Police & Fire
Ambulances and cops on Caton Avenue the morning after Jan. 19 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A 40-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tractor trailer last night at a dangerous Flatbush intersection. The driver later claimed to have not noticed, and drove away with her body lying on
Business
Photos by Ditmas Park CornerWe’ve been patiently awaiting the grand opening of Parade Cafe [https://www.facebook.com/Paradecafebk/?fref=ts], a French-inspired coffee and sandwich shop at 622 Caton Avenue (between East 7th Street and Ocean Parkway), since we caught its sign erected in June [/blog/food/new-cafe-coming-caton-avenue/
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)[Update: 8/11: Parade Cafe grand opening planned for tomorrow, Friday August 12! Regular hours are 7am to 7pm, seven days a week. The breakfast menu includes croissants, quiche, and avocado toast; switching to French-inspired sandwiches and salads after 11am.] A new cafe in-progress was
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Church and McDonald Avenues. (Photo: Google Maps)Being a pedestrian in our area is no joke — crossing a major intersection can feel like taking one’s life in one’s hands. Last week, City Council Member Brad Lander announced a number of measures that are supposed to
Central Brooklyn
Car and truck traffic on Caton Avenue, between East 7th and 8th Streets. (Photo: Google Maps)After a lengthy effort, neighbors, elected officials, and representatives from the City’s Department of Transportation will gather to celebrate the new traffic signal at the corner of Caton Avenue and East 8th Street.
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThe intersection of Caton Avenue and East 8th Street will be getting a traffic signal, according to a letter from the Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] to Community Board 7. This stretch of Caton Avenue runs between Coney
Animals
Photo via Richard CrawfordNeighbor Richard Crawford is looking for the owner of this beautiful feline. He writes, > We found this very friendly kitty in a little stress at the Caton Street playground by the soccer fields. He is clearly domesticated so we think someone may have lost him! If
Central Brooklyn
> Man in his 30’s shot in the chest on E 18th St & Caton Ave at 11:21am;he was pronounced dead at KCH. #NYPD [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYPD?src=hash] #Brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/mq2lDuCTps [https://t.co/mq2lDuCTps]
Caton Avenue
Image via M.S. 839If you’ve live in District 15 and you have a 5th grader that may be interested in attending MS 839 [http://www.ms839.org/]next year, the school is hosting tours of the building all month. Sign-ups for the first six dates are here [http:
81 Crooke Avenue
Ian Jose Caicedo-BozaBy the age of 22, Ian Jose Caicedo-Boza had already accomplished much: he was a doting father to an 8-month-old girl who had become the pride and joy of his life, and he was a skilled rapper who had spent countless hours perfecting his craft over the years.
Caton Avenue
The city DOT is planning major improvements for Caton Avenue.Neighbors who say they frequently feel as though their lives are at stake while navigating area roads fraught with short crossing times, speeding cars, unsafe turns, and more are urging the community to support the city Department of Transportation’s
Caton Avenue
Mohammad Naiem Uddin was 14 years old. He loved his family and his friends. He was a budding photographer, and when you’d hang out with him, he’d always be snapping photos. He was incredibly bright and, like his older sister, Rabia, was the valedictorian of his class at
Brooklyn Urban Gardeners
Want to make our neighborhood more beautiful? Join the volunteers from the Ocean Parkway Garden Association and Brooklyn Urban Gardeners [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/bug] this Saturday, September 27, from 9am to 12pm to welcome the Million Trees NYC’s [http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/home/home.shtml] “treeLC
Caton Avenue
A couple neighbors have reached out to us about a shooting that occurred around St. Pauls Court and Caton Avenue around 12am this morning, during which a series of gunshots rang out and, according to New York City Alerts [https://twitter.com/NYCityAlerts/status/506655650114699265], two perpetrators fled on foot.
brooklyn visual heritage
In 2014, the intersection of Caton and Ocean Avenues is bustling with a combination of pedestrians, cars, bicycles, and delivery scooters, and is flanked at each corner by mid rise apartment buildings. In 1800, not so much. Back in the day, as you can see from this Brooklyn Visual Heritage
Caton Avenue
We noticed two sinkholes in the area that could use some attention. The first, pictured above, is on Caton between McDonald and East 2nd. Close up: Either the Department of Environmental Protection already knows about it, or someone just happened to find a very accurate marker to leave on top