This Week In Ditmas Park

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Here is what happened in our neighborhood last week:

• Our neighbor, Leonard Phillips, was killed in a home invasion at 379 Rugby Road Wednesday morning.

• We remembered Leonard as an incredibly kind man who was an accomplished auto mechanic.

• There have been no arrests in the home invasion yet, though police created this poster about the crime, which upset many neighbors.

• Following the home invasion, a neighbor is forming an emotional support group for the community.

• You can help us and CAMBA bring 500 turkeys to local families in need this Thanksgiving.

• Car break-ins were reported on E. 18th Street.

• Police are asking for help finding a man who they said tried to rob a Chase bank on Flatbush Avenue.

• And a neighbor is asking for us to keep an eye out for two bicycles that were stolen.

• You can now sign up for the Flatbush Farm Share’s winter CSA.

• Restaurants around the borough, including in our neighborhood, will be participating in “Dine in Brooklyn,” which starts Monday.

• More than 20 restaurants and stores will be participating in Tuesday’s Cortelyou at Twilight, the proceeds of which go to local schools.

• The incredibly talented Inbal Hever spoke to us about her passion for music and an upcoming concert in our neighborhood.

• Neighbor Faye Penn on five years of Brokelyn, including how it started and where it’s going.

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