This Week In Ditmas Park

This week in Ditmas Park, 773 Lounge has a new awning up, La Damas’s Cookies opened on Coney Island Avenue, a mural was unveiled in Umma Park, neighbor Jeannine Cannon loves art and science, and more.

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

• Neighborhood staple 773 Lounge has a new awning up and they are hoping to open by mid-October.

• Join the Brooklyn Paranormal Society for beers and ghosts in Prospect Park on Tuesday.

• Congratulations to the PS 139 Parents Association, which recently received 501(c)(3) status.

• The Prospect Park Alliance is teaming up with ArtBridge to host a photo exhibition on a construction fence near the Wellhouse.

• New sweet shop La Damas’s Cookies has opened on Coney Island Avenue. Have you tried it yet?

• Do you love running so much that you want to host your own event? You are in luck! The Prospect Park Track Club is offering grants.

• The cops are on the hunt for a man who inappropriately touched a woman on the Q train.

• Meet neighbor Jeannine Cannon, a bartender, artist and science enthusiast!

• Community Leaders officially unveiled a mural in Umma Park on Wednesday.

• Beware, there are several film shoots planned in the area next week. We hope to catch a glimpse of Tom Selleck!

• Hurricane Joaquin might not hit us directly, but it’s always good to be prepared for a big storm.

• The 70th Precinct introduced their new Executive Officer at the Community Council meeting on Wednesday.

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