This Week In Ditmas Park

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Here’s a recap of what happened in our neighborhood last week:

• A 70th Precinct sergeant fired a gunshot at a man who pulled a knife on him early Friday morning.

• A man was shot on Church Avenue and E. 18th Street early Tuesday morning.

• A series of car windows were smashed on E. 18th Street, between Ditmas & Dorchester.

• Neighbors slammed Gov. Cuomo for pushing legislators to pass the rent laws without changing them.

• The city has a long history of messing up our neighborhood’s stanchions.

• A giant tree fell across Dorchester Road Thursday night.

• After a major push from neighbors, Councilman Mathieu Eugene agreed to join participatory budgeting.

• The Flatbush Avenue Street Fair is today!

• Celebrate Coffee Mob’s second anniversary with free ice cream (for kids), music and more today.

• These guys! Where did they come from?

• Neighbor Sandra Abramson on our changing neighborhood, community development & more.

• Help the Brooklyn ARTery win $100,000.

• Neighbor Nathan Thompson was honored as a community activist of the year.

• Saying goodbye to a longtime member, more cops at the Parade Ground & more from the CB 14 meeting.

• The fantastic new “Friends of the End” helped to clean up Albemarle Road.

• Celebrate Brooklyn, food truck dining & more to do in Prospect Park this month.