food review
Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are full of go-to restaurants and cafes for everything from breakfast and on-the-go snacks to lunch specials, delivery, after-work drinks, and low-key dinners. Outpost Lounge [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Outpost/120145641330354?fref=ts] (1014 Fulton Street) is one of those rare spots that covers
180 myrtle avenue
Image via Dattner Architects [http://www.dattner.com/portfolio/myrtle-avenue-development-plan/#prev_image]. Development on the west end of Myrtle Avenue that borders Downtown Brooklyn continues apace, with The Real Deal reporting [http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/03/09/mapping-myrtle-avenues-development-projects/] that $155 million in financing has been secured for one of
DeKalb Market Hall
Image via City Point [http://citypointbrooklyn.com/about/media/].The City Point housing/retail development off Albee Square will be even more mixed-use once it opens DeKalb Market Hall in 2016. The giant 26,000-square-foot food hall will feature between 35-55 food vendors, many of them favorites returning from the
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Photos via ANIMAL New York [http://animalnewyork.com/2015/theres-a-massive-illicit-bust-of-edward-snowden-stuck-to-a-war-monument-in-brooklyn/] and 6sqft [https://instagram.com/p/1LCukMHJ6o/?taken-by=6sqft].The three unidentified artists who created the four-foot-tall bust [http://animalnewyork.com/2015/theres-a-massive-illicit-bust-of-edward-snowden-stuck-to-a-war-monument-in-brooklyn/] of Edward Snowden and installed it without permission [/blog/2015/04/06/prison-ship-martyrs-monument-vandal
The Department of Buildings (DOB) has approved a request [http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=321112611&passdocnumber=01] to demolish the Key Food at 325 Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill — dashing the hopes of hundreds of residents who have protested [/blog/2015/02/25/emotions-run-high-town-hall-key-food-closure/
Image via Habana Outpost.Earth Day is next Wednesday, April 22, but Habana Outpost [http://www.habanaworks.org] (757 Fulton Street) is kicking off eco-friendly festivities a few days early with their Earth Day Expo — a combination grand reopening for the seasonal neighborhood join and celebration of all things green.
Image via NYPD.Reported crime fell by over half in several categories compared to last week’s numbers [/blog/2015/04/07/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-fewer-burglaries-but-more-assaults/] : felony assaults from 5 to 1, auto thefts from 2 to 0, transit from 1 to 0, housing crimes from 2 to 1, petit larcenies from 16
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966 Fulton Street
The Edwards, Deme, Ellis and Blakney families.There were dozens of stories, all unique yet all sharing the same conclusion: if the Young Minds Child Care and Grace Agard Harewood Senior Center were to close, the families and older adults would not have anywhere else to go. “I don’t
22 Quincy Street
Photo via Google Maps.The Salvation Army [http://www.salvationarmy.org] building at 22 Quincy Street (between Classon Avenue and Downing Street is being sold for a rumored $30 million to an undisclosed source, reports [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2015/04/salvation-armys-clinton-hill-building-in-contract/] Brownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2015/
Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Friday morning. We’ll have your weekend schedule guide on Friday and as always, let us know if there’s anything we’re missing by emailing editor@bklyner.com! MONDAY, APRIL 13 Dance Fitness When: Monday, April 13