This Week in Ditmas Park

Newkirk mosaic by brooklynwonder on Instagram.

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In case you missed anything this week, here’s a recap:

• Attempted crimes, a number of daylight burglaries, and the 70th Precinct report.

• Tell CM Eugene you want that new traffic light on Cortelyou and a safer CIA.

• METAL!

• The NYPD Chief’s car was in an accident at an intersection the DOT says doesn’t need an all-way stop.

• A guide to bowling in southern Brooklyn.

• Has anyone spotted Tina Fey or Paul Rudd in the neighborhood?

• Composting is easy, says Tracey and Amber.

• Congresswoman Clarke won the primary, and if none of you are surprised, none are too pleased, either.

• Air conditioning installation advice needed!

• New trees on CIA are looking sad. Here’s how to help them.

• A new mural has brightened the Newkirk Plaza passageway.

• Nobody seems to know how this tree plaque ended up on Dorchester.

• We love Pawsitive’s resident cat Dublin and his Facebook page.

• Finally, Lolita Lens wonders about street art–or is it graffiti?