Ditmas Park is one of three Flatbush neighborhoods which has been officially designated a Historic District. Located on land that remained rural until the early 20th century, it is a suburban housing development consisting of large, free-standing Victorian homes built in the 1900s.
The Ditmas Park Association, founded in 1908, hosts social events, publishes a newsletter and a home improvement directory, and works on numerous civic issues, often jointly with its sister neighborhoods and the Flatbush Development Corporation.
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Graffiti doesn't magically disappear. The Ditmas Avenue bridge unfortunately provides a very large canvas for the graffiti sprayer, and is frequently covered with it. But, when that happens, the DPA Anti-Graffiti committee gets out the paint, brushes and rubber gloves and goes to work. We supply the paint as well read more »
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 was a steamy day for a sale. Sixteen neighbors, braved the heat to set up tables at their homes, six on E. 16 St. alone. Bravo E. 16 St. Perhaps the extreme heat kept buyers in cooler places, but although sales were spotty, everyone did some read more »
Instead of the annual White Elephant Sale, which always left my garage stuffed with leftovers, this year we're trying it on an individual basis. Instead of all the sale proceeds going to the Keep Ditmas Park Green Fund, this time I'm asking each participant to make a voluntary monetary contribution read more »
CB 14 has become active in protesting the Sanitation Department's summons policy in our environs. Turns out that we in VF are hardly alone in believing that the ticketing is simply a way of taxing the homeowner-victims of the slovenly habits of passing/parking commuters, pooper-scooper scofflaws, school children, car service read more »
Some of you may recall the raccoons who took up residence in the 'hood several years ago. Apparently, they took advantage of the strong market and moved on to greener pastures...but not before creating a buzz in the home-hunting critter community. At or about 11PM on May 15th, a hedgehog read more »