Central Brooklyn
303 Argyle Road. (Photo: Google Maps)A teenage boy was attacked by two men as he walked to a friend’s house in Ditmas Park last night, cops said. The 14-year-old boy was accosted by two men, and stabbed by at least one, near 303 Argyle Road on Sunday night
Central Brooklyn
Waiting for the Q train this week at the Beverley Road station. Photo by DPC reader Jon Taylor. http://www.jontaylornyc.com/This week in Ditmas Park, readers weighed in [/blog/news/ditmas-park-has-disappeared-from-flatbush/] on the complicated — and historic — relationship between Flatbush and Ditmas Park, local elected officials pushed City Hall
Central Brooklyn
Individual suspected of robbing the Chase branch at Newkirk Plaza today. Photo: NYPDThe NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the man in the photos above who is believed to be connected to a bank robbery that occurred today — Saturday — at Newkirk Plaza. Police say that they
Central Brooklyn
“Winter Aconite” Photo: Tracey Hohman, taken on March 4th, 2016After 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. Another P.S. 193 educator
Central Brooklyn
Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of interesting Ditmas Park apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 1438 Flatbush Avenue, Unit #11438 Flatbush Avenue, Unit #1 [http://www.
Animals
Photo via Sean Casey Animal RescueLooking for a new companion? Check out Ox’s handsome face! > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153496812146483/?type=3&theater] : > This 10-month-old boy may technically still be a puppy, but he is so chill
Central Brooklyn
531 East 26th Street, near Foster Avenue, where 26-year-old Dwight Brathwaite was stabbed to death in December, 2013. (Photo: Google Maps)A young Flatbush man who believed a stranger was flirting with his girlfriend, and then stabbed the individual to death, has been convicted two years after the crime. Brooklyn
camps
Still looking for a Brooklyn summer camp? Folks in Ditmas Park are pulling out all the stops this weekend, as they host a special (and free) camp carnival – set for Saturday, March 5, from 2 to 6 pm, at Urban Martial Arts [http://www.urbandojo.com/] (965 Coney Island Avenue,
Announcements
PS 130 in Kensington will host a flea market and book sale this Sunday. (Photo: Corner Media)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/
Announcements
NYPD 66 Precinct Council, from left: Captain Kenneth M. Quick; Ari Weiss, Sergeant at Arms; Marc Katz, President; Kazi Hossain, Treasurer; Mian M Fayyaz. (Photo: Jole Carliner)The NYPD’s 66th Precinct Community Council met last Thursday, February 25th, at the Royal Community Care Center on Coney Island Avenue to
Central Brooklyn
Photo taken by reader in late February of what appears to be illegal trash dumping at the corner of Buckingham Road (East 16th Street) and Church Avenue. UPDATE: Department of Sanitation spokeswoman Kathy Dawkins told us this morning that “the condition” at the northwest corner of Buckingham Road and Church
Arts & Culture
Photo by: Kings TheatreThe Broadway hit RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles is about to make its Brooklyn debut at Flatbush’s own Kings Theatre [/blog/news/kings-theatre-rain-a-tribute-to-the-beatles-sponsored/] for just two nights — Friday, March 4th and Saturday, March 5th. The show celebrates 50 years of music from what is arguably