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Lucio Schiavone. (Photo Credit: Virginia Freire)Prospect Park will lose a popular, long-time fixture when Lucio Schiavone retires as Carousel Manager in December after 26 years of service. On Saturday, November 5 at 11:45am the Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/] will commemorate Schiavone with a ceremony and
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(Photo by Dan Nguyen, c/o Council Member Jumaane Williams’ Office)Last week, City Council Members introduced a bill package to curb the NYPD’s wide-spread use of Nuisance Abatement action. If passed, the package could restrict the decades-old law that allows police to shut down homes or businesses suspected
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</iframeAn eye on Argyle Road: Time-lapse video of trick-or-treaters by the thousands! Hundreds (if not thousands) of paradegoers and trick-or-treaters marched through the streets, decked out in costume for last night’s Halloween Parades. Do you have fabulous Halloween photos from around the neighborhood? Email them to us at
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Ruth Franklin (Photo by Anthony Delmundo)Run — don’t walk — to get a copy of neighbor Ruth Franklin’s latest critically acclaimed biography, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life. Franklin is an award-winning book critic, former editor at The New Republic, and author, whose new literary biography has been called
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625 East 18th Street, rendering by Infinity PropertiesWe don’t mean to sound like a broken record, but another 7-story apartment complex is replacing a single-family home in Flatbush, reports YIMBY [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/10/revealed-625-east-18th-street-ditmas-park.html] . Plans for the 12-unit building, currently under construction at 625 East
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The long-shuttered Circles Restaurant appears on the left of the Pavilion Theater in this photo from 2008. (Photo via Kristian Rickert / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ifoo/3151359223/in/photolist-5NtxiH-hHxEi-68hLYY-8wdFgH-eaNTMa-9LCx6d-2TTKrc-xp6hr-9yRWmE-8KDbDR-9iiwdT-jZEY5-nA2AGd-9yRBfh-aZQ34p-9yRE5J-9yRyE3-9yRCbf-9yNzs6-8ZWpRR-9yNFyZ-9yNxQc-9hPEXE-9yNzPx-9yNLnP-anGpSt-9yNBb8-9yREwm-9H1iwU-9yNF5g-9yRxob-9yNG5M-9yRVfh-9yRPYq-9dUkB4-9yRMDb-beUqJe-9yNJye-9yNEzT-9yNMRF-anKbty-9yNuzg-9yRwV
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Photo by Walker EsnerWith a controversial Presidential race dominating headlines, it can be hard to learn about local candidates who’s decisions directly affect our day-to-day lives. Here’s an opportunity to hear from a local candidate in their own words. Glenn Nocera, Republican District Leader of the 44th Assembly
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(Photo by Carly Miller / Ditmas Park Corner)Enjoy trick-or-treating, Halloween parties and more this week with some great events just blocks from your home. If you have an event to share, email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com. Prospect Park South Halloween Parade When: Monday, October 31 at 5:30pm. Where:
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(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, Brad Lander announced Bengali-speaking liaison in new Kensington office [/blog/announcements/brad-lander-announces-bengali-speaking-community-liaison-kensington/] , a 66th Precinct Lt. was stripped of his badge and gun in corruption probe [/blog/news/66th-precinct-lt-stripped-badge-gun-amidst-corruption-probe/], and we enjoyed delicious curry & garlic naan at Anarkali Indian
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(Photo: Park Slope Stoop)Catch up on the latest and greatest in Brooklyn with the best stories from our sister sites: What are Bensonhurst’s real neighborhood boundaries? [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/10/what-are-bensonhursts-real-neighborhood-boundaries/] [Bensonhurst Bean] Cinema, medical horrors & Victorian cocktails come together in Downtown Brooklyn. [/cinema-medical-horrors-victorian-cocktails-come-together-in-downtown-brooklyn/] [BKLYNER]
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Police are searching for two men suspected of robbing a person at gunpoint on Flatbush Avenue last week. The suspects allegedly followed a 45-year-old man from 815 Flatbush Avenue near Caton Avenue, pulled out a gun and stole the victim’s computer, phone, iPad and jewelry. This robbery occurred on
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Photo via festedicompleannobimbi [https://instagram.com/p/9bD-xGPmUs/?tagged=halloweenkids]A lot of us grew up hearing those terrifying Halloween tales about kids trick or treating. The poisoned candy. The razor blades. The scary people in that house. Urban myths or not, parents get concerned on this mischievous holiday. While