Snow piled on cars from the last snowstorm in the neighborhood. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera [http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocabreraphotos/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We hope you had a chance to enjoy the brief respite from the winter chill this weekend, especially since the National Weather
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A 29-year-old man was held up at gunpoint while he was walking in the Walt Whitman Houses between Cumberland Street and North Oxford Street on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m., police reported. He told police that three men shoved him into a chain link fence. One man pushed a
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Deputy Inspector Scott Henderson updates locals on crime and traffic safety in the neighborhood at the 88th Precinct Community Council meeting. (Photo by Emily Field)Traffic safety was once again an issue for locals at the 88th Precinct Community Council meeting on Tuesday night – its first meeting in the New
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You can hear one of Benny’s distinctive howls before you see him on a walk in Fort Greene. “He likes to howl,” said his owner Robby Entrekin, 30, as Benny bayed at a nearby squirrel. “Dogs, cats, people. It’s not aggressive, more like hey, hey, hey.” Luckily, Entrekin
Late musician Dwayne Burno with his son, Quinn. (Photo courtesy Wendy Watel-Burno.)Wendy Watel-Burno has three words to describe her husband Dwayne Burno. “He was music.” This week the community will get its chance to honor the Fort Greene jazz bassist, who passed away at 43 from complications of kidney
Snow that covers branches in Clinton Hill may be melted away by the end of the day. (Photo by Brian Foy [[soundcloud url=])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We hope you stayed warm this weekend. Despite the chill, we saw that some of you were out taking pictures
Amir Rivera, 26, was arrested on Jan. 18 for allegedly robbing and sending death threats to a 16-year-old boy. Police said that he phoned the boy and also texted him “Yo I need money or jewelry or something valuable or you’re gonna die. I’ll shoot you.” The teenager
Snow lingers on the steps of many local brownstones and more is on the way. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera ["http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocabreraphotos/]Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. It’s yet another frigid day in the neighborhood, with a high of 19 degrees and wind
The snow quickly piled up yesterday, but we saw you out braving the storm yesterday, whether it was walking your dogs, shoveling snow or sledding down a hill in Fort Greene Park. Check out some of what we saw in the photos and videos below, and don’t forget to
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Looking out at the falling snow from a window in Fort Greene was relaxing yesterday. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera ["http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocabreraphotos/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. A winter storm dumped almost a foot of snow last night across the city, and while it
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Hi, locals. I’m Emily Field, the new reporting fellow for The Nabe. I interned here over the summer and I’m excited to be back in the neighborhood covering local news [http://www.thenabe.me/blog/author/emilyfield/], including everything from crime to art festivals and local politics. I’
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Lillybelle is a dog of many talents. Not only does she dance on her hind-legs, but the Tibetan terrier mix will climb trees in pursuit of squirrels. We saw her scramble about five feet up one tree when we met Lillybelle and her owner, 8-year-old Dessa Monat and her mother