Save Ditmas Park

Racist Ben leaves job thanking only white people

2011-12-30T13:53:00.001-05:00

I will have more on this in a bit. I simply cannot believe that such a racist would be promoted anywhere. THIS IS WHAT MINORITIES REFER TO AS WHITE PRIVILEGE!!!

"Anti-Semitism" Plagues Midwood

2011-11-13T23:14:00.003-05:00

So?

I noticed that folks were having a march for alleged crimes in the neighborhood. Where are these people to march for crimes against Latinos and Blacks in our community? Bunch of damn hypocrites if you ask me.

ACTION ALERT: PROTEST BEN THE GENTRIFICATION TROLL

2011-09-16T17:40:00.001-04:00

All,

Ben will be hosting a panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival this Sunday, September 18th. Please join us for a protest against his anti-minority ways and save the neighborhood.

Racist Dirty Jews Vote Against Obama

2011-09-15T01:00:00.002-04:00

That is exactly what happened in NY-9 last night with Ben cheering them on. He said he "loves Jew politics." He hates blacks and latinos. HATES US. Good thing the feeling is mutual.

Note: Ben and his cabal of jews are going to continue to do everything possible to make sure the first minority President isn't reelected. I will be posting next week an account from a Yale classmate who can attest to his hatred of minorities.

Racist Ben Will Stop at Nothing to take down Obama

2011-09-01T15:24:00.002-04:00

Please remember that this gentrification advocate is also a racist "reporter" who with the rest of the white media will stop at nothing to see our President fail.

He must be stopped. Info to follow...

This really says it all...

2011-08-16T17:27:00.003-04:00

Indeed.

More Proof That DitmasParkBlog Founder Doesnt' Like Minorities

2011-08-02T20:00:00.001-04:00

His assistant is leaving and being replaced with a Jew. No comment.

Reason Number 80641 Why we don't like the gentrification of Ditmas Park

2011-08-02T19:46:00.002-04:00

USA Today featured an interesting article today about how affluent minorities live in poorer neighborhoods and are quite frankly happy. It's true! My husband and I are minorities and loved this neighborhood because our neighbors were both low income and middle-upper income. We all were minorities though and could share our cultural beliefs with one another. It was nice to be able to come home from work (in predominantly white environments) and unwind with your neighbors who could share your trials. It sucks seeing these new white establishments where people like Ben and Liena patronize which leads to higher rents which forces out the TRUE gems of the neighborhood. One of my main problems with white people like those that run the Ditmas Park Blog is that they are selfish. They are not interested in learning about your community and background and how to preserve the community for which they have taken over. They want YOU to adapt for their own selfish reasons.

The only way that we can truly SAVE Ditmas Park is to do whatever possible to make sure that minorities of all economic backgrounds can stay in this neighborhood and not be priced out by gentrifying selfish trolls.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-08-02-race-wealth-Census-poor-neighbors_n.htm

Paging Josh!

2011-06-29T14:00:00.000-04:00

Our favorite resident commenter would be happy to know that DPB troll, Ben has written an article about how the Jews hate our first black president. This should surprise no one. Jews are racist. Now where is Josh to come along and claim that there was some sort of "bond" between jews and minorities.

DitmasParkBlog Launches "Faces of Ditmas"

2011-06-29T13:47:00.002-04:00

Apparently in an effort to show just how happy everyone in the neighborhood is and how diverse Victorian Flatbush is, the cretins over at DPB have launched an ongoing photo blog of the residents. Interesting as they have yet to feature our latino neighbors. Moreover, the blacks that they feature are either Haitian drummers or a homeless guy. Wonderful! Would someone please remind DPB that there are plenty of upper-middle class black and latinos living in the beautiful homes in our neighborhood who could be featured.

Gentrification is an ugly thing.

This is the Unofficial Ditmas Park "Leader?"

2011-06-16T17:05:00.002-04:00

Hi All,

I am not back full time as I am quite sick. Had surgery to remove some fluid from around my heart. Anyway, I am watching television and lo and behold there is Ben on talking about Rep. Weiner. Now maybe this is cultural but he looks a mess. Who let him go on tv looking as awful as he does? Do you see his hair? Do you think that any producer would let someone on tv looking such a mess?

This is the guy who tries to be the face of our neighborhood. Please.

Will Ditmas Park Blog feature any of the mutlicultural happenings this summer?

2011-06-14T23:19:00.002-04:00

There are many events happening within the black, carribean, and latino communities this summer in Ditmas Park yet all we have are pictures of anorexic looking white women on the Ditmas Park Blog. Why not celebrate the gatherings of longtime Ditmas residents who are trying to preserve the culture of the neighborhood. Why on earth does Ditmas Park instead choose to focus on the awful awful Purple Yam restaurant? No, that does not count as diversity just because the owners are Pacific Islanders. My god the food is horrible. No taste whatsoever yet that is all that the blog talks about.

Demand that Ditmas Park Blog cover ALL of what Ditmas Park has to offer.

"The facts are wrong"

2011-06-05T19:34:00.007-04:00

This is way off subject but anyone else watching 60 minutes? That is what one of Ben's most likely cousins just said about THOSE PEOPLE not dividing Jerusalem and kicking out Palestinians.

Look, I think it is more than obvious that Ben's people are downright racists. They despise brown people. Did anyone see how one of Ben's people ran over an innocent brown Palestinian child. My god. Just an awful scamming, racist group of people.

No wonder why we can't expect anything more from Ben. It's part of his culture.

Racist Ben Smears College Aged Person of Color

2011-05-29T21:08:00.002-04:00

A local congressman found himself entangled in a hoax in which someone alleged that he had uploaded NSFW photo. He allegedly tagged the photo to one of his followers who we have since learned is an underage person of color. Why do we know this? Dearest racist pos Ben writes a story based on a posting by an unbelievably unreliable racist conservative source. The poor girl is now getting harassed because of Ben.

What an utter disgrace to the neighborhood.

