brooklyn skyline
Image via SHoP Architects.The giant empty lot sitting next to the under-construction City Point Tower 1 across from LIU Brooklyn’s campus on Flatbush Avenue will eventually have Brooklyn’s tallest skyscraper, if current plans hold true. As first reported by [http://www.yimbynews.com/2015/11/340-flatbush-ave-ext-revealed-brooklyns-first-supertall-skyscraper.html?
Image via NYPD.Three plainclothes 88th Precinct officers were involved in a shooting with a 20-year-old man who allegedly attempted to rob one of them at the intersection of Monroe Street and Bedford Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant last night (Sunday, November 8) at around 6:40pm. The suspect was hit in
Halloween costumes
Whether you love or hate Halloween, you have to admit that here in Fort Greene, it’s a community affair [/blog/2015/10/28/halloween-event-guide-local-haunts-and-happenings-check-out/]. That’s because it feels like the entire neighborhood is part of the festivities, from children and parents going trick-or-treating to businesses and theater groups
Missed this week’s neighborhood news? We’ve got you covered. KID CALENDAR: Through November 10 [/blog/2015/11/03/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-november-10-kids-yoga-diwali-festival-of-lights-and-free-music-and-art-workshops-at-brooklyn-museum/] And don’t forget to list local events in our Brooklyn-wide Calendar [http://Http://www.bklyner.com/calendar]! TOP NEWS * Fort Greene rental prices [/blog/2015/11/03/trulia-data-lists-fort-greene-in-top-10-most-expensive-neighborhoods-for-rent
fitness classes
Image via Councilmember Laurie Cumbo.Earlier this week, we brought you a list of publicly-accessible indoor pools in Brooklyn [/blog/2015/11/04/where-to-get-your-swim-on-this-winter-indoor-pools-in-brooklyn/] as one way to keep fit and active through the winter months. Now there’s another free program to take advantage of: Fit In The 35th
emmanuel house
Image via Brooklyn Visual Heritage [http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sunday-school-thanksgivingcollection].The Thanksgiving holiday has long been an opportunity to teach children — and adults — how to share, and the importance of giving thanks the living in a community. This image is from 1910 and shows a Sunday School Thanksgiving collection from
Image via NYPD.Compared to a month ago [/blog/2015/10/13/88th-precinct-crime-statistics-week-of-september-28-october-4/] , crime stats didn’t change dramatically in the major categories, except for Murder and Shooting Victims/Incidents, which saw the shooting death of 16-year-old Armani Hankins [/blog/2015/10/27/17-year-old-killed-by-bullet-to-the-head-in-rush-hour-shootout-at-flatbush-and-dekalb-avenues/] and injury of another 18-year-old outside
Photo by Francisco Daum [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/15529359070].Today through early Saturday, film crews from FX’s “The Americans” will be engaging in “a large film shoot throughout” Fort Greene Park, so if you happen to be enjoying the greenery during this time, keep an eye out
FAMILY-FRIENDLY KIDS events, see this week’s (through November 10) Kid Calendar [/blog/2015/11/03/things-to-do-with-the-kids-through-november-10-kids-yoga-diwali-festival-of-lights-and-free-music-and-art-workshops-at-brooklyn-museum/] . 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. FRID
Photo by Fort Greene Focus. Daylight Savings Time’s start and end is usually the time when the FDNY advises we check — and, if needed, replace — our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. But there’s more to fire safety than that. This Saturday, November 7, kicks off a series
Emily
Image via Emily.Soon there will be twice the pizza to love Emily. That’s right: Matt and Emily Hyland will be expanding on the success [/blog/2014/12/19/emily-named-one-of-zagats-hottest-restaurants-of-the-year/] of two-year-old Emily [http://www.pizzalovesemily.com] (919 Fulton Street) to open a second pizzeria and bar, named Emmy
robbery suspects
Image via NYPD.A home surveillance camera caught images of two of three suspects wanted for a cell phone robbery on the C train as it approached the Lafayette Avenue station, and now police are hoping someone recognizes them. The two suspects are described as black males between 17 and