Central Brooklyn
Photo by Don LogginsAll hands on deck when “Da Pride A Flatbush” needs to fix their air conditioner. Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Melody HouleDa Pride A Flatbush, aka the FDNY Engine 281 & Ladder 147 picked up a 12 foot Christmas tree for the station! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark
Da Pride a Flatbush
Engine 281 shows their holiday spirit! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like us on Facebook [http://www.facebook.com/
Da Pride a Flatbush
Lulucmusic [http://instagram.com/p/r8ICRKIqnR/?modal=true] snapped this shot of a firefighter from Ladder 147, which just celebrated 100 years of service [/blog/news/fdny-engine-281-ladder-147-celebrate-100-years-of-service-in-flatbush] ! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag
Centennial
In 1898, when much of Flatbush was still farmland, the then-Brooklyn Fire Department joined the city of New York. As the early 1900s approached, the structures and population of Flatbush were growing drastically, necessitating more fire protection in the area. While Engines 240, 249, 250, and 255 were already serving
Da Pride a Flatbush
Thank you to the neighbors who came out to Council Member Mathieu Eugene’s traffic calming forum [/blog/transportation/councilman-eugene-announces-october-cortelyou-road-traffic-calming-forum] with the Department of Transportation last night. For those who couldn’t make it, you missed some pretty interesting stuff (and some not so interesting, or just unrelated, stuff), but