Racist DitmasParkBlog Now Sponsoring Racist Mary Kay Gallagher

2011-05-19T19:45:00.002-04:00

How can anyone forget the NY Times article featuring neighborhood racist, Mary Kay Gallagher? This is a woman who refuses to sell to people of color and Liena and Co had the nerve to call out the Times for calling Gallagher what she is--a racist. Well, here we are months later and DitmasParkBlog is now featuring MKG's listings.

Why won't DPB feature listings from the minority agents in the neighborhood?

Since January 2011 only TWO Latinos and SEVEN African-Americans have appeared on Meet the Press

2011-05-19T10:15:00.001-04:00

Politico's favorite show...

Coming Soon: The Truth About Politico

2011-05-18T12:04:00.002-04:00

Hi All,

I just wanted to inform you guys of an exciting new blog that I will be launching with two other contributors. One is a former Politico employee and the other is a former journalist who observes diversity in the media. I am excited for the opportunity to launch a blog that will keep the general public informed on the truth about Ben and his workplace.

Stay tuned!!

Racist Ben Will Stop at Nothing to take down our President

2011-05-15T22:23:00.001-04:00

If you have followed Ben's day job website--Politico--you will notice that he has been writing glowing profiles of the Republican presidential contenders. Let's be clear, if Michelle Obama had left Barack for three years with their children at home to go run off with another man, he would have been all over that. He would have called her a "deadbeat" a "bitch" a "shiftless n*****." You won't see him doing that with Cheri Daniels, wife of Mitch Daniels. In fact, you won't see the racist media scrutinizing any of the WHITE republican wives of the candidates.

Ben is a FUCKING RACIST. Excuse my language. Many have done the research and he is an overprivileged racist elitist. He hates black and brown people. He can't even take the time to follow just ONE on twitter. Facebook? Not a single black or brown friend. Same goes for his "wife." These are racists who must be stopped.

Twitter

2011-05-06T23:19:00.001-04:00

Guess who is on twitter and is following ZERO African-Americans or Latinos? Lots of jews but not much else?

You are who you hire...

ACTION ALERT: STOP LIENA'S HIRING

2011-05-01T04:27:00.002-04:00

All,

We must do EVERYTHING possible to stop the hiring of racist gentrification lady, Liena, from being employed by Patch. In her new role, she will have control over the type of content that people see on local blogs. This is awful. She will continue her "whites only" writing and expand it well beyond Ditmas Park. WE MUST STOP HER EMPLOYMENT WITH PATCH.

There will be more details as to what YOU can do early next week to stop this racist.

Protest Racist Liena's Hiring at HuffPost

2011-04-30T18:33:00.002-04:00

If any of you dear readers are in D.C. tonight you can participate in a protest against the hiring of Liena at the Huffpost.

Please arrive by 8pm outside of the Washington Hilton(Dupont North). There will also be a protest against other racist media figures such as Donald Trump.

BREAKING: Racist Liena hired by HuffPost

2011-04-29T19:16:00.002-04:00

They call themselves a "liberal" news organizaiton? HuffPost has just announced that they have hired Liena and her awful gentrification ways to oversea "local" blogs. This is horrible. Probably not as bad as that picture of her though.

What a mess.

CAUTIONARY TALE

2011-04-24T21:11:00.002-04:00

This happened to poor Eloise by non other than Ben and his "spouse." Shameful and there must be something that we can do to stop these awful intrusions of our privacy.

Read here

Would someone please hand Ben a map?

2011-02-27T19:51:00.003-05:00

I can no longer remain silent on what should be just common knowledge to everyone who graduated high school. This should also be common knowledge for someone who went to Yale and who graduated from Yale on their supposed "merit" and not connections. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD-- EGYPT, LIBYA, TUNISIA, ARE ALL IN NORTH AFRICA AND NOT THE MIDDLE EAST. WHY DO YOU KEEP REFERRING TO "UPRISINGS" IN THE MIDDLE EAST YOU IDIOT.

This is your press corps...

So, if he is not busy trying to butcher Ditmas Park he is butchering basic geography. Ay dios mio.

Ditmas Park Blog on African-Americans

2011-02-04T21:03:00.002-05:00

The email box has been full with people asking for comment on Liena's post about two black children in the library researching for books on Black History Month. Apparently this is supposed to be Ditmas Park Blogs contribution to Black History Month. I don't really know what to say because it is more than obvious that if Liena associated with anyone of color that she would know that her "joke" was offensive and also not news. The woman is an insensitive racist hack. No one should be surprised.

What else is happening?

Once a cracker always a cracker...

2011-01-29T13:46:00.003-05:00

I stumbled upon a post by the founder of Ditmas Park Blog in which he claims to not write "opinion journalism." I was surprised to read that given this disgraceful piece on Michelle Obama in which he tries to smear her for being a radical Afro-American.

As they say, "once a cracker always a cracker."

Ben has been posting in the comments

2011-01-25T16:46:00.003-05:00

I am going to do my best to keep this website going for Eloise but I just thought that I would share with the community that after a thorough trace, Ben has been posting as "anonymous" in the comments section for months. I will be submitting his inappropriate rants to his employer for their review including the trace evidence.

This blog is to bring up legitimate concerns about gentrification. To have our adversary "anonymously" posting in the comments nasty rants is inappropriate and uncalled for. There is no need to be so uncivil Ben.

Prayers for Eloise

2011-01-11T23:58:00.003-05:00

The founder of this blog and an inspiration to many in the neighborhood is having surgery to remove a benign tumor. Please keep Eloise and her family in your prayers. In the meantime, I will do what I can to keep the website running.

Happy Kwanzaa!!

2010-12-26T14:33:00.002-05:00

Today is Unity. Since DitmasParkBlog won't wish you a happy kwanzaa, we will.

