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Flashback Friday: Cumberland Street In The 1930s Versus Now
Image via . [https://twitter.com/BrownstoneDetec/status/685114849634942976] Cumberland Street before and after! Apparently, only one building had changed since the 1930s.
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Business
Coming Soon: Da Ciro Brooklyn Trattoria And Pizzeria Will Replace The Runner At 458 Myrtle Avenue
There will soon no longer be an empty storefront at 458 Myrtle Avenue (between Waverly and Washington Avenue)! Da Ciro Brooklyn Trattoria E Pizzeria will soon call the space home, with a goal open for this spring/around March. According to co-owner and namesake Ciro Verdi, and co-owner Victoria Frignani,
Events
Sign Up To Learn About Rat Prevention And Get A Free Rat-Resistant Trash Can
Tired of chasing rats out of your yard and garbage cans, or seeing them running by when you exit the subway station? Then sign up for what the city Health Department and Brooklyn Community Board 2 (CB2) call “Rat Academy.” The fun-sounding workshop will be all about the not-at-all-fun problem
Business
Donate To Support Myrtle Avenue Programming Going Into The New Year
This past year, have you enjoyed participating in the Wallabout History Walking Tours [http://bit.ly/FREELocalTours] this past year? Or seeing local seniors be able to take fitness classes [http://bit.ly/InvestinLocalSeniors] designed for them? Do you want to partake of the Farragut Fresh Pantry [http://bit.ly/
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Photo Finish: Brick And Mortar In Clinton Hill
Photo via yesmini_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BAKTnbanTbC/?taken-by=yesmini_]. Never underestimate the power of just walking aimlessly. Keep on sharing 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 [http://instagram.com/
Arts & Culture
JACK Theater Fundraiser This Sunday Will Support The Tamir Rice Memorial Fund
Brooklyn artists and performers will be gathering at JACK theater in Clinton Hill for a fundraiser benefit in support of the family and community of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Cleveland boy who was shot and killed by a police officer shortly before Thanksgiving 2014. The benefit [https://www.facebook.com/
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Updates On Delayed Street Redesign Projects On Myrtle And Flushing Avenues
Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.myrtleavenue.org/new-buildings-planned-myrtle-avenue-clinton-hill/]. Going into the new year, there are several street redesign projects around Brooklyn that are still underway, delayed for one reason or another. Among those are the Myrtle Avenue Pedestrian Plaza (between Hall Street and Emerson Place) and
City Kid Corner
CEC 13 Votes 6-3 In Favor Of Supporting School Rezoning Plan For PS 8 And PS 307
The city Department of Education’s proposed zone change for PS 8 and PS 307 in School District 13. (Image via NYCDOE)Community Education Council District 13 (CEC 13) voted 6-3 in favor of supporting the city Department of Education’s (DOE) plan to rezone school boundaries for PS 8
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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of December 21-27
Image via NYPD.Christmas week was a good one in terms of crime rates in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Reports dropped across the board compared to the previous week (December 14-20) [/blog/2015/12/28/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-december-14-20/], except for grand larcenies (which stayed the same at 5 incidents) and rapes
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Photo Finish: You Go Girl
Photo via new_york_somewhere [https://www.instagram.com/p/BALJroQQoEn/?taken-by=new_york_somewhere].Seen in Clinton Hill. Keep on sharing 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 [http://instagram.com/
Education
CEC 13 Votes 6-3 In Favor Of Supporting School Rezoning Plan For PS 8 And PS 307
The city Department of Education’s proposed zone change for PS8 and PS307 in School District 13. (Image via NYCDOE).Community Education Council District 13 (CEC 13) voted 6-3 in favor of supporting the city Department of Education’s (DOE) plan to rezone school boundaries for PS 8 and PS
Business
Now Open: Warm Up At Spice And Grill At 441 Myrtle Avenue
Image via Spice and Grill [https://www.instagram.com/nepaleseindianrestaurant/]. How about a little spice to warm up and chase away your winter blues? Well we can get that and more at Spice And Grill (441 Myrtle Avenue), one of the first new businesses of the new year! Their doors