This Week in Ditmas Park
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Here’s a recap of the past week:
- 16-year-old neighbor Jasmine Guillaume was killed and her two sisters left in critical condition after a tragic house fire on E 8th Street.
- Local film shoots are a problem for several neighbors.
- After a nerve wracking morning, a local student recanted her claim about an abduction attempt near PS 139.
- Three local men were arrested and guns, marijuana and stolen property recovered after a traffic stop.
- We previewed Prospect Park’s Lakeside before its December 20 opening.
- Eddie Larios of Salud talked to us about his five years in business so far.
- We spoke to local animal trainer and YouTube sensation Alex Garcia.
- Neighbors weighed in on the new Whole Foods in Gowanus.
- The Prospect Park Zoo hatched some cuties with a sort of insulting name.
- That Jamie Foxx-directed short that shot in town over the summer is now online.
- The Brooklyn Public Library banned the streaming of adult videos throughout their branches.
- Local health experts gave holiday tips on taking care.
- Two commercial spaces on Church Avenue went up for rent.
Photo via worksbymac