Quote of the day

2010-12-24T11:25:00.000-05:00

"I’m wary of white people who talk about diversity as though it’s the “spice of life” when so many of them limit their involvement with diversity to sitting in coffee houses and talking to other white people about how great diversity is."--Jerry

DPB asks if diversity can be preserved

2010-12-24T11:20:00.002-05:00

No! Not if they keep on running their hateful blog. They are the reason why this neighborhood is becoming less and less diverse. DPB like many white people like the idea of diversity but do not actually like minorities. They like to see minorities not actually interact with them.

Go away DPB you are why the neighborhood is becoming less and less diverse. Just go away!

Also: Merry Christmas and a Happy Kwanzaa!

Breaking: White People Still live with white people!

2010-12-15T21:58:00.002-05:00

The numbers are out from the Census and New York City is still one of the most racially segregated cities in the country. I know that the gentrifiers would like to try to spin the fact that our neighborhood as diverse but if you look closely at the maps, we aren't that diverse. White folks still live together and socialize together. Blacks folks likewise. It is okay! We minorities SHOULD stick together.

Just say no to gentrification!

On Alert

2010-12-09T23:19:00.001-05:00

This has nothing to do with Victorian Flatbush but everyone needs to be on alert.

In the next two years, Ben and his white counterparts are going to be doing everything possible to make sure that our wonderful President and his beautiful black family are kicked out of the White House. We have to be vigilant and not let this happen. Any moment you see Ben disparaging our President (and that is often), he must be called out on it. He and the rest of the white media will be doing everything possible to tear down our first black President.

We black folks have been watching Ben and his cohorts try to damage this president. We may not be as vocal as the teabaggers but we are on alert and will rise to the occasion when necessary.

Some Tidbits

2010-12-09T23:10:00.003-05:00

1) Don't forget tomorrow is the pub crawl! Be there but please be respectful!

2) I ran into Leina today and I have to wonder if that heffa has a job or is she just a trust fund stroller pusher. I see her at all hours around the neighborhood and just shake my head as to what she represents.

3) Do NOT vote Ditmas Park blog as best blog. I have emailed the Village Voice about there racism and suggest you do too.

Random Thought: Why is it so controversial to say that those people control everything?

2010-12-05T09:40:00.003-05:00

Is it not a fact that the heads of major news organizations are jews?

Is it not a fact that primary owners of buildings in New York are jews?

Is it not a fact that the diamonds are controlled by the jews?

Is it not a fact that the heads of top schools and top departments are jews?

Is it not a fact that the major players in our government are jews?

Why is it anti-semetic to point out the obvious? Why is it anti-semetic to say that those people only look out for each other and no one else?

Our culture accepts a lot of racism against blacks and I don't see anyone saying anything about it. (see: sentencing, exploitation, etc). But when it comes to the jews, a group of white people, everyone goes crazy. What utter nonsense.

Closing Argyle Schoolyard Is All About Race

2010-12-03T18:46:00.003-05:00

Sorry guys I have been a bit busy but a tipster sent me an email regarding BSW Neighborhood Association advocating the closure of the playground on Sundays. Why? Because of "older kids who make a lot of noise." Translation: the blacks and browns will hang out if we keep the playground open. My tipster noted that Ben and Liena are part of the association but apparently they do not endorse this. Or so they say publicly.

Please let your voices be heard! This is all about race regarding the closure of the playground. The minority populations in this area do not have the luxury of going to their summer home in Rhode Island or Massachusetts or even the Hamptons for their kids to play like many of the people who are part of the BSW Neighborhood Association.

Ustreetblues

2010-12-03T09:52:00.003-05:00

This is off topic but I would encourage everyone to check out the blogs on the right side of the page. If you have not been reading UStreetblues, you should be. Lots of good stuff on Ben and another politico reporter.

Analysis: Following 657 on twitter, only 5 are black

2010-12-03T09:46:00.002-05:00

This took awhile but the numbers are in and they are pathetic. On twitter, in America, Ben could only muster 5 black people to follow. Please recall that this is a "journalist" and that 14% of the population is African-American. It should also be noted that a preliminary analysis found that he follows only 8 latinos.

I have emailed him for comment and have not received a response. If Ben is inclined to respond, I will gladly post his response.

Pub Crawl

2010-11-30T00:24:00.002-05:00

I will be there on December 10th! We will be joining in a neighborhood walking tour. Remember to bring your tape recorders just in case they don't treat us right so we can have documentation.

Oh and don't forget to come in your Sunday best. It is important that we look good. Remember the civil rights days? Always your Sunday's best so that the other side looks like jerks while you stand in your best outfits seeking justice.

Analysis: Ben only responds to emails from white males

2010-11-28T22:35:00.003-05:00

This is rather off topic but I am a quite the news junkie. I love to write letters to editors and journalists because I think it keeps them on their toes. I am rather cordial in my correspondence and 9 times out of 10 I received a friendly response back from journalists even if I disagree with their points. That has not happened with Ben . I asked a few friends(all of whom are non-minorities) to email him as they also like to engage with those that report the news and of the eight of us, only the white men got responses. I do not like to throw the R-word around but it is a bit disturbing that someone in such a high profile position is a sexist and a racist.

Furthermore, if you look at Ben's daytime website, he rarely features photos of women but primarily features photos of white men. There are plenty of women politicians that he could feature and he has chosen not to. I sent Ben an email asking him for comment before I wrote this and he has not gotten back to me.

If he decides that he wants to respond, I will make an update to the post.

I just thought that everyone should know.

One Year Ago: Is Ditmas Park Blog Racist?

2010-11-24T17:49:00.003-05:00

A year after our website was founded, the question still remains--is Ditmas Park Blog racist?

Although they have added one new contributor who is black, they still post stories about minorities robbing and raping. No matter how many times they post about a holiday church event or a black nanny rescuing someone's cell phone, the question still remains.

I think we all know the answer.

A question for the crowd

2010-11-16T18:54:00.001-05:00

I keep getting emails about how unfair I am and that my complaints about what has happened to the neighborhood are unfair.

Here is my question: why is gentrification good? I want to hear from you. I personally think it is bad because of what it does to minority populations (see: our neighborhood) but I want to hear what others think.

You may leave your views in the comments or email me and I will post with permission.

