995 Fulton Street
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.“LEON & SON WINE AND SPIRITS: COMING SOON” The large block letters on the floor-to-ceiling storefront window evokes memories of multigenerational mom-and-pop stores, merchants greeting customers in person, and lots of smiles. That’s part of what Christopher Leon was going for when he named
Chris Havens
Photo courtesy of A Fort Greene Resident.Have you ever received a letter like this? A homeowner on Vanderbilt Avenue between Myrtle and Park Avenues received this letter inquiring as the availability of their house — or the homes of anyone else they know in Fort Greene — in their mailbox on
490 Myrtle Avenue
Now that applications [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/AdvertisementPdf/149.pdf] have been coming in for the 19 affordable units [/blog/2015/04/16/19-affordable-units-available-at-490-myrtle-avenue-and-associated-supermarket-to-be-renamed-key-food/] at 490 Myrtle Avenue, listings for some of the remaining 74 market-rate units are also now available for perusal [http://www.aptsandlofts.com/featured-developments/the-refinery-no-fee-designer-apts]
SONYA
The South of the Navy Yard Artists (SONYA) Artwalk [https://www.facebook.com/events/1556358534643152/] is back for another extended weekend of celebrating art and artists created and based in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Wallabout, and we have the schedule for the next few days. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 28,
Chris Wood
Photo courtesy of Fort Greene Park Conservancy.Come one, come all, to the grand reopening open house for the Fort Greene Park Visitors Center! The festivities will take place this Saturday, May 30 inside Fort Greene Park [http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/fort-greene-park] at the newly reopened Visitors Center and
Photo by cisc1970 [https://instagram.com/p/3FhBw3Jo3o/?taken-by=cisc1970].It doesn’t matter how big or little your wheels or feet are, as long as you keep moving. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/
Kirk Pillow
Photo via University of the Arts [http://www.uarts.edu/about/kirk-e-pillow]. Pratt Institute Provost Peter Barna is stepping down from the position effective some time this July in order to return to presiding over the classroom instead. Barna will be replaced by Kirk Pillow [http://www.uarts.edu/about/
With a location by the water, Sheepshead Bay is known for its many seafood options [/blog/2015/05/19/take-a-bite-out-of-sheepshead-five-spots-for-seafood-that-are-worth-the-trip/] — as well as for its unique variety of ethnic cuisines from across Europe and Central Asia. But vegetarians are also well represented, whether it be in Georgian cuisine (that’s
vegetarian
With a location by the water, Sheepshead Bay is known for its many seafood options [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2015/05/19/take-a-bite-out-of-sheepshead-five-spots-for-seafood-that-are-worth-the-trip/] — as well as for its unique variety of ethnic cuisines from across Europe and Central Asia. But vegetarians are also well represented, whether it be in Georgian
With a location by the water, Sheepshead Bay is known for its many seafood options [/blog/2015/05/19/take-a-bite-out-of-sheepshead-five-spots-for-seafood-that-are-worth-the-trip/] — as well as for its unique variety of ethnic cuisines from across Europe and Central Asia. But vegetarians are also well represented, whether it be in Georgian cuisine (that’s
food events
With a location by the water, Sheepshead Bay is known for its many seafood options [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2015/05/19/take-a-bite-out-of-sheepshead-five-spots-for-seafood-that-are-worth-the-trip/] — as well as for its unique variety of ethnic cuisines from across Europe and Central Asia. But vegetarians are also well represented, whether it be in Georgian
vegetarian restaurants
With a location by the water, Sheepshead Bay is known for its many seafood options [http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2015/05/19/take-a-bite-out-of-sheepshead-five-spots-for-seafood-that-are-worth-the-trip/] — as well as for its unique variety of ethnic cuisines from across Europe and Central Asia. But vegetarians are also well represented, whether it be in Georgian