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NYPD Officer Christopher O’Neil from Fort Greene’s 88th Precinct. (Courtesy: 88th Precinct / Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYPD88Pct])NYPD Officer Christopher O’Neil knows a thing or two about saving lives. He served two years in the Navy as a combat medic in Afghanistan and experienced nostalgia as he
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A rendering of 810 Fulton St. (Courtesy: RXR Realty)RXR Realty [http://www.rxrrealty.com/] — a firm known for expanding large office properties in the city — has purchased the leasehold at 810 Fulton Street [/blog/2014/12/12/twelve-story-mixed-use-building-moves-forward-810-835-fulton/] for $28.7 million in Fort Greene, from GFI Development [http:
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(Photo: TV On The Radio / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TvOnTheRadio/?fref=ts])The Afropunk Festival [http://afropunkfest.com/]is coming to Fort Greene this weekend to celebrate music and culture through live performances by featuring some of the top artists in the game. The festival is in its 12th
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(Courtesy: friendsofemily / Emily Rawlings [http://www.friendsofemily.com/]) Emily Gallagher, 32, calls North Brooklyn her home. The Brooklyn-based community activist moved to the borough from Rochester 10 years ago and is running for New York State Assembly 50th District Leader, which covers Williamsburg, Greenpoint, the Navy Yard, Clinton Hill, and
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(Courtesy: Greenlight Bookstore / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/GreenlightBklyn/photos/a.10150953081450962.489380.70922460961/10150953081485962/?type=1&theater] )Below you’ll find information on events through the week in (and around) Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Friday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event
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A rendering of Willoughby Square. (Courtesy: Economic Development Corporation [http://www.yimbynews.com/2016/08/an-office-building-at-217-duffield-street-in-downtown-brooklyn-gets-demolished-for-park-and-parking-garage.html] )Downtown Brooklyn is about to experience more development changes. Willoughby Square [http://www.nycedc.com/project/willoughby-square]is one step closer to reality, as the City prepares to demolish 217 Duffield St., an
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Carmel Cato lit a candle in his son’s honor. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)On the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Crown Heights riots Sunday, Brooklynites gathered to commemorate the events that transpired more than two decades ago — when the community witnessed the deaths of a black child
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Clinton-Washington Avenue train station in Brooklyn. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ftgfocus], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus/], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fortgreenefocus/], and sign up for our
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(Courtesy: mhlfrs / Instagram) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJVO8LChs22/?tagged=brooklynbridge]After a busy week, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Bomb threat in Sunset
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(Courtesy: mhlfrs / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJVO8LChs22/?tagged=brooklynbridge])After a busy week, take the time to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites. Nick’s Lobster House
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Left to Right: High school students, Shane Smith, Wanda Cano, and Maria Hashmi present their Zika project at Pratt Institute. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)Students in a youth development program gathered at Pratt Institute in Fort Greene on Friday to showcase their solutions on issues such as police
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The Olympics are winding down and here’s what we’ve learned: the United States continues to reign supreme in the medal count, Katie Ledecky [https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/763785153969790976] and Usain Bolt [https://twitter.com/sumbly/status/765727344145432576] created a pair of enduring images, and as Ryan Lochte