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# This Week In Ditmas Park
- URL: https://bklyner.com/this-week-in-ditmas-park-121-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2014-08-10T10:30:52.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-29T23:55:00.000Z
- Author: Anna Gustafson
- Tags: this week in Ditmas Park, #API-Imported

![Marlborough Road summer](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screen-Shot-2014-08-08-at-6.56.12-PM.png)

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Here’s a recap of what happened last week:

• A local man has been charged with [attacking a woman he followed](/blog/crime/man-accused-of-grabbing-womens-ankles-feet-charged-with-attacking-neighbor-after-following-her-from-newkirk-plaza) from the Newkirk Plaza subway station to Times Square.  

• A neighborhood artist and blogger are spearheading efforts to raise money for a [much-needed public art project](/blog/art-music/help-raise-money-for-the-flatbush-trees-public-art-project).  

• [Gap is coming](/blog/business/gap-factory-store-slated-to-open-on-flatbush-avenue-across-from-kings-theatre) to Flatbush Avenue.

• Sophie Gamand publishes [this amazing photo shoot of pit bulls wearing flower crowns](/blog/animals/sean-casey-animal-rescues-pit-bulls-featured-in-this-fantastic-photo-shoot) to raise money for animal rescue groups.

  
• [The 70th Precinct celebrated its National Night Out Against Crime](/blog/crime/70th-precinct-celebrates-national-night-out-with-food-fun-and-bbq-flames) with much fun, food, and (bbq) flames.

• There’s going to be a PNC Bank film shoot on Marlborough (between Albemarle and Beverley), [so move your cars by Wednesday morning.](/blog/transportation/move-your-cars-next-wednesday-for-pnc-bank-filming-on-marlborough)  

• Fruitilicious? [It’s deeeeelicious](/blog/food/bite-of-the-day-fresh-juice-from-coney-island-avenues-fruitilicious-cafe).

• Eight months after a neighbor was attacked, she was [burglarized at the same location](/blog/crime/eight-months-after-neighbor-was-assaulted-she-was-burglarized-at-the-same-location).

• Our neighbors and indie filmmakers are [tackling mental health with their films](/blog/art-music/with-multiverse-and-the-videoblogs-neighbors-michael-dibiasio-rebecca-de-ornelas-tackle-mental-health).

• Hey, drivers on Flatbush Avenue and Coney Island Avenue – [slow down](/blog/transportation/coney-island-avenue-flatbush-avenue-to-become-slow-zones-speed-to-drop-to-25-mph)!

• [Congratulations, Auria’s Malaysian Kitchen](/blog/food/aurias-malaysian-kitchen-named-a-2014-martha-stewart-american-made-nominee)! Neighbor Auria’s company was named a 2014 American Made nominee.

• [Welcome, Kernan Farms](/blog/greenmarket/welcome-kernan-farms-to-the-cortelyou-greenmarket-this-sunday) to the Cortelyou Greenmarket!

*Photo via [jesselevine\_](http://instagram.com/p/rayrXBHZBB/?modal=true&ref=bklyner.com).*