Refurbishing An Old Lamp

Sometimes you stumble on a vintage lamp that just needs a little loving care and restoration, some updated wiring, a pretty shade

Recycled Art for Newkirk Plaza

Ditmas Park artist creates recycled art for Newkirk Plaza tunnel.

Boardwalk Empire Filming Again on East 18th Street

More Model "T" cars while filming Boardwalk Empire on East 18th Street.

Boardwalk Empire Model "T"

One advantage is that we get to see great old cars...the only advantage to haveing a full blown network TV crew in our hood.

Morning fishing at Prospect Park Boathouse

Morning fishing at Prospect Park Boathouse I caught no fish, but instead caught this photo of the Boathouse.

Stop and Frisk...with Raquel Irizarry by The Audio Blog

Stop and Frisk...with Raquel Irizarry by The Audio Blog

Brian Geraghty's Kilimanjaro Films on Marlborough Road

A quick glimpse yesterday of the set of the feature film Kilimanjaro on Marlborough Road.

Science Night at P.S. 139

Science Night at P.S. 139 June 14th at 5 PM here is a video of two science projects that went very wrong!

Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary, this coming Sunday, 6/17

Ditmas Acoustic @ the Sanctuary, an eclectic music series at Ditmas Park's Temple Beth Emeth, continues on 6/17 with Black Sea Hotel and Jason Walker Band.

Silent March to End Stop and Frisk June 17th & Other Events

A schedule of community building events such as Silent March to End Stop and Frisk, Mermaid Parade and No Fracking.

The Great Lakes of NYC Fishing show Tonight at 6 PM

Bill Henry fly fishes all of the parks in NYC You can find him fishing somewhere in a NYC Park on most any day. His website is:

P.S. 139 Carnival A Great Success

A quick look at the fun and games enjoyed at P.S. 139's Carnival.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow on Cortelyou Road

Beautiful rainbow over Cortelyou Road after a sun shower.

Seen in front of the Board of Education Wednesday

Seen in front of the Board of Education Wednesday

Recycled Lights

Recycled Lights from ICFF

Ditmas Park Filmmaker Creates Death is No Escape

Neighbor talks about Ditmas Park Filmmaker Franklyn Strachan's new film Death Is No Escape.

Free Doughnuts at Dunkin Donuts

Free Doughnuts at Duncan Doughnuts This video was taped with my new $20 DoughnutCam...hidden to look like a doughnut so as not to be seen by Dunkin Doughnut employees.

Emergency Repairs on Cortelyou Road

Emergency Repairs on Cortelyou Road Yesterday, at 3 pm for some reason, they had to do an emergency repair right in front of the 99cent store. Here is a video of that...

Fishing at Prospect Park Boathouse

Photo made with an iPhone, multiple exposure, put into Photoshop and using photomerge feature, made this panorama...to see more photos by Andytechie, click here

The Grand Googa

GoogaMooga, a slickly marketed food and music festival, trampled on the commons and the public trust but made money for the producers and the Prospect Park Alliance.

ICFF Snapshots

Last week, I made the yearly pilgrimage to ICFF (the International Contemporary Furniture Fair), to see what is new and noteworthy.

Memorial Day fishing at Prospect Park

This Photo was taken with an iPhone, developed with DxO Optics and the Film Pak using Kodachrome 64 filters,the film Kodak stopped making this year.

Canoe Club Open House Saturday!

On Saturday 5/26 the Sebago Canoe Club will have an “Open House”.

Clang Clang Went The Grinder

Local Grinder spotted on Dorchester Road and Argyle Road

Lez Zeppelin At Googa Mooga

Lez Zeppelin at Googa Mooga with audio track swapped out...too distorted!

Fire at La Nueva Union Bakery on Newkirk Ave

Fire fighters stop fire from spreading from La Nueva Union Bakery on Newkirk Avenue.

Container Gardens

Once spring hits, you see lovely container gardens everywhere; the window boxes and planters, the fabulous colorful pots on porches and paths.

Local Strawberries Arrive, Now What?

New Jersey Berries are here! Enjoy some simple recipes and selection tips to optimize the next 3 weeks of your local life.

Racial Profiling in Ditmas Park

A neighbor speaks out after witnessing racial profiling in Ditmas Park and takes a look at the problem from a citywide perspective.

Council Member Mathieu Eugene Speaks Out

Council Member Eugene Mathieu of districty 40 being interviewed by Brooklyn Channel 12 in front P.S. 139

Appliances

Built to last- appliances and consumerism.

Flatbush Food Coop Upgrades

Flatbush Food Coop adds new technology to their check out and also gives the consumer a new way to save.

The Recycled Garden

It occurs to me that, when operating correctly, gardens are really about recycling.

Mismatched

Being resourceful, I always had a lot of smaller pieces of leftover fabric and would often use them to make a whole chair or sofa cover. And now I see them in showrooms and magazines.

Love Vandal of Ditmas Park

Someone smitten with love's arrow uses graffiti to leave his their words of love in the hood.

Art Explore: Toddlers

Toddler Art Class! Art Explore:Toddler is geared towards children ages 2-3 to introduce and teach them about the "elements of art".

Family Photo Dilemma

Martie McNabb of "Memories Out of the Box" helps find an answer to the old family photo dilemma

Tangerine Dreaming

A look at spring color

Monday Night Vinyl Club April Record Store Day Revelry

Vinyl Club is Monday April 2nd at Sycamore.

Ditmas Park My Home

Ditmas Park is bursting with blooms and this neighbor shares a photo album and a poem titled "Ditmas Park My Home" inspried by the season.