Brooklyn Technical High School
Sterling Walter, Courtney Claycomb, and Promit Chowdhury.On Tuesday, January 20, Brooklyn teens from six high schools will begin the first in a series of “Digital Youth Dialogues [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2015/01/brooklyn-teens-join-online-panels-police-community-relations/] ” about police-community relations in New York City, bringing students and off-duty cops together for online
bishop kearney high School
Students and teachers from Brooklyn Amity School and other participating schools held hands in a show of unity.Students at six Brooklyn high schools in a diverse set of neighborhoods will be kicking off the first in a series of “digital youth dialogues” about police-community relations this Tuesday, January 20,
Students and teachers from Brooklyn Amity School and other participating schools held hands in a show of unity.Students at six Brooklyn high schools in a diverse set of neighborhoods will be kicking off the first in a series of “digital youth dialogues” about police-community relations this Tuesday, January 20,
cutest cat contest
Grady the cat is not one of the candidates, but isn’t he cute?It would make a great reality TV show: the cutest cats of Clinton Hill. Keep that in mind this month when you visit the Clinton Hill Library at 380 Washington Avenue, where photos of neighborhood cats
Good Neighbors of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
Photo courtesy of Irondale Center [http://irondale.org/FLICfest.html].Here’s this week’s roundup of neighborhood events taking place through Thursday. 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!
711 Fulton Street
Six types of falafel. That’s just one (or six?) of the many menu items planned for Falafel Brothers, a new health-conscious eatery that will open at 711 Fulton Street in “around 30 days,” according to co-owner Rami Avadi, a real estate guy who saw the space and apparently couldn’
Here’s a recap of this week’s neighborhood news: * There are a lot of #MLKDay events going on [/blog/2015/01/15/mlk-jr-day-celebrations-throughout-brooklyn/] in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. * Beat the winter blues with 10 of the best hot drinks [/blog/2015/01/14/10-best-drinks-warm-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] in the neighborhood. * Fort
45 north elliott place
Sheryl Morse, president of the 45 North Elliott Place housing co-operative, spoke to reporters about the city’s affordable housing preservation efforts. Several residents of Fort Greene’s Navy Yard Houses at 45-55 North Elliott Place spoke to the media yesterday (Thursday, January 15), praising the city’s efforts to
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Image courtesy of FAB Fulton.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! Note: For Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday events, see our full list of MLK celebrations in
330 Myrtle Avenue
Let the curry battle begin! Curry Place, a new Indian restaurant with eat-in, take-out, and delivery options, is “coming soon” to 330 Myrtle Avenue, between Washington Park and Clermont Avenue — just two blocks west of Kinara [http://www.kinarasindianfood.com/] (368 Myrtle Avenue) and a few blocks northwest of Amin
The Greene Garden
Is it summer yet? Share 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, and we’ll post them on the site. Also, like us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FortGreeneFocus], or follow
Atlantic Avenue
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) has a plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/pedestrian-projects.shtml] to improve pedestrian safety at the Atlantic Avenue-Washington Avenue-Underhill Avenue intersection and many local residents say the changes “cannot come fast enough.” “[Changes would mean] I cannot go from Washington to