More from Around New York.

Feb 08, February 7, pm Fierce wind gusts of up to 60 mph took down trees across the city Friday, including in Brooklyn, where large branches and even some trunks fell on cars Author: Gabrielle Fonrouge. Oct 30, Tragedy struck last night in the Ditmas Park section of Brooklyn, as the daughter of a prominent local activist and her friend were crushed by a fallen tree and killed. Nov 14, This is a frustrating story and a cautionary tale of what does and does not happen after a tree falls in this city.

We received quite a few reports of trees breaking and resulting in property damage across Brooklyn throughout October, so we decided to follow up with one of the property owners to see if they would share with us their experience of having the tree pruned or removed.

Oct 30, The victims of the falling tree in Ditmas Park have been identified as Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman, residents of the neighborhood. South Brooklyn’s secret suburb. This small neighborhood remained a patch of farmland until the early s, when the introduction of rail lines connecting Brooklyn and New York attracted developers. Lewis H. Pounds was Ditmas Park’s pioneer, building a slew of detached single-homes meant to evoke a pastoral, upper-class nabe for city workers.

Aug 15, One person dead, 3 critically injured in Pisgah National Forest after tree falls on cars. The U.S. Forest Service will do an assessment on a large oak tree, which fell on two cars Aug. 14 that. Nov 01, Ditmas Park is a neighborhood right in the middle of Brooklyn.

A bit South of Prospect Park. Its surrounded by the usual Brooklyn stuff; bodegas, coffee shops, and laundromats.

But this neighborhood is filled with old Victorian Mansions and have stayed that way as Brooklyn has shape-shifted throughout the years.