Announcements
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerFree legal counseling is available to area homeowners who are in danger of losing their homes or have encountered changes in their financial circumstances. Councilmember David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] is partnering with Brooklyn Housing and Family Services [http://brooklynhousing.
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Jumaane Williams (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Teen employment in New York City has never recovered since the Great Recession. New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml], whose district includes Flatbush, East Flatbush and other areas in Central Brooklyn, proposed
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerWith all this focus on the presidential election, is it still true that all politics are local? Robert Carroll [http://www.robertcarroll2016.com] thinks so. A lifelong Brooklyn resident and a member of a politically active family, Carroll is running for Democratic State Committee Member of the
Central Brooklyn
Looking east on Church Avenue from Ocean Avenue, circa 1872-1887. (Photographer: George Bradford Brainerd, American. Collection: Brooklyn Museum. Silver glass wet plate negative.)In January, Forgotten New York took us on the first part [/blog/history/check-out-forgotten-nys-history-of-church-avenue/] of an amazing walk down Church Avenue, starting at the historic road’s
Central Brooklyn
Demonstration for housing reform organized by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)As rents continue to rise, so too does crowding in apartments. A recent analysis by StreetEasy [http://streeteasy.com/blog/doubled-up-crowding-in-nyc/] found that rates of overcrowding — defined as more than one person per room, including living
Central Brooklyn
Filming the TV show “Odd Squad” on Rugby Road in 2012. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you ever feel like you’re living in Hollywood? Probably not, but our section of Brooklyn has become a hotbed of TV filming activity. According to data crunched by WNYC [http://www.wnyc.org/
Central Brooklyn
Memorial honoring International Mother Language Day near the corner of Beverley Road and McDonald Avenue. (Photo: Nicole Levit)A reader contacted us today mentioning that every year, in late February, a flower-adorned memorial appears on Beverley Road very close to McDonald Avenue. We wanted to learn what this memorial was
Announcements
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)While the term “hate crime” is used fairly frequently, its strict definition is not widely understood. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, in partnership with Community Board 12, will lead a seminar on understanding the legal definition of a Hate Crime this
Arts & Culture
(Photo: Sarah Crean)Flatbush has a new home in which to explore its rich cultural and artistic heritage. CaribBEING House [http://www.caribbeing.com/], a multipurpose art and cultural space located in the plaza of the Flatbush Caton Market [http://www.flatbushcatonmarket.com/], began welcoming visitors this winter. The House
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Church and Ocean Avenues, looking south down Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)Police now have a “person of interest” related to the shooting of a young man last week in the 70th Precinct. Police have identified and are searching for a suspect in the shooting of a
Central Brooklyn
Erasmus Academy Building (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Flatbush residents are fighting to save one of our community’s most historic buildings. A petition [https://www.change.org/p/bill-de-blasio-save-one-of-nyc-s-oldest-landmarks-the-erasmus-academy-building-1787?recruiter=492572054&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink] urging Mayor de Blasio to find a way to save
Central Brooklyn
Photo: www.streetsblog.org.Kensington’s shelter for homeless families is asking its neighbors for assistance. The Kensington Family Shelter on McDonald Avenue, which is now nearly full [/blog/neighbors/kensington-shelter-homeless-families-nearly-full/], is requesting donations of specific items for babies, said Catherine Barufaldi and Tracy Connor, local residents who are coordinating