This Week in Ditmas Park

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Here’s a recap of the past week:

• Catskill Bagel was closed by the DOH for the third time in three years.

• A vigil that turned violent on Monday in East Flatbush continued with protests during the week.

• We’re looking forward to brick oven pizza just off Cortelyou, and crepes on Foster.

• A cool way to determine when the 17-year cicada will arrive.

• Happy 5th anniversary to Urban Martial Arts!

• Elementary and A Walk Among the Tombstones filmed here this week.

• Want more bike lanes? Here’s how to get them.

• An altercation between cops and a man on Church Ave is under investigation.

• An old sign was uncovered on Newkirk Ave.

• Brooklyn Unplugged Tours shows off the history and culture of Flatbush.

• There was a damnable pothole, and then it was filled.

• A fire broke out in an apartment building on East 21st Street.

• Some tips on dealing with bedbugs.

• Neighbors say at least two homes have been repeatedly broken into on Argyle.

• Sean Casey Animal Rescue could use volunteers and cans of cat food.

• Meet local documentary filmmaker Lana Wilson.

• Brooklyn Style on Cortelyou was shuttered by City Marshals.

• On litterbugs and litterplugs.

• Playwright Jack Karp talks about his new work, set during the Vietnam War.

• A former MetroPCS space on Rugby Road is for rent.

• Share your mornings with us as we document a day in the life of Ditmas Park.

• Finally, thanks for celebrating our first birthday with us!