Announcements
Volunteering with the Church Avenue BID’s 2015 Graffiti Clean-Up. The next Church Avenue clean-up day is Saturday, May 14th. (Photo: Church Avenue BID)Do you have some flexible time right now? Do you want to make our community a better place for all of us? Do you want to
Announcements
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThe 70th Precinct issued an “NYPD Burglary Alert” yesterday. According to the 70th Precinct Community Affairs Unit, there have been several burglaries in our area where “perpetrators are entering through the apartment’s fire escape windows that are left unlocked.” Boundaries of the 70th Precinct. (Courtesy: NYPD)
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Adam RabinerIsland Express, a Guyanese grill and bakery on Flatbush Avenue, is a very recent addition to our neighborhood. Located just off Regent Place, and across the street from the Kings Theatre, Island Express’s new home is the former location of the Golden Crust Caribbean Bakery. Although only
Central Brooklyn
Photo by johnpmcd [http://websta.me/p/1035932249465744256_21039537]The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for two cell phone thefts last month. In both cases, women were robbed as they held their phones while sitting on the subway. Both thefts occurred on
Central Brooklyn
Council Member Mathieu Eugene at a rally to restore summer program funding at Brooklyn Borough Hall last Thursday. (Photo via Council Member Eugene’s office) Is summer camp for thousands of New York City kids in jeopardy? Local Council Member Mathieu Eugene, who chairs the City Council’s Youth Services
Arts & Culture
It’s hard not to notice all the TV and movie filming that goes in our area. But our neighborhoods are not just a backdrop — Ditmas Park, Kensington and Greater Flatbush are playing a starring role in a number of films, and local residents are making their own productions. Here
Announcements
Over the course of four days and six live concert performances, GRAMMY® award-winning and nominated artists will converge in Brooklyn, New York for GRAMMY Park [http://www.grammypark.com/]™, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held May 5-8. The concert series will be held at Brooklyn’s historic Kings
Central Brooklyn
Last year’s Butterflies, Bulbs and Bookmarks event. (Photo: Cortelyou Library Friends)Come out and support one of our terrific public library branches this Saturday. The Cortelyou Library Friends and the Farm on Adderley are hosting their fourth annual Butterflies, Bulbs and Bookmarks fundraising event [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends]
Central Brooklyn
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Announcements
Photo via the Brooklyn Public Library.Are you a cycling book lover? Register now for Bike the Branches [http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/], a daylong bike ride through the Brooklyn Public Library’s 60-branch system this Saturday. Last year’s event drew nearly 1,000 riders and participants. Enjoy a
Business
Photo: Vanessa Cuccurullo via The Gilded Grape [https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=the%20gilded%20grape]There is much activity afoot on Church Avenue, between East 7th and 8th Streets. New wine and spirits shop, The Gilded Grape [https://www.facebook.com/GildedGrape], will be officially open for business
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis list is in formation. 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.