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Ditmas Park

A collection of 1926 issues

Brooklyn Teacher Receives Award for Literacy Education

Rebecca Quiñones. Courtesy of ILA.Rebecca Quiñones, a second-grade dual-language Spanish teacher at Ditmas Park’s P.S. 139, has been named an honoree on the International Literacy Association (ILA)’s 30 Under 30 [https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/communications/literacy-today/ila-2021-30-under-30.pdf?sfvrsn=5279b38e_8] list for 2021.

Beloved 1960s Children’s Television Host And Flatbush Native Sonny Fox, Dead at 95

Photo via Sonny FoxSonny Fox, the television host of the beloved 1960s New York-based Sunday children’s program, Wonderama, has died at 95. Fox died on Sunday, of pneumonia, due to COVID-19, in Los Angeles. His death was confirmed by his official website. [https://www.sonnyfox.tv/] In 1959, the

Cortelyou Road Site Sold, Paving Way for New Development

1020 Cortelyou Road (Source: TerraCRG)A 12,500-square-foot property in the heart of Ditmas Park’s Cortelyou Road commercial district sold today, paving the way for more new development on a mostly low-rise street already at the center of a rezoning fight. The commercial real estate firm TerraCRG [https://www.

From Bathtub to Laptop: Actor Plays with New Medium’s Possibilities

O’Loughlin in an early production of “My Heart Goes Zoom,” the flagship show in the Please Don’t Touch the Artist series. (Courtesy of Siobhan O’Loughlin)Since 2015, Siobhan O’Loughlin has performed in bathtubs across the country in “Broken Bone Bathtub,” an immersive show held in strangers’

Meet Rita Joseph: On Education, Housing, Cops and Running to Represent Flatbush In City Council

Rita Joseph at Georges Diner, March 2020. Liena Zagare/BklynerRita Joseph is a local teacher running to represent her neighborhood – Flatbush / District 40 – in the City Council in this year’s election, which will be decided in the June Democratic primary. Joseph grew up in Flatbush, but like many of

A Helping Hand In The Neighborhood: Purple Pantries Fill A Community Need

Tiny Purple Pantries/ Lindsay ManolakosSmall purple boxes have been popping up across Brooklyn this summer. “Give What You Can, Take What You Need” inscribed on the side, they can be found in rich neighborhoods and those not so well-heeled. These boxes are filled with donated food and are called Tiny

Southern Brooklyn Parents React To Ending of Gifted & Talented Screenings

When it was announced Monday afternoon that the Department of Education (DOE)’s Gifted and Talented (G&T) exams would cease after this school year, many parents were outraged, particularly those who live or have children attending schools in Southern Brooklyn. Carrie, a single mom who’s son attends

Openings and Closings: Cheese, Chicken, and Charro Beans

Welcome to a new year of openings and closings. We’ve got lots of exciting new options to start the year off, including an underground barbecue delivery service, several new patisseries, and a new permanent home for a butcher pop-up. Mercifully, we start the year without a single closing. And

Another Police Involved Shooting, A Tragic Ebike Crash, Video Of Suspect In Ditmas Park Killing

Police Shot A Machete-Wielding Man Dead Last Night The machete that was recovered.Shortly after 6:10 pm, officers from the 73 Precinct responded to multiple 911 calls regarding a man with a large machete acting erratically chasing people and damaging property. He head just attacked and slashed a woman

Final Weekend Of The Year Brings Three More Violent Deaths

DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, December 26, just after 7:30pm, police responded to a 911 call about a man shot inside 580 East 17th Street (70 Precinct). The victim, Daniel Romulus, 62, a resident at the apartment building, was shot in the chest and died from the injuries at NYC