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Yesterday, two men were arrested and charged with the attempted rape of a 25-year-old woman [/blog/news/cops-after-suspects-rape-attempt-prospect-park/] near Prospect Park last Wednesday. Ibrahima Diallo, a 24-year-old Bushwick resident and Boubacar Diallo, a 21-year-old Prospect-Lefferts Gardens resident, have been charged with attempted rape, assault, and sexual abuse, according to the
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The NYPD is searching for six suspects in connection with shots fired on Parkside Avenue last week. The group of men allegedly approached their two victims, one 18-year-old man and another 31-year-old man, in front of a residential building on Parkside Avenue on Thursday, May 26 at 1:24am, according
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Photo via Entertainment WeeklyEmma Straub, best-selling Brooklyn-based author, chose Ditmas Park for the setting of her latest novel because of its obvious charm. “In Ditmas Park, they can have lawns and big houses with staircases and giveaways and garages, and I thought there could be people playing music in garages,
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis list is in formation. If you have an event you’d like featured in our calendar, or if there’s anything we’ve left off, please let us know! Post your events in our community calendar [/blog/events/got-an-event-coming-up-share-it-on-our-new-calendar/] or email us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com.
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Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, at microphone, speaking at a press conference in 2015. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Mathieu Eugene, who has represented the Flatbush area in the New York City Council since 2007, will have some competition next year. Brian-Christopher Antonio Cunningham [http://www.briancunninghamnyc.com/about/brian/] has filed paperwork
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Bennett Paster at the piano. (Photo: Scott Friedlander)You might think that for a small recording studio located in the basement of a house in Kensington, the presence of a Steinway grand piano would be the most extraordinary factor in the business’ success. But for Benny’s Wash N Dry
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Photovia Assemblymember James Brennan [https://www.facebook.com/27523202673/photos/pb.27523202673.-2207520000.1464707281./10153140018207674/?type=3&theater] After 32 years of service, Jim Brennan will no longer represent our area in Albany. State Assemblymember James Brennan, whose district includes sections of Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Park Slope and Windsor
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Sculpture of a dying soldier, part of the “Prospect Park Memorial,” the monument listing the names of 2,800 Brooklyn residents who perished while serving in World War I. The memorial was sculpted by Augustus Lukeman and dedicated in Prospect Park in 1921. (Copyright 2007 Jeffrey O. Gustafson, released to
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Meet Megan Davidson: a doula whose concern expands to the whole
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Photo via daniellenebzIf you’re hanging around the neighborhood this Memorial Day weekend, we’ve put together a list of places and services that will either be closed or operating under a limited schedule on Monday, May 30: • Government offices and courts are closed. • There is no mail delivery. • All
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3208 Farragut RoadSick of living in your same old block? Looking for something better? These apartments (and a whole house) are a million to one shot, just like Rocky Balboa. 3208 Farragut Road (and East 32nd Street) [https://www.bnymls.com/brk/maildoc/ji2929_1464101144-May-24-2016-10_45_44am.html] Available: Immediately
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Workers are nearing completion of the Second Avenue Subway’s 72nd Street station. (Photo: MTA [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/8744771284/] / Flickr)There have already been a lot changes to southern Brooklynites’ commutes within the last year — whether it’s the proposed the F express train [http://www.sheepsheadbites.