I'm willing to listen.

A response

2010-11-11T20:23:00.002-05:00

Frequent rabbler and neighbor Josh writes the following and my answers in bold:

1) "I moved into this neighborhood almost thirty years ago with my husband. We were just starting our family and I fell in love with the huge houses in Brooklyn." Don't you see the hypocrisy? You moved here because you were just starting a family and loved the huge houses. Now that others are just starting families and moving here because they love the huge houses, you have a problem? I have no problem with people moving in to expand their families. I do have a problem with them doing it at the expense of long-term residents. Wouldn't you?

2) "As they moved out a new crop of folks started to move in--whites. Not just any whites but whites with little kids with plans for more." This is an echo of my previous comments. Do you have less against whites without kids? Is it the procreation that bothers you? I have no problem with whites moving in but I do not like whites who move in to not celebrate and appreciate the history and culture of the neighborhood but seek to turn it into their own little utopia.

3) "There was a time when this neighborhood was predominantly white but middle-class african-americans and afro-latinos had turned the neighborhood to their own. That was no more." So you acknowledge that NY neighborhoods constantly change and indeed changed relatively recently from white to african-american and afro-latino. Yet, now that the neighborhood is changing once more, you have issues with it? How can you possibly justify such stubborness? Of course NY neighborhoods change but that doesn't mean that the new residents shouldn't work closely with the long term residents so that everyone will feel welcomed. The people over at Ditmas Park Blog have not done this.

4) "One half of the married due is not even an American and the other half is from one of the most elitist and posh backgrounds that one can ever imagine." What does their nationalities have to do with anything? You mention previously that the glorified Caribbean restaurant was a place to eat Caribbean food and discuss what was happening 'back on the islands'. If these immigrants posed no problem to you, why does another? If they were here to do good I wouldn't have a problem.

6) "Why is it whenever individuals get the idea to try to improve the community it involves blacks and browns being left out?" No where has there ever been evidence of community activities or imperatives that leave blacks and browns out. You make this up out of your own fears and then blame it on those trying to do good. We saw it when you refused to participate in a women's group, claiming that they were racist, when in reality, you didn't even open the door. We saw it when you boycotted Qathra because there wasn't a minority behind the counter. You're not being forced out. You're choosing not to participate. That is a huge and vastly important difference and one thta suggests you are the racist not they. That is simply not true. Countless studies have shown that gentrification pushes minorities out of neighborhoods. That is what is happening here. As for the groups and restaurants, the women's group only addressed the lack of color once it was brought to their attention. Why did it have to be brought to their attention?

6) "Some of us miss our old diverse neighborhood and want it back." You don't miss diversity. You don't like white people. The 'diversity' you fantasize about doesn't include anyone but your friends .That's not diversity. That's prejudice. Simply not true. I have white friends in the neighborhood.

7) "It's a tough subject but no one wants to seem to address what two wealthy and elitist individuals have done to the history of the neighborhood." This is simply not true. Everyday people post on the DPB what the owners have done to the history of the neighborhood. Everyday people discuss what's happening, what's in development and what's to come. Yet, it seems that I'm the only person who reads this blog. Who comments here. Why would theirs be so much more popular if they were as demonic as you say? And where's the outpour of support for yourself that you claim you receive? There isn't any. I get quite a bit of emails from people who are distressed with how the neighborhood is changing. I'm sure if I had some sort of counter like other websites it would prove that people do read. My inbox is filled with wonderful comments.

Face the facts. The neighborhood has changed. For the better. We'd love to have you as a part of it. See you around town! I'll be the one smiling with friends, sitting outside our new restaurants, enjoying the neighborhood I love and plan to stay in for a long long long time.

Purple Yams, Black Yams, White Yams

2010-11-10T23:05:00.003-05:00

I moved into this neighborhood almost thirty years ago with my husband. We were just starting our family and I fell in love with the huge houses in Brooklyn. The neighborhood was kind of gritty but not unsafe. Obviously crime was high citywide but everyone in the neighborhood seemed to know and look out for each other. We didn't have fancy restaurants called Purple Yam that catered to the yuppie whites, we had a Caribbean restaurant where you could exchange stories about what was going on back on the islands over jerk chicken, yucca, plantain, and oxtail. It was heavenly to say the least.

During the 1990s when the economy was booming things started to change. The Caribbean restaurant was in decline and our friends and neighbors started to move to the suburbs or down south. As they moved out a new crop of folks started to move in--whites. Not just any whites but whites with little kids with plans for more. There was a time when this neighborhood was predominantly white but middle-class african-americans and afro-latinos had turned the neighborhood to their own. That was no more. With the fresh crop of new whites came new demands and old time store favorites started to close as rents started to go up and the new whites made more demands. In the mid-2000s it came to a breaking point when a husband and wife team decided to start their own website. They had gone around the neighborhood soliciting input from the new local businesses and presenting themselves as the voice of this neighborhood. They weren't and aren't. One half of the married due is not even an American and the other half is from one of the most elitist and posh backgrounds that one can ever imagine. There mission was to "improve" the neighborhood but what has happened is something horrendous.

Instead of retaining the charm of the area they have put their own little twist on "revamping the neighborhood." This revamping has involved the continued displacement of African-Americans and other minorities. They refuse to address this. Why is it whenever individuals get the idea to try to improve the community it involves blacks and browns being left out? Ben and Leina have done nothing to try to bridge the divide between the old and the new of the neighborhood. They shoot down any forms of criticism as petty griping. It's not. Some of us miss our old diverse neighborhood and want it back. Gentrification destroys the fabric of a neighborhood and that is what is happening to Victorian Flatbush.

It's a tough subject but no one wants to seem to address what two wealthy and elitist individuals have done to the history of the neighborhood.

A discussion on race and the neighborhood

2010-11-06T22:20:00.001-04:00

I have been working on a piece and tweaking it a few times but I promise tomorrow it will be live!
I think it is time to have a constructive conversation about what is happening to this neighborhood and what we can do so that all races and classes feel comfortable living here.

