Photo courtesy of NYPD.The good news: there were no murders, rapes, robberies or burglaries this past week. The not-so-good news: felony assaults ticked up since last week [/blog/2015/03/03/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-falling-crime-one-murder-february-16-22/] (from 1 to 2), auto thefts inched up (from 0 to 3), and grand larcenies jumped back
Putnam Triangle Plaza
Photo by chrisherwoods on Instagram [https://instagram.com/p/z8i4puDsnI/?modal=true].Sunset, melting snow, and twinkling lights. 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]
Photo by kittymckinley [http://instagram.com/p/yZrkD7jI9t/?modal=true]In her three years in Clinton Hill, resident Tali Arbel said she has “never seen the C train crowded like it is now — so packed during rush hour people sometimes can’t get on, people lined two-deep on the platforms
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, MARCH 9 Fort Greene For Families When: Monday,
college basketball
Photo courtesy of St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn Campus.Vote now [http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/03/nabc-all-star-voting?t=1425916843304] to help make St. Joseph’s College [http://www.sjcny.edu/brooklyn] senior David Louison the first Brooklyn student athlete to play in the Reese’s Division III College
andy belle
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Pop-Up Market [https://www.facebook.com/brooklynpopupmarket2014/photos/pb.1404194623194921.-2207520000.1414175152./1482771438670572/?type=3&theater] .As of April 4, neighbors Misty Lynn McCauley and Andy Belle’s small business-friendly Brooklyn Pop-Up Market [http://www.BrooklynPopUpMarket.com] will be back home in Clinton Hill — in
Photo courtesy of NYPD.A 34-year-old man is in the hospital after being shot by police during a chase along Nassau Street, near Bridge Street, shortly before 1am on Saturday, March 7. He is in stable condition and, according to the NYPD, is in police custody with charges pending for
Photo by dcoptics [https://instagram.com/p/zk40JzpMV2/?modal=true].Here’s your recap of what went down this week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill: * Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward [/blog/2015/03/04/turn-clocks-back-saturday-sunday-daylight-saving-time/] for Daylight Saving Time! * Brooklyn Hospital’s new interim CEO [/blog/
Emily
Photo courtesy of Fulton Area Business Alliance [https://www.facebook.com/FABFulton/photos/pcb.959234894088338/959233800755114/?type=1&theater] .As winter slowly draws to a close, so to does Three Letters [https://www.facebook.com/threelettersbrooklyn?fref=ts] (930 Fulton Street) in Clinton Hill. Just one month after celebrating
Below you’ll find information on events through the weekend in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Monday to see what’s scheduled next week! FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Performance:Jocelyne Prince: Glory Studies of Unexplained Events [http://urbanglass.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fdbad5fd1&id=
Dime Savings Bank of New York
The historic Dime Savings Bank of New York, at 9 DeKalb Avenue, is one of dozens of spaces included in a new exhibition of landmarked interiors that is being featured in Manhattan through April 24, at the New York School of Interior Design gallery at 170 East 70th Street.Built
Photo courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Office [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycmayorsoffice/]New York City public school students will have two new official holidays as of the 2015-2016 school year: Eid al-Adha on September 24, and Eid al-Fitr during the summer. The new school holidays are in celebration of