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(Photo by Donny Levit / Ditmas Park Corner)A devastating fire ripped through a newly built two-story home at 519 East 5th Street on Friday night, two years after another fire destroyed the previous house at that same address. No one was home during the fire, and there were no injuries,
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Illustration by Michael HirshonThis week in Ditmas Park, a Flatbush teen was arrested for a fatal shooting outside a Snyder Avenue school [/blog/crime/flatbush-teen-arrested-fatal-shooting-outside-snyder-avenue-school/] , Kensington mosques and residents united against Islamophobia [/blog/events/kensington-mosques-residents-unite-islamophobia/], a new development stalls on East 7th Street [/blog/news/new-development-on-east-7th-street-still-under-review/], and we met the
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Photo by Warren TangAssembly candidate Ramona Johnson calls Facebook administrator a “slave master” [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/08/assembly-candidate-ramona-johnson-calls-facebook-administrator-slave-master/] . [Sheepshead Bites] Kensington mosques and residents unite against islamophobia [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/events/kensington-mosques-residents-unite-islamophobia/] . [Ditmas Park Corner] Theater Review: ‘Murder at the Food Coop’ boasts neighborhood’s horniest organic
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A beautiful sunny day in Brooklyn. (Courtesy: lwitalis929 / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJnyy60hsOu/?tagged=brooklyn])After a busy week, take the time 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
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“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” – The Beastie Boys. (Courtesy: who_is_maclain / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJnyaLgARtL/?tagged=brooklyn])After a busy week, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent
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Photo via Instagram/Prospect_Park. [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJd57yWjz2r/] Check out news from around the other neighborhoods in Brooklyn: Kensington mosques and residents unite against islamophobia [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/events/kensington-mosques-residents-unite-islamophobia/] . [Ditmas Park Corner] Theater Review: ‘Murder at the Food Coop’ boasts neighborhood’s horniest organic freezer
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Charles Durning and Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon. (Photo via youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF1rtd8_pxA])The entire borough was jumpin’ this week. And you were busy jumpin’ as well. Here’s a chance to catch up on all the goings on throughout the county of
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(Photo courtesy johnnydoubleu / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJlY5s5jDMk/])Didn’t get out much this week? No Problem, we’ve got you covered. Catch up on what’s happening outside our neighborhood with the best stories from our sister sites. Assembly candidate Ramona Johnson calls Facebook administrator a “slave
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Photo via uninoticias [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJk2TMlAHRe/]The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] is raising money to aid victims of the devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Italy on Wednesday. The tragedy, which left at least 267 dead and more than 2,100
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Looking for some new digs for the whole, crazy family? Well head over to Ditmas Park and Kensington while you wait for the neighbors to close up shop [http://h.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2015/09/3051506-inline-t-2-bobsburgerstitles.gif] . This kitchen is ideal for flippin’ burgers and
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Ramona Johnson. Photo via Facebook/Ramona Johnson For State Assembly 41st District. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1737705316478094/photos/]Ramona Johnson, a Republican and Conservative Party candidate [http://ramonajohnson2016.com/index.php/about-ramona/] running for 41st Assembly District seat against the 36-year incumbent, Helene Weinstein, has ruffled feathers in the
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481 East 21st Street. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)A four-story apartment building may be rising soon in Flatbush, replacing a century-old single family home with a more recent history of illegal home conversion complaints. Applications were filed today to build a 10-unit apartment building on the 3,200-square-foot lot