December
The fact that this happened over two months ago shows how hip we are to the world of podcasts, but it’s still crazy cool, and deserves a mention. Sidecar’s [http://www.sidecarbrooklyn.com/] trivia night scored a nice shout-out on the Judge John Hodgman [http://maximumfun.org/judge-john-hodgman/
Know of a Ditmas Park cause that could use $25,000? State Farm Neighborhood Assist [http://www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist] is a crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that invites communities to determine where grant funding is awarded, using a Facebook app. Anyone can download the app and submit up to three causes
I think that’s what we’re looking at here — a High Dynamic Range [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging] image of Sheepshead Bay Road, obviously shot from the B / Q train platform. Photo by Roman Kruglov
abandoned
Have a neighborhood photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope/], or tag it #southslope on Instagram, and we’ll post it to the site.
January to March 3am to 9am in Ditmas Park Submission #3 6:40am: Waking up after getting a much needed ten hours of sleep. Newkirk Avenue looks like a Magritte painting. “What’s The Ditmas Park Day Year and how can I get involved?” you ask? Check out this post
tree
A knitter on E 3rd Street made her tree a cozy scarf. The knitter’s mother was sweeping their front porch when I walked by. “We call it Urban Art,” she explained. Yarn Bombing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_bombing] is another name for it. Have you spotted more
jordan b. nelson
Powerhouse on 8th [http://www.powerhouseon8th.com/] (1111 8th Avenue) is gearing up for the second meeting of their Middle Grades Book Club [http://www.powerhouseon8th.com/events/] on Wednesday, March 6, from 5:30pm – 6:30pm. The club, recommended for kids ages 9 to 12, is hosted by children’
adoption
Looking to add a dog to your family? Donna Sachs sends this info about 2-year-old Malcolm X: > He was found in the neighborhood about a month ago with a heavy chain and padlock around his neck. He was underweight, not neutered, and had an ear infection. A kind neighbor
Happy birthday, Mr. Presidents. Since you’re dead, we’ll instead pass the wonderful gift of an open thread on to our readers. The open thread is now open.
beth israel kings highway hospital
Community Board 11 Chairman Bill Guarinello. Source: HeartShare.orgHas New York State forsaken Bensonhurst when it comes to providing adequate healthcare? Community Board 11 Chairman Bill Guarinello seems to think so and has leveled these charges at a recent community board meeting, according to a report [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/
carrie ann thomas
Source: FacebookLast month, we reported [/womans-burned-naked-body-found-in-gerritsen-beach/] on the tragic discovery of the naked and burned body of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes [/shaniesha-forbes-gerritsen-beach-body-murder/], a Flatlands resident found partially buried in the sands of Gerritsen Beach. Forbes’ devastated family demanded justice during a vigil held in Flatlands for the high school freshman – whose
Applewood Restaurant
If you’ve been online at all today, you’ve probably heard the news that Burger King’s Twitter account was hacked by someone passing themselves off as McDonalds: Needless to say, hilarity ensued, and we wondered what would happen if some of our local businesses were hacked. Here are
Car Alarms
The same dark blue Acura’s (New York FPX 5553) car alarm that went off for at least seven hours last Sunday [/blog/neighbors/passive-aggressive-notes-about-a-three-hour-car-alarm] was sounding off again this past Saturday morning at 8am, on E 17th Street, just around the corner from where it’d been parked on
crime rates
Source: Bruce Z.After Superstorm Sandy swept through Southern Brooklyn late last October, burglaries rose 366.7 percent [/despite-initial-reports-looting-stats-skyrocketed-in-communities-hit-by-sandy/] , a statistical reality attributed to looting. While there is no denying that looting shot up after Sandy, the general chaos of the time also led to false arrests which may have
Children taking the bus to Brooklyn New School [http://bns146.org/] or The Children’s School [http://www.ps372.org/] can again line up in front of Immaculate Heart of Mary [http://www.ihmbrooklyn.org/].Yellow school bus service resumes on Wednesday, February 20. Local 1181 [http://atu1181.org/] and
car accident
The day before a new set of traffic lights is scheduled to be turned on [/blog/transportation/traffic-light-at-ditmaswestminster-will-be-working-by-tuesday] at the intersection of Ditmas Avenue and Westminster Road, there was another [/blog/crime/two-car-collision-on-ditmas-at-westminster] car crash. According to the FDNY, two cars were involved in the collision, which occurred at about