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Apr
21

TONIGHT: Town Hall On "Predatory Equity Landlords" In Our Area

Flatbush Tenant Coalition housing justice march in 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.
1 min read
Apr
06
Sanders Campaign To Open Office In Flatbush

Sanders Campaign To Open Office In Flatbush

Photo via U.S. Senator Bernie SandersThe battle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination has come to the streets of
2 min read
Mar
09
Are We In Bernie Territory? FEC Filings Show Strong Support In Our Area

Are We In Bernie Territory? FEC Filings Show Strong Support In Our Area

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Photo: Nick Solari. Courtesy: Wikimedia CommonsYour neighbors’ political views may surprise you — or maybe not! An
3 min read
Mar
08
Flatbush Artists: Make Your Art Public

Flatbush Artists: Make Your Art Public

Album cover for “3001: A Laced Odyssey” by The Flatbush Zombies. Artist: David NakayamaAre you a visual artist in Flatbush?
1 min read
Mar
04
Driven By Jealousy: Man Convicted In 2013 Fatal Stabbing In Flatbush

Driven By Jealousy: Man Convicted In 2013 Fatal Stabbing In Flatbush

531 East 26th Street, near Foster Avenue, where 26-year-old Dwight Brathwaite was stabbed to death in December, 2013. (Photo: Google
1 min read
Feb
29
Ditmas Park Is Not Part Of Flatbush, Says New York Times

Ditmas Park Is Not Part Of Flatbush, Says New York Times

Photo: Ditmas Park CornerA New York Times article Friday extolled New York City’s “Next Hot Neighborhoods.” [http://www.nytimes.
3 min read
Feb
24
Head East On Church Avenue With Forgotten NY!

Head East On Church Avenue With Forgotten NY!

Looking east on Church Avenue from Ocean Avenue, circa 1872-1887. (Photographer: George Bradford Brainerd, American. Collection: Brooklyn Museum. Silver glass
4 min read
Feb
22
Celebrating The Caribbean: New Arts & Culture Space Comes to Flatbush

Celebrating The Caribbean: New Arts & Culture Space Comes to Flatbush

(Photo: Sarah Crean)Flatbush has a new home in which to explore its rich cultural and artistic heritage. CaribBEING House
2 min read
Feb
10
Has Flatbush’s Bed Bug Problem Subsided?

Has Flatbush’s Bed Bug Problem Subsided?

New York City Department of Health headquarters at 125 Worth Street in Manhattan. (Photo: Wikipedia)If the Department of Health
1 min read
Feb
09
Cops Seek Gunman Who Terrorized Woman In Flatbush Robbery

Cops Seek Gunman Who Terrorized Woman In Flatbush Robbery

Nostrand Discount 99 & Up at 1705 Nostrand Avenue. (Photo: Google Maps)A masked robber, who held a female shopper
1 min read