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Arts & Culture

Snowden Bust Will Join Brooklyn Museum’s “Agitprop!” Exhibit In February

Photo by Aymann Ismail.It’s been nine months since the sculpture bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden popped up unannounced [/blog/2015/04/06/prison-ship-martyrs-monument-vandalized-with-edward-snowden-bust/] in Fort Greene Park’s Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, sparking a fevered debate about art, protest, and public space [/blog/2015/04/07/art-protest-and-history-residents-react-to-snowden-bust-removal-from-prison-ship-martyrs-monument/

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CM Cumbo Proposes New Bill To Allow Texts To 911 For Public Safety

Photo courtesy of Councilmember Laurie Cumbo’s office.Last spring, Councilmember Laurie Cumbo introduced a bill known as Int 762 that would “require all taxicabs, hail vehicles, liveries, black cars, and luxury limousines to have a panic button installed that would allow a passenger to send a distress signal to

News

Gov’s Grand MTA Overhaul To Include Shut Down Of These R Line Stations

Photo by hparr [http://websta.me/p/1017037450412103269_2261348]File this one under: “Oh god, no.” The Prospect Avenue station in Park Slope is among 30 subway stations proposed to be completely shut down in coming years [http://gothamist.com/2016/01/08/subway_facelift_shutdown.php] in order as

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Mulchfest 2016 Is A Success; Fort Greene Park Stills Holds The Record For Most Trees Mulched

Photo by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks.Mulchfest 2016 was a big success, with 1,107 trees mulched this past weekend at Fort Greene Park! That news is bittersweet, though: it only put us in third place citywide, although we still hold the record — earned last year! — of 1,743 trees

Announcements

Winter Snow Showers Are Coming Tonight Into Wednesday; Wind Advisory Is In Effect

Image via National Weather Service [https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY/?fref=ts].This morning’s cold temps have warmed up a bit, so the previously forecast snow may become snow showers, according to the National Weather Service (NWS), which released these forecast maps today. “A quick moving area of low

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Cuomo And MTA Propose Shutdown Of 30 Subway Stations For Upgrades

Photo by Fort Greene FocusFile under: “oh no.” The Clinton-Washington Avenue C station, as well as the Classon Avenue and Flushing Avenue G line stations, are among 30 subway stations proposed to be completely shut down in coming years [https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/

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Landmarks Committee Tells 48 Downing Street Homeowner To Try Again With Proposed Renovations

Image via New York YIMBY.Living in a historic district has its perks — gorgeous architecture, stable (and rising) housing prices — but it also means there are extra limits to how much and what kind of renovations you can do to your house. That is why the homeowners of 48 Downing

Events

Things To Do This Week, Through January 15: Brooklyn Poetry Slam, Get A Rodent-Resistant Trash Can At Rat Academy, And Make Your Own Salt Scrub

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! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through January 12) Kid Calendar [/blog/2016/01/05/things-to-do-this-week-with-the-kids-through-january-12/]. Submit your event listing [/calendar/

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No Suspended License For Marlon Sewell, The Driver In A Fatal Fulton Street Crash

He still has his license and it’s not to be suspended. So said New York City Criminal Court Judge Marguerite Dougherty on Monday, January 11, after reviewing the case of Marlon Sewell, the 39-year-old Brooklyn man who drove his car onto a busy sidewalk at Fulton Street and South

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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of December 28-January 3

Image via NYPD.Felony assaults and burglaries inched up a bit this week compared to last week (December 21-27 [/blog/2016/01/07/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-december-21-27/]), but rapes dropped from 1 to 0. Overall, crime compared to last week, last month, and last year showed decent drops and only small increases. Hopefully

Business

Sweet ‘N Low’s Flushing Avenue Factory To Fire Over 300 Workers In Shift Of Operations

Life is about to get a little less sweet for over 300 employees of national sugar-substitute company Sweet ‘N Low, which is phasing out manufacturing and packing operations at its Flushing Avenue factory in order to save money. Instead, the company plans to shift manufacturing jobs to other locations around

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Subway Service Update: Changes On The 4, A, L, And Other Lines

Photo by mattrock_bk [http://websta.me/p/1028202733229729852_2062833993]Below you’ll find Fort Greene and Clinton Hill subway changes this week on the 2, 3, 4, 5, A, B, C, D, G, N, Q, and R lines in Brooklyn, plus the Franklin Avenue shuttle. Check back later this