More to come...

Racist Ben gleefully claims black AG candidate loses. Except she hasn't

2010-11-03T07:18:00.002-04:00

In California, the African-American candidate for Attorney General is in a very close race with the Republican. Ben has stated numerous times that she has gone down in defeat with glee. The only problem--she is ahead by .7%.

No one should be surprised by this.

Racist Ben asks why Blacks voted Jerry Brown for governor

2010-11-03T00:28:00.001-04:00

A racist.

http://twitter.com/#!/benpolitico/status/29540104189

Ben spends evening analyzing "the successful defeat of Barack Obama" with all white panel

2010-11-02T22:29:00.002-04:00

But he isn't a gentrification troll or racist as I have been told.

Ben's favorite CANTOR is set to become House Whip

2010-11-02T22:22:00.001-04:00

Well it looks like racist Ben has gotten his way by reporting for the last six months that Republicans would take over the house. I told my husband that this country would NOT let a black man succeed as President and here we are. Thanks Ben for all of your "objective" reporting over the last year.

I will have more on our anniversary tomorrow m0rning.

One Year Ago...

2010-10-31T23:43:00.002-04:00

I started this website after being appalled by what was happening to my neighborhood. Lots of young white people with their snot nosed brats moving in and not content with the long time residents they decided to "change things." They started their own website called Ditmas Park Blog where they made a point to portray African-Americans and Latinos as thugs and criminals. They advocated for overpriced restaurants and baby cloth stores. They held "networkkking" events. None of this stuff was to improve the lives of the long-term residents but to force us out. Although some residents have left, many of the long-time residents refused to be pushed out and have taken a firm stand against the gentrifiers known as Ben and Leina.

Over the last year this website that I started has grown by leaps and bounds. My email box is constantly filled with well-wishes and tips. We can and will make a difference and stop those nasty gentrifiers from whitening the neighborhood.

Over the next month we will do updates on some of our most important posts and tell you the readers what you can do to SAVE DITMAS PARK.

"This is just a blog about Ditmas Park"

2010-10-29T01:17:00.001-04:00

Remember when Ben made that statement in response to why he refused to cover certain things going on in the neighborhood? It seems that only applies to things involving minorities as he has posted info about jew stuff that is " a little south."

HE IS A RACIST

Default Judgment Entered Against Ben

2010-10-25T20:42:00.001-04:00

If you recall this website spoke of Ben and that woman of his being sued out in California in a small claims action. Well they were both no shows and an automatic judgment was entered against them!

Hopefully the plaintiff will be able to collect!

Ben spotting in D.C.

2010-10-25T20:39:00.002-04:00

A tipster sends over a spotting of a "very short, terribly dressed Ben . I wonder if he is trying to spread his gentrification here too."

It wouldn't be a surprise.

With new black writer, Politico(aka Ben's day job) starts writing about blacks again

2010-10-11T00:42:00.002-04:00

and fails miserably.

Ben hires a minority!

2010-10-08T16:52:00.004-04:00

I got a couple of emails from people who said that Ben decided to hire a minority but he is from an elite school so Ben still spits on those that are not on "his level."

Baby steps...

Proof that Rick Sanchez was right

2010-10-01T18:46:00.004-04:00

...they fire him. Another latino fired for speaking the truth while bigots and racists like Ben keep their jobs.

I wish my fellow latino well.

Update: Remember Octavia Nasr? She was sympathetic to muslims and got fired. So just a recap: say anything about those that run the media and get fired but write racist articles about African-Americans on your blog hosted by a mainstream website and keep your job?

33%

2010-09-28T21:15:00.003-04:00

A bit unrelated but it is application season for those looking to go to graduate and professional school. Several friends have children who are applying and all I can do is advise that everyone apply early. I strongly recommend this for minority students as 33% of those seats go to people like Ben and his fellow gentrifiers at DitmasParkBlog who are related to some wealthy white person and who do not deserve their seat. They didn't work for their seats at these elite schools. They were born with silver spoons in their mouths and did not earn their successes in life. They didn't deserve to be there(elite schools) in the first place.

Do not let this happen to a loved one.

More racism from Ditmas Park Blog

2010-09-28T21:12:00.003-04:00

The Real Flatbush has all the details.

Racist, Pathetic, Elitist Ben Blames First Black President For Smears Against Him

2010-09-28T18:03:00.004-04:00

Over at Ben's day job, the one that he was given because of who his father is, Ben decides to write up a lengthy piece that it is Obama's fault for why people think he is a muslim and a dirty black guy. He calls Obama's problem his "own devising."

Absolutely despicable. This "Ben Smith" is an awful "reporter" and an awful person for Victorian Flatbush.

May god hath no fury.

Ben's hiring!

2010-09-20T14:47:00.002-04:00

Ben is looking for an assistant at his day job. I suggest that EVERY SINGLE MINORITY THAT CAN READ AND WRITE APPLY.

Let's see who he picks. I'm more than willing to bet it won't be one of us. This is your chance Ben to prove to everyone that you are not a racist.

This will only lead to racial profiling

2010-09-18T09:44:00.003-04:00

The Times has an article today about how Brooklyn malls are restricting teens from hanging out at the malls. Isn't that what kids do? This will obviously lead to serious racial profiling as the mall in question--Atlantic Terminal--is primarily servicing those in the neighborhood who go to Brooklyn Tech. What are the kids from Tech going to do? Hit you with their graphing calculators?

Boycott Qathra!

2010-09-16T21:34:00.001-04:00

This new cafe in the neighborhood does not have a single person of color working there. Are they trying to tell us that there wasn't a single minority in the neighborhood qualified that they could hire.

This is gentrification in full effect and it is destroying our neighborhood.

Worst neighborhood ever?

