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Ditmas Park

May
06
For Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts, Turn To Your Local Businesses

For Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts, Turn To Your Local Businesses

Mother’s Day cards from Awesome Brooklyn. Courtesy of Vanessa Raptopoulos.You forgot Mother’s Day. It’s fine – there’
4 min read
Mar
20
Where to Order and Take Out Food: Ditmas Park

Where to Order and Take Out Food: Ditmas Park

We, like you, are still trying to figure out how to navigate this new reality we’ve found ourselves in.
4 min read
Mar
09
Load Up On Dumplings at These Eight Brooklyn Spots

Load Up On Dumplings at These Eight Brooklyn Spots

Brooklyn is a microcosm of the dumpling universe. Here, you can eat Tibetan momos, Georgian khinkali, and Cantonese har gow
10 min read
Feb
26
Ditmas Park Neighbors Still Homeless a Year After Fire

Ditmas Park Neighbors Still Homeless a Year After Fire

Tuesday rally. Ben Brachfeld/Bklyner.DITMAS PARK — Tenants and housing advocates protested outside Brooklyn Housing Court on Tuesday, on the
4 min read
Feb
26
Refresh Cortelyou Library – Upcoming Renovations & Fundraiser

Refresh Cortelyou Library – Upcoming Renovations & Fundraiser

Via Brooklyn Public LibraryThe Cortelyou branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is getting a lick of paint, new shelves, and
4 min read
Feb
19
19-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Flatbush

19-Year-Old Stabbed to Death in Flatbush

Barbershop on Church Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATE – 2/20/2020 – This stabbing has been reclassified as murder, NYPD informs. FLATBUSH
1 min read
Feb
14
Brooklyn Pols Call on Mayor to Assign Responsibility for Newkirk Plaza

Brooklyn Pols Call on Mayor to Assign Responsibility for Newkirk Plaza

Newkirk Plaza sits above a popular subway station, seeing 1000s of visitors per day. Katie Herchenroeder/BklynerBrooklyn Borough President Eric
3 min read
Feb
13
Where to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Brooklyn

Where to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Brooklyn

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s a complicated day in terms of public opinion— a celebration
6 min read
Feb
06
Openings & Closings: Pasta, Pizza, and Pacos

Openings & Closings: Pasta, Pizza, and Pacos

Welcome back to this week’s openings and closings. This week we have lots of hellos and only a few
8 min read
Feb
04
Blake Morris Announces Run For Flatbush Council Seat

Blake Morris Announces Run For Flatbush Council Seat

Blake Morris.Yesterday morning Blake Morris announced in a newsletter to his followers from his run for state senate [/blake-morris-hopes-to-unseat-state-senator-simcha-felder/
2 min read