Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Hugo Smith)A Ditmas Park man was arrested in broad daylight on Cortelyou Road yesterday for conspiracy to sell drugs in a narcotics ring, said officials. Anthony Legros, 33, was caught by feds at Marlborough and Cortelyou Roads at 4:14pm on Tuesday, April 4, according to NYPD
Central Brooklyn
We said goodbye to Asya last June.The only thing constant about Cortelyou Road is change, and it looks like this season will be no different. While the former Propellerhead (the former-former Visions) is still shuttered, and a few other storefronts along the Avenue are sporting ‘for lease’ signs, we
Central Brooklyn
February 19, 2017 (Photo submitted by reader)Last night, firefighters stamped out a house fire on the border of Ditmas Park and Kensington. The all-hands fire started on the top floor of a residential building at 735 Coney island Avenue near Cortelyou Road, around 5:30pm on Sunday, February 19,
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News
A manhole fire shot bursts of flames and smoke through Cortelyou Road last night, causing 56 neighbors to lose power. Here’s our eyewitness account from Cortelyou Road last night: During the last half hour, smoke has been filling houses and apartments near the Cortelyou Road train station. The cause
Business
(Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)One thousand Yemeni-owned bodegas across the city are on strike today to protest Trump’s executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. And a few of the shops are on your morning commute in Ditmas Park. Participating
Food & Drink
Mexico Diner at 902 Cortelyou Road. (Photo by Carly Miller / BKLYNER)After watching this storefront since August [/blog/business/three-in-one-out-local-business-shuffle/], we were excited to try lunch at the long-awaited Mexico Diner on Cortelyou Road at East 9th Street — the second new Mexican restaurant [/blog/food/taqueria-maria-ricardo-dishes-delightful-mexican-fare/] on the block. We
Arts & Culture
Photographer Jonas Read (L) and painter Heather Keton (R) at their joint show, January 10 at the Farm on Adderley.Last night, two central Brooklyn artists unveiled their joint project ‘Paintings of Pictures’ to the Ditmas Park art world at the Farm on Adderley. It was a lively event, with
Business
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Three new businesses are opening up on Foster Avenue, and while they’re all still at preliminary stages — empty interiors, drywall construction, plumbing, and menu planning — we scoped out some preliminary details to match. 1. Restaurant at 1715 Foster Avenue A new restaurant is set
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Plans are officially underway for the long-overdue makeover at Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot on Cortelyou Road — and in two years, we could have an entirely renovated playground. The Tot Lot secured $1 million in funding from Mayor de Blasio, Assembly Member Jim Brennan, and
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Will the Cortelyou Road Tot Lot finally get the renovations community members have been hoping for? Tomorrow, attend a meeting held by NYC Parks Department and Community Board 14 to hear the Park’s proposal for improving the Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot, using capital
Central Brooklyn
(Photo by Gabrielle Lenhard / Ditmas Park Corner)For the Flatbush Frolic on Cortelyou Road, the annual festival celebrating local community, residents could not have asked for a more beautiful Sunday. On September 25, Cortelyou Road from Ocean Avenue to Coney Island Avenue was packed with a collection of performers, food,
Arts & Culture
(Photo credit: Lander Camarero)From his Midwood home, playwright & performer D.M. Kinch [https://brooklynculturejammers.com] has watched venues for alternative theater appear and disappear in Ditmas Park over the past 30 years. Kinch would welcome theater venues back to the neighborhood, especially venues to stage the politically charged