This Week in Ditmas Park

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Here’s a recap of the past week:

• EzraGuitar is opening a guitar store/lesson location/performance space on Coney Island Avenue soon.

• Neighbor Robert Clark talked about starting DP-based Cortelyou Road Radio.

• Local realtor Mary Kay Gallagher showed the New York Times some chutzpah.

• 1017 Cortelyou Road will soon be home to West Indian food.

• Newly one-year-old Collyer’s Mansion was featured on Racked.

• A speed bump-less Rugby has neighbors nervous.

• Here’s a map of local crime.

• We searched for the best tailor in Ditmas Park.

• The NYPD honored Detective Dillon Stewart, killed in the line of duty eight years ago, with a harbor launch.

• The Church Avenue BID discussed recent accomplishments at its annual meeting.

• We rounded up some nearby spots to get a job.

• Here’s your Ditmas Park holiday gift guide.

• The NYPD building by the Parade Ground is looking a little trashy.

Photo by natirabinowitz