blood orange margarita
Photo courtesy of Tipsy.We’re kicking off a weekly recipe series featuring gems and accompanying stories of inspiration from local merchants and residents alike. This is the first in that series. To submit a recipe or nominate your favorite dish from a local eatery, email us at editor@bklyner.
Local parents and community volunteers on the Community Education Council for District 13 [http://cec13.org/] (CEC 13) have joined a growing chorus of voices blasting Governor Andrew Cuomo’s new education plan, which would, among other things: * make student’s statewide test scores count towards 50 percent of a
Black History Month
Image courtesy of P.S. 11 PTA.The fifth graders of P.S. 11 filled their auditorium with “Glory”ous sounds last week at the school’s Black History Showcase. The students performed a fantastic, energetic and chilling rendition of Their the sounds of “Glory” — the Academy Award (aka Oscars)
Photo by daleseat [https://instagram.com/p/zv3yUcKqCv/?modal=true].How many of these are even still around in the neighborhood? It’s nice that they still exist! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/
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discounts
Image courtesy of Fort Greene General Store.Are you a Fort Greene ex-pat who misses getting your Fort Greene General Store fix? Fret no more. Say hello to FortGreeneGeneralStore.com [http://fortgreenegeneralstore.com/]! Shipping throughout the U.S. and Canada, the new online store has a curated selection of some
474 grand street
Photo by Brownstoner [http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/04/surprising-look-for-apartment-building-rising-on-grand-avenue-in-clinton-hill/] .Six apartments within the five-story rental building at 474 Grand Avenue (just south of Fulton Street) are now available to lease [http://streeteasy.com/building/474-grand-avenue-brooklyn#tab_building_detail=1] at prices ranging between $3,475 a month and
Image courtesy of NYPD [nyc.gov/nypd].Good news: the third week of February saw a dramatic drop in grand larcenies since last week [/blog/2015/02/24/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-larcenies-assaults-climb-february-9-15/] (from 17 to 5) and ticks downward for felony assaults (2 to 1), burglaries (2 to 1) and auto thefts (3
Brooklyn Technical High School
Photo via Wikimedia Commons [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_by_Beyond_My_Ken].A second former Brooklyn Tech student has filed suit against the city Department of Education (DOE) for allegedly failing to prevent and put a stop to ex-teacher Sean Shaynak’s inappropriate behavior and sexual advances
Photo by son_of_rasmus [https://instagram.com/p/zvHfbQwoG0/?modal=true].Seen outside BAM. 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
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Grange [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynGrange/photos/a.10150687831799503.396994.261465154502/10150687832914503/?type=3&theater] .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
35th Council District
Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s State of the District address was easily one of the most vibrant versions of the annual tradition to take place this year in Brooklyn. Held in an auditorium at the Brooklyn Museum, the event featured guest speakers such as David Ehrenberg of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
463 classon avenue
Photo by inatashko [http://mrg.bz/2dHPHF].Up to 25 years in prison — that’s the amount of jail time faced by each of the four defendants from Clinton Hill if convicted of just one (the top count) of the 32 counts of kidnapping, rape, promoting prostitution, unlawful imprisonment, and