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Mar
13
#ThrowbackThursday: Set Fire to the Snow

#ThrowbackThursday: Set Fire to the Snow

A bonfire on Fulton Street under the elevated train melts snow after the Great Blizzard of 1888. (Photo by Adrian
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Mar
11
Emergency Town Hall Meeting to Address Thefts from Cars

Emergency Town Hall Meeting to Address Thefts from Cars

The 88th Precinct and City Council Member Laurie Cumbo will hold a town hall meeting Friday to address a string
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Mar
10

Renovations at Choice Greene

Choice Greene is undergoing renovations for the next three months. (Photo by Emily Field)Choice Greene is getting a new
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Mar
10
The Day: Community Board 2 Meeting, a Local Turns 112 and More Responses to Spike Lee

The Day: Community Board 2 Meeting, a Local Turns 112 and More Responses to Spike Lee

Snow will melt this week from the steps in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Ed Grant [http://www.flickr.com/
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Mar
07

Crime Report: Arrest in Applebee’s Attack, Thefts from Cars and Assaults

Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Feb. 26 they suspect as one of three teens who allegedly slashed two men
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Mar
06
#ThrowbackThursday: Under the Fulton Street Elevated Line

#ThrowbackThursday: Under the Fulton Street Elevated Line

A view underneath the Fulton Street Elevated Line in 1888. (Photo by Adrian Vanderveer Martense, courtesy the Brooklyn Historical Society
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Mar
05

Locals Respond to Spike Lee’s Words on Gentrification in Fort Greene

Vandals painted “Do the Right Thing,” a possible reference to Spike Lee’s movie of the same name, on his
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Mar
04
Neighborly Neighbors: Brandon Hew

Neighborly Neighbors: Brandon Hew

Brandon Hew is a local college student who enjoys rollerblading in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Emily Field)Neighborly Neighbors
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Mar
03

Pet Spotlight: Madden the Black Labrador Mix

We met 9-year-old Madden playing in the snow in Fort Greene Park with his owner, Jessica Tuttle. Madden is named
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Mar
03
The Day: Spike Lee’s Former Home Vandalized and a New Charter School

The Day: Spike Lee’s Former Home Vandalized and a New Charter School

Bare branches silhouetted by a sunny winter sky in the neighborhood. (Photo by Oswaldo Cabrera ["http://www.flickr.com/
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