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Children playing on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Ryerson Street in 1915. (Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/])It’s cooler today, but you might have seen kids (and maybe some adults) playing in open fire hydrants in the neighborhood yesterday, the hottest day
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Captain Peter Fiorillo announced the arrest of Shaquille Upson, 20, in connection with the April shooting death of Armal Mallory, at the 88th Precinct Community Council meeting. (Photo by Emily Field)Police arrested Shaquille Upson, 20 on June 15 for the fatal shooting of Armal Mallory, 42, two months ago
Events
Catch a showing of Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America” this Sunday, June 22 at Habana Outpost at 757 Fulton Street. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Don’t sit inside on the couch all summer. You can hang with your neighbors and get your pop
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Name: Royal Age: 3 and a half Breed: Pit bull and boxer mix Katie Dinota, 26 and her husband Adam Linsalata, 27, adopted Royal when she was one year old from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals [http://www.mspca.org/] in Boston, while they were
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Local dogs enjoyed the sunny outdoors this weekend. (Photo by Francisco Daum [<fgtatennis@gmail.com> Bcc: mitch@mitchtrinka.com Hi everyone, Thanks so much to everyone who played in the 2014 Ft. Greene Doubles tournament. Big congrats to the winners, Peter Wang and David Plotkin! Congrats also to
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An 88th Precinct officer gets out of her patrol car in Clinton Hill. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])A masked man robbed a 22-year-old man at gunpoint in the Ingersoll Houses on June 4 at 12:40 a.m. He told police that two men
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Lafayette Gardens residents mourned the shooting death of Laquan Nelson, nicknamed Popcorn, in an anti-violence rally Thursday evening. (Photo by Emily Field)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Yesterday evening, residents of the Lafayette Gardens Houses held a rally protesting gun violence, spurred by last week’s shooting death
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This postcard, circa 1907, shows the only public library in Brooklyn at the time. (Image courtesy ofthe Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php])Oil tycoon and philanthropist Charles Pratt founded the Pratt Institute in 1887 several blocks away from his Clinton Hill home. Although Pratt never had the
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The Fort Greene Park Greenmarket will expand north on Washington Park. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])The Fort Greene Park Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/fort-greene] will soon expand north on Washington Park, following a close vote last night by Community Board 2.
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Where’s your favorite place for iced coffee in the neighborhood? (Photo by Emily Field)It might be on the cooler side this week, but as we head into the muggy summer months the thought of sipping a hot cup of coffee grows distinctly less appealing. Stay cool and caffeinated
Brooklyn Wine Yard
Madiba is just one of the local restaurants and bars showing World Cup 2014 games this month. (Photo by Emily Field)The World Cup 2014 starts this Thursday in Brazil and we rounded up a few places in the neighborhood for local fans to watch the games. Have a favorite
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Name: Stella Breed: Pitbull mix Age: About five Fort Greene resident Jennifer Mooney, 35, adopted Stella when she was eight months old from Animal Care and Control of New York City [http://www.nycacc.org/]. Since then, she’s taught Stella how to “play bear,” moonwalk and hop like a
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Locals enjoyed sunny skies this past weekend. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We hope you had a chance to enjoy the gorgeous weather around the neighborhood this past weekend. If you snapped some pictures while you were out
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Police arrested Shaquille Dinkins, 21, for allegedly knocking a 25-year-old man off his bike as he was riding on Vanderbilt Avenue near Park Avenue and stealing his iPhone and backpack, with a Boombot portable speaker, on May 28 at 10:30 p.m. A half hour later, police tracked the
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It will be sunny and warm out in the neighborhood, so be sure to find some shade and wear sunscreen this weekend. (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/]Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. After yesterday’s early rainstorms, the clouds have cleared and the
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Eleven years ago, Otis was left tied to a tree in Fort Greene Park. “A dogwalker found him. I bumped into her – I was dogsitting at the time – and she asked if I knew anyone looking for a dog,” his owner, freelance photographer Chris Franko, 47, said. “And I said,