Nevins Street subway station
Photo via NYPD.Do you recognize this man? He’s wanted for allegedly feeling up a 24-year-old woman’s left leg with his hands multiple times as she sat on a southbound 4 train at the Nevins Street station. The incident occurred at around 7:38pm last Thursday, May 28.
Amarachi Prime
If you’ve had a craving for Ethiopian or Senegalese food that last month’s Dance Africa Bazaar didn’t fill, then you’re in luck because the third annual New York African Restaurant Week [http://www.nyarw.com] (NYARW) is here! Running for two weeks starting from this past
Tom Colicchio
Photo by David Shankbone [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tom_Colicchio_-_David_Shankbone.jpg]. Another celebrity is moving into — or at least buying property in — Fort Greene, but this time, it’s a celebrity chef. “Top Chef” judge and New York City restauranteur Tom Colicchio reportedly bought a
Sometimes you just need some balloons to brighten your day. Keep on sharing photos with us ateditor@bklyner.com, add them to ourFlickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them#ftgfocusonInstagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us onFacebook
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puppy prom
It may be raining metaphorical cats and dogs outside, but tomorrow, there will be a literal onslaught of puppies inside Fort Greene pet shop Who’s Your Doggy [http://www.doggybk.com] (197 Adelphi Street, at Willoughby Avenue). That’s because tomorrow from 6-9pm is the shop’s second annual
barclays center
It’s changing times for the New York Islanders [http://www.barclayscenter.com/ny-islanders], with a new home in Brooklyn and a new arena at Barclays Center. But not everything is going to be new for their first season. According to Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark, “it is of the
downsizing
A Fort Greene NYCHA resident spoke up at a community information session/town hall with NYCHA representative Brian Honan on May 18, 2015.Dozens of Fort Greene residents — many of them seniors — came out to a community information session/town hall to pepper the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
Image via Brooklyn Botanic Garden [http://www.bbg.org/visit/event/frolic]. Looking for something to do with the whole family this week? From a chance to roller skate with your toddler, to frolicking with butterflies and making crafts, there are a lot of great kid-friendly events coming up in
Image via NYPD.Crime fell markedly over the week of May 18-24 in most categories, compared to both the previous week [/blog/2015/05/26/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-fewer-robberies-and-shootings-but-more-transit-and-housing-crimes/] and, in some cases, the same period last year. Rape fell from 1 to 0 incident, felony assault from 5 to 3, transit from
Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/help-us-grant-money-to-community-projects/].The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) is gearing up for another round of their Community Grants program and is recruiting local residents to join the 2015 Community Grants Committee [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/help-us-grant-money-to-community-projects/], which will help the merchants
Photo by picklelittleface. [https://instagram.com/p/3Ty78II6-O/]A playspace for humans and dogs. Keep on sharing photos with us ateditor@bklyner.com, add them to ourFlickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them#ftgfocusonInstagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site.
Photo by David Andrako.Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. Come back Friday morning for our roundup of highlights for the weekend. And, as always, let us know if there are any events we’re missing by submitting your listing [/calendar/] to our