Central Brooklyn
https://youtu.be/fo_M9ZTyQx8 This time the thief did not get away by skateboard, but another neighbor recently had a package stolen from the front porch of their home. We have video of the incident, which occurred last Thursday (4/14) at 4:35pm on Marlborough Road, from two
Announcements
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg joins in on Make Music Day, 2012. (Photo: MakeMusicNewYork via Flickr)Ready to rock? Wanna warble? Yes to yodeling? Registration for Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org], the free one-day outdoor music festival, is open now through April 29! Musicians of all ages and musical
Announcements
Source: Flickr/jpotischCouncilman David G. Greenfield, Community Board 12 and 14, and the Sanitation Department have collaborated to create a more robust garbage collection schedule in anticipation of the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover, which begins Friday, April 22 [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/04/avoid-40-years-desert-brooklyn-seder-guide/#.VxesrpMrLiw] . The modified garbage
Animals
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerTwo additional projects chosen by our community via Participatory Budgeting (PB) have received the green light. The office of Council Member Mathieu Eugene has announced that out of the eleven projects on the PB ballot for the 40th District, nine now have funding to go forward — the
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Jole CarlinerNeed some earth to dig in for Earth Day? Join students from Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School (BUGS), [http://www.bugsbrooklyn.org/] and parks gardening experts, in learning the ins and outs of planting a vertical garden at Dome Playground tomorrow. Activities will run from 11am until 2pm.
Announcements
Flatbush Tenant Coalition housing justice march in 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.com] is hosting a town hall meeting tonight to “bring awareness about the rampant and destructive proliferation of predatory equity in the Flatbush community.” This meeting is for tenants living
Central Brooklyn
Affidavit ballot. (Photo: John Morton [https://www.flickr.com/photos/morton/3002941350/in/photolist-5zmRQS] / Flickr) Tuesday’s primaries have raised more questions than answers for Brooklynites. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/nyregion/new-york-attorney-general-opens-inquiry-into-primary-day-complaints.html] and New York City
Central Brooklyn
Capt. Kenneth Quick (center) with 66th Precinct Council President Mark Katz (left), and Community Board 12 District Manager Barry Spitzer (right) discussing business before the meeting. (Photo: Jole Carliner)A quick Happy New Year’s greeting to the Bangladeshi community, and then Captain Kenneth Quick got right to the point.
Business
Lark Cafe, Ditmas Park / Photo by Ditmas Park CornerEarly this morning, Kari Browne, proprietor of LARK Cafe [/business-overview/lark-brooklyn-ny-11218/26741320-31b6-4085-bf2b-ea7fd8d24ccd/] in Ditmas Park and ELK Cafe [/business-overview/elk-cafe-brooklyn-ny-11218/706c55af-5fca-4e04-80a9-084df870ee72/] in Windsor Terrace, posted to Facebook to inform her clients that while she’d like to continue running the much loved
Central Brooklyn
The Bitter Bird at La Loba Cantina. (Photo: Sarah Crean)Spring is finally here — it’s time to enjoy the pleasure of a cool cocktail in the brilliant sunshine. This week I sampled a drink called the Bitter Bird, which has just been added to the Spring menu at Church
Central Brooklyn
Photo By: happn [http://gethap.pn/qBBERe]This post is brought to you by happn [http://gethap.pn/qBBERe]. During a long ride home on the Q train one night, I dozed off with my head against the window. When I awoke there was a note on the orange plastic
Central Brooklyn
Screenshot of map produced by the New York Times showing electoral districts in our area where the majority selected Hillary Clinton (blue) or Bernie Sanders (green).Hillary Clinton’s decisive victory in the New York State Democratic presidential primary can clearly be seen in our area. An interactive map [http: