Labor Day
Photo by Griff Thomas/Ditmas Park CornerMore than one million people spent Labor Day along Eastern Parkway for the 48th Annual West Indian Day parade [http://wiadcacarnival.org/]. The festivities, which started around 11am, went smoothly despite a shootout the night before where Governor Cuomo’s first deputy counsel, Carey
caribbean culture
Photo by Griff Thomas/Ditmas Park CornerMore than one million people spent Labor Day along Eastern Parkway for the 48th Annual West Indian Day parade [http://wiadcacarnival.org/]. The festivities, which started around 11am, went smoothly despite a shootout the night before where Governor Cuomo’s first deputy counsel, Carey
P.S. 139
Scaffolding coming down at PS 139 (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)We noticed recently that the scaffolding surrounding PS 139 [http://ps139.org/]has been coming down, just in time for the new school year. The elementary school has been hidden behind scaffolding since early 2014 [/blog/kids/playgrounds-will-remain-open-more-info-on-renovations-at-ps-139] for
Photo via NYPDPolice arrested Kedar Harper, a 23-year-old man, on September 3, in connection with a robbery in August. According to police, on August 27, a cab driver picked up Harper in the Bronx and drove him to Argyle Road and Church Avenue. When the cab arrived, the driver got
1525 Dorchester Road
Neighbors look on as police check out the damage. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)A driver crashed her car into the side of an apartment building on the corner of East 16th Street and Dorchester Road around 3:15pm Friday afternoon, also knocking down a street sign and
Parkland
Map via WNYC [http://www.wnyc.org/story/parks-access/]After 8-year-old Jadann Williams was struck by an SUV driver and killed on East 22nd Street [/blog/crime/8-year-old-jadann-williams-killed-by-suv-driver-on-e-22nd-street] on August 26, many neighbors spoke out about the lack of park space and playgrounds in the area [/blog/crime/residents-of-e-22nd-street-in-shock-following-jadann-willams-death] , saying
fallen flower
Photo by ericaschac [https://instagram.com/ericaschac/]What a beautiful flower found on the ground. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog.
Photo by Mar E. Sel for East Fourth Street Community GardenDon’t know what to do for Labor Day? Try fresh air yoga in Prospect Park, chow down on hot dogs at Sycamore, get in some sals dancing at Bar Chord, more this weekend. If you have an upcoming event
Brooklyn Lifelong Learning
Photo via The Plaine Truth [https://www.facebook.com/ThePlaineTruth/photos/pb.43951846198.-2207520000.1441311907./10152739299116199/?type=3&theater] Don’t know what to do for Labor Day? Try fresh air yoga in Prospect Park, chow down on hot dogs at Sycamore, get in some sals dancing at Bar
Brooklyn Historian
Photo via Edward BlakeInterested in learning more about Brooklyn History? Brooklyn Lifelong Learning [http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/centers/irpe.php] is offering a free mini-class on Brooklyn History with borough historian Ron Schweiger [http://a856-gbol.nyc.gov/gbolwebsite/269.html] next week. Brooklyn Lifelong Learning is an
1017 Church Avenue
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThe Flatbush Food Co-op [http://www.flatbushfood.coop/] is opening a new administrative office at 1017 Church Avenue between East 10th Street and Stratford Road. The Co-op has maintained an off-site office space for years, but this new location will be much larger than their previous
Garden
Photo by amberala [https://instagram.com/amberala/]A goose spotted in the neighborhood! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like