This Week In Ditmas Park

This week in Ditmas Park, we met neighbors bringing Bangladeshi language arts to Kensington; tasted the 5 best jerk chicken joints in Flatbush; took a deep dive into the Ocean Parkway construction project; and stood in memorial of the victims of the Orlando shooting at Grand Army Plaza.

Here’s a recap of what’s been happening this week:

• See the faces of Kensington at the new Avenue C Plaza

• Plastic bag bill snagged on government branches in Albany

• Strange Bedfellows: 8 Must-Read Articles On The NYPD-Shomrim Corruption Scandal

• After Student Outcry, Midwood High School Teacher Who Re-Sold Books Is Reinstated

• Support Ditmas Park Corner!

• Guacamaya Cafe On Cortelyou Is Finally Open!

• New laws about low-level non-violent offenses change the rules about stoop drinking

• French cafe coming to Caton Avenue

• Suspected Illegal Conversion On Ditmas Avenue Is Rife With Violations