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Here’s a Toy Drive for Hurricane Sandy Victims Promoted by Otters and Baboons
The Wildlife Conservation Society is running a Hurricane Sandy Toy Drive. For every new, unwrapped toy you bring to the Prospect Park (or Bronx or Queens or Central Park) Zoo, you’ll receive one free...
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Prospect Park Drives Reopen to Traffic
The Prospect Park drives reopened to traffic this morning after being closed during Hurricane Sandy clean-up operations. They had been closed while serving as a staging area for FEMA vehicles. While...
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Support Our Community Emergency Response Team
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for Community District 14 has a new website worth checking out. For the uninitiated, the CERT program educates residents about disaster preparedness and...
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Jim Brennan Appointed to NYS 2100 Infrastructure Commission
Assemblyman Jim Brennan of the 44th Assembly District has been appointed to NYS 2100, a commission created by Governor Cuomo to strengthen New York State’s infrastructure following Hurricane Sandy,...
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Hundreds in Rockaways Receive Truckloads of Badly Needed Supplies Donated by...
The recovery from Hurricane Sandy is not over, least of all in the Rockaways. On Beach 94th Street, a massive donation and volunteer center has been constructed complete with big tents, big trucks and...
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Volunteer at Flatbush Reformed Church Community Meal Tomorrow
If you’re in the neighborhood tomorrow, consider volunteering at the Flatbush Reformed Church’s Bread for the Journey special Christmas meal. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, December 22 at noon at...
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First New Tree Planted in Place of One Knocked Down by Sandy
This appears to be the first new tree planted in the neighborhood to replace one that fell during Hurricane Sandy. The large London Plane tree that fell across Westminster Road near Ditmas Avenue,...
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Stump Today, Mulch Tomorrow
It seems like the city is finally taking care of stumps around the neighborhood left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and earlier. We spotted a curb on Rugby where a Sandy stump had been removed… … one...
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Ditmas Parkers Are Still Helping Sandy Survivors, And You Can Too
It’s been nearly half a year since Hurricane Sandy, which affected our community and surrounding ones in ways from the massive destruction of trees, to the loss of two beloved young people, to the...
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It’s Happening! New Trees On Westminster
Remember late last month, when Ditmas Park West‘s David Ford told us Westminster between Newkirk and Foster would be getting 15 new trees? Well, the process has begun! We spotted a few young trees...
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Dance, Play & Visit Neighbors In Need At Bayfest This Sunday
If you’re feeling a little anti-GoogaMooga this Sunday, think about heading over to Sheepshead Bay to support our neighboring community as they continue to recover from the devastation of Hurricane...
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Wheated Seeks Staff For Opening Next Month
Wheated owner David Sheridan contacted us to ask about hiring staff for the long-awaited brick oven pizza spot, and their opening is finally in sight! We are looking for bartenders, pizza makers,...
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City To Remove Thousands Of Dangerous Trees Damaged By Hurricane Sandy
The NYC Parks Department is gearing up to remove a huge amount of Brooklyn trees damaged by Hurricane Sandy, says the Brooklyn Daily. Parks Department spokeswoman Megan Lalor tells the publication...
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One Year After Sandy, Honoring Neighbors Near & Far
Today marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival in New York City. While most of the visible damage in Ditmas Park has been repaired, many of our neighbors in Brooklyn and beyond are...
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In Remembrance Of Jessie Streich-Kest & Jacob Vogelman
A year ago today, Hurricane Sandy had ruined homes, trees, and cars in Ditmas Park–and claimed the lives of 24-year-old neighbor Jessie Streich-Kest and her friend Jacob Vogelman while they were out...
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