395 Flatbush Avenue
Photo by Francisco Daum.Police arrested the 15-year-old teen girl seen in “wanted” images/surveillance photos released earlier this week, charging her with assault in the attack [/blog/2015/05/18/two-arrested-two-more-sought-for-gang-assault-at-flatbush-avenue-mcdonalds/] on 17-year-old Elizabeth Congress inside the 295 Flatbush Avenue McDonalds last Thursday, May 14. They also arrested 17-year-old
dusk
Photo by CareyWagner [https://instagram.com/p/2hdEB5zEQR/?taken-by=careywagner]. “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” — Edgar Allan Poe Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.
Avenue NYC grants
Photo via MABP.Three local nonprofits are among the 48 recipients of Avenue NYC grants from the Department of Small Business Services (SBS): Central Fulton District Management Association [http://faballiance.org/] (CFDMA/FAB Alliance), Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project Local Development Corporation [http://www.myrtleavenue.org] (MABP/MARP), and the Pratt
friends of clinton hill library
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Public Library.With days left to the announcement of which five libraries won the second annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards — and the $20,000 that comes with the honor — our very own finalist, the Clinton Hill Library, decided to celebrate their nomination [/blog/2015/03/24/
711 Fulton Street
Feast your eyes and mouths on this morsel of news: Falafel Brothers [http://www.falafelbros.com/] is open for business. It took three months longer than anticipated [/blog/2015/01/19/six-types-of-falafel-and-more-are-coming-to-fulton-street/], but the organic, vegan- and vegetarian-friendly falafel shop — with five flavors of falafel! [/blog/2015/01/19/six-types-of-falafel-and-more-are-coming-to-fulton-street/
Anne Pasternak
Anne Pasternak, photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders / Courtesy Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/about/next_director.php]Come the end of June, Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/] director Arnold Lehman will be retired, beginning the transition process to Anne Pasternak, who will officially take over the reins of one
Clara Heyworth
Seen on Vanderbilt Avenue at DeKalb Avenue. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/], or tag them #ftgfocus on Instagram [http://instagram.com/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us
African art
Image courtesy of The Collector, by Mark Zemel [https://vimeo.com/127528033]. Long-time Clinton Hill resident Eric Edwards’ apartment holds a collection of African art that rivals the collections of small and medium-sized museums — and actually goes on occasional display in major museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Auburn Family Residence
Auburn Family Residence. (Photo courtesy Fort Greene SNAP)Homeless advocates and local politicians are optimistic over Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to work with city agencies to reverse his plan to withhold $2.9 millionevery month from 16 homeless shelters [http://www.wsj.com/articles/state-withholds-funds-from-some-new-york-city-homeless-shelters-1431482602] — including Fort Greene’s
Images via NYPD.Police have arrested a Fort Greene man on charges of “inciting riot” during the violent melee [/blog/2015/05/18/two-arrested-two-more-sought-for-gang-assault-at-flatbush-avenue-mcdonalds/] at the Flatbush Avenue McDonald’s last Thursday afternoon. Amir McCants, 24, of Sands Street, was apprehended earlier today. This leaves one more identified suspect whose
police blotter
Image via NYPD.Crime fell across the board this week compared to last week’s spike [/blog/2015/05/12/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-increases-in-most-major-categories/] in all major categories: rape went from 1 to 0, robbery from 4 to 3, felony assault from 6 to 5, burglary from 4 to 1, grand larceny from
Brooklyn Compass Charter School
Photo via Brooklyn_compass [https://instagram.com/p/2bQQ6Sv31L/?taken-by=brooklyn_compass].Outdoor reading help kids of all ages plant roots in their community and in their minds. Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/