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Students Enrich The Neighborhood With Vibrant Public Art Projects

Upcoming mural at Midwood HS connects Midwood’s past and present. (Photo via Groundswell)What is it really like to be a middle school student in Ditmas Park? This week, two neighborhood schools will unveil vibrant student murals that express their answers to that very question. Throughout the school

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Chancellor Fariña Celebrates The Hour Of Code At Ditmas IS 62

Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaking with students. (Photo by Shannon Geis/KensingtonBK)Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña stopped by Ditmas IS 62 (700 Cortelyou Road) to talk to students about the importance of learning computer programming and how to code as part of the Hour of Code on Tuesday. Hour of

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Chancellor Fariña Celebrates The Hour Of Code At Ditmas IS 62

Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaking with students. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Education Chancellor Carmen Fariña stopped by Ditmas IS 62 (700 Cortelyou Road) to talk to students about the importance of learning computer programming and how to code as part of the Hour of Code on Tuesday.

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Community Leaders Officially Unveil Mural In Umma Park

Cutting the ribbon on the Umma Park mural. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)We got our first glimpse at the beautiful mural in Umma Park (Woodruff and Ocean Avenues), created in collaboration with CITYarts, back in August, but the ribbon was officially cut on Wednesday at a brief

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Photo Wrap: School Shadows

Many thanks to Laz Rivero for sending us this gorgeous photo that he snapped of Ditmas I.S. 62 early Saturday morning! Crazy to think it’s not too far in the future that the kids will be heading back… Have a favorite photo you’ve taken in the neighborhood

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Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

Photo via Lit at LarkWe’re super excited for this weekend! The Q Train is at Sycamore tonight, you can see the newly renovated Kings Theatre and volunteer at Ditmas IS 62 on Saturday, Lit at Lark is celebrating strong female characters at its monthly writerstravaganza at Lark Café on

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Enjoy Shopping & Fun Tomorrow At The Ditmas IS 62 Flea Market & Fair

What are you up to this Saturday, May 3? Ditmas IS 62 (700 Cortelyou Road between E 7th and E 8th Streets) is having its first ever Friendly Neighborhood Flea Market & Fair from 10am-3pm, and neighbors are invited to take part in the festivities. Attendees can dig for treasures

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Help Ditmas IS 62 Journalism Students Win Up To $30,000 In The Follett Challenge

“Would you have taken a bullet just to get your education?” This is the question, prompted by the story of Pakistani girls’ education advocate Malala Yousafzai, that Ditmas Network News reporters asked fellow students recently at Cortelyou Road’s Ditmas IS 62. Students at the school have

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Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone

Ditmas IS 62 art students must have painted this mural, on the E 3rd side of Korner Pizza, a while back. Notice any old or new murals around Kensington? Email us your picture to editor@kensingtonbk.com and we’ll post it to the blog.

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Deadline for Middle School Choice Applications Is Friday

Just a reminder for those of you with 5th graders, the deadline for middle school choice applications is this Friday, December 21. Directories for the upcoming school year can be found on the DOE website, sorted by borough, if you’re still having trouble deciding which schools to pick. For