Arts & Culture
Photo viaBourbon Sprawl [https://www.facebook.com/bourbonsprawl/photos_stream]We don’t necessarily encourage you to go out in the blizzard that’s expected to hit this weekend [/blog/weather/blizzard-watch-for-saturday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/], but if you do decide to go out, we’ve rounded up some of the best stuff going
Announcements
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThere’s a potential blizzard headed our way on Saturday and Mayor de Blasio has issued a Hazardous Travel Advisory [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/074-16/mayor-de-blasio-issues-hazardous-travel-advisory] , so grab a good book or binge-watch your favorite show on Netflix this weekend instead of heading out
Arts & Culture
Photo via New York City Department of Cultural Affairs [https://www.facebook.com/nyculturalaffairs/photos/pb.1625125621042574.-2207520000.1453327064./1637280683160401/?type=3&theater] One of the most common conversations we have with artists in the neighborhood concern fiscal support for their projects. Our neighbors have big ideas, and form
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Don LogginsAll hands on deck when “Da Pride A Flatbush” needs to fix their air conditioner. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Q GardensQ Gardens [/blog/garden/years-organizing-neighborhood-volunteers-debut-q-gardens-inaugural-cleanup/] , the wonderful new community garden on East 18th Street behind the Church Avenue subway station, is looking for an experienced beekeeper to oversee an upcoming bee project for the Spring of 2016. According to Natalia Sucre, “We have tons of beginner interest,
Central Brooklyn
Bre[a]d 4 Pizza at ZuriLee Pizza Bar. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner) We’ve been looking forward to checking out the new ZuriLee Pizza Bar [http://www.zurileepizza.com/] (755 Flatbush Avenue) for a while, because we’ve heard some great things about their pizza [http:
Central Brooklyn
Members of the 66th Precinct and the Shomrim at December’s Community Council meeting. (Photo by Jole Carliner/Ditmas Park Corner)The 66th Precinct Community Council [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_066.shtml] is holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, January 21 at 7:30pm at
Animals
Photo by Jeff ZethNeighbor Jeff Zeth sent in this photo of a red tail hawk he says has been visiting him on East 8th Street for the last couple of weeks. “I named him Attila; the well-known barbarian was said to have the same steely, fearless gaze,” he says. Have
Business
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerGreenlight Bookstore [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/], the favorite Fort Greene independent bookstore, announced back in November that they were planning to open a second location along Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens [/blog/business/greenlight-bookstore-is-opening-second-location-in-prospect-lefferts-gardens/] , where one of the owners, Rebecca Fitting, lives. Now they have
Central Brooklyn
We’ve all been there. Weeks of tween crises, toddler meltdowns, work pressures, and just those everyday stressors of life in the city have built up and pushed Mama to the brink. Sometimes you just have to get away. Luckily, those of us living in NYC don’t have to
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Google MapsThere has been an outpouring of support from the community for The Kensington [/neighbors/the-spirit-of-the-season/], the new family homeless shelter [/home/dhs-announces-homeless-shelter-opening-on-mcdonald-avenue/] run by CAMBA [http://www.camba.org/] that recently opened on McDonald Avenue. Volunteer organizers have announced that the shelter is now accepting donations and
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Lou HowortWe are glad to finally see a bit of snow on the ground! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the