2010-09-10T08:58:00.001-04:00

A reader writes:

I lived in Ditmas Park for 3 years. Worst neighborhood ever. EVER. Left in a hurry, will never come back, though real estate is dirt cheap and there were good deals. Why will I never come back, you ask? Because I have never, in my 40 years of life spanning several different Countries, experienced so much racial discrimination and pure hatred as I experienced from the Ditmas Park residents that preceded gentrification from people like me. It was simply a matter of walking down the sidewalk, on my way to the co-op or to work, and it would be a chorus of 'yo yo white bitch' from the huddles of men hanging around in front of their buildings under clouds of marijuana. On the street. Where children also live. Yeah. Awesome way to set an example. I also heard 'go back home, you f*#&$ing whitey', and several other equally idiotic comments. And these are the most benign ones. This is from complete strangers on the street. Granted, they were spoken by losers, but still racially based and oh so wrong. In addition, I found this to be the dirtiest, most unkempt, most crime-ridden neighborhood I have lived in. We could hear gunshots from our LR, coming from Ocean Av. And yet, we had moved in actually lured by the great prices and by the idea of diversity. It was important to us. Little did we know we would experience so much ignorant, primitive discrimination. Such ridiculous hatred. So to you dear blogger and to all those residents who are so terrified of improving your quality of life through gentrification: don't worry! Those people you love to hate and blame for bringing clean new Q trains are moving back out of your dirty, smelly, noisy, crime-ridden neighborhood faster than they could move in! Good Riddance Ditmas Park!

What a treat! I love how she tries to claim that all of us black folks are just a group of unemployed druggies. Good riddance to you Marina and why couldn't you have taken Ben with you!

Ditmas Park Blog "hires" minority blogger, sends them to back of the bus

2010-09-09T09:06:00.001-04:00

Ha! Well DPB finally has included a minority blogger I am told but they are only allowed to post at the Kensington Prospect. How nice of the white folks!

He thinks we are stupid...

2010-09-07T23:02:00.004-04:00

"He would be a familiar name, have more money than anyone else and, with a little love from Obama, might not get killed among African-Americans who might divide their vote between several candidates anyway."

Because apparently all of us black folks only vote based on skin color. Anyone else sick and tired of the gentrifying racist over at Ditmas Park Blog?

UPDATE: It isn't obvious who I am talking about?

You know your neighborhood is being gentrified...

2010-09-06T23:42:00.002-04:00

When the MTA replaces the Q with one of the newer trains. I rode the subway this weekend for the first time in quite awhile and was so disturbed that we had a new train. Everyone knows that the MTA could easily replace ALL subway lines with the new trains but the won't. Why? Because the MTA refuses to give tax paying citizens in the more "diverse" areas quality trains. Notice which lines have new trains? It is only the lines for the white folks like Ditmas Park Blog's own writers.

Call the MTA and tell them that ALL lines should have new trains. Not just the lines traveled by gentrifiers.

It's a Community Center NOT a Mosque

2010-08-22T19:52:00.005-04:00

Whenever I see the teatards chanting "not in our city" against the proposed community center I want to scream at my tv. Why won't the media (and that includes DPB's Ben) correct the fact that the proposed development is a community center? Why won't the media(including Ben) point out that Muslims died on 9/11 too? Why hasn't anyone asked where these protesters were when the strip club was being opened a block away? I find a strip club far more offensive than a community center that will honor the fallen muslims.

Finally, it is shameful that the Friedmans, Cohens, and Shermans would participate in such disgusting protests.

All I have to say is thank god it is not us blacks as god knows what would happen to us.

What it means to be American?

2010-08-20T08:23:00.003-04:00

Before I depart once again, that is the headline from Ditmas Park Blog's very own Ben. Does anyone recall this gentrification lover writing a headline like that when George W. Bush was president? This is not a coincidence that this question is being asked when we have a wonderful black president.

On Vacation

2010-08-20T08:20:00.002-04:00

Hi all,

We are on vacation until after labor day with a few updates in between. Go out and enjoy the last few weeks of summer. Of course, if anything breaking happens we will try to get to it. If you see those gentrifiers from Ditmas Park Blog, throw a tomato at them. I joke!

God bless.

Question of the night

2010-07-28T00:47:00.003-04:00

Did the founder of Ditmas Park blog and his colleague pay a young woman to keep quiet about a scandalous affair that the founder's colleague had been having with a reader?

Tips have been flooding into Ditmas Park Blog email saying yes. I know this isn't really related to Ditmas Park but it is interesting.

In other news...

NYPD settled with Sean Bell's family. It was the least they could do. I hate the cops.

DPB writer's boss blames NAACP

2010-07-23T00:36:00.002-04:00

This is indefensible:

VandeHei: Let's not forget where this thing started. The NAACP came out and makes this charge against the Tea Party Movement. And we've probably done more stories about the Tea party movement than any other news organization. We've really tried to study this group and they are a very diffuse group. You cannot say that they are racist any more than you can say the Democratic party is racist or the Republican party is racist. So it creates this culture and it's a dangerous topic and it's a dangerous fire to light and so this is the outcome.

On Mrs. Sherrod

2010-07-21T00:08:00.003-04:00

When Eric Holder called us a "nation of cowards" when it comes to race, DPB's very own Ben was upset. He linked to the racist National Review. He did not believe that we are a nation of cowards when it came to race.

Would you like to retract Mr. Smith?

Racist Coward

Racist Ben asks "Has conversation on race actually gotten dumber in Obama era?"

2010-07-20T21:48:00.003-04:00

Yes Ben and you are partially to blame.

I will have more on the Shirley Sherrod firing a little bit later this evening.

Friend of DPB calls me a homophobe

2010-07-16T21:44:00.002-04:00

What's really depressing is that I do think that things like using racism accusations to further some sort of weird personal vendetta is a horrible, horrible trivialazation of something that's still an incredibly serious issue.

What nonsense. Why would I have a vendetta against a gay and lesbian couple? Everyone is god's children. There is nothing trivial about my posts regarding the ongoing racism that occurs over at Ditmas Park Blog. Again, Bonnie, stop discussing racism as you end up sounding ignorant.

