This Week in Ditmas Park

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Here are some of stories you may have missed from the past week:

• If you’re still deciding where to watch the Super Bowl, here ya go.

• RIP former Mayor Ed Koch, who lived on Ocean Parkway during his college years.

• Neighbor Rosalind de Innocentiis has turned a love of baking into a business.

• Cortelyou Road in 1912 and 2013.

• Kid steals an iPhone, someone steals it from him, then he calls the cops!

• Please be on the lookout for missing neighbor Pierre Beaubrun.

• Who knew that those drinking water sampling stations are actually used?

• The flower shop at Sycamore is closed, but don’t fret, it will reopen soon.

• “Don’t” honk.

• Skip the line at Di Fara by getting a pizza when the weather stinks.

• Curious about volunteering at a local soup kitchen? See how rewarding it can be.

• Commanding Officer Eric Rodriguez of the 70th Precinct was promoted.

• Meet some Ditmas dogs at these local spots.

• Where are the best parking lots nearby to practice driving?

• A house on E 16th St was the scene of a “crime” this week.

• Do a little indoor gardening this winter with sprouts.

• Really, none of you know the cute kids from these 1983 Cortelyou Library videos?

• Finally, here’s one neighbor’s view of Ditmas Park, at 4:43am.

Photo by flatbushnelson