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In Response To Community’s Concerns, DOT To Launch Left Turn Study At Cortelyou Road & Coney Island Avenue

The intersection at Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue.After a pedestrian was struck at Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue last week, neighbors once again sounded the cry for safer conditions at a notoriously dangerous intersection that, for years, has drawn concerns from residents — and it appears that the

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The View From Cortelyou Road, As Seen Through Neighbor Michael Hirshon’s Pen

We were pretty pumped when neighbor Michael Hirshon sent us a link to these drawings he made of spots along Cortelyou Road. After we immediately pestered him with questions about his love of putting pen to paper, he was kind enough to tell us about how Ditmas Park inspires his

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Goodnight, Ditmas Park

Another day ends beautifully in our neighborhood, as photographed by crissachappell. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group, or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Pinterest,

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John’s Bakery Closes Its Doors For Good

John’s Bakery, a neighborhood institution that became an integral part of so many of our lives – serving its cakes and cookies at bridal parties, weddings, and baby showers; handing over the addictive egg sandwiches to the children of parents who had flocked there as kids; being a place of

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Meet Your New Furry Friend At Kitten Palooza On Cortelyou

This Sunday, May 11 from 11am-4pm, the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition will be parking some cuties in front of Qathra (1112 Cortelyou Road between Stratford and Westminster Roads) for Kitten Palooza 2014! The BBAWC has previously helped neighbors responsibly control our local feral cat population, so adopting one of

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A Sidewalk Mugging, Identity Theft & More Recent Crimes In Kensington

Here’s the latest word on Kensington felonies, filed by a very busy cop at the 66th Precinct — we can’t thank her enough. These thefts occurred in Kensington’s two sectors, G and K. Sector G includes Beverley Rd to Ave F, and 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue;

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Scenes From The Soft Opening Of Lea

Saturday night was the soft opening of Lea, the new restaurant at 1022 Cortelyou Road (corner of Stratford Road, formerly Vox Pop) from Ben Heemskerk and Avi Shuker of The Castello Plan. Around 60 friends and family joined Avi, Ben, chef Daniel Soskolen, Mimi Kitani of Mimi’s Hummus, and

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Spotted: Double Parked Car With A Ticket On Cortelyou

Double parked cars on Cortelyou between Westminster and Argyle Roads have been problematic in Ditmas Park for a while now, causing more congestion on the street, lowering visibility, and straining relationships between locals and firefighters. Proposed spots dedicated to FDNY parking have even been explored by the DOT and discussed

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Road Work Hits Cortelyou This Week

It’s going to be a rough week on Cortelyou Road. According to the Department of Transportation, the street will have milling crews working between Coney Island Avenue and Ocean Avenue through Friday. Signs already prohibit parking on the stretch from 6am to 6pm on Monday, and though there are

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The Cortelyou Road Taco Truck Is Back!

Welcome back to the Gonzalez family! They’re back selling tacos (and more) out of a truck parked on Cortelyou Road at East 16th Street after a crazy few months — their original Tacos Mexico cart was stolen one night in January, then was discovered by the patriarch of the family,

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Work Begins on New Restaurant at Old Vox Pop Space

Our tip lines lit up yesterday as several neighbors noticed the gates up, and construction beginning, at the old Vox Pop space at 1022 Cortelyou Road, on the corner of Stratford. We’ve learned that work has just begun on a new restaurant from the owners of The Castello Plan

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What’s Open in Ditmas Park

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone. If you’re looking for things to do over the next couple of days, you’re in luck. Here are some local spots that are open for business: • 773 Lounge (773 Coney Island Avenue) – Open until 4am tonight, 1:30pm-4am tomorrow • Cafe Madeline (1603 Cortelyou Road)

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Am Thai and Purple Yam Earn Spots in Zagat and Michelin

A couple of neighborhood favorites are getting more and more recognition from foodie heavyweights Zagat and Michelin. Church Avenue’s Am Thai Bistro made Zagat in the midst of a record Brooklyn surge — 250 borough restaurants landed on the Zagat list. Cortelyou Road’s Purple Yam took a spot on

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Cortelyou/Westminster Intersection Could Get a Traffic Light

At last night’s 70th Precinct Community Council meeting, we spoke to Councilmember Mathieu Eugene briefly about traffic concerns in our area, and he said he has plans for a traffic light at the intersection of Cortelyou and Westminster Roads. He said he’s got money for other safety improvement

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18th Avenue Feast Hangs On In A Changing City – For Now

image by Brian HeddenPlease see our more recent post for the latest news on the 18th Avenue Feast. UPDATE 8/17/11: Thanks to a typo on the city’s events calender, it looks like our previous report was wrong. According to the mayor’s office, the 2011 Festa di