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Twilight Stroll on Cortelyou: Eat Your Heart Out!

Join neighbors and come out to savor the flavors and diverse offerings from local businesses on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm Twilight stroll on Cortelyou [https://cortelyoueats.brownpapertickets.com/] includes the following: * Cheese Tasting at the Flatbush Food Coop [http:

Cortelyou Road & Coney Island Avenue Intersection To Get A Redesign In September

Coney Island Avenue and Cortelyou via DOTDITMAS PARK/KENSINGTON – After more than a decade of saying nothing could be done, [/dot-to-conduct-a-left-turn-study-at-notoriously-dangerous-cortelyou-road-coney-island-avenue-intersection-ditmas-park/] NYC DOT revealed last week it has a plan to drastically change the intersection that has been frustrating neighbors for years. Work is expected to start in September. The

[Update: Re-Opened!] Sycamore Closed Temporarily After DOH Inspection

Sycamore Bar and Flower shop, 1118 Cortelyou Road, June 27. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)[Update 6/28 at 4pm: Sycamore passed another DOH inspection today, according to owners and city officials. See our second story, published 6/30 here [/sycamore-re-opens-clean-bill-sans-flower-shop-food-court/]] Today, Ditmas Park’s favorite flower shop-bar had a

Your Daily Delays Go Live: MTA Could Switch From Pre-Recorded To Real Voices

Photo: Flickr Creative CommonsThe MTA announced it will be improving…how we hear about regular delays. At a board meeting on June 19, MTA officials discussed a plan to replace many pre-recorded messages straphangers hear on the trains with live announcements informing passengers about delays, according to news outlets. This

Could A High-Rise Emerge On Cortelyou Road? A Rezoning Proposal Begins

(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)A new building proposal for Cortelyou Road could dramatically change the Ditmas Park skyline, and some wonder if it will trigger a rezoning cascade effect. Property owners are asking for approval to build a nine-story apartment complex on top of the Key Foods Cortelyou Market,

Mondayoff: Thai Street Food Hits Cortelyou Road

(Photo via BKLYNER)Mondayoff by Plant Love House, the newest authentic Thai spot to hit Cortelyou Road, celebrated their soft opening last night — and our mouths have been watering since we caught wind of the news in May [/second-enticing-thai-restaurant-slated-ditmas-park/]. After being Thai-less, Cortelyou’s restaurant row now offers two authentic

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

Nine Story Building Could Replace Century-Old Cortelyou Road Church

1921 Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Liena Zagare/BKLYNER)Applications have been filed for a nine-story, 76-unit mixed-use building at the home of Baptist Church of the Redeemer, 1921 Cortelyou Road and Ocean Avenue. The project would encompass 70,321 square feet and rise 95 feet to its rooftop, reports YIMBY

A Bold & Delightful Thai Restaurant Opens On Cortelyou Road

Left to right: Corthaiyou partners Angie, Chef Nid, and Alina. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)The three partners at Corthaiyou, Ditmas Park’s new Thai restaurant, are ready to unveil something different than the typical pad thai haven. Corthaiyou [https://www.facebook.com/ThaionCortelyou/], which opens tonight in the former

A Second Enticing Thai Restaurant Slated For Ditmas Park

752 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)Looks like our newest Thai spot on Cortelyou Road [/new-thai-restaurant-set-open-next-week-cortelyou-road/], slated to open this week, will face some immediate competition. The shuttered Propellerhead Restaurant (formerly Visions bar), on Coney Island Avenue at Cortelyou Road, will also be a Thai restaurant by