Central Brooklyn
Photo via Zuz Realty [http://postlets.com/r/1170-church-ave-unit-2-brooklyn-ny-11218/16030967]Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! 1170
Central Brooklyn
Giant helpings at Strictly Vegetarian, number 32 on Yelp’s list. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)We always take Yelp reviews with a grain of salt, but it is still one of our go-to ways to find a new place to eat in an area we aren’t familiar with.
Business
Friday, December 25 is Christmas; if you plan to celebrate outside of Ditmas Park enjoy safe travels and good weather. If you’re sticking around the neighborhood, note that Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, is not an official city holiday, so all city government offices, including courts, are open. Here’
Central Brooklyn
Photo via New York Public LibraryNeighbor Kevin L. Ferguson shared this photo from the NYPL collection [http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-c148-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99] with us. It’s a photo of East 17th Street, north of Church Avenue, showing the W.P.A. sewer project on September 14, 1936. Share photos with
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Nathan ThompsonThe driver of a Dodge Charger turned a corner fast and hit several other cars on Rugby Road Sunday afternoon. The driver then jumped out of the car and ran away. Police were on the scene and it appears there was no one in any of the
Transportation
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerCBS’s Elementary [http://www.cbs.com/shows/elementary/] is filming in our neighborhood again tomorrow. We noticed the pink film shoot signs along Church Avenue and Albemarle Road. The show, a modern take on Sherlock Holmes starring Lucy Liu, has filmed in the area a
Blind man
Photo by Kensington BKA blind man was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a G train at the Church Avenue subway stop, according to Brooklyn News 12 [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/blind-man-struck-by-train-in-kensington-1.10755552] . The man was hit by the train just before 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. First
Church Avenue
On Saturday, May 30, you can join our neighbors to make Church Avenue a whole lot prettier! Volunteers are needed for the Church Avenue BID’s [https://www.facebook.com/ChurchAveBID?fref=ts] annual Clean Church Avenue Day [/blog/neighbors/scenes-from-weekend-cleanup-events], which will run from 9am-2pm and is organized in
Church Avenue
Photo courtesy the Church Avenue BIDOutdoor dining, shopping bargains and more are coming to Church Avenue this Friday, April 3, when the Church Avenue Business Improvement District [https://www.facebook.com/ChurchAveBID?fref=ts] [BID] kicks off its “Sidewalk Sales and Dining Days” event that will run through Sunday, April
Avenue C
Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.633003,-73.972384,3a,75y,197.07h,75.63t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sir4nM7OnZAVyTX_ViCmtKw!2e0] Ocean Parkway and 18th Avenue and Ocean Parkway and Foster Avenue are the two most dangerous intersections in our neighborhood, with 11 pedestrians having
Neighbors
Many thanks to neighbor Nathan Thompson for sending us the following essay. Nathan, among many other hats he wears in the community, is a member of the 70th Precinct Community Council [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_070.shtml]: As we weather this storm of both the
Church Avenue
[/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2014-09-02-at-6.19.14-PM.png]Photo via The Dogwood [http://instagram.com/p/sXYGBcRMTt/?modal=true] Many of ussaid goodbye to The Dogwood [/blog/business/the-dogwood-is-closing-for-good-this-sunday]this weekend, and we wanted to share a number of photos that we noticed neighbors (including the wonderful folks at The