This Week In Ditmas Park
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Here’s a recap of the past week:
- More questions were raised about Council Member Mathieu Eugene’s residency.
- Memorial Day was a great time to have some extra weekend fun, and to remember those who died fighting for our country.
- We say goodbye to FIDO president Anthony Chiappelloni.
- Local restaurants thank you for being a loyal customer–with freebies.
- The Gonzalez family taco truck has returned, and there are milkshakes!
- Ditmas Park resident Sue O’Neil was honored for her volunteer work at New York Methodist Hospital.
- Wheated is set to open at the end of this month.
- Hang onto your porch furniture!
- We put together a list of local summer programs for teens…
- … and one of where to eat outside in the neighborhood.
- A piano arrived near the Prospect Park Carousel.
- Met Foods extended their hours for late-night shoppers.
- Cortelyou got a new chicken/salad/pizza/gyro/ice cream/cheeseteak restaurant.
- The 70th Precinct Community Council meeting covered biking on sidewalks, 4th of July fireworks, and an increase in rapes in our area.
- Cops are searching for a man who violently robbed a woman at the Church Avenue B/Q station.
Photo via rikardkarlludvig