Central Brooklyn
Detective Michael Milici of the 66th Precinct. (Photo: Jole Carliner)A longtime community affairs detective at the 66th Precinct, who was named in a federal corruption investigation, has been fired, DNAInfo reported yesterday [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160524/upper-east-side/top-nypd-official-caught-federal-probe-files-for-retirement] . Detective Michael Milici of the 66th Precinct, who invoked
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Amanda WolinWhile we enjoy spring flowers, our elected officials are thinking about winter. Borough President Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Kathryn Garcia unveiled a new haulster today designed to salt, and clear snow and ice from smaller tertiary streets in Brooklyn Community District
Business
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAfter being open for less than a year, Cortelyou Road’s Little Miss Saigon [/blog/food/new-vietnamese-sandwich-shop-opening-on-cortelyou-road/] sandwich and bubble tea shop will close its doors for good on Friday. Owner Teddy Mui opened Little Miss Saigon at 921 Cortelyou Road last September. A separate business owned
Announcements
Flatbush Tenant Coalition march for tenants rights in December, 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Do you have a rent-stabilized lease? Are you concerned about a rent increase? Testimony from the public is now being accepted regarding the proposed rent increase guidelines for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotel units with
Business
As a Brooklyn freelancer, it sometimes feels like finding the perfect workspace is more of an art than a science. Sitting at home all day is too close to hermit behavior, but coffee shops are perpetually unreliable—whether it’s internet issues, noisy conversations, or live kids sing-alongs (believe it
Central Brooklyn
Thick smoke at the March 23rd fire which destroyed 474 Stratford Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The fire that consumed a wooden house on Stratford Road is being treated as “suspicious”. The two-alarm fire that destroyed 474 Stratford Road [/blog/crime/turn-of-century-house-consumed-by-flames-on-stratford-road/], located between Dorchester Road and Ditmas Avenue, on
Central Brooklyn
Summer camps are designed for fun, and whether you go the traditional [http://citykidcorner.com/camps/brooklyn-adventures-await-at-these-5-traditional-summer-camps/] , sports [http://citykidcorner.com/camps/stay-fit-and-have-fun-with-these-5-summer-sports-camps/] , science [http://citykidcorner.com/camps/go-mad-for-steam-with-these-5-summer-science-camps/] , or arts [http://citykidcorner.com/camps/find-a-little-fine-arts-fun-at-these-3-brooklyn-summer-camps/] route, kids are almost guaranteed a
Central Brooklyn
The intersection of Church and McDonald Avenues. (Photo: Google Maps)Being a pedestrian in our area is no joke — crossing a major intersection can feel like taking one’s life in one’s hands. Last week, City Council Member Brad Lander announced a number of measures that are supposed to
Central Brooklyn
Via Buffalo’s FamousThis 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.
Announcements
NYC Department of Environmental Protection rain barrel giveaway in St. Albans, Queens, June, 2015. (Photo: NYC DEP via flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycwater/18601245372/in/album-72157654301697551/] )Can a plastic tub save New York City? The humble rain barrel has a lot to offer — helping residents cut their water
Central Brooklyn
Cars which are legally parked — despite a sidewalk ramp — in front of 575 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)Now that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing thousands of legally parked vehicles [/blog/news/70th-precinct-led-city-wrongful-curbside-ramp-ticketing-analysis-shows/] , raking in millions of dollars in fines, how can drivers get their money
Central Brooklyn
Ditmas Park resident Don Loggins makes friends with a young member of Prospect Park’s new clean-up crew.This week in Ditmas Park, news that the long-sought-after F express train would be returning to Brooklyn almost immediately caused a row among lawmakers representing different parts of the borough [/blog/politics/