St. Joseph's College
One week ago, the nation paused its regularly scheduled programming to take a day to honor and remember the veterans of this country, young and old, man and woman, alive and passed on. On this Veterans Day, dozens of these American heroes, from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, as well
Hair and Co Brooklyn
Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.Welcome to the neighborhood, Hair & Co Brooklyn [http://hairandcobklyn.com/]! Located at 487 Myrtle Avenue (between Hall and Ryerson), the new hair salon celebrated their grand opening earlier this month and officially debuted their new signage this morning. Described as a “truly multicultural”
mystery shopper
Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.Do you like shopping? Or giving your opinion about shopping experiences? And are you 17 years old or older? Then sign up to be a mystery shopper [https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LFSTCBL] for the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.myrtleavenue.org] (MARP)
Aziz Isham
Photo courtesy of Aziz Isham.Our neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and Downtown Brooklyn suffer no lack of creative, talented, and artistically skilled people. One of those people is Aziz Isham, a Clinton Hill resident and executive producer of the newly launched BRIC TV [https://www.youtube.com/user/
apples
Seen at Fort Greene Park greenmarket. 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 post them on the site. Also, like us on
Photo via Fort Greene Park Conservancy.During a recent walk by the Willoughby Avenue entrance [http://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/1460] to Fort Greene Park, we noticed construction workers working. Great news! The sight has been a rare one, according to residents who have wondered aloud why things
Image by Jean Jullien [https://twitter.com/jean_jullien/status/665305363500011521?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet] .New Yorkers are familiar with the feeling of always being on alert, whether for terrorist attacks, muggers, or speeding vehicles, but the hours and days after last Friday’s massacres in
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 November 17) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/11/10/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-november-17-childrens-book-fair-veterans-day-activities-and-rolie-polie-guacamole/] . Submit your event
concert venues
Image by Jean Jullien [https://twitter.com/jean_jullien/status/665305363500011521?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet] .New Yorkers are familiar with the feeling of always being on alert, whether for terrorist attacks, muggers, or speeding vehicles, but the hours and days after last Friday’s massacres in
Image by Jean Jullien [https://twitter.com/jean_jullien/status/665305363500011521?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet] .New Yorkers are familiar with the feeling of always being on alert, whether for terrorist attacks, muggers, or speeding vehicles, but the hours and days after last Friday’s massacres in
David Rodebaugh
Image via New York Magazine [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/patrick-hardison-face-transplant.html] .Clinton Hill cyclist and bike mechanic David Rodebaugh died on August 12 after falling and hitting his head in a July 22 collision with a pedestrian on DeKalb Avenue near Franklin Avenue, but his face is
Photo by riversidewhistler [http://www.instagram.com/riversidewhistler/].Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. KID CALENDAR: Through November 17 [/blog/2015/11/10/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-november-17-childrens-book-fair-veterans-day-activities-and-rolie-polie-guacamole/] And don’t forget to list local events in our Brooklyn-wide Calendar [http://http//www.bklyner.com/calendar]! TOP NEWS * Oil