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Don’t Miss the Church Avenue Street Fair on Sun. May 5!

This year’s Church Avenue Street Fair is going to be better than ever! The fair will take place on Sunday, May 5 from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Church Ave. between Coney Island Avenue and Argyle Road. Celebrate community at the Church Avenue FairCome shop and dine

Central Brooklyn

Scenes From Flatbush’s Neighborhood Beautification Day

(Photo by Nathan Thompson)Notice more flowers and fresh coats of paint in the neighborhood lately? The annual get together to clean up the neighborhood from Newkirk Avenue to Prospect Park earlier this month was deemed a major success, with volunteers of all ages repainting nearly 60 mailboxes and fire

Central Brooklyn

Holiday Parties, Comedy Shows, Wine Tasting & More This Weekend In Ditmas Park

(Photo via Church Ave BID / Facebook)The weekend is finally here and we’d like to help you unwind or get riled up just blocks from your home. Whether you’re looking for holiday parties, comedy shows, or legendary live music — this is your spot for the hottest weekend events

Central Brooklyn

10 Awesome Events In Ditmas Park This Week: August 1–August 4

Ditmas Park sunset (Photo courtesy nak_bada / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BIagxpNj3iN/?taken-at=251412631])August has arrived, and with cool rainstorms to wash away last week’s stifling July heat. But don’t let the rain keep you indoors, there’s a great event lineup this week — whether

Central Brooklyn

Catch Charizard On Church Avenue At The Lure Party Flatbush

Street Rats: Rattata hanging out with rock idol David Bowie on Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Donny Levit)It’s hard to walk down the street without bumping into someone with one foot (and two hands) in augmented reality, trying to catch ’em all. Pokemon Go, the digital game that

Announcements

Volunteers Needed Now In Our Community

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

Central Brooklyn

Church Avenue Extravaganza This Sunday

Photo: Church Avenue BIDCome on out this Sunday, May 1st, for the Annual Church Avenue Street Fair. The Fair will be happening from noon to 6pm on Church Avenue, between Coney Island Avenue and Rugby Road. Check out the great line-up — which includes a $1 Restaurant Hour; free raffle; rides;

Announcements

Church Avenue & Flatbush Avenue BIDs Searching For New Deputy Executive Director

Church Avenue. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Church Avenue [http://www.churchavenue.org] and Flatbush Avenue [http://www.flatbushavebid.com] Business Improvement Districts are seeking a Deputy Executive Director. The Deputy Executive Director will help to jointly manage both BIDs under the direction of Executive Director, Lauren Elvers Collins. The

church avenue bid

Get Your Pets Blessed At St. Paul’s Church This Sunday

Photo via Church Avenue BIDSt. Paul’s Church [http://www.stpaulsflatbush.org/] (157 Saint Paul’s Place) is holding its annual Blessing of the Animals [/blog/animals/the-blessed-ones] service this Sunday, October 4, at 1pm, the Church Avenue BID [https://www.churchavenue.org/Pages/default.aspx]told us. If you

Anarkali

Check Out The Summer Sidewalk Sales On Church Avenue This Friday Through Sunday

This Friday through Sunday, you can get your hands on deals up and down Church Avenue. The Church Avenue Business Improvement District [https://www.facebook.com/ChurchAveBID?fref=ts] will kick off its summer sidewalk sales event at 10am on Friday, and the shopping and dining festivities will continue through

beautification

Scenes From Our Neighborhood’s Annual Community Cleanup Day

Volunteers at Saturday’s neighborhood clean-up, including Flatbush Development Corporation Executive Director Robin Redmond, sitting center; Anthony Finkel, of the FDC, second from right; and community leader Nathan Thompson, third from right.An enormous thank you to everyone who came out to pick up trash, paint over graffiti, plant flowers,

70 Martense Street

Community Bands Together To Help Family Devastated By Blaze That Destroys Two Martense Street Homes

