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Photo by Michelle Agins [https://www.instagram.com/p/_RnDbPL23R/?taken-by=nytimes].“Christmas tree saleswoman, using her head to sell a tree,” wrote @michelleagins [https://www.instagram.com/michelleagins/], a @nytimes [https://www.instagram.com/nytimes/] staff photographer who lives in Brooklyn, of a tree seller at Myrtle and Vanderbilt
Arts & Culture
Photo courtesy of Christopher Wallace Way [https://www.instagram.com/christopherwallaceway/].Two new public works of art — one in paint on metal, one a mosaic of glass — have gone up on Fulton Street, between St. James Place and Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill, in tribute to one of the neighborhood’
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 15) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/]. Submit your event listing [/calendar/
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Photo by pi5tol_p [http://websta.me/p/1045664063178312227_277752209]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
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Image via NYPD.Some of you heard helicopters flying over the northwest corner of Fort Greene Park on Friday night (December 11) shortly after 8pm and wondered what was going on. Well, as we noted on Facebook, it was an NYPD copter deployed after shots were fired and police chased
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Image via NYPD.Thirteen-year-old Alejandro Brown hasn’t been seen since 11:40pm on Friday inside of his family’s apartment at 333 Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill, where he was dressed in a gray hooded sweatshirt and carrying a gray backpack. He stands only five-feet-two-inches tall and weighs 120
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Photo by chartou1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/--NiX7SD8u/?taken-by=chartou1]. Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. FYI: * KID CALENDAR: Through December 15 [/blog/2015/12/08/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-15/]. * We’re hiring salespeople [/blog/2015/11/30/things-to-do-this-week-through-december-4/]! * Where to donate to Toys For Tots [/blog/
Business
Photo via ColinNY1 [https://www.instagram.com/p/_FUUkglsMC/?taken-by=colinny1]. ‘Tis the season for that piney smell of Christmas/holiday trees to permeate the air on sidewalks around New York City and Fort Greene-Clinton Hill is no exception. Outdoor tree shops dot the neighborhoods every few blocks and if
Business
Image via JL Wellness.Just in time for some pre-Chrismakwanzukkah pampering and relaxation, local entrepreneur Jill Lindsey has launched a brand new enterprise: JL Wellness [https://www.instagram.com/jl_wellness/], a “collective group of healers and wellness practitioners” offering everything from reiki and massage to aromatherapy and acupuncture. Located
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Image via NYPD.The week after Thanksgiving saw an almost 50% drop in overall crime from the week before (22 incidents) [/blog/2015/12/04/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-november-23-29/] and it was even the lowest in the past month (with 14 incidents from November 16-22 [/blog/2015/12/01/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-november-16-22/] and 19 from
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Artists rendering of 1041-1047 Fulton Street. (Image via Marvel Architects [http://www.280cadman.com]).Some great news for us came out of an updated version of the city’s Brooklyn Heights Library sale: developer Hudson Companies has agreed to lower the Annual Median Income (AMI) threshold for applicants to their
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Image via Drew Avila [https://www.instagram.com/p/_HbcNfTOkr/?taken-by=drewavila].Autumn leaves and sunlight are out in full force this week. Enjoy it before winter comes! Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.flickr.com/groups/thelocalfgch/