This Week In Ditmas Park

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Here’s a recap of what happened in our neighborhood last week:

• A vicious attack at a Flatbush Avenue McDonald’s sparked worldwide outrage.

• A shootout & a neighbor’s own detective work: the saga of a car stolen on Church Avenue.

• A neighbor was charged with shoving the retired corrections officer who fatally shot a man in the Borough Hall subway station.

• Controversy over a potential school in our area & more notes from the CB 14 meeting.

• A new community center aims to celebrate Pakistani culture and connect neighbors.

• Thanks to all our amazing neighbors for three awesome years of Ditmas Park Corner!

• Know someone between 14- and 24-years-old who needs a job this summer?

• Next week: drinks, music and fighting for affordable housing.

• Confused about pre-K? Get your questions answered by an expert at the Cortelyou Library.

• The Ditmas Park CSA may be dead in the water without more volunteers.

• Corned beef, drink specials & more ways to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day in our neighborhood.

• An organ concert at Our Lady of Refuge, a special kids’ day at Lit at Lark & more to do today.

• Learn how to market your business & connect with vendors at a free fair this Wednesday.

• The snow melts…and now we’re left with a whole lotta trash.

• What’s better than books? How about free books?