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Photo via Barney Bishop [https://www.flickr.com/photos/barneyabishop/11734764774/]With a day left until the new year begins, now is the time to decide where you want to go to enjoy fireworks. There’s no need to crowd into Times Square to watch the ball drop: go Brooklyn
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Photo courtesy of Barney Bishop [https://www.flickr.com/photos/barneyabishop/11734764774/]. With less than three days left until the new year begins, now is the time to decide where you want to go to enjoy fireworks. There’s no need to crowd into Times Square to watch the ball
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The intersection of Washington, Atlantic, and Underhill Avenues. (Photo via NYC Department of Transportation [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycstreets/sets/72157657282904939/].)Street safety is a universal, timeless issue for residents of urban communities like Brooklyn, but this past year has repeatedly brought the issue to the forefront of our
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Photo by BklynTheaterTeacher [https://www.instagram.com/p/_U--5Wr6kp/?taken-by=bklyntheaterteacher].Keep your furry friend warm this winter! Don’t leave them outside in cars or tied to trees while shopping, and consider little sweaters or booties while taking them out for a walk! Keep on sharing photos with us
Business
Image via Lulu and Po. Food in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill has always been something that people from around the city come to as a destination for their stomachs and now online food review site Yelp officially agrees. Their inaugural list of “Top 100 Places To Eat In Brooklyn
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Photo via giugiuditta [https://www.instagram.com/p/_kwE5AjmDM/?taken-by=giugiuditta].Are you still in the holiday spirit? 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/fortgreenefocus]
Announcements
Image via National Weather Service [https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY/?fref=ts].With temperatures dropping and freezing rain and ice pellets due to arrive overnight in New York City, now is the time to make sure your building’s or house’s heat is in working order. If you live
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Image via NYPD.There was no big change in crime between the week of December 14-20 compared to the previous week [/blog/2015/12/18/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-december-7-to-13/], with felony assaults ticking down 1 and grand larcenies dropping by 2 incidents, but robberies and auto thefts going a bit up. Overall, crime
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! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through December 27) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/12/21/things-to-do-this-week-through-december-27/]. Submit your event listing [/calendar/
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Photo courtesy of Fort Greene Park Conservancy.It was a Christmas miracle! Late on Christmas Eve, the Willoughby Avenue entrance [http://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/1460] to Fort Greene Park reopened after over a year of construction and delays [/blog/2015/08/07/update-willoughby-avenue-park-entrance-is-still-slated-for-a-november-open/] , and even more years
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Leopold Bloom likes adventure. Photo courtesy of Miriam Parker.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 week
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Molly, four, and Santa Claus at the Fort Greene Park Tree Lighting.We here at Fort Greene Focus and Corner Media would like to wish you, our readers, a wonderful holiday weekend filled with delicious food, plenty of eggnog, relaxation, fun, family, and friends. If you’re still in the