This Week In Ditmas Park
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Here’s a recap of the past week:
• Kyam Livingston’s family seeks answers about her death at Brooklyn Central Booking.
• A petition to improve safety at Ocean Pkwy & Church was delivered to Gov. Cuomo.
• Someone tried to break into a garage, but didn’t succeed thanks to an alarm.
• Unfortunately, however, a lot of cars were successfully broken into recently.
• Thanks to Au Revoir Simone‘s Heather D’Angelo, Vogue finds this side of the park.
• Neighbors get creative with tree stumps.
• Two crimes from the Church Ave subway station: a flasher and a wallet snatcher.
• How local schools stacked up city-wide with their ELA test scores.
• In an average day, neighbor Barbara Rosen helps cats, gardens, and sings!
• Ten things you may not know about Ocean Parkway.
• Most neighbors who took our poll support the anti-plastic bag legislation.
• Ethan Hawke, Milla Jovovich, and Penn Badgley may be on Argyle Rd tomorrow.
• Looking for a brunch cocktail recipe today? Look no further.
• The end of “I’m going into the tunnel, I’ll call you back” may be near.
• Check out the progress at the Kings Theatre renovation.
• Finally, there’s still a lot of summer left — here are some ways to enjoy it!