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May
06

Urban Forager Ava Chin Writes About Searching for Food and Love in New Memoir

Ava Chin writes about hunting for edible plants in Fort Greene Park in her new memoir, “Eating Wildly: Foraging for
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May
05
City Withholds Water Access at Myrtle Village Green

City Withholds Water Access at Myrtle Village Green

(Photos by Emily Field) After shutting off water access to avoid broken pipes during the frigid winter, the New York
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May
05

The Day: Man Wounded in Shooting near Fort Greene Park and Eating Along the G Line

April showers brought many May flowers to the neighborhood. (Photo by Francisco Daum ["https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/
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May
01

#ThrowbackThursday: Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1910

The Brooklyn Academy of Music was first built in 1861 on Montague Street and moved to Fort Greene in 1908.
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Apr
30
Two Teenage Girls, One Man Shot Last Night In Clinton Hill

Two Teenage Girls, One Man Shot Last Night In Clinton Hill

A shooter wounded two teenage girls and a man last night in Clinton Hill. (Photo by Emily Field.)A gunman
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Apr
29
Locals Meet New NYCHA Commissioner Shola Olatoye

Locals Meet New NYCHA Commissioner Shola Olatoye

Locals gathered at the Ingersoll Community Center last night to meet with the new New York City Housing Authority Commissioner,
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Apr
28
The Day: Police Search for Suspect in Shooting at Dry Cleaner, a Local Company Files for Bankruptcy and Vandalism at Play Center

The Day: Police Search for Suspect in Shooting at Dry Cleaner, a Local Company Files for Bankruptcy and Vandalism at Play Center

Warmer weather has brought flowers back to the neighborhood. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=
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Apr
25

Crime Report: Police Make Arrest in Murder of Gilbert Kelly

Police arrested Victorious Kingsberry,18, yesterday in connection with the March 15 shooting death of Gilbert Kelly, a Clinton Hill
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Apr
24
#ThrowbackThursday: The Atlantic Avenue Station in 1895

#ThrowbackThursday: The Atlantic Avenue Station in 1895

The Atlantic Avenue elevated train station around 1895. (Photo courtesy the Brooklyn Historical Society ["http://brooklynhistory.org/])This week’
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Apr
23

A Waterfront Streetcar? It’s for the Tourists, Locals Say

Dory Weiss is one local who sees a streetcar trolley connecting Queens and Brooklyn as a tourist attraction. (Photo by
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