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Photo: House Of JuiceIf 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. “Be More” Mocktail Mixer &
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Photo: Google MapsA sanitation worker was arrested this morning in our area for violating an order of protection obtained by his former girlfriend, police said. James Jones, a 48-year-old New York City Department of Sanitation employee, was arrested about 9:30 this morning in the 70th Precinct, and was charged
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Transit cops involved in the arrest of 33-year-old Euzebelin Abellard. (Photo: NYPD News [http://nypdnews.com/2016/02/smart-cops-smartphones-proactive-police-work-lead-to-arrest-of-murder-suspect/] )A murder suspect who evaded capture for three months was busted Thursday when officers spotted him spitting on the platform at the Coney Island subway station, the Daily New reports [http:
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Photo: Ditmas Park CornerA New York Times article Friday extolled New York City’s “Next Hot Neighborhoods.” [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/realestate/new-yorks-next-hot-neighborhoods.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0] Not totally surprisingly, the Times has flagged Sunset Park West, Flatbush, the Rockaways, and East
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Shopping for flowers at Newkirk Plaza. Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis week in Ditmas Park, we got to know our community’s very own homegrown music production company [/blog/neighbors/love-science-music/], we traveled through time on Church Avenue [/blog/history/head-east-on-church-avenue-with-forgotten-ny/], we saw the first signs of spring [/blog/events/see-the-first-signs-of-spring-at-brooklyn-botanical-garden-flowers/
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Photo by ruskeyc [https://www.instagram.com/ruskeyc/]After 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. How did a booming real estate
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Ocean Ave’s lobby (image courtesy of Zillow).Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings. Take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck and happy hunting! 230 East 8th
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https://youtu.be/Q79SV0ebnu8 Long-simmering tensions at Midwood’s P.S. 193 boiled over Wednesday when the principal had a parent arrested for speaking up about his child not being allowed to use the bathroom. In a video posted to YouTube, parents can be heard saying “this is wrong” and
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Photo via sophiabetzIf 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. Black History Month Trolley Tour At
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Photo: Sean Casey Animal RescueLooking for a new companion? Check out Daisy’s smile! > Sean Casey says [http://nyanimalrescue.org]: > Two-year-old Daisy is looking for her forever home! We have many [other] large dogs who are patiently waiting for their forever homes. > “Daisy is just wonderful — gentle
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Photo via Brandon Lucain [https://www.flickr.com/photos/29530028@N07/4372682515/]Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will honor an emergency room doctor in East Flatbush dedicated to ending gang violence and two animal lovers who rescued a malnourished dog in Prospect Park that was left chained to a tree
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“Tacos El Chicken” food truck on Beverley Road. Photo: Nicole LevitMore intriguing food developments in our area — this time coming all the way from Mexico City. A reader spotted and sent photos of a new taco truck — Tacos El Chicken — on Beverley Road near McDonald Avenue Thursday night, “doing a