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/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/726-16-70-pct-Assault-3-10-16.mp4[Editor’s note: We clarified the text below to indicate that there is no leading theory as to the motive of the attacker in this case. 3/11/16; 12pm] Cops have released video footage of the suspect wanted in the slashing of a
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The south side of the intersection of Beverley and Rugby Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)A woman was attacked while walking near the corner of Beverley and Rugby Roads this morning, the NYPD said. A neighbor reported that the victim was walking on the south side of Beverley, between Argyle and
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Intersection at Beverley and Westminster Roads where a car break-in occurred late Tuesday night. (Photo: Google Maps)A car parked near the corner of Beverley and Westminster Roads (south side of Beverley) had its driver’s-side window bashed in late Tuesday night, police said. Curiously, nothing was removed from the
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A 71-year-old-man was hit by the driver of white Ford E-250 van around 7:20pm Thursday evening as he crossed Ocean Avenue at the corner of Beverley Road, according to the police. The van, which was heading southbound on Ocean Avenue and had a green light, hit the man as
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According to police, two suspects robbed the bodega at 564 Coney Island Avenue, on the corner of Beverley Road, in the 66th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_066.shtml], Wednesday night. The suspects entered the store around 8:40pm, both carrying firearms, and took $55,
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Photo by Lou HowortIt looks like one of the stanchions on Rugby Road is leaning! 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.
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Photo by amberala [https://www.instagram.com/amberala/]If you’ve ridden the subway to or from the neighborhood in the last week, you might have noticed a new addition to the block. Stand alone maps outlining the neighborhood around the Newkirk Plaza, Cortelyou Road, and Beverley Road subway stops
Beverley Road
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThere are several film shoots happening next week in our area– if the weather doesn’t postpone them — so make sure to move your cars and keep a lookout for stars! On Tuesday, the CBS show Blue Bloods [http://www.cbs.com/shows/blue_bloods/] is
Avenue H
Now you don’t have to wonder what exactly you’re touching — or avoiding — on the subway because there’s a comprehensive map [http://graphics.wsj.com/patho-map/] of almost every type of species (of bacteria, food remnants and other organic material) there, and it’s conveniently organized by train
Avenue C
Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.633003,-73.972384,3a,75y,197.07h,75.63t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sir4nM7OnZAVyTX_ViCmtKw!2e0] Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue and Ocean Parkway and Foster Avenue are the two most dangerous intersections in our neighborhood, with 11 pedestrians having
Beverley Road
If anyone had to ride the subway last weekend, you know what a headache it was. But the lack of a Q train wasn’t the only thing that frustrated residents last week – neighbor Steven Davidson, who lives on Marlborough Road, wrote to us about the closure of Beverley Road
accident
At least two vehicles were involved in a crash outside 1316 Beverley Road, between Argyle and Rugby, just before 7:30am this morning, according to a spokesman for the FDNY. At least one person was transported to New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, though the FDNY spokesman said there