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Some of the champion members of the PS 139 Chess Ninjas. (Photo: Ellen Wong)With your help, Ditmas Park’s gladiators of the chessboard from PS 139 [http://ps139.org] will take this year’s national championship by storm. Parents and other fans have organized an April 7th fundraiser to
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Mimi’s Hummus on Cortelyou Road. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Ditmas Park favorite Mimi’s Hummus received high praise from the NewYork Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/dining/hungry-city-mimis-hummus-14th-street.html?smid=tw-nytfood&smtyp=cur&_r=0] this week for one of its two Manhattan offshoots.
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https://youtu.be/pZnP_eabO10 The individual who stabbed a teenage boy on Argyle Road [/blog/news/argyle-road/] last Sunday night may know the ex-girlfriend of the victim, police sources say. A 14-year-old boy, who was stabbed near 303 Argyle Road last Sunday night around 10pm, may have been targeted
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Photo by Grafixar [http://mrg.bz/X6ljI2].Daylight Saving Time begins again this weekend, at 2am on Sunday, March 13, so before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to change your clocks! Springing forward in time means we lose an hour of sleep, but at least the next
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal Rescue [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153511004686483/?type=3&theater] Looking for a new companion? Look at this handsome boy! And he comes all the way to Brooklyn from Baku, Azerbaijan! > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/
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/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/726-16-70-pct-Assault-3-10-16.mp4[Editor’s note: We clarified the text below to indicate that there is no leading theory as to the motive of the attacker in this case. 3/11/16; 12pm] Cops have released video footage of the suspect wanted in the slashing of a
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIf 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. Eat & Shop Your Heart
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REWARDING EDUCATION Parents, what if you could stop the battles over homework? Chores? Practicing for that recital? A newly launched mobile app (for iOS users only currently), Gradestar, is here to help you do just that. It is a free app that rewards academic and extracurricular achievement, and gives parents
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Block of Cortelyou Road, just east of Flatbush Avenue, where Avon Simmons shot and killed Prinso Ulysse in broad daylight in 2014. (Photo: Google Maps)A Flatbush gang member has been sentenced for fatally shooting a rival in the head in broad daylight just east of Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn District
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Image Via Google MapsTwo victims were stabbed in separate incidents Wednesday night in Prospect Park. The police arrived on the scene at approximately 11:30pm on March 9. According to police, 26-year-old Keny Rochelin has been arrested who may be responsible for both incidents. The first incident involved a 30-year-old
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The south side of the intersection of Beverley and Rugby Roads. (Photo: Google Maps)A woman was attacked while walking near the corner of Beverley and Rugby Roads this morning, the NYPD said. A neighbor reported that the victim was walking on the south side of Beverley, between Argyle and
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Intersection at Beverley and Westminster Roads where a car break-in occurred late Tuesday night. (Photo: Google Maps)A car parked near the corner of Beverley and Westminster Roads (south side of Beverley) had its driver’s-side window bashed in late Tuesday night, police said. Curiously, nothing was removed from the