This Week in Ditmas Park

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

• Meet Thomas Witte, astounding local paper cut artist.

• Apparently you use a small broom to collect a swarm of bees.

• Newkirk Plaza has gone green with plants and trees, and it looks fabulous.

• Speaking of new trees, they’re being planted on Coney Island Ave as well.

• Loren Levinson talks about growing up Jewish, then finding her Pakistani birth family.

• Was there a bike accident on Cortelyou Road?

• Video of two men suspected in an afternoon robbery on Albemarle.

• There were 52 sick passengers reported on the B/Q lines in 2011.

• Check your pet food to see if it’s one that’s been recalled.

• Meet the 70th Precinct police who enjoyed the Church Ave Street Fair.

• Get coffee brewed just for you at Qathra.

• One neighbor noticed changes to traffic on CIA–did you?

• Kids got a good lesson in standing up for what’s right in a march for after-school programs.

• A grad school neighbor made a documentary about Coffee the Train Main.

• Still need Mother’s Day gift ideas? Check these ones out.

• How diverse is Ditmas Park?

• A house gets an orange paint job, and neighbors argue the merits of landmarking.

• Finally, Kasia Nikhamina made poetry out of headlines, and now she’s looking for your garage sale inspiration!