This Week In Ditmas Park

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Here’s a recap of the past week:

• Three men have held up at least 10 stores around the city, including Crown Grilled Chicken on Cortelyou.

• Manhattan Pizza is for sale, plus the great BBQ debate of 2014.

• A new gym is scheduled to open mid-March on Coney Island Avenue.

• Bus time is coming to make your commute just a liiiiiittle easier.

• The ground floor of 1016 Cortelyou Road prepares for a future tenant.

• Examining what’s next for 33 Caton Place.

• The second fire hit 83 E 18th Street in less than a year.

• Neighbors are still trying to find a home for a pug found on Avenue H.

• We got some details on PS 139 construction.

• Here are our favorite chocolate treats around Ditmas Park. What are yours?

• Keith Williams of The Weekly Nabe had a nice jaunt through the neighborhood.

• Councilmember David Greenfield is pushing for about 200 more crossing guards to be hired across the city.