Brooklyn Queens Land Trust
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
1114 Fulton Street
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
BRIC Stoop
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,
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Sixteen-year-old Laquan Nelson was shot yesterday evening in the Lafayette Gardens Houses and collapsed in front of the 88th Precinct station house. (Photo by Emily Field)Laquan Nelson, 16, was a straight-A student killed last night for playing basketball, according to witnesses who saw the shooting at the Lafayette Gardens
Arrested Development
The Fort Greene Park Greenmarket may be moving closer north on Washington Park this summer. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera ["https://www.flickr.com/photos/ocabreraphotos/<Oswaldo])The Fort Greene Park Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/fort-greene] has plans to expand on Washington Park, and we spoke
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As the weather gets warmer, find some shade under trees in the neighborhood. (Photo by Francisco Daum ["https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We hope you enjoyed the sunny weather this weekend, locals. Temperatures continue to rise this week into the high
World War II
A 42-year-old woman told police that her boyfriend threatened her with a baseball bat and stole a Toshiba laptop, a Sprint Galaxy 3, a Wii, a 42-inch television and a 27-inch television from her apartment in the Walt Whitman Houses on May 18. She said that her boyfriend said, “I
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If you’re out enjoying the sun this weekend, remember to take some pictures and share them on the the Nabe’s Flickr pool. [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/pool] (Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. This weekend
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A view of Fort Greene Park in 1904. (Photo courtesy the U.S. Library of Congress [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008679669/])This week’s #ThrowbackThursday post is a 1904 photochrom print by the Detroit Photographic Company, which produced millions of its popular photochrom postcards from 1898 until the
We met Jean-Claude Van Damme, an almost one-year-old Shih Tzu puppy, and his owner, Clinton Hill resident DeeDee Cohen, on a sunny day in Fort Greene Park. Cohen said she bought Jean-Claude, nicknamed J.C., while her mother was visiting from Israel. “She knew I really wanted a dog, and
Where''s Waldo?
It was a rainy start to the three-day weekend, but the sun broke through on Sunday. (Photo by Francisco Daum ["https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/with/14259952401<Francisco])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Memorial Day weekend may have started out with rain and thunderstorms, but