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Screenshot via NYPDPolice are searching for a man suspected of stealing jewelry from an elderly woman in broad daylight last Thursday near Newkirk Plaza, cops say. The suspect reportedly snatched a chain from the neck of a 76-year-old woman at 5pm on July 21, near Marlborough Road and Newkirk Avenue,
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Outdated sign on Marlborough Road – the shoot is rescheduled for Wednesday, August 4. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)After the mysterious ‘PPG’ sign found on Stratford Road yesterday, we’re excited to report on a film shoot worth getting excited about. The critically acclaimed comedy-drama “Orange is the new Black
Arts & Culture
Screenshots from ‘The Videoblogs’; Rebecca De Ornelas (left) and Phoebe Allegra. Flatbush indie filmmaking duo Michael DiBiasio and Rebecca De Ornelas released a feature-length film last week that tackles ambitious themes of depression, artistic expression, and technology — all backdropped by life in Ditmas Park. “The Videoblogs [http://www.videoblogsfilm.com]
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Poached Cod at Manchego (Photo by John Epstein)Finally, the southeast corner of Marlborough and Cortelyou Roads – the site of multiple failed pub concepts – has an establishment that serves interesting and tasty food and wine in a festive, yet relaxing space. A stylishly designed tapas bar and restaurant, Manchego has
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Community leaders at the Avenue C Plaza ribbon cutting (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Community leaders will launch a voter registration drive in Kensington on Wednesday, July 27, to increase voter turnout among Bangladeshi-American citizens in upcoming local and national elections. Volunteers and community leaders will be at the plaza
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Photo by NYPDThe NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance finding a man suspected of a breaking in and stealing from an apartment near Argyle Road last Monday morning. The perpetrator scaled the fire escape and entered an apartment through its open window, near Argyle and Dorchester Roads on July
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Photo via Gothamist [https://www.instagram.com/p/BDeA1W-LEMy/]Brian Whiteley [http://www.brianwhiteleyart.com/] got his tombstone back. The artist came to the attention of New Yorkers — and the NYPD and Secret Service — after he cut a fence to install a grave marker carved with Donald Trump’s name
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There’s a long list of TV and movie producers [/blog/tag/filmed-in-flatbush/] flocking to the neighborhood for picturesque shots of Victorian Flatbush. Film shoot signs were spotted today by neighbors on Stratford Road between Albermarle and Church Avenues, for Tuesday July 26 and Wednesday July 27 on the eastern
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Photo via BPL / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BCsgxd4LgSt/?taken-by=bklynlibrary]Finally, a summer reading list that revolves around ‘the most literary borough’, featuring books that are not only fun to read but can teach us more about the place we call home. Today, the Brooklyn Public Library announced
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Riis Park beach. (Photo by simplyfetchingco / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BISqV-pgcP2/?taken-at=869639592])Welcome to the week, whether you’re looking to see up-and-coming comedians, join a book club, or wind down with some park yoga — this is your spot for the hottest weekday events in (and immediately
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Alley near 68 St. Paul’s Place. (Screenshot via Google Maps)NYPD officers found the body of a Flatbush man stabbed in the chest on Sunday; the body was found in an alley just blocks from the Parade Grounds, according to police reports. At 10pm on July 24, police discovered
Arts & Culture
Albert Marques on keyboards, joined by Israeli bass player Ran Livneh. (All photos by Chris Farrell)Ditmas Park musician Albert Marquès doesn’t boldly go where no artist has gone before, but he is on a mission to seek out — well, not new life and new civilizations, but new venues