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Ramona Evans, age 15.The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in locating a teenage girl reported missing on Wednesday, March 9th from the confines of the 70th Precinct. The girl’s name is Ramona Evans. She is 15-years-old and lives on East 17th Street. Ramona was last
Central Brooklyn
Looking for a new place to live can be a headache, but don’t fret, we’ve rounded up some cool and interesting places that may come in handy the next time your roommate eats your ice cream! 20 Westminster Road20 Westminster Road [http://www.trulia.com/rental/3221247044-20-Westminster-Rd-Brooklyn-NY-11218#photo-3]
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Image courtesy of Brooklyn Museum [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/]After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Interfaith medical center gets $2M
Central Brooklyn
Some of the champion members of the PS 139 Chess Ninjas. (Photo: Ellen Wong)With your help, Ditmas Park’s gladiators of the chessboard from PS 139 [http://ps139.org] will take this year’s national championship by storm. Parents and other fans have organized an April 7th fundraiser to
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Mimi’s Hummus on Cortelyou Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Ditmas Park favorite Mimi’s Hummus received high praise from the NewYork Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/dining/hungry-city-mimis-hummus-14th-street.html?smid=tw-nytfood&smtyp=cur&_r=0] this week for one of its two Manhattan offshoots.
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https://youtu.be/pZnP_eabO10 The individual who stabbed a teenage boy on Argyle Road [/blog/news/argyle-road/] last Sunday night may know the ex-girlfriend of the victim, police sources say. A 14-year-old boy, who was stabbed near 303 Argyle Road last Sunday night around 10pm, may have been targeted
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Photo by Grafixar [http://mrg.bz/X6ljI2].Daylight Saving Time begins again this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, March 13, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks! Springing forward in time means we lose an hour of sleep, but at least the next
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153511004686483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Look at this handsome boy! And he comes all the way to Brooklyn from Baku, Azerbaijan! > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/
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/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/726-16-70-pct-Assault-3-10-16.mp4[Editor’s note: We clarified the text below to indicate that there is no leading theory as to the motive of the attacker in this case. 3/11/16; 12pm] Cops have released video footage of the suspect wanted in the slashing of a
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIf 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. Eat & Shop Your Heart
Announcements
REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents
Central Brooklyn
Block of Cortelyou Road, just east of Flatbush Avenue, where Avon Simmons shot and killed Prinso Ulysse in broad daylight in 2014. (Photo: Google Maps)A Flatbush gang member has been sentenced for fatally shooting a rival in the head in broad daylight just east of Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn District