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A group of concerns parents in Ditmas Park and Flatbush have launched a petition [http://www.thepetitionsite.com/161/761/448/petition-to-make-ps-is-338-exclusively/] to limit enrollment for the upcoming PS/IS 338 at 510 Coney Island Avenue [/blog/education/todays-mud-tomorrows-school-councilman-eugene-community-leaders-break-ground-psis-338/] to middle school grades only. The petition is addressed to NYC
Animals
Dumpling the catMeet Dumpling, a 5-year-old neighborhood cat searching for a new home. Dumpling is a true local, in fact she used to live in the basement of John’s Bakery. She starts out timid and then falls deeply in love, according to neighbor Phoebe, who rescued Dumpling from the
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(Co-owners Farrukh & Srini and Staff: Nargis, Zahid & Suban)Back in February, we wrote about a pair of new Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi restaurants “opening soon.” [/blog/news/madinas-owners-will-open-two-new-restaurants-area/] Now, we’re happy to announce that Kohinoor [/business-overview/kohinoor-brooklyn-ny-11218/f7f1d39e-99ce-4a67-a474-69a1e58fb3cc/] , a new Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi restaurant at 413 Cortelyou Road,
Arts & Culture
Upcoming mural at Midwood HS connects Midwood’s past and present. (Photo via Groundswell)What is it really like to be a middle school student in Ditmas Park? This week, two neighborhood schools will unveil vibrant student murals that express their answers to that very question. Throughout the school year,
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(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)A fire tore through a Marborough Road home early this morning, leaving a 37-year-old man dead, say cops. Abiel Harry was found unconscious and unresponsive in the kitchen at 106 Marlborough Road at approximately 5:30am, according to a police report. (Photo via Facebook)The
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Photo by Designsquish [http://www.blog.designsquish.com/images/uploads/ditmas_park_old_house.jpg]This week in Ditmas Park, Assemblymember Jim Brennan announced that he will not seek re-election after 32 years of service [/blog/news/assemblymember-jim-brennan-will-not-seek-re-election/]; Brian-Christopher Antonio Cunningham will challenge long-time Council Member Mathieu Eugene in the
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(Image by lostinbrooklyn/Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/lostinbrooklyn/8754437947/in/photolist-ekAMpi-djWpnB-96sJwt-9c7YXh-7GPusm-juktux-cyM3dd-4AZWuV-8BBoAG-ehQw1Z-9ZaRzz-ekAPBi-ekAP3t-96sMVH-aVxenF-aELHw9-h2Xew8-hNYDJq-h2WtV1-fjKSNR-ckM2K1-9YtDvN-dEqhgt-a9FwFr-g7zgFn-f5FrUU-hNYdcA-dpbMZF-arxt9u-agzpb4-9qxmX3-dpvpwE-q2Eg1u-ox3Vbt-fjKZVn-ehQxrc-ekALU4-ncucPm-ekGyyQ-ekGxD9-ekGoMQ-9Xxvyn-s9mUEQ-eduGVC-eduJm9-c8Wjs-6d4hmB-edp7Ea-5kZb4M-8fSBpb] )After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up
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This list is ongoing. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com. Introduction to Bird Watching
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This living room has more than enough room for “Dancin’ In The Dark.” (Courtesy RealDirect/Doug Perlson [http://streeteasy.com/building/811-cortelyou-road-brooklyn/5n].)Ditmas Park, let me in, I want to guard your dreams and visions. Just wrap your arms around these wraparound views and strap your hands across in-unit
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It is no news that finding housing in this city is not easy under the best of circumstances. Should those circumstances change, here are some resources to help you stay in your neighborhood and avoid a shelter. We write regularly about housing, so check back here [http://bklyner.com] for
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Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)The man who allegedly shot and killed [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/06/murrow-high-student-murdered-babysitting-3-year-old-nephew/] an Edward R. Murrow High School student — while she looked after her 3-year-old cousin — turned himself in to police Thursday, the Daily News reports [http:
Arts & Culture
photo by Anney FreshIt all started with Kensington neighbors speaking up and demanding more open space in the neighborhood, said the office of local City Councilmember Brad Lander. And now, this weekend, neighbors and city officials are unveiling a vibrant public plaza on the formerly barren concrete triangle at Avenue