This Week In Ditmas Park: Newkirk Arsonist, Zombie Lot, Wanderlust & More

Carly Miller - 18 Sep 2016

(Photo by reader Johnny Rebecci)

This week in Ditmas Park, Muslim neighbors celebrated the second Eid holiday, Council Member Jumaane Williams sits out the Pledge to stand for racial justice, we spoke with District Leader Josue Pierre about District 42’s toughest issues,, and the Prospect Park dog park opened ahead of schedule.

Arsonist caught sparking fire at the Newkirk Medical Plaza.

Will the East 16th Street zombie lot rise from the dead?

17 great apple picking farms within two hours of Brooklyn.

The first case of West Nile virus was reported in Brooklyn.

Here’s a breakdown of your local primary election results.

Flatbush teen indicted for fatal shooting outside elementary school.

Two people were hit by cars in separate Kensington crashes.

PLG’s Gratitude Cafe reinvents itself with craft beer, dinner menu and a new name.

The Wanderlust festival drew more than 8,000 yogis to Prospect Park.

Take a fantastical stroll with Ditmas Park namesake Jan Jansz van Ditmarsen.

Local playwright searches for a venue for politically charged theater in Ditmas Park.

Kensington tween struck out 17 batters in a travel game.