Junior's Restaurant
Photo by Ken Stier.Would you wait in line for 65-cent Junior’s cheesecake? 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
black forest brooklyn
Photo courtesy of Black Forest Brooklyn.Black Forest Brooklyn is on a roll: two weeks ago, they announced the arrival of an exclusive house-brand pale ale [/blog/2015/10/21/black-forest-brooklyn-debuts-its-own-pale-ale/] and this week, they unveil food — and beer! — delivery. Yes, we can now order German draft beers in 32-ounce
wowfulls
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanFood Stuffs: [/tag/food-stuffs/] The past four months have been a whirlwind of activity for the trio of 27-year-old Bensonhurst residents behind Wowfulls [http://www.wowfulls.com/], the latest rookie hit at Smorgasburg, Industry City [http://brooklynflea.com/2015/09/14/flea-smorgasburg-industry-city/], and the New York City
community leaders
Photo by Fort Greene Focus.Edna Grant has lived in the Ingersoll Houses since 1959 and has been a friendly, outgoing, and leading presence in both the Fort Greene-Clinton Hill and the public housing communities ever since. From serving as an advisory board member at the Ingersoll Community Center and
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
Image via Bishop Loughlin Memorial HS.A threat of a school shooting brought NYPD officers to Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School (357 Clermont Avenue) early this morning to greet students with a wall of no, joining teachers in telling them that school was closed for the morning and possibly the
Photo by drewavila [https://instagram.com/p/9lgFAGzOrO/].All eyes on its splendor! 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
UPDATE: FYI The meeting has been CANCELLED “due to unforeseen events at the Job Corps building” where it is usually held. The next meeting will be December 2, at 585 DeKalb Avenue. In the meantime, there will also be a NYCHA/police meeting next Tuesday, December 10 at Ingersoll Community
Image via Trulia [http://www.trulia.com/blog/trends/rent-too-high/].Everyone knows that the rent is too damn high in Brooklyn, but according to data from real estate site Trulia [http://www.trulia.com], our borough is in the Top 4 and Top 6 most expensive rental markets in the
Bookstores
Bookstores are not dead! Not only is Amazon.com opening a physical bookstore [http://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-opens-first-bricks-and-mortar-bookstore-at-u-village/] in Washington state (oh, the irony), but independent booksellers like Fort Greene’s Greenlight Bookstore [http://www.greenlightbookstore.com/] are also thriving enough to expand –opening a second location, this
dekalb avenue
Photo by John Atkins.Be careful when crossing the street, even if you have the light. A local man was hit by a car at DeKalb Avenue and South Oxford Street early this morning after his dog reportedly ran ahead of him into the street and she got hit instead
North Western Brooklyn
Photo via Flickr | Governor’s office.Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that he will take a “lead role” in national anti-gun violence initiatives via the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence [http://www.bradycampaign.org/] “in an as-yet-unannounced effort demanding that the Justice Department more closely scrutinize so-called bad apple
Business
Photo by José BayonaBookstores are not dead! Not only is Amazon.com opening a physical bookstore [http://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-opens-first-bricks-and-mortar-bookstore-at-u-village/] in Washington state (oh, the irony), but independent booksellers like our very own Greenlight Bookstore are also thriving enough to expand –opening a second location, this time