Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Will the Cortelyou Road Tot Lot finally get the renovations community members have been hoping for? Tomorrow, attend a meeting held by NYC Parks Department and Community Board 14 to hear the Park’s proposal for improving the Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot, using capital
Central Brooklyn
Photo via NYPDHelp cops track down a local man who went missing in Flatbush on Sunday. Police issued a Silver Alert for Verones Blemur, 86, who was last seen on October 16 around 4pm in front of his home, 2513 Newkirk Avenue between East 25th and East 26th Streets. Blemur
Central Brooklyn
Photo via anonymous Sheepshead Bites tipster in domestic violence incident in which charges were not pressed.Last week, a reader reached out with an incredibly sad story of domestic violence. The photos that came along with the narrative showed a carnage for which this reporter cannot go into detail because
Arts & Culture
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)[Update 2017: Such Nice Shoes returns to the TheaterLab on April 6, 7, and 8. Buy your tickets here [https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/969088]] Ditmas Park-based actor, director, and writer Christine Renee Miller [http://www.christinermiller.com/acting] has taken on a powerhouse
Central Brooklyn
Current and proposed zones for District 22 elementary schools. (Screenshot from the Office of District Planning proposal)Over the past few weeks, parents, school officials and community members have been locked in controversy over the Department of Education’s proposal to rezone six District 22 elementary schools — P.S. 139,
Central Brooklyn
Fall cocktails unveiled at the Farm on Adderley. (Photo via thefarmonadderley [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLqm_FthdPp/] / instagram)It feels like a summer day out there today but autumn events and cocktail specials are in full swing. Whether you’re looking to get involved in your local community school
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerBook lovers mark your calendars, the Friends of Cortelyou Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/cortelyou] Annual Book Sale is approaching! The sale will be Saturday, October 29 from 11am–4pm in the plaza in front of the library at Cortelyou and Argyle Roads, featuring live
Central Brooklyn
“Little Pakistan” (Photo by Andrew B. White [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJX40-ihP1M/?taken-by=andrewbwhite] / Instagram) This week in Ditmas Park, we rounded up real estate development in Flatbush, Midwood & Borough Park [/blog/real-estate/development-roundup-flatbush-apartments-midwood-condos-borough-park-synagogue/] , Brooklyn’s first African American DA Ken Thompson dies of cancer [/blog/news/brooklyns-first-african-american-district-attorney-dies-cancer/
Central Brooklyn
Green-Wood cemetery. (photo by Andrew B. White [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKdce_KBC_F/?taken-by=andrewbwhite] / instagram)Now that its your day of rest, catch up on the hottest Brooklyn news from our sister sites: Police release new photos/video of Owl’s Head Park murder suspect [http://www.
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Ken Bone [https://twitter.com/kenbone18] / twitter)Trying to figure out whether or not to move? Can’t pick where to go? Seems like you might just be undecided. Fortunately for you, we’re ready to help you channel your inner Ken Bone and ask the right questions.
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by francescapitzalis9 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLG4UpJhUhE/?tagged=grapestomp] / instagram)The weekend is here, and we’d love to help you have a great one just blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking to take historic house tours, get your feet dirty at a grape stomp, or
Business
(Photo courtesy Little Mo Wine Shop & Spirits / Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/littlemowine/photos/a.974441029339005.1073741832.825477574235352/974441059339002/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal] )Little Mo Wine & Spirits, which was opened in 2015 [/blog/food/new-prospect-lefferts-wine-shop-little-mo-wine-delivers-great-vino-to-ditmas-park/] by Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident Mark Schwartz, is celebrating