Arts & Culture
(Photo: Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa)This Saturday, May 21, at 2pm, the East Fourth Street Community Garden is hosting its third annual FREE spring concert featuring the Ukuladies and Don Rodríguez Gómez Rosa. The garden is located on East Fourth Street, between Caton Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Come enjoy
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerWho would have thought that there would be two ramen shops on Cortelyou Road, within a couple blocks of each other? New area restaurant, Koko Ramen, had its soft launch last night. Friends and family of owner and chef Hann Low gathered to sample the menu and
Central Brooklyn
Staff and residents celebrated today at the new computer lab at the Kensington Family Shelter. (Photo via Council Member Brad Lander’s office [https://twitter.com/bradlander/status/732954261320007680].)A new computer lab was inaugurated today at the Kensington Family Shelter — with the goal of helping homeless families “bridge the
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Photo By: AJ Madison [https://www.ajmadison.com/appliances/showroom]With over 1,000 choices for a new stove alone, remodeling your kitchen is harder than it looks. Any many of us still rely on the “expert” advice from late-night internet searches, rumors from our neighbor’s brother’s sister-in-law,
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerAll area residents are invited to this month’s meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council. The Community Council is “the critical interface between citizens and the police,” says the NYPD. Boundaries of the 66th Precinct. Screenshot from NYPD website.The 66th Precinct Community Council meeting is
Central Brooklyn
The remains of 474 Stratford Road immediately after it was destroyed in a March 23rd fire. (Photo by a Ditmas Park neighbor)After a devastating fire, the remains of 474 Stratford Road appear to have been torn down without the necessary permits. The Department of Buildings has confirmed that the
Announcements
PS 217 garden concert. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)This spring, there are wonderful cultural events happening at many of our local schools — and everyone is welcome, whether you have school-age children or not. Here are just two events this week. Outdoor Concert Series at PS 217 Every spring, PS 217
Central Brooklyn
Young volunteers at last Saturday’s Neighborhood Beautification Day, sponsored by the Flatbush Development Corporation (Photo: FDC)Residents joined the Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC) [http://www.fdconline.org] in cleaning up our community last Saturday. Volunteers painted over graffiti, planted flowers, and did all sorts of things to make our
Central Brooklyn
There’s a different kind of yoga taught at Church Ave Yoga & Bodywork Center [http://churchave.com/yoga] (CAYBC) where, in addition to feeling as if you’ve stepped into a colonial American home, with candles lit, a light hint of incense, and the rhythmic sound of deep
Central Brooklyn
(Photo via Flatbush Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com])This Thursday May 19, potential ways to benefit from economic change in Flatbush will be discussed at the Livable Neighborhoods program, “Mapping Flatbush’s Cultural and Creative Assets.” Presented by the Flatbush Junction BID [http://www.flatbushjunctionbid.com], in concert with
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park Corner(This story was updated at 1:40pm and 2:45pm, 5/17/16) After a decades-long absence, F express service will be returning to Brooklyn next year. Regular F express service should be in place by Fall 2017, MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz confirmed today, and will
Central Brooklyn
Midwood HIgh School (Photo: Google Maps)An English teacher at Midwood High School [http://www.midwoodhighschool.org/] has been disciplined for paying for books used in his class out of pocket, and re-selling them to students at a nominal cost, the New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2016/05/