pbnyc
There’s less than four days left (through Monday, November 16) to submit an idea on the participatory budgeting (PBNYC) map for Fort Greene-Clinton Hill [http://ideas.pbnyc.org/place/389129]. The map is the second stage of brainstorming for how to spend $1 million in discretionary funds from Councilmember
Image via Dodgerton Skillhouse [ http://mrg.bz/QS0kqz].A smoking ban has been proposed [http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=smoke-freepublichousing.pdf] by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sparking questions about how exactly such a law, if passed, can be enforced by an
BQE
Image via NYScanner [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/665217542517075968].A cement truck overturned at around 12:30pm near the Flushing Avenue exit on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway this afternoon, stopping westbound traffic and injuring at least one person. City emergency services put out a call [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/665217542517075968]
whitman houses
Image via NYPD.This past week’s crime report shows a slight increase in overall crime compared to last week [/blog/2015/11/06/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-october-26-november-1/](19 incidents versus this week’s 21), but an improvement compared to last year (21 versus 23). There were, however, no murders or shootings this
47 hall street
Photo via CoStar Group and New York YIMBY.Existing studios and office rentals at 47 Hall Street (between Park and Flushing Avenues) will undergo renovations to become brand-new “modern, creative office space” for the area’s booming tech and manufacturing industry [http://brooklyntechtriangle.com/2015-update/1-space-for-tech-to-grow/], reports Crain’s [http:
Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership ["http://www.instagram.com/myrtleavebklyn].In case you had any doubt about what time of year it is. 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
impacct brooklyn
Photo via IMPACCT Brooklyn.Instead of being nicknamed PACC, the Pratt Area Community Council [http://pacc.publishpath.com/] has rebranded itself as IMPACCT Brooklyn and moved its main office to Crown Heights, at 1000 Dean Street, Suite 420. The housing advocacy group has also moved its community organizing department to
David Brahler
Photo by John Atkins.Every morning, neighbor David Brahler walks Olive, his beagle bulldog mix, to Fort Greene Park for some exercise, but on November 3, their morning routine changed when Brahler was hit by a car at the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and South Oxford Street [/blog/2015/11/
FAMILY-FRIENDLY 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/] . WINE TASTINGS: here’s a list of seven [/blog/2015/10/14/seven-places-to-enjoy-wine-tastings-in-fort-greene-clinton-hill/] weekly options! Submit your event listing [/calendar/] to our BROOKLYN-WIDE CALENDAR [/calendar/] or by emailing editor@bklyner.com. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
Gio of Luigi’s Pizza. (Photo via New York Pizza Project [http://www.nypizzaproject.com/the-makers/#/luigis-pizza-south-slope-maker-gio/] )After five years in the metaphorical oven, The New York Pizza Project [http://www.nypizzaproject.com]was taken out and served to the world two months ago, bringing its glossy photos and interviews
Image via Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.The new Building 77 is still about a year away from completion, but the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation has released this new rendering to the public of what it will look like. The release comes on the heels of news of an
Freedom Tower
Photo via fortgreenepark [http://www.instagram.com/fortgreenepark].From one memorial and monument to another. 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