This Week In Ditmas Park

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Here’s a recap of the past week:

• Lea, the new Italian restaurant from the folks behind The Castello Plan, opened in the former Vox Pop space.

• Two alleged assaults nearby have neighbors shaken up.

• Hartwell Vegetarian is on its way to 1017 Cortelyou Road.

• Here’s where to get your New Year’s Eve dinner on, plus NYE fun in Prospect Park.

• Check out a roundup of all our neighbor profiles in 2013.

• We recognized the neighbors who helped make Cortelyou Road’s holiday lights a reality.

• Here’s how to donate to the family of Jasmine Guillaume, who died in last week’s fire on E 8th Street.

Photo by dasenpearce