EXCLUSIVE: White Ditmas Park residents chase, beat and harass latino resident UPDATED

2010-06-28T21:54:00.004-04:00

More tomorrow and what you can do to help. I have to get a few more details before I am ready to publish the full story.

UPDATE: The victim did not want to go public yet. His family reported the incident (no, not to the 70th precinct where latinos are treated like savages) and is recovering at home.

God speed.

Friend of Ditmas Park Blog, Brenda from Flatbush has no minority blogs on her blog roll

2010-06-28T01:49:00.001-04:00

Just more evidence of her racism. Apparently we do not exist in Brenda's "Victorian Flatbush."

Save the date!!

2010-06-28T01:40:00.003-04:00

If you would like to watch the court proceedings in California, the lawsuit against the Ditmas Park Blog owners is scheduled for 10/12/2010 at 6:30pm pacific. They apparently have night court.

The plaintiff is seeking $7500.

Friedman, Hohman, Sherman

2010-06-26T18:43:00.002-04:00

Those are the names that have been gracing the front page of DitmasParkBlog for the last week. Anyone notice what all three have in common?

Brenda from Flatbush--racist

2010-06-20T22:11:00.002-04:00

Brenda from Flatbush says:
June 19th, 2010 at 4:19 pm

We had an “uncooperative victim” right on Buckingham Road between Church Ave. and Parade Grounds. Don’t know what can be done to crack a culture so steeped in antisocial behavior and upside-down values that you would prefer to risk your own life and that of your neighbors than “snitch.”

No comment.

Oh and she had a hit piece on Denzel on her own website.

Nelson posts black man jiggin' for white folks on bar

2010-06-20T22:10:00.001-04:00

Was it necessary for Nelson to post a picture of a black man dancing on top of a bar in front of a bunch of white people? He did it to embarrass him and it is highly inappropriate in 2010 to be posting such pictures.

Racist

Ditmas Park in 5 minutes

2010-06-16T16:22:00.002-04:00

Yes, it is their most offensive piece to date and I will be addressing the horrendous, gentrification video that they posted.

If this isn't an "I told ya so," about Ben and Liena, I don't know what is.

I will have a piece up tomorrow on this.

Breaking: Ben and Liena are being sued in California

2010-06-08T20:39:00.004-04:00

"Slander and defamation of character which resulted in a loss of a law school scholarship."

This is in Oakland, California. For those that don't have access to Wikipedia, Oakland is a majority black city. What are the chances that they are being sued by an African-American? I would say very high.

More to come!!!!!!!

Poor Helen!

2010-06-07T19:33:00.002-04:00

Helen T. was canned after her so-called "friends" in the press turned against her with her comments about Israel. What was the big deal?

As someone who emailed me today said:

If I were Ben and J-Mart, I would watch out for which one of my true friends in the press turn on me. Especially JMart."

Ben thought that us blacks were robots. WRONG

2010-06-02T00:46:00.003-04:00

At his day job when he isn't gentrifying Victorian Flatbush but only recruiting whites, Ben professed that African-Americans voted for black candidates no matter what. Take Artur Davis in which Ben claimed that he would be the "second black President." Artur Davis lost in a landslide. No, blacks do not just vote for blacks as if that were the case, Harold Ford Jr would be a Senator and JC Watts with his six kids by six different women would be President.

Ben, when it comes to race, just shut up. You don't know us.

Small claims case against Liena and Ben

2010-06-01T19:47:00.002-04:00

In an odd turn of events, a source for a couple of blog posts is being sued along with Liena and Ben for "defamation" and "loss of scholarship" in small claims court. I have not seen the details of the case but I am interested in why my source would be sued by an ex-roommate and also named in a suit with the Smiths. In fact, my source received a letter from Judge Judy, informing her that she was being sued. Kind of funny. I will be following this one closely as maybe I can use some of the information for my own case.

Yes, Liena Smith is a racist

2010-06-01T19:43:00.004-04:00

Does anyone ever recall the Victorian Flatbush gentrifiers, Liena and Ben publishing mugshots of any of the many white thugs from the neighborhood? A simple search would say no. However, with the help of the odious 70th precinct, they splash across for everyone to see a mugshot of an "alleged" murderer.

Liena is a racist pure and simple. What on earth is publishing this man's mugshot going to do for the neighborhood but increase tensions? Instead of trying to create black boogeyman every chance she gets, Liena needs to worry about making sure her immigration papers are in order as from what I hear they may not be.

"The War on Moms"

2010-05-31T11:36:00.003-04:00

I cannot believe that I am actually recommending people go out and buy a friend of DitmasParkBlog's book but here I am. Several friends have read her book and thought very highly of the author for focusing on the plight of working class women and not those who are like elitist rich "urban planner" Liena. Speaking of, when will you paint your house? The old chipping blue is hideous. It is an eyesore.

I just started the book and have found myself nodding in agreement with the author's viewpoints. This white woman actually gets it. She apparently also lives in the neighborhood.

Go support her.

Racist Ben Smith calls NOI leader a liar

2010-05-31T01:11:00.008-04:00

Ben Smith over at his white man's only job mocks prominent African-American Rev. Hunter of Detroit,Michigan. Rev. Hunter was called to help quell a brewing situation outside of Minister Farrakhan's home in Chicago. In writing up his hate-filled tirade, Ben claims that because he couldn't find any evidence of the Detroit Times existing it must not exist. He calls a prominent African-American man a liar. Maybe if Ben knew a few black people he would have gotten his facts right. The Metro Times of Detroit was formerly known as the Detroit Times in which Rev. Hunter wrote numerous articles. The Detroit Times was known among NOI members at one time as being sympathetic to black nationalist views.

Get your Detroit Times with your bean pie!

He is a racist.

Marta Z

2010-05-29T18:01:00.002-04:00

I am in Puerto Rico until next week and I know Bev is out of town until the 10th but when I get back I will be posting about Marta Z. My sister has dealt with Marta Z at her son's school and like who I am assuming is her relative, Liena, has nothing but awful words to say. Marta also believes that children should be arrested apparently for nothing but being hispanic.

