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The event team for photos with Santa at Old Stone House & Washington Park on December 12, 2015. (Photo by Jim van Putten)Santa touched down for some photos at The Old Stone House [http://theoldstonehouse.org/] last weekend! Here’s the team who coordinated his visit! Take any photos
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Kim BargetNeighbor Kim Barget spotted this squirrel hanging out Sunday morning! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and we’ll post them on the blog. Also, like
Events
This is just a reminder about several meetings being held tonight. At 6:30pm, Community Education Council District 13 will be holding a meeting at MS113 (300 Adelphi Street) wit the following agenda: * Middle Schools * Move of MS 313 to Dock Street [http://cec13.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?
Bensonhurst
Courtesy of Brooklyn College/FacebookWith its sprawling ocean views, the green hills of Staten Island in the distance — the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in its future — the shores of Gravesend Bay would once have made an excellent home for a City University of New York [http://www2.cuny.edu/] (CUNY) campus.
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Image via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6821136,-73.9765943,3a,75y,263.19h,89.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ss2kkRHRieNBNUj6lzMAAiA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] Ah, the frustration of rushing out the door and forgetting your Nets tickets. Even worse, you only realize it at the front entrance
Arts & Culture
Photo via Private PicassosEver wanted to learn to paint or draw, but never had a chance to take an art class? Now you can, with the added benefit of drinks! Private Picassos [http://www.privatepicassos.com/], a mobile art studio that has recently opened up a full time shop in
Arts & Culture
Photo via Private PicassosEver wanted to learn to paint or draw, but never had a chance to take an art class? Now you can, with the added benefit of drinks! Private Picassos [http://www.privatepicassos.com/], a mobile art studio that has recently opened up a full time shop in
fort greene
Happy National Cupcake Day! Thankfully, it’s easy to celebrate the day with a cakey-creamy treat with so many sweet shops in the neighborhood. In Clinton Hill, there’s Clementine Bakery’s [http://www.clementinebakery.com] (299 Greene Avenue) adorably decorated cupcakes that come in a variety of icing
News
City Councilman Mark Treyger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Councilman Mark Treyger plans to introduce a package of bills requiring more stringent safety measures and better oversight for contractors removing Sandy-damaged trees after a bicycle delivery man was crushed to death by a falling tree in Red Hook.
Education
P.S. 124 kindergarten students visit Santa (Jeff Bush/City Kid Corner)Talk about a rough start to the week. The internet exploded on Monday, after news broke that P.S. 169 principal Eujin Jaela Kim banned the discussion of seasonal holidays and the Pledge of Allegiance [/blog/education/p-
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Photo via Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQp-hM8c1E]Erica Garner, whose father Eric died during a chokehold at the hand of a police officer, is considering a run for the congressional seat occupied by former Staten Island prosecutor Daniel Donovan, reports [http://nypost.com/2015/12/11/
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerUpdate: This event has been rescheduled for Friday, December 18 at 5:30pm. The Flatbush Development Corporation [http://www.fdconline.org/] and the Newkirk Plaza Merchants Association are hosting a holiday celebration in the plaza on Thursday, December 17, from 6-8pm. Activities include a tree