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Politicians Push New Transit Options, But Are They Viable L Train Alternatives?

With the L Train shutdown six months away—and weekend closures of the entire line in the meantime—Brooklyn residents and local politicians are looking into any kind of alternative transportation they can find. Of course, the MTA has its plans: bolster service on adjacent lines to absorb passengers, a

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Photo Of The Day: Blue Bird

Photo by natalijewel [https://instagram.com/natalijewel/]A neighbor spotted this beauty on Rugby Road the other day. Anyone know anything about it? 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,

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Meet Your Neighbors: The Osprey, A Mysterious Bird Of Prey That Calls The Marine Park Salt Marsh Home

by Daniel Frazer The Salt Marsh at Marine Park, home to at least 230 different species of birds throughout the year, has again successfully hosted an osprey family, The osprey is a unique bird of prey, in that its linneage is a bit of a mystery. While most birds of

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Winter’s Red

Many thanks to neighbor Martine for sending these gorgeous snow photos our way! The above photo of the robin redbreast in the sea of red berries was taken on Buckingham Road in Prospect Park South. The photo below was also snapped on Buckingham Road. Share photos with us at editor@

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Neighbor Jen Mankins’ Awesome Home & Style Featured In November’s Lucky Magazine

We’ve learned some exciting news – neighbor Jen Mankins [/blog/neighbors/meet-jennifer-mankins-unlikely-queen-of-brooklyn-retail] (who owns the Bird boutiques [http://shopbird.com/pages.php?pageid=5] in Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Williamsburg) is featured in the November issue of Lucky Magazine [http://www.luckymag.com/]! As pointed out on Bird’s

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The Day: Library News, A Local Farm Stand and “Where’s Waldo?”

It was a wonderful weekend to sit in Fort Greene Park and enjoy the summer weather. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/]) Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It’s only July 1, but we’ve already had plenty of hot weather in the nabe.

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Bird Brings the “Brooklyn Look” to Park Slope

When Jennifer Mankins opened Bird [http://shopbird.com/] in the 5th Avenue space that had previously housed another boutique called Bird, she tells the New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/fashion/jennifer-mankins-and-the-brooklyn-aesthetic.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] that she jumped right in, and knew that Brooklyn,

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Annual Bird Sale to Go Online

photo credit: Brian Harkin for Racked [http://ny.racked.com/archives/2012/07/26/the_bird_warehouse_sale_is_the_latest_to_go_online.php] The annual Bird sample sale: once a year, the prices at the store that seems to top every best-of-Brooklyn shopping list [http://shopbird.com/press.

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Friday Photo Finish: You Talkin’ To Me?

One tough-looking rooster at Poly Prep Country Day School (9216 7th Ave) in Dyker Heights. Photo courtesy of David Tan [http://pic.atpic.com/1667210/600]. Got any interesting images of Bensonhurst? Send them to jteutonico [at] bensonhurstbean [dot] com [jteutonico@bensonhurstbean.com] or tag your Flickr photos Bensonhurst Bean.