Photo courtesy of drdreadove [http://instagram.com/p/wfjXYyttQz/?modal=true].If only snowfall always looked like this, with no need for shoveling. 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
Image courtesy of U.S. National Weather Service.Get the shovels and salt ready because the New York City Department of Sanitation [https://www.facebook.com/nycsanitation] has issued a snow alert for Tuesday, January 6, at 9am. Fortunately, it’s not expected to be of blizzard or traffic-snarling proportions:
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Photo courtesy of Moot Bar [https://www.facebook.com/MootBarBK].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!
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Photo courtesy of DCPI.Seventy-three-year-old Neville L. Walker has been missing since around 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, when he left his Clinton Hill home to play dominos with friends. Walker, also known as “Tiger,” only had a few blocks to walk from his home on Lefferts Place
Police are hunting for leads that could help them find the depraved person who dragged a 75-year-old woman down an outdoor stairwell on North Oxford Walk near the Ingersoll Houses, where he sexually assaulted, beat, and robbed her of her wallet. The elderly woman was collecting cans and bottles at
Image courtesy of Wei Cheung ["http://brooklynbased.com/blog/2014/12/04/brooklyn-flags/5/].In case the final half-week of 2014 is lost in a blurry haze of belated holiday parties and New Year’s festivities, here’s a recap of some of what happened in Fort Greene and
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Photo courtesy of rikahi [http://mrg.bz/x5CA1G].Free coffee alert! Fort Greene cafe Baba Cool [http://www.babacoolbrooklyn.com/], at 64B Lafayette Avenue (between Elliott Place and Portland Avenue), is kicking off the new year with two weeks of free coffee between 7:30am and 9:30am. To be
Image courtesy of DCPI. CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 88th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_088.shtml] reports every Friday. The 88th Precinct is the police command that
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Photo courtesy of BAM [http://www.bam.org/programs/2014/bamcafe-live].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! Happy Hour Friday [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/event/tipsys-happy-hour-friday/2015-01-02/] When:
Photo courtesy NYPDCarmine Russo, 47, of the Bronx, has been missing since around 11am on Monday, December 29, said police. He was last seen at Metrotech Center in the confines of the 84 Precinct. Russo is 5-feet-9-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds, and is in good physical health. Anyone with
Whatever the new year brings you, we hope it’s filled with excitement, relaxation, happy moments and whatever else you wish for 2015. If you’re still in the area today and tomorrow, here are some NYE parties in the neighborhood [/blog/2014/12/29/fort-greene-clinton-hill-events-new-years-eve-edition/], fireworks locations right here
Photo by pstorre.One of the last sunsets of the year. 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