Central Brooklyn
(Photo via artofwjd [https://www.instagram.com/p/9Mk0ldJn9j/?tagged=nycsubwaymap] / instagram)‘What We’re Reading’ is a round-up of our favorite stories from Ditmas Park & Brooklyn — and curiosities from all around New York City. –At Carnival market In Brooklyn, a United Nations for the palate. [The New York
Announcements
East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D (Photo courtesy Brooklyn Botanical Gardens)Congratulations to the many gardeners on East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D, first place winner of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn [http://www.bbg.org/greenbridge/greenestblock#/tabs-1]
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Clinton-Washington G Subway StationThe G train, which a New York Times writer recently dubbed Brooklyn’s “scrappy mascot [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/nyregion/short-trains-frequent-disruptions-once-mocked-the-g-train-is-now-cool.html] ” is (reportedly) getting a makeover. The four-car G line cuts across Fort Greene and Clinton Hill at Fulton Street, Clinton-Washington Avenue, Classon
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD wants to know your opinion about the police body camera [http://www.fastcompany.com/3039429/heres-how-the-nypds-new-body-camera-program-will-work] pilot program.The police department plans to increase the number of officers wearing cameras from 60 to more than 1,000 and expand the program in 20 precincts across the city. But
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Dave Hosford [https://www.flickr.com/photos/baltimoredave/4400415668] / Flickr)Former police officer from Midwood was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a young girl, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced. Jacob Sabbagh, a 34-year-old Midwood resident, was arrested in December after his victim reported the abuse to authorities, according
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope StoopIt’s finally warm outside, and those summer nights are here. The sun won’t go down until 8:29pm [http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/new-york] this lovely evening. You may be craving some time out in your weekend schedule for a bit
Central Brooklyn
(photo via katerha / flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/])The City Council’s controversial plastic bag fee legislation — which passed on May 5 [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=484894&GUID=B22E7F6F-30CC-4A14-9BF8-A6F55432642E&Options=&Search=] — is being held up in Albany thanks to opposition from
Arts & Culture
Photo via Entertainment WeeklyEmma Straub, best-selling Brooklyn-based author, chose Ditmas Park for the setting of her latest novel because of its obvious charm. “In Ditmas Park, they can have lawns and big houses with staircases and giveaways and garages, and I thought there could be people playing music in garages,
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerA New York Times article Friday extolled New York City’s “Next Hot Neighborhoods.” [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/realestate/new-yorks-next-hot-neighborhoods.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0] Not totally surprisingly, the Times has flagged Sunset Park West, Flatbush, the Rockaways, and East
The New York Times
The Gray Lady takes a look at what it’s like to live in Park Slope this week, telling those of us who love it what we already know — that it’s a comparatively tight-knit community where people love to settle in with families, where the price of real estate
The New York Times
If you’ve ever wondered about where the water coming out of your faucet originates, The New York Times recently posted a cool video [http://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000003176142/living-city-a-billion-gallons-a-day.html] about the history of our area’s water infrastructure and the three-month journey from our reservoirs upstate
playwrights
Local playwright Stefanie Zadravec [/blog/art-music/see-the-plays-that-are-keeping-playwright-stefanie-zadravec-very-busy] received accolades from The New York Times Michael Sommers [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/nyregion/a-review-of-the-electric-baby-at-two-river-theater-company.html?_r=1&] last week for her latest work, The Electric Baby [http://szadravec.com/index.php/page/plays]. Sommers writes: > The imperceptible