From an off-duty plumber rescuing two children trapped in a burning building to neighborhood businesses donating clothes, and, of course, the always courageous firefighters, our community immediately pulled together today to help a family left homeless by a devastating fire at 70 Martense Street, between Bedford and Flatbush Avenues. Just

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Kings Theatre’s Preview Performance On Tuesday, January 27 Is Postponed

The preview performance at the Kings Theatre [/blog/events/request-free-tickets-performance-restored-kings-theatre] (1027 Flatbush Avenue), originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, has been postponed because of the blizzard. In an announcement to the community, the theatre said: > The Kings Theatre is working to reschedule the preview event in the coming weeks. Voucher

2211 Church Avenue

Attention Contractors & Architects! RSVP By Wednesday To Attend The Church Avenue BID’s Recruitment Event This Friday

[/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Meat-Palace_Before-and-After_Press1.jpg]Meat Palace [http://www.yelp.com/biz/meat-palace-supreme-brooklyn] (1811 Church Avenue), photographed before and after undergoing the Church Avenue BID’s storefront restoration program. The Church Avenue BID [https://www.churchavenue.org/] is inviting all neighborhood contractors and architects to its contractor

Business Improvement District

Tomorrow’s Sidewalk Sales Event On Church & Flatbush Avenues Includes Food, Bargains And Music

Outdoor dining, free musical entertainment and shopping bargains are coming to Church and Flatbush Avenues this Friday, when the Church Avenue BID [https://www.churchavenue.org/] and Flatbush Avenue BID [http://www.flatbushavebid.com/] will kick off the sidewalk sales event that the groups are co-hosting through Sunday, August 24.

sanitation

Scenes From Weekend Cleanup Events

A big thank you to all the neighbors who took part in various local cleanup and beautification events [/blog/events/reminder-come-meet-your-neighbors-tomorrow-during-graffiti-cleanup-beautification-day] this weekend, and to those who sent in photos! We received some great snaps from William Bredbeck (who captured the scene above), Donald Loggins, Nathan Thompson, and Lauren Elvers

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Deputy Executive Director & Program Coordinator Wanted For Church Avenue & Flatbush BIDs

Always wanted to work with the Church Avenue [http://www.churchavenue.org] or Flatbush Avenue BID [http://www.flatbushavebid.com]? Both are seeking new talent to add to their respective rosters, including a full time Deputy Executive Director position covering both BIDs and part time Program Coordinator positions for the

Christmas tree lighting

The Church Avenue BID Christmas Concert & Tree Lighting Is Tomorrow!

No plans tomorrow night? How about joining the Church Avenue BID [http://www.churchavenue.org] in the Flatbush Reformed Church [http://www.flatbushchurch.org] yard (Church Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and E 21st Street) for a Christmas tree lighting, concert by Opera Oggi [http://www.operaogginy.info], hot chocolate, freebies,

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Church Avenue Reconstruction Will Include Curb Extensions, A New Area Traffic Light & More

Church Avenue BID [http://www.churchavenue.org] Executive Director Lauren Collins recently gave us a closer look at the $3.2 million project to revamp the strip by early 2015. She says: > The Department of Design and Construction [http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/home/home.shtml] hopes to

Church Avenue

Calendar Girls

“Just a typical day on Church Avenue,” says BID [http://www.churchavenue.org] Executive Director Lauren Collins. Lauren sent us this behind-the-scenes snap from the 2014 Church Avenue BID calendar shoot, which took place today during the organization’s sidewalk sales [/blog/events/attend-church-avenue-sidewalk-sales-this-friday-through-sunday]. If you get a chance this

sanitation

Brainstorm With The "A Clean Church Avenue" Task Force June 10

Love a clean Church Avenue? Have ideas on how to keep it that way? Then join the Church Avenue BID [http://www.churchavenue.org/] and local merchants to identify problem areas and develop strategies for keeping Church litter- and graffiti-free long after the cleanup on Saturday, June 1 [/blog/sanitation/