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Crossing Guard Donna Fisher escorting a child across the street at PS 179. (Photo by Donny Levit / Ditmas Park Corner)Donna Fisher is on the lookout. 8:15am on a weekday morning is prime time for school children arriving at PS 179 [http://www.ps179kensington.com/] (202 Avenue C, between
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P.S. 399 at 2707 Albemarle Road (Photo: Google Maps)An 11-year-old girl was able to thwart an attempted kidnapping at a bus stop late Thursday afternoon in Flatbush. At 5:40pm yesterday, a gray van pulled up in front of the girl as she was waiting for the bus
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Bright colors at 722 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Sarah Crean)Coney Island Avenue just got a little more colorful but not everyone’s happy about it. On the west side of Coney Island Avenue, not far from the corner of Cortelyou Road, a four-story building painted brilliant colors of green,
Announcements
1997 Ocean Avenue (Photo via Google Maps)Local seniors facing rising rents and homeowners with mortgage issues can now meet directly with counselors and receive assistance at State Assemblymember James Brennan’s Cortelyou Road office weekly. If you’re a senior citizen and meet certain qualifications, you may be able
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Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Sarah Crean)Residents in our area are relatively healthy when it comes to a 2015 analysis of New Yorkers by neighborhood — but there is major room for improvement. Department of Health data released last year [http://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/QuickView.aspx] found that we are
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Graffiti on the front window of Hinterlands. (Photo: Sarah Crean)Graffiti appeared this afternoon on the front window of Hinterlands, a bar opening soon [/business/hinterlands-bar-opening-soon-on-church-avenue/#.VqlHh7TFuT8] on Church Avenue. The bar is located in Kensington, at 739 Church Avenue between East 7th and East 8th streets. UPDATE: The owners
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Slushed out in Ditmas Park. (Photo: Sarah Crean)In the wake of Saturday’s historic blizzard, pedestrians in the greater Flatbush area are suffering through what critics say is a real gap in city snow clearing policy: it’s unclear who is responsible for shoveling out snow-clogged corners and intersections.
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We’re officially three days post blizzard, and the snow piled around the borough has become a bit of a snooze. Most of the stuff on the sidewalk is either black or yellow (gross), Sunday was our prime sledding day, and once you’ve built the obligatory snowman [http://citykidcamp.
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The bar at La Loba Cantina. (Photo: La Loba Cantina)Another great addition to the nightlife on Church Avenue has just opened its doors. La Loba Cantina [http://lalobacantina.com], a bar featuring the cuisine of Oaxaca, Mexico had a “soft launch” last night. The creation of Kensington residents Jeff
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A car snowed in by Winter Storm Jonas. (Photo: Ned Berke [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206686209408488&set=a.1878414194685.107486.1071163781&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Following the record-breaking blizzard [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/01/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/] that blanketed parts of the city in almost
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Photo courtesy of Sarah Crean.We are delighted to welcome neighbor Sarah Crean to the Corner Media team. A longtime Ditmas Park resident, Sarah brings a wealth of experience to the table. She has been covering local environmental and sustainability issues since 2009, and helped to create and edit the
Central Brooklyn
66th Precinct Captain Kenneth Quick (Photo by Jole Carliner)There was good news and bad news to share with residents of Borough Park, Kensington and Midwood at last week’s NYPD 66th Precinct meeting. Last Thursday — at the first Community Council meeting of 2016 — Captain Kenneth Quick crunched recently released