News
A broken pipe caused a geyser to burst into the air in Sunset Park Friday morning. The water main break happened on 49th Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Sunset Park. A video posted by CBS2 New York [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/08/19/sunset-park-water-pipe-break/] on its Facebook
Events
(Courtesy BRIC)WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Myrtle Avenue’s KIDS GUIDE [http://myrtleavenue.org/kids-guide-to-myrtle-avenue/] also has great listings. Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@bklyner.com. 7th Annual Soul of
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Police are searching for a man who stole more than $13,000 from several Brooklyn ATMs in July. (Courtesy: NYPD)A man used a skimming device to steal people’s bank account information and withdrew more than $13,000 from several Brooklyn ATMs in Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, and Bay
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Myrtle and North Portland Avenues, 1941Want to know how Fort Greene and Clinton Hill looked in the 1920s and 40s? Browse through theOldNYC map [https://www.oldnyc.org/], a project from The New York Public Library, to catch a glimpse of the past while never leaving your street corner. Developer
Business
Samui chef and owner A Napadol before its grand opening on August 17. (Photo: Elizabeth Elizalde / Fort Greene Focus)Fort Greene is known for its diverse culinary scene that features a broad range of Meditteranean, Mexican, Italian, and Japanese cuisines to name a few. But newcomer Samui [http://www.samuibrooklyn.
Police & Fire
Police tape and cop cars Brooklyn. (Courtesy: bee721 / Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bee721/5783708657/])Hate crime investigators are looking into a case involving a man who threatened to bomb another man’s home in Brooklyn, police said Wednesday. An unknown man pulled up in a vehicle and yelled
Arts & Culture
(Courtesy: Politics & Prose Bookstore / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/politicsandprose/photos/gm.992975867464444/10155039188476110/?type=3&theater] )Writers of diverse backgrounds will take the stage this weekend in Fort Greene to read their stories of history, race, class and personal challenges in celebration of creative writing. This year’
Announcements
Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked
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Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked
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Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked
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Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked
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Voting sign. (Photo: Fort Greene Focus)The New York State Board of Elections [http://www.elections.ny.gov/] wants to remind all New Yorkers that the registration deadline to vote in the primary election on September 13, is this week. You’ve heard from some of the candidates we talked