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Crime Report: A Sharp Decrease in Crime and Left-Behind Items Stolen from Restaurants and Bars

Mathew Hernandez, 21, was arrested after he allegedly bashed a 41-year-old man in the face with a glass plate in front of Mojito Cuban Cuisine on Washington Avenue on Dec. 30 at 1:30 a.m. The victim said that he left the restaurant when he saw Hernandez arguing aggressively

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The Day: Home Prices Skyrocket and Local Sports News

The white stuff left behind from last week’s snowfall will continue to melt as temperatures rise this weekend. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Today is shaping up to be a warmer day, with highs in the lower 40s, according to the National Weather

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Neighborly Neighbors: Rachel McLaughlin

Rachel McLaughlin is a barista at Urban Vintage and future art student who enjoys spending time in Clinton Hill. (Photo by Amanda Woods)Neighborly Neighbors [http://www.thenabe.me/blog/tag/neighborly-neighbors/] is a series of posts in which we stop random people, ask them a few random questions, take

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The Day: A Community Board 2 Meeting, Laurie Cumbo’s Inauguration and a New Local Barbecue Joint

Between last week’s blizzard and this week’s severe cold, winter is in full swing this year. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It’ll still be freezing today, but not as cold as yesterday’s arctic blast with single-digit temperatures and negative wind

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Fort Greene Park Willoughby Entrance Reconstruction Faces Delays

Plans to renovate the Willoughby entrance of Fort Greene Park, prone to flooding and cracks, have been delayed repeatedly. (Photo by Kathleen Culliton)Although a $2.5 million plan to repair Fort Greene Park’s Willoughby Avenue entrance – facing a drainage problem and cracked steps – is fully funded by city

The Day: Sledding in Fort Greene Park, Community Board 2 Meetings and a Brooklyn Voices Series Event

Be careful while walking outside today, locals. It may still be icy out there. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We hope last week’s storm didn’t cause you too much trouble, locals. Highway closures, cancelled flights [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-02/u-s-northeast-snow-closes-highways-offices-grounds-flights.

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Crime Report: Assaults at Tillary Street Women’s Shelter and Thefts from Cars

Police arrested Justin R. Merritt, 21, after he allegedly stole a bulk supply of Argo hibiscus tea, unsweetened green tea, pickles, tuna salad sandwiches and cobb salads – worth a total of $1,800 – from Applebee’s on the Flatbush Avenue Extension on Dec. 27 between 8:10 and 8:30

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The Day: A Winter Storm, Brooklyn Spirit at Mayoral Inauguration and a Wynton Marsalis Concert

After the sun peeked out, many locals got out to start shoveling out of the blizzard. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Five inches of snow have already fallen overnight, and more snow is expected this morning, The National Weather Service reported [http://forecast.weather.

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Next Year to be Last Year For Pratt Steam Whistles Tradition

Next year will be the last year for the annual New Year’s Eve steam whistle show on Pratt Institute’s campus, officials say. (Photo by Scott Lynch)The familiar sound of Pratt Institute’s New Year’s Eve steam whistles will ring in 2014 – and 2015 – but midnight on

Walt Whitman Lirary

The Day: Mulchfest, Fitness with the Brooklynettes and a Kwanzaa Celebration

If you’ve taken an evening stroll in the brisk winter weather, you may have spotted a beautiful sunset like this one. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Yesterday’s torrential rain may have dampened your weekend plans, but you won’t see any rain

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Crime Report: Thefts on the Subway, Stolen Wallets and Home Burglaries

We’re back with our weekly crime blotter [http://www.thenabe.me/blog/2013/12/20/crime-blotter-blackout-continues-ends-next-week/] after a two-week blotter blackout [http://www.thenabe.me/blog/2013/12/05/nypd-to-restrict-journalists-access-to-crime-reports-at-local-precincts/] that began when the NYPD restricted community journalists’ access to the forms detailing reported crimes in every precinct. After

The Day: Admiral’s Row Site Builder Dropped and Classes for Grandparents Raising Kids

It has been feeling like winter in the nabe with cold days and even colder nights. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. If you celebrated Christmas or Kwanzaa these past couple days, you may have traveled in freezing temperatures – a complete turnaround from the spring-like

