Arts & Culture
Umlaut Brooklyn owners, Jocelyn and Roland Kirouac. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)The best greeting cards are the ones that say what you can’t. And Brooklyn ARTery [http://www.brooklynartery.com/]co-owner Jocelyn and her husband Roland Kirouac have been making greeting cards that do just that
City Kid Corner
Enjoy Navidad Flamenca at the Central Library. (Photo by Angelica Escoto Photography [https://www.facebook.com/flamencovivo/photos/pb.76165887029.-2207520000.1449515779./10152377237532030/?type=3&theater] )Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? There are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in Brooklyn,
Central Brooklyn
Photo by antonioara07 [https://www.instagram.com/antonioara07/]Classic Star Wars characters spotted on Cortelyou Road recently! Are you as ready for the new movie as we are? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Chuck NwokeNeighbor Chuck Nwoke published an essay in Salon [http://www.salon.com/2015/12/05/did_my_black_life_matter_when_i_was_roughed_up_in_front_of_my_house_i_was_surprised_by_who_helped_and_who_didnt/] over the weekend exploring race relations in the
Arts & Culture
Photo via Folkfoot [https://www.facebook.com/Folkfoot]Looking for something fun to do this week? Check out plenty of music at Bar Chord, meet beer brewers at Sycamore, craft with friends at Kettle & Thread, and more. If you have an upcoming event you’d like featured in our
Business
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerIt’s official! George’s Restaurant has reopened at 753 Coney Island Avenue after being repossessed by City Marshals earlier this year [/blog/food/city-marshals-seize-georges-restaurant-could-be-reopened-by-family-of-original-owners/] after the owner hadn’t paid bills for months. The family of the original owners [/blog/food/its-official-georges-restaurant-will-reopen-family-of-original-owners-to-run-diner/] have taken over
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerIt’s one of those rare weeks where you don’t have to worry about planned service changes along the B and Q lines in our area, so ride those rails without too much worry! That said, look out in Manhattan — there are some overnight changes
Central Brooklyn
A small forest has sprung up on Cortelyou Road! (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, the worst landlords in the borough, brunch at The Farm on Adderley, the life of a Christmas tree farmer, community and acceptance with Chabad of Ditmas Park and more.
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerAfter 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. Sidewalk dog kennels arrive in Fort Greene as part of
Business
Brooklyn ARTery [http://www.brooklynartery.com/](1021 Cortelyou Road) is our neighborhood’s one-stop-shop for holidays. No matter what your budget, you will find something for everyone — him, her, host, hostess, niece, babysitter. This year they have gone a step further and created gift boxes, from I Love Brooklyn to
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Mandy Jansen [https://www.flickr.com/photos/drh/2135841707/]The annual Toys for Tots [http://www.toysfortots.org/default.aspx] drive is currently underway, and there are a lot of local drop-off locations where you can donate a toy, helping to ensure that so many Brooklyn children have
Central Brooklyn
60 Clarkson Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps)A number of residents at 60 Clarkson Avenue, all of them former shelter residents, received eviction notices the day before Thanksgiving, according to Gothamist [http://gothamist.com/2015/12/03/barry_hers_landlord_eviction.php]. The building was contracted as a homeless shelter