ikhari Hinds-Lewis.Young people throughout our area came together this weekend for a beloved 16-year-old neighbor who was very seriously injured a few weeks ago. The Park Slope Food Coop dedicated
Central Brooklyn
303 Argyle Road. (Photo: Google Maps)A teenage boy was attacked by two men as he walked to a friend’s house in Ditmas Park last night, cops said. The 14-year-old boy was accosted by two men, and stabbed by at least one, near 303 Argyle Road on Sunday night
Central Brooklyn
Waiting for the Q train this week at the Beverley Road station. Photo by DPC reader Jon Taylor. http://www.jontaylornyc.com/This week in Ditmas Park, readers weighed in [/blog/news/ditmas-park-has-disappeared-from-flatbush/] on the complicated — and historic — relationship between Flatbush and Ditmas Park, local elected officials pushed City Hall
Central Brooklyn
Individual suspected of robbing the Chase branch at Newkirk Plaza today. Photo: NYPDThe NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man in the photos above who is believed to be connected to a bank robbery that occurred today — Saturday — at Newkirk Plaza. Police say that they
Central Brooklyn
“Winter Aconite” Photo: Tracey Hohman, taken on March 4th, 2016After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Another P.S. 193 educator
News
Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of interesting Ditmas Park apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 1438 Flatbush Avenue, Unit #11438 Flatbush Avenue, Unit #1 [http://www.