Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis week in Ditmas Park, the battle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination came to the streets of Flatbush — the Sanders campaign opened an office here, [/blog/news/sanders-campaign-to-open-office-in-flatbush-tonight/] and Sanders also spoke at a rally in Midwood [/blog/events/bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-rally-in-flatbush-today/] Friday. In other major news, both
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Madiba Restaurant is staying in Fort Greene thanks to crowdfunding effort.
Central Brooklyn
The aftermath of Saturday night’s wind storm. (Photo: Miles Harris)This week in Ditmas Park, we prayed that presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will have their Brooklyn debate at the Kings Theatre [/blog/news/sanders-clinton-debate/], Magnolias, Forsythias, and Cherry Trees came into bloom [/blog/garden/in-bloom-this-week-magnolias-forsythias-cherry-trees-and-much-more/] , and
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis week in Ditmas Park, residents began to choose which capital projects — like a new dog run in the Parade Ground [/blog/news/starting-saturday-residents-to-vote-on-new-dog-run-at-parade-ground/] — deserve City Council funding, we explored the plants and flowers coming into bloom [/blog/garden/in-bloom-this-week/] in our area, and we learned we
Central Brooklyn
Snowy subway tracks via jesicakesny, Instagram.This week in Ditmas Park, a man sought for a brutal slashing on Beverley Road was arrested [/blog/news/man-sought-for-brutal-slashing-on-beverley-road-arrested-today/], volunteers are needed [/blog/neighbors/volunteers-needed-for-kensington-family-shelters-easter-celebration/] at our local family homeless shelter, and neighborhood resident and gifted musician Marika Hughes talked about her love
Bensonhurst
Photo by citrusandcandy [https://www.flickr.com/photos/citrusandcandy/6835762264/]After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Actress Michelle Williams to
Central Brooklyn
“Prospect Park Tree — After Sandy,” mixed media artwork by Kathy Levine.This week in Ditmas Park, our community reeled from several violent assaults. A 53-year-old woman was slashed Thursday morning on Beverley Road [/blog/crime/woman-slashed-this-morning/]; her attacker was caught on surveillance video fleeing the scene. [/blog/crime/video-released-of-suspect-in-todays-beverley-road-slashing/]The
Bensonhurst
Photo by Jennifer JansenAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Interfaith medical center gets $2M from NYS for primary and urgent
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanIn Case You Missed It (ICYMI) [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/]: Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow us on Twitter [http://twitter.com/#!/bensonhurstbean]and Facebook
Central Brooklyn
Waiting for the Q train this week at the Beverley Road station. Photo by DPC reader Jon Taylor. http://www.jontaylornyc.com/This week in Ditmas Park, readers weighed in [/blog/news/ditmas-park-has-disappeared-from-flatbush/] on the complicated — and historic — relationship between Flatbush and Ditmas Park, local elected officials pushed City Hall
Bensonhurst
by B.Y. LeiAfter a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Another P.S. 193 educator threatened to have a parent arrested.
Central Brooklyn
Shopping for flowers at Newkirk Plaza. Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis week in Ditmas Park, we got to know our community’s very own homegrown music production company [/blog/neighbors/love-science-music/], we traveled through time on Church Avenue [/blog/history/head-east-on-church-avenue-with-forgotten-ny/], we saw the first signs of spring [/blog/events/see-the-first-signs-of-spring-at-brooklyn-botanical-garden-flowers/