Announcements
While many out-of-towners choose to crowd themselves into Times Square, real New Yorkers know that Brooklyn is hottest place to spend the coolest night of the year. Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. AdamsFor the third consecutive year, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams is partnering with the Alliance for Coney
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“I’m melting!” at Greenwood Ballfields (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)This week in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn neighbors protested the eviction of Errol’s Bakery in Flatbush [/blog/business/brooklyn-neighbors-protest-eviction-errols-caribbean-bakery-flatbush/] , we got a taste of an NYPD firearms training [/blog/events/got-taste-nypds-firearm-training-pretty-intense/], found some hot spots to get Chinese food
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Riding’ the Prospect Park loop. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The holidays are no excuse to miss a good story. Catch up on this week’s best Brooklyn news with highlights from our sister sites: “Pure Bensonhurst”: Local writes unofficial biography of The Backwards Wheelchair Lady [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/
Announcements
(Photo via catthewilson / instagram)One of Flatbush’s oldest iconic buildings is slated for restoration with a half-million dollar grant from the State. To celebrate, we thought it would be fun to restore tidbits and photos from the landmark’s storied past. The Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church is one of
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Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte speaks in support of tenants, 2015. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)Yesterday, Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte of District 42 (representing Flatbush and Ditmas Park) sent an urgent letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, asking the department to stop deporting Haitians
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Animals
(Photo by Jackie Leser)Looking for a new cuddling companion? This adorable, 9-week-old rescue kitten is waiting for a loving home. Neighbor Jackie Leser says: > This sweet, gentle tortoiseshell kitten is a local rescue and now a playful 9 1/2 weeks old. She’s lovable, adorable, and full
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Bonnie Parade 2016 on Church Avenue (Photo via Bonnie Youth Club)If you’re thinking of ending 2016 with a charitable donation, there are many groups doing great work in our area. From tenants’ rights to youth baseball teams, check out this list of 14 + organizations that support our neighbors
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Cop of the month award for Christian Lopez (pictured third from the left). Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThe December meeting of the 70th Precinct Community Council was extra celebratory, with brief wishes from elected officials, crime recaps — and straight to the featured event: an ‘amazing’ cop of the month, magic
Arts & Culture
(Image from Kurtis Blow Christmas Rappin’)Super Hi-Fi, Brooklyn’s finest double trombone-fueled live dub act [http://superhifimusic.com] is bringing back their Very Dubby Christmas Show at Bar Chord (Friday, December 23), but with a grungy twist. The band just released an album of Nirvana covers done version-style and
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(Photo via NYPD)Cops are searching for a 44-year-old man from Stratford Road who’s been missing since Sunday. Wilfred Saint Felix, 44, was last seen leaving his home near the Parade Grounds at 7am on December 18. Felix is described by police as 6 feet 5 inches tall and