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Education

Local Youth Leadership Programs Receive Thousands In Grants From Brooklyn Community Foundation

Youth education, leadership, and employment programs in Park Slope, Gowanus, and in Brooklyn at large, are getting some much-needed support thanks to $2 million in grants from Brooklyn Community Foundation [http://www.brooklyncommunityfoundation.org/news/in-the-news/brooklyn-community-foundation-awards-2-million-2015-nonprofits-empowering-boroughs] (BCF). Specifically, BCF has designated: • $40,000 for Center for Anti-Violence Education [http:

Arts & Culture

Photo Finish: A Confluence Of Planes And Colors

Photo via artrush [https://www.instagram.com/p/-unuNBIJRD/?taken-by=artrush]. 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/fortgreenefocus], and we’ll

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Giving Tuesday Roundup: Local Organizations To Support Today And All Year

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday are in the past, but Giving Tuesday is still in full effect and there are dozens of local organizations and businesses (and schools! [/blog/2015/11/25/jumpstart-givingtuesday-by-donating-to-brooklyn-schools/]) that could use our support — both today and throughout the year. We’ve rounded

Bensonhurst

Local Immigrant Youth Orgs Among Brooklyn Community Foundation Grant Recipients

Youth education, leadership, and employment programs in Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and in Brooklyn at large, are getting some much-needed support thanks to $2 million in grants from Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF). Specifically, BCF has designated $20,000 for United Chinese Association of Brooklyn [http://www.ucaob.org/]‘s Youth Leadership

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Job Alert: Truck Drivers And Sales Assistants Needed This Thursday At The Brooklyn Navy Yard

Calling all tow truck and school bus drivers, truck technicians, sales assistants, and business development folks in the construction industry! Several locations in Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island are hiring at wages that range from pretty decent to fantastic. So polish your resume, print out a bunch of copies, pick

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Blood-Stained Sidewalk At South Portland And Lafayette Avenues Startles Residents

Photo courtesy of Chris Cobb.Bright red and faded red blood-splatters dot an approximately 10 foot long stretch of South Portland Avenue between Lafayette and DeKalb Avenues, alarming residents on their way to work and school the Monday morning after Thanksgiving weekend. Photo via Chris Cobb.“[It was] a huge

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Serial Bank Robber Hits Apple Savings Bank On Myrtle Avenue; Has A Distinctive Winter Jacket

Image via NYPD.A serial bank robber hit three banks in one week, including the Apple Savings Bank at 418 Myrtle Avenue, say police. The suspect is seen in the photos above wearing a blue poncho-type winter coat to obscure his face. He allegedly began his spree on Monday, November

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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of November 16-22

Image via NYPD.The good news: there was a decrease in all but one major crime category during the week before Thanksgiving, leaving us with a drop overall, as well (14 compared to 19 from the previous week [/blog/2015/11/20/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-november-9-15-reduced-crime/]). That one category that saw an uptick

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Photo Finish: An “Autumnal Palette” Of Primary Colors

Photo by Thea Grant Design [https://www.instagram.com/p/-eP-CvFoXN/?taken-by=theagrantdesign].Look up every now and then to stop and spot the beauty. 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

Events

Things To Do This Week, Through December 4: Library Knitting Classes, Town Hall Open Mic At Brooklyn Music School, And ICI Fort Greene Community Day

Below you’ll find information on events through the week in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this weekend. Check back Thursday to see what’s scheduled this weekend! For family-friendly and kids events, see this week’s (through December 8) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/12/01/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-december-8/]. Submit your event

Animals

Who’s Your Doggy Is Closed Tomorrow And Will Reopen At 354 Myrtle Avenue On Wednesday

Image via Who’s Your Doggy.Fort Greene pet supplies and animal rescue shop Who’s Your Doggy [http://www.doggybk.com] closes for good at their current location, 197 Adelphi Street, tonight at 8pm, and will reopen this Tuesday, December 2 a short block north at 354 Myrtle Avenue

Education

Local Youth Leadership Programs Receive Thousands In Grants From Brooklyn Community Foundation

Youth education, leadership, and employment programs in Fort Greene-Clinton Hill and in Brooklyn at large, are getting some much-needed support thanks to $2 million in grants from Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF). Specifically, BCF has designated $30,000 for Bridge Street Development Corporation [http://www.bsdcorp.org/]‘s civic engagement and