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Photo via via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6848153,-73.9781373,3a,75y,173.58h,82.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPfyF9HVUMn3y1G0EHnS8rA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] Local street safety advocates and politicians are not wasting any time in keeping up the pressure on the city Department of Transportation
Business
Mom Bi Chen (right) and Jenny Chen prepare to serve a savory chicken crepe and milk bubble tea. (Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus)It’s a full-on family business at the newly opened [/blog/2016/01/15/coming-soon-crepe-house-at-475a-myrtle-avenue-in-clinton-hill/] Crepe House (475A Myrtle Avenue), which serves savory and sweet
Events
A community town hall has been organized and is scheduled for tomorrow night — Thursday, February 18 — from 6:30-8:30pm at Brown Memorial Baptist Church’s Fellowship Hall (52 Gates Avenue, between Washington and Waverly Avenues). Spearheaded by residents through online bulletin board website Nextdoor, the event is billed as
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Do you love grocery shopping for fresh produce at the Fort Greene Greenmarket, but wish that you could afford to do it more often (or at all, if you’re on an even tighter budget)? Then sign up for this winter/spring season’s batch of two farm fresh boxes,
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Good news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: an extra $100,000 is coming our way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all 10 council
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Courtesy of Councilman Treyger’s OfficeGood news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: An extra $100,000 could be coming your way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all 10
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Image via Google Maps.Local street safety advocates and politicians are not wasting any time in keeping up the pressure on the city Department of Transportation (DOT) to keep safety in mind when designing a revamped public plaza at the highly-trafficked intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth Avenues. Just two
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Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Good news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: an extra $100,000 is coming our way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all 10 council
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Image via Councilmember Carlos Menchaca’s office.Good news for participatory budgeting (PBNYC) fans: an extra $100,000 is coming our way for Fiscal Year 2017, thanks to a pledge by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. The money is actually one-tenth of Adams’ total pledge of $1 million for all
Police & Fire
Photo by xandert [ http://mrg.bz/y4c9tB].Police arrested 35-year-old Lan Shui Liu for allegedly stabbing a neighbor to death on Monday night, February 15, in front of 5622 Eighth Avenue. The victim, 41-year-old Jian-Yang Zhang of 62nd Street, was stabbed in the back and neck when EMS responded to
Events
Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/]. ONGOING Book Sale Donation Collection When: Through Friday, April 8 Where: Clinton Hill Library
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Image via rodenthour [http://www.instagram.com/rodenthour].A fast-moving fire engulfed the home(s) at 171 Adelphi Street, between Myrtle and Willoughby Avenues, on Sunday night, February 14, leaving seven people injured. According to an FDNY spokesperson, one civilian and six firefighters were treated for minor injuries in the