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88th Precinct Officers Give Christmas Gifts to P.S. 67 Students

88th Precinct Deputy Inspector Scott Henderson, along with other officers, distribute gifts to P.S. 67 students on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Amanda Woods)P.S. 67 students talk to “Santa” at a gift-giving event hosted by the 88th Precinct. (Photo by Amanda Woods)P.S. 67 students cheered, jumped

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The Day: A Volunteer Opportunity, Classical Chamber Music and Jazz Vespers

The mild weather leaves us thinking it feels more like spring than winter. Do you like the warmth, or are you hoping for more wintry weather, locals? (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Yesterday was the first day of winter, but it sure didn’t

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Police Promise – Again – to End Blotter Blackout

(Photo by Francisco Daum)Deputy Inspector Scott Henderson, the commanding officer of the 88th Precinct, said Thursday that reporters may return to the station house next week to view and copy information from the weekly felony reports – promising an end to a two-week blackout. We reported Dec. 5 [http://www.

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The Day: A Park Avenue Light Display and Bus Rapid Transit Plans

Winter hasn’t officially begun yet, but snow has already dusted the streets twice. It will melt later this week though, when temperatures are expected to rise into the 40s and 50s. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera)Christmas will be upon us in exactly a week. If you put up a

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Van Explodes on Lefferts Place

A van spontaneously exploded – completely engulfing itself in flames – on Lefferts Place near Classon Avenue on Monday evening, according to witnesses. Flames engulfed a van on Lefferts Place near Classon Avenue last night. (Photo by William Laviano)Firefighters were notified of the blaze at 6:40 p.m., and extinguished

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No Crime Blotter This Week

The Nabe will not be posting a crime blotter this week, because the 88th Precinct has not yet decided on a “uniform” way to release crime report information to the media. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])We will not be able to publish a crime

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Army Veteran Continues Service with Local Cooking and Food Education

Darrell Robinson, 62, is a chef, community volunteer and Army veteran who says he is committed to serving his Fort Greene neighborhood. (Photo by Amanda Woods) For chef and community volunteer Darrell Robinson, 62, life has come full circle. A U.S. Army veteran who served from 1969 to 1971,

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The Day: Success Academy Co-location, Laurie Cumbo’s Apology and a Nelson Mandela Memorial

With this week’s freezing temperatures, it feels like the winter holiday season is upon us. Decorative lights around the nabe add to the festive atmosphere. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Did you take any photos of yesterday’s snowfall, locals? If so, be

Urban Matter

Crime Report: Street Assaults, Store Robberies at Gunpoint, Muggings and Other Thefts

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we are including two weeks of reports in today’s crime blotter. Twenty-three felonies and three arrests were reported in the 88th Precinct between Nov. 16 and 24. Another 23 were reported between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1; there were four arrests that week. There

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NYPD to Restrict Journalists’ Access to Crime Reports at Local Precincts

Following tomorrow’s blotter post, we will no longer be able to provide weekly 88th Precinct crime reports because of a change in NYPD policy. (Photo by Andy Newman)According to an 88th Precinct Community Affairs officer, this is happening because some precincts in the city allow journalists to access

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The Day: A CB2 Health Committee Meeting, An Atlantic Yards Quality-of-Life Meeting and a New Local Coffee Shop

Signs of the Christmas season abound in the nabe, including the snowflake decorations on local streets. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The unseasonably mild temperatures we started the week with will continue, as the National Weather Service predicts

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Police Seek Three Men for Questioning in Connection With Walt Whitman Houses Shooting

Police are looking to interview three men (two pictured here, from surveillance footage) who were in the area when 66-year-old Clifford Hubbard was murdered last week. (Photos courtesy NYPD)Police are seeking three men for questioning in connection with the murder of a Queens man in the lobby of a

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Parks Department Repairing South Oxford Park Tennis Courts

The city’s parks department is completely remaking the South Oxford Park tennis courts. (Photo by Amanda Woods)Fort Greene tennis players may have been taken by surprise if they visited the South Oxford Park tennis courts during the past two weeks. The New York City Department of Parks and