Je Suis Charlie
Image courtesy of Richard Borge [https://twitter.com/richardborge/status/553275994170081280/photo/1].The massacre of eight journalists and cartoonists, two police officers, a maintenance worker and a bystander at the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by three self-proclaimed radical Islamists on Wednesday morning, January 7, triggered
lost cat
A Fort Greene family is desperate to find their lost cat, Fred, after he escaped on Friday, January 2. Have you seen him? The gorgeous marmalade cat has a white chest and is an indoor cat, so would not be accustomed to the current cold. He was last seen on
Image courtesy of DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-asp-calendar.pdf]Because everyone appreciates a heads-up, here’s the city’s alternate-side parking calendar for 2015. It’s subject to change occasionally due to weather, of course, but this is what it’ll be otherwise. For last-minute
job listings
Initial renderings for the B2 modular residential tower. (Image via SHoP Architects.)Construction on the Pacific Park affordable housing project, formerly known as the Atlantic Yards project, continues apace and now Forest City Ratner Companies has released a few job listings seeking employees to help run their modular factory, which
cold weather
Image courtesy of National Weather Service.So the National Weather Service of New York NY [https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY] released this handy and kid-friendly graphic about how wind chill works. The NYC Office of Emergency Management [http://www.nyc.gov/oem] also released the following advice: * Stay indoors as
Image courtesy of DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-asp-calendar.pdf]Because everyone appreciates a heads-up, here’s the city’s alternate-side parking calendar for 2015. It’s subject to change occasionally due to weather, of course, but this is what it’ll be otherwise. For last-minute
Photo courtesy of plherrin [http://www.instagram.com/plherrin].It’s a wonderful — but cold — life tonight. 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
kindergarten enrollment
Just a reminder that enrollment for public school kindergarten seats starts today, Wednesday, January 7, and runs through Friday, February 13. Applications and details about how to fill them out and where to submit them can be found here [http://schools.nyc.gov/Kindergarten]. Eligible students for the September 2015
Image courtesy of DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-asp-calendar.pdf]Because everyone appreciates a heads-up, here’s the city’s alternate-side parking calendar for 2015. It’s subject to change occasionally due to weather, of course, but this is what it’ll be otherwise. For last-minute
Image courtesy of NYPD.The final week of 2014 saw a continuation of the trend of decreasing crime across most categories except, notably, burglaries. particularly when compared to the crime statistics from this time last year (in 2013). CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a
613 franklin avenue
Photo courtesy of The Crabby Shack.A year and a half ago, Fifi Bell Clanton and Gwendolyn Niles set out on a voyage, quitting their jobs in the entertainment and fashion industries and, in July, 2014, opening their own restaurant, The Crabby Shack [http://www.thecrabbyshack.com/], at 613 Franklin
Just a reminder that enrollment for public school kindergarten seats starts today, Wednesday, January 7, and runs through Friday, February 13. Applications and details about how to fill them out and where to submit them can be found here [http://schools.nyc.gov/Kindergarten]. Eligible students for the September 2015