More when I return.

Have a safe holiday weekend.

Ben appears on racist show

2010-05-19T01:51:00.002-04:00

He actually appeared in flesh on the Good Wife this evening. I gasped and yes, I saw the emails. If my husband didn't love the flat screen so much I would have probably have thrown a shoe at it.

Dear Lord, it is not enough that he spreads his hate in the neighborhood he now gets the chance to do it on television. Dangerous.

Vindication for Ben and Lena?

2010-05-11T10:56:00.003-04:00

A commenter over at Ditmas Park Blog claims that everyone's favorite duo are the reason that crime has evidently dropped in the neighborhood. I haven't been around as I have been dealing with my daughter out in California but I really find it hard to believe that these two pasty white people are the reason why crime has stopped. Did they use their powers to round up all the black and hispanics in the neighborhood and then said, "crime has stopped!" I am so sick and tired of white people thinking that they can save everyone. You can't. In many ways you are the problem.

As The Real Flatbush points out, they supposedly "moderate" their comments. The only moderation they do is purging blacks from the comment section.

"The latent racism of the Ditmaspark blog can be very dangerous to this community."

2010-05-10T22:49:00.002-04:00

Just go read the rest. It is too good to just post quotes.

http://realflatbush.blogspot.com/2010/05/dangers-of-ditmas-park-blog.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheRealFlatbush+%28The+Real+Flatbush%29

One of Ben Smith's people gets SC court nod

2010-05-10T10:51:00.002-04:00

What a waste. Don't we already have enough Ginsburgs, Steins, Cohens, in positions of power? It's not as if they use their power to help us minority folks out. As Ben has stated in emails to me, "I'm one of the chosen people." Ms. Kagan couldn't even find not one black or latino to hire at Harvard but I guess she supports diversity by hiring conservative white men.

Obama is becoming more and more of a disappointment every day.

I'll be back to my normal writing by the end of the week when I return to Brooklyn.

Noted without comment continued

2010-05-10T00:55:00.006-04:00

Actually I will comment.

Save Ditmas Park Blog's email box had several request asking to unblock the names in the emails that I am publishing. The blog from which these emails are originating from is run by three women who were apparently wronged( I say apparently because I cannot completely confirm whether or not they were wronged) but the emails do seem to suggest so by a couple of journalists at Politico. One of the women on the website posted her own emails and made it clear that she did not mind the author's name appearing. I am not going to post his full name as it is up to the readers to do their on research.

Also, someone asked if these were "hookers who didn't get paid well." What a sexist question. Does anyone really think that(according to their bios), an epidemiologist, a chemical engineer, and a lawyer are all "hookers who didn't get paid well?"

UPDATE: I removed one email after getting a harsh email from "Lisa" about claims that her man was cheating on her. I will repost it if others become available that seem to back up claims. I think that is a fair request.

Noted without comment

2010-05-09T10:40:00.002-04:00

Not racists, just gentrification boosters.

via UStreetBlues

A little late

2010-05-09T02:59:00.002-04:00

I had a blog post ready but it disappeared. You may have heard about the case where a jerk of a cop, which should surpise no one, got into an altercation with a bicyclist who was using his right to free speech and then lied about it claiming that the guy was resisting arrest among other things. Lucky for him, the incident was caught on tape and the cop was found guilty. This should be a reminder to all minorities and the public in general that you should always be armed with a still or video camera as you never know when the cops will decide that it is your day to get a beat down and then lie about it.

via the NY Times

Not your grandmother's "letter to the editor"

2010-05-03T02:11:00.004-04:00

This is a bit off topic here at Save Ditmas Park but I was just over at another blog and they have posted email exchanges from the alleged journalists(including Ditmas Park Blog's own co-founder) and I just have to ask why would a journalist be emailing a "reader" at 12:30am on a Sunday, "where are you?" and "you looking mighty cute in that picture" from their work address? For whatever reason I am unable to copy and paste the email as it was posted on the site but to say the least, those were a couple of the mild quotes from an email. I think it is safe to say that many of the emails would definitely fall out of the realm of your average banter between journalists and readers. Talk about scandalous.

via UStreetBlues

ETA: Eloise may disagree with me, but after reading through some emails, I am not quite sure that one of the co-founders of Ditmas Park Blog doesn't like black people. Sure he is into harmful gentrification practices but from the emails that I read, I don't think he or his colleague minds if African-American women were around.

Sen. Parker is an embarassment

2010-04-29T10:53:00.002-04:00

I am an identity politics voter in most instances but I will not be supporting Kevin Parker ever again. He has been a complete embarrassment and really should resign even if it means a Republican majority temporarily. His latest is going on a tirade about "white supremacy."

Just go away Senator. Please just go away.

via

New Ditmas Park Restaurant?

2010-04-27T23:43:00.002-04:00

I ran into an old friend today from the area and she told me that an mid-upscale soul food restaurant that has other Brooklyn locations is looking to open up here. They are owned by two African-Americans which would mean a minority owned business is taking advantage of the buzz in the area. This would be great news and we hope to be able to break it here first--and with the name of the establishment--before anyone else.

Stay tuned for further updates.

More proof of Ditmas Park Blog's racism continued...

2010-04-21T09:47:00.002-04:00

Ben Smith has recruited another non-latino reporter to his day job, Maggie Haberman.

The godfather of his day job is a bircher and his father worked for George Wallace. I am Puerto Rican and Chilean but I do follow politics. If it weren't for the civil rights movement, many positive changes that affected Latinos would not have happened. I take great offense in the fact that the founder of Ditmas Park Blog is associated with someone whose father worked for George Wallace. If you weren't aware, George Wallace fought for segregation. I know my focus is primarily on issues of police misconduct but I believe that the way police treat minorities is directly related to who covers them. If the press is so welcoming to birchers, George Wallace sympathizers, and people like Ben Smith who doesn't like latinos and other persons of color, how can we expect them to expose police brutality and the continued state-sponsored harassment of ethnic minorities?