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The Altered Thread

News

Inside a Flatbush landmark, The Altered Thread opens sewing school to empower mothers and children

By Olivia Seaman

(L to R) Flatbush -Tompkins Congregational Church, Ditmas Park; St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Sunset Park; Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas, Park Slope

Religion

Three Brooklyn churches blessed with preservation grants totaling $90k

By Adam Daly

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Spotted: David Schwimmer seen filming new ‘Goosebumps’ series in Ditmas Park

By Adam Daly

City Council Member Shahana Hanif and City Comptroller Brad Lander hug at Ayat Shabbat dinner.

Business

‘Most amazing thing ever’: Ditmas Park Palestinian restaurant Ayat hosts Shabbat dinner

By Isabel Song Beer

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Food & Drink

Palestinian restaurant Ayat to open new location in Ditmas Park

By Anna Bradley-Smith

Residents of Ditmas Park protest the removal of an art bench located in the heart of their neighborhood.

News

Bench pressed! Ditmas Park residents protest removal of colorful bench

By Jada Camille

Brooklyn native set to bring Ditmas Park it's first bookstore in over 20 years.

Books

Born and read: Cortelyou local opens his new bookstore on childhood block

By Jada Camille

Mary Kay Gallagher, real estate icon, passed away on Nov. 24, 2022.

Business

Brooklyn real estate mogul Mary Kay Gallagher remembered by family as ‘glue that held it all together’

By Isabel Song Beer

Ditmas Park asks: ‘Where is Josh Rubin’?

Lookout in 2011 murder of Ditmas Park cafe owner Joshua Rubin sentenced to 18 years in prison

By Ben Verde

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Theater

‘All the world’s a stage’: Shakespeare on Stratford to return to Ditmas Park

By Ben Verde

Cortelyou Road

Development

Council moves to approve controversial Cortelyou Road rezoning

By Ben Verde

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Cops cuff man for February stabbing in Ditmas Park

By Emily Davenport

upzoning

Development

Ditmas Park residents organize against Key Food upzoning on Cortelyou Road

By Jessica Parks

Cortelyou Road

Development

Key Food on Cortelyou Road seeks rezoning, angering Ditmas locals

By Ben Verde

parkside avenue

City plans new protected bike lane on Parkside Avenue

By Ben Verde

Parents and children protest the opening of schools in Brooklyn, New York

Kids & Education

Ditmas Park public school shuts down after two staffers test positive for COVID-19

By Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech

Kensington Dog Run opening ceremony

New Kensington dog run opens to the public

By Ben Verde

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Kids & Education

Brooklyn College community calls for CUNY to reinstate laid off professors

By Ben Verde

people in need

News

Ditmas Park do-gooders seek donations to feed those in need

By Ben Verde

Landlords in the Crosshairs

Ditmas Park residents demand repairs to fire damage after a year of displacement

By Jessica Parks

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