No Parking Practically Anywhere Tonight
Don’t bother trying to park in Ditmas Park proper tonight, as Boardwalk Empire continues to take up several blocks, and what could be a Converse commercial is coming in to film tomorrow. There are...
View ArticleMuni-Meters Making Their Way to More Parts of the Neighborhood
Looks like muni-meters are slowly being installed on more and more blocks around the neighborhood. After getting them on Cortelyou and along Coney Island Avenue earlier this year, they’ve turned up on...
View ArticleWhere Is Parking Allowed by the New Bus Shelter on Cortelyou?
There’s a new bus shelter on Cortelyou at the northwest corner of Stratford, which Chris the Flatbush Gardener noticed was being installed last week. It’s not completely finished–it still needs the...
View ArticleWe Tried to Warn You!
For anyone else who doubted it, here’s some evidence to convince you not to park in front of the tree by the new bus shelter on Cortelyou Road. From neighbor Antonio Rosario on Twitter: Obviously,...
View ArticleThis Week’s Milling & Paving Schedule
The summer’s milling and paving work continues in our area this week. Here’s where, according to the Department of Transportation’s schedule: Tuesday, August 7 E 23rd St, from Beverley Rd to Ave D...
View ArticleNo Parking Sign on Cortelyou Straightened
The DOT was on Cortelyou between Stratford and Westminster this morning digging a post hole, notes neighbor Liz Scheier. Neighbor Antonio Rosario spotted the work and sent this photo, saying: Looks...
View ArticleWeird Sign on Marlborough
We noticed this funny pasted-over “no parking” sign on Marlborough Road near Albemarle, placed on top of an alternate-side parking regulations sign. It’s on the same block where The Art of Losing was...
View ArticlePart of Marlborough Closed Tomorrow for Carnival
Tomorrow, Friday, August 24 from about 9am to 5pm, Marlborough Road between Cortelyou and Dorchester will be closed for Cortelyou Day Care’s end of camp carnival. There’s no parking on that block...
View ArticleCity Contractor Staples No Parking Signs to Trees in a No Parking Zone
Yesterday we spotted signs stapled into trees, telling neighbors around Ditmas Avenue and Glenwood Road not to park due to emergency sidewalk repair. Not only were they stapled, but the project,...
View ArticleBroken Muni-Meters
When the roll-out of muni-meters began last year in the neighborhood, some people complained about the more annoying aspects of them: the slip of paper can blow across your dashboard and end up hidden...
View ArticleWhat’s With All the Iowa License Plates?
We often see a large number of out-of-state license places on cars parked in our area, but recently a neighbor noticed something similar about a number of the cars with Iowa plates he saw parked one...
View ArticleAlternate Side Parking Suspended, Garbage Collection Resumes With Delays
Alternate side parking regulations are suspended across the city through Wednesday. It’s off today to help facilitate snow removal, then the next two days it’s off for holidays — Lincoln’s birthday...
View ArticlePassive Aggressive Notes About a Three-Hour Car Alarm
What do you do if a car alarm has been going off for three hours? Some people near this one yesterday on Cortelyou Road decided to take matters into their own letter-writing hands.
View ArticleHow Long Does it Take for an Abandoned Car to Get Towed?
This green Ford Windstar minivan has been parked in the same spot on East 17th Street near Newkirk Avenue for at least a month. It’s clearly been abandoned: it’s got a flat tire, and the license...
View ArticleParking On Stratford?
Exactly… where is it legal to park on Stratford? Neighbor Kyle writes: I am a Stratford resident between Cortelyou and Dorchester and I’ve been wondering for some time about some of the parking areas...
View ArticleBoardwalk Empire Filming On East 18th Next Week
A neighbor spotted these signs on E 18 between Ditmas and Dorchester. “Basically no parking for week,” she says. “Boardwalk Empire returns.” Neighbors have had mixed reactions to all the filming in...
View ArticleNo Parking On E 16th St Between Ditmas/Dorchester On Saturday
Signs are up along East 16th Street, between Dorchester and Ditmas, to let drivers know that you can’t park there on Saturday. So if you’re looking for a place to park on Friday night and you don’t...
View ArticleFilming On Beverley & Argyle This Friday-Saturday
We spotted these signs this morning about what sounds like an Optimum Online commercial being filmed in the area this Saturday, June 29 from approximately 8am-10pm. According to letters affixed below...
View ArticleDesign Within Reach Commercial Filming On E 18th All Next Week
It seems like neighborhood filming is back in full swing for the summer, including Boardwalk Empire yesterday, Epoch Films’ High Roller, which is shooting on Rugby between Cortelyou and Dorchester as...
View ArticleMore Sewer Work, This Week On Dorchester
Yesterday, we spotted some serious sewer work being done on Dorchester Road between E 18th and E 19th Streets. According to a worker on site, Dorchester is getting the same treatment E